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Mountaineers Fall to Kennesaw State in Series Finale
March 01, 2026 03:57 PM | Baseball
KENNESAW, Ga. – The No. 24 West Virginia University baseball team dropped the series finale to Kennesaw State, 7-6, Sunday afternoon at Mickey Dunn Stadium. The Mountaineers fall to 8-2 while the Owls improve to 5-5.
West Virginia jumped out to a 6-0 lead before Kennesaw State rallied with two runs in the sixth, three in the seventh, and two in the eighth.
Sophomore Gavin Kelly went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI. Redshirt freshman Ryan Maggy made his first career start and drove in two runs on a bases-loaded single in the first inning.
In the second, Kelly hit an opposite-field three run home run, his first of the game and the season. He hit his second in the sixth inning, a solo shot to center field.
A pair of unearned runs got the Owls on the board in the sixth. Three more runs, including a two-run home run, got them within one in the seventh, before another two-run home run put them on top in the eighth.
In the ninth, senior Matthew Graveline hit a one-out double high off the left field wall, but the Mountaineers could not push the run across.
West Virginia will return home for two games against Radford on March 3-4. First pitch for both games from Kendrick Family Ballpark is set for 2 p.m.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
West Virginia jumped out to a 6-0 lead before Kennesaw State rallied with two runs in the sixth, three in the seventh, and two in the eighth.
Sophomore Gavin Kelly went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI. Redshirt freshman Ryan Maggy made his first career start and drove in two runs on a bases-loaded single in the first inning.
In the second, Kelly hit an opposite-field three run home run, his first of the game and the season. He hit his second in the sixth inning, a solo shot to center field.
A pair of unearned runs got the Owls on the board in the sixth. Three more runs, including a two-run home run, got them within one in the seventh, before another two-run home run put them on top in the eighth.
In the ninth, senior Matthew Graveline hit a one-out double high off the left field wall, but the Mountaineers could not push the run across.
West Virginia will return home for two games against Radford on March 3-4. First pitch for both games from Kendrick Family Ballpark is set for 2 p.m.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: H. Cain (2-0)
L: Perez, David (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Graveline, Matthew 1
HR: Kelly, Gavin 2
RBI: Kelly, Gavin 4 ; Maggy, Ryan 2
SH: Guzman, Armani 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ineich, Matt 1 ; Kelly, Gavin 3 ; Kresser, Brodie 1 ; Hall, Tyrus 1
SB: Guzman, Armani 1 ; Maggy, Ryan 1
HBP: Kresser, Brodie 1 ; Hall, Tyrus 1
Batting:
2B: A. Posey 1
HR: J. Chirello 1 ; C. Williams 1
RBI: G. McCollum 1 ; J. Chirello 2 ; C. Williams 3
Base Running:
RUNS: G. McCollum 2 ; J. Chirello 1 ; W. Alig 1 ; J. Brooks 1 ; C. Williams 1 ; A. Posey 1
Game Leaders
AB
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R
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H
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RBI
4
AB
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R
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H
2
RBI
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AB
5
R
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H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
Players Mentioned
Steve Sabins | Feb. 16
Monday, February 16
Matthew Graveline | Feb. 16
Monday, February 16
Reese Bassinger | Feb. 9
Monday, February 09
Brodie Kresser | Feb. 9
Monday, February 09
