MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Interstat) — Chansen Cole struck out 10 over six innings as West Virginia routed Binghamton 10-1 on Friday. Cole allowed four hits and one earned run to improve the Mountaineers to 40-14. David Hagen tossed three hitless innings with three strikeouts. Ben Lumsden went 2 for 2 with a three-run homer and three RBIs. Armani Guzman doubled and drove in three runs. Matthew Graveline hit a two-run homer. Gavin Kelly doubled in two runs. West Virginia outhit Binghamton 9-4.

The Bearcats (31-21) took a 1-0 lead in the second on a fielder’s choice by Anderson that scored Zack Kent. West Virginia answered with five runs in the fourth on homers by Graveline and Lumsden. The Mountaineers added five more in the sixth on Kelly’s two-run double and Guzman’s three-run double. Binghamton’s four hits included a single by Kent, who was 1 for 4. Brady Lesiak threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings, Jackson Mitchell allowed one run in two innings, and Conner Griffin surrendered four earned runs in three innings with three strikeouts.