Mountaineers edge Wildcats in 10 innings on walk-off
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Interstat) — Armani Guzman’s RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted West Virginia to a 6-5 victory over Kentucky on Monday.
The Mountaineers (43-15) erased a 5-1 deficit with single runs in the third, fifth, sixth and a tying homer by Gavin Kelly in the sixth. Kentucky (33-23) reclaimed the lead in the eighth on Hudson Brown’s three-run homer, his second of the game, and a solo shot by Nathan Hindle.
Brown finished 2 for 3 with two homers and four RBIs. West Virginia starter Maxx Yehl allowed one earned run over five innings with six strikeouts. Kelly went 2 for 4 with a homer and an RBI, and Guzman was 3 for 6 with the winning hit.
Kentucky’s Jackson Soucie, Jack Bennett and Ira Austin combined for 6 2/3 scoreless innings in relief. Chansen Cole earned the win with 1 2/3 hitless innings.