BECKLEY, W.Va. (Interstat) — West Virginia used a trio of early runs and a combined one-hitter from five pitchers to blank Marshall 3-0 on Tuesday at Linda K. Epling Stadium.

The Mountaineers (17-4) scored all their runs in the first three innings against Marshall starter Blaine Albright, who took the loss. RBI singles by Gavin Kelly and Brodie Kresser, plus a run-scoring groundout, provided the offense.

West Virginia pitchers dominated, allowing just one hit. David Hagen, named the top star, Ian Korn, Reese Bassinger and David Perez combined for nine innings of hitless relief with 12 strikeouts after starter Paul Schoenfeld pitched the first. Marshall (13-10) managed only a single hit. Alex Caudill provided four hitless innings of relief for the Thundering Herd in the loss.