STATESBORO, Ga. (Interstat) — West Virginia defeated Georgia Southern 5-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday at J. I. Clements Stadium. The Mountaineers scored early and used a committee of pitchers to secure the win.

West Virginia took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Ineich. Graveline added a solo home run in the second. Georgia Southern cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the second on an RBI single from Max Prozny, and later made it 2-2 on a run-scoring hit by Sammy Leis.

The Mountaineers pulled away with two runs in the seventh on bases-loaded walks by Graveline and Schoenfeld, and added an insurance run in the ninth. West Virginia pitchers combined to scatter eight hits. The Mountaineers improved to 3-0, while the Eagles fell to 0-3.