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Toronto's Bouscher named OVAC 2A POY

Toronto's Drake Bouscher was recognized for earning the OVAC Class 2A Player of the Year award on Sunday during the OVAC All-Star Game. Bouscher was unable to attend Sunday's game so Red Knights head coach Brian Perkins received the award from OVAC baseball commissioner Bil Beattie on his behalf.

Yelich and Chourio homer as the Brewers beat the Guardians 9-4

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich and Jackson Chourio homered and the Milwaukee Brewers scored seven runs in the first four innings in a 9-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night. Chourio's two-run shot in the fourth gave him six homers in his last seven games. One ...

Class AA All-State teams announced

Talk about a strong left side of the infield. Class AA state champion Petersburg certainly had it. Now that side - third baseman Miley Tingler and shortstop Shyane Tawney - leads the Class AA All-State team, released Wednesday by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Tingler was ...

WVU blanks Troy to stay alive in Omaha

OMAHA, Neb. – The ball drifted into the afternoon air inside Charles Schwab Field, carrying with it about 134 years' worth of hopes, dreams, near misses and never-even-closes. When it landed 395 feet later, Gavin Kelly had himself a home run to remember. West Virginia had itself a trip to ...

Montesa came up big with WVU's season on the line

OMAHA, Neb. — As impressive as Dawson Montesa was on the mound Tuesday for West Virginia, turns out it just may be the second-best part of his game. It pales in comparison, though, to what the Queens, N.Y. native can do in the outfield. “During (batting practice), he's catching balls behind his back and in between his legs,” explained WVU head coach Steve Sabins after the Mountaineers shut out Troy, 12-0, inside Charles Schwab Field. “He just loves to play.” He may just also love to shine when the pressure is on, too. Consider what Montesa did in an elimination game in the ...

John Tortorella not returning as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights

John Tortorella will not return as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights after guiding them to the Stanley Cup Final on an interim basis. Uncertainty lingered over the situation through the team's elimination in Game 6 of the final against Carolina on Sunday night. General manager Kelly McCrimmon announced Tuesday that Tortorella would not be back. "We thank Torts for the guidance he provided our team since joining the organization in March," McCrimmon said. "When the decision was made to bring Torts to Vegas, we needed an immediate impact to help us at a pivotal point in the season. ...