Granville, WV – The No. 16 West Virginia Mountaineers (38-7, 17-4) evened the series in game two of a doubleheader against the Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-27, 11-12) Saturday evening 3-2.
West Virginia leadoff hitter Skylar King was ejected in the bottom of the first inning after reacting on a called strike three. However, the Mountaineers grabbed its first lead of the day in the first inning after senior third baseman Peyton Schulze made an errant throw after a ground ball from senior Logan Sauve and junior Sam White made the Red Raiders pay for the mistake with a drive to left-centerfield for an RBI double and the 1-0 lead.
In the third, West Virginia starting pitcher Gavin Van Kempen left the game in the third with an apparent shoulder injury after delivering after walking one and tossing his fifth consecutive ball to begin the inning…