LUBBOCK, Texas — The WVU baseball team lost at No. 7 Texas Tech, 4-1, on March 30, evening their Big 12 series at a game apiece.
The Mountaineers (10-13, 1-4 Big 12) were no-hit into the sixth inning before scoring one run on three hits. WVU held the Red Raiders (22-6, 2-3 Big 12), the Big 12’s best offense and No. 1 RPI team in the country, to four runs on six hits.
After getting shut out Thursday for the first time at home since 2015, the Red Raiders improved to 15-1 at home, in front of 3,989 fans.
Sophomore right-handed starter Alek Manoah allowed four runs on six hits in four innings for WVU. He struck out three and walked three.
Sophomore first baseman Marques Inman had two of WVU’s three hits and drove in the run, in the sixth inning. Junior right fielder Darius Hill also had a hit in the defeat.
The series concludes at 3 p.m. today.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — All-American guard Jevon Carter of West Virginia was selected as the Senior CLASS Award winner in NCAA Division I men’s basketball.
The award, chosen by a nationwide vote of Division I men’s coaches, national basketball media and fans, is given annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in D-I men’s basketball.
WVU’s Da’Sean Butler also won for men’s basketball, in 2010.
CLASS stands for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School. The award encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. To be eligible for the award, a player must have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: Classroom, community, character and competition.
“It’s an honor to receive the Senior CLASS Award,” said Carter, who earned second-team all-America honors from The Sporting News and third-team honors from the NABC. “I’ve always tried to stay focused on the tasks that are in front of me and not letting other things distract me. My parents have always kept me focused and levelheaded, and I’ve always focused on the bigger picture. If you stay focused and stay on course, anything can happen. I’ve been a hard worker on and off the court, and it just shows that hard work pays off on the court and in the classroom.”
“He is as good as a guy as anyone could ever ask for,” head coach Bob Huggins said. “He’s the hardest worker I’ve ever coached. He’s a great student and a great, great teammate. People in the community absolutely love him, and he volunteers for everything. We do a lot of community service, and he’s the first guy in line. I think if you sat down and thought about what you wanted in a student-athlete, you can say just watch Jevon because he fits the total description.”
Carter is scheduled to graduate with a degree in sport management this spring. He carries a 3.5 grade-point average.
Carter also has dedicated time to visiting the WVU Children’s hospital and patients at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Center, and encourages students to pursue education and responsibility and to stay away from drugs and alcohol.
TRACK AND FIELD
The Mountaineers began competition at the Raleigh (N.C.) Relays and the Stanford (Calif.) Invitational.
They earned four top-10 finishes to open the two-day meet at N.C. State.
Redshirt freshman Kyrielle Williams led the way with a third-place finish in the high jump (1.65 meters/5 feet, 5 inches), ahead of redshirt senior Meghan Jean-Baptiste, who took 10th place (1.60/5-3).
Jean-Baptiste also placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles (14.53) and 11th in the long jump (5.48/17-11.75).
Junior Faith Penny finished seventh in the high jump (1.65/5-5).
Out west, redshirt freshman Sarah Wills placed eighth in the 5,000 meters (section 4) in a time of 17:03.80. Redshirt sophomore Candace Jones placed 11th in the 1,500 meters, running 4:33.48.
TENNIS
The Mountaineers are in Huntington today to take on Marshall, at noon, at the Huntington Tennis Club.
The match will mark the 40th time the two teams will meet in a series that goes back to WVU’s inaugural season of 1973. The Mountaineers (6-7) hold a 22-17 advantage on the Thundering Herd (2-15).
Freshman Anna Smith leads Marshall with a 7-6 record in singles play. Smith and Marija Bogicevic pace the Herd in doubles play with a 7-2 mark at the No. 2 position.
Freshman Giovanna Caputo leads the Mountaineers with an 8-3 record in singles play.
The doubles pair of Lyn Yuen Choo and junior Paula Goetz paces WVU with seven wins.
