Granville, WV - Kendrick Family Ballpark was rocking as the West Virginia Mountaineers (44-15) pounded the Cal Poly Mustangs (39-23) Friday afternoon in the Morgantown Super Regional x-x for the program's first win in an NCAA Super Regional
West Virginia put the game's first runs on the board in the bottom of the first inning when junior Armani Guzman stretched a single to a leadoff double with a line drive to centerfield. Next, senior Paul Schoenfeld received a one-out walk before senior Sean Smith lifted his first pitch into the breeze and off the scoreboard in left centerfield for a three-run home run for an early 3-0 lead.
West Virginia starting pitcher registered six consecutive strikeouts, but in the fourth, graduate Dylan Kordic drove the first pitch of the frame 387 feet over the right centerfield wall to put the Mustangs on the board.
The Mountaineers stretched the lead to seven in the fourth after Smith ripped a lead off double to left field, sophomore Matt Iniech worked a one-out walk and graduate Brodie Kresser hit an RBI single to left field. Then, senior Ben Lumsden was issued a walk to load the bases before junior Tyrus Hall smacked the 2-0 pitch to clear the bases for an opposite field grand slam and an 8-1 advantage.
