Takeaways: Small Ball, Blaine Traxel Key to Mountaineers 7-2 Win
West Virginia baseball won their third straight home game with a 7-2 victory on Saturday over the Minnesota Golden Gophers . Fifth year starting pi...

West Virginia baseball won their third straight home game with a 7-2 victory on Saturday over the Minnesota Golden Gophers . Fifth year starting pitcher Blaine Traxel turned in another lights-out performance, and a fifth inning explosion by the offense was enough to put the Mountaineers over the top. Traxel Stars Again Tired of hearing this one yet? Traxel went eight innings, pedestrian by his standards after pitching complete games in his past two starts. He allowed two runs, punching out eight on 115 pitches.