A recent online poll shows that WVSU web site readers believe Cal Bailey's baseball team and Bryan Poore's men's basketball squad will bring home conference titles in 2010-11.

      Baseball was chosen to win by 26.6% of those respodning with men's basketball coming in second with 20.3 % of the vote.

      Volleyball and women's basketball were each selected to win titles by 14 % of those who participated.

 Suddenlink announced today that it will broadcast the WV State University coach’s shows starting on September 2^nd and continuing throughout the school year.  The Broadcast will include coaches from the following sports: Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Baseball and Softball.

The football coach’s show will be hosted by Fred Persinger the renowned voice of WV high school athletics.  Air time for the coach’s shows will be at 7:00 pm, Thursday nights on the Suddenlink Information Channel (22 in the Charleston area or 19 in some parts of the state). 

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    A total of 10 WVSU student athletes are on this spring's WVIAC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

   Qualifying student-athletes are classified as a junior or senior and have obtained a 3.3 or higher cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale at the end of the term of attendance in which
the sport was concluded.

      Yellow Jackets honored --
Aisha Alleyne, Women's Basketball, Communications
Emily Bowlin, Women's Tennis, Business Administration
Tiffany Finkton, Women's Basketball, Art & Communications
John Gale, Baseball, Business Administration
Todd Hutchinson, Men's Basketball, Physical Education
Amanda Luedtke, Volleyball, Secondary Education/General Science
David Myers, Baseball, Physical Education
Jennifer Paswaters, Vollelyball, Psychology
Eben Russell, Women's Tennis, Pre-Med Biology
Charli Small, Softball, Recreation

     West Virginia State baseball coach Cal Bailey has announced the signing of Chapmanville High’s Caleb Toparis and Sissonville’s Scottie Derrick.

   Derrick was the starting catcher for this season Sissonville squad that advanced to the state tournament where he hit a home run in the semifinals.  Derrick was an All-Cardinal Conference pick and was also the starting quarterback for the Indians’ football team.

    Toparis was a first team All-State pick as an outfielder hitting .415 with eight triples and nine doubles while driving in 28 runs. On the mound Toparis posted a 2.49 earned run average and struck out 90 batters in 61.2 innings. For his career he had a 15-9 pitching record with 256 strikeouts in 164 innings along with a .380 batting average.

Spring Valley's Smith inks with West Virginia State

GRANT TRAYLOR, The Herald-Dispatch

By Jay W. Bennett, Parkersburg News-Sentinel

PARKERSBURG - Former Roane County all-stater Evan Kendall's career is taking off and the West Virginia State senior-to-be is set to spend the next couple months with the Southern Ohio Copperheads of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League.

This past season for skipper Cal Bailey the ex-Little Kanawha Conference two-time pitcher of the year earned first team all-WVIAC honors after going 4-0 with a 2.91 ERA in 19 appearances while registering six saves.

    West Virginia State baseball coach Cal Bailey has announced the signing of Cabell Midland third baseman Drew Porter to a National Letter of Intent.

  Porter, a left-hander, hit .400 with four home runs, 12 doubles, and 37 runs batted in for the Knights this season.

       Yellow Jacket relief pitcher Evan Kendall has been All-American Honorable Mention by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

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        Bo Darby has been named to the Rawlings All-Region first team while teammate Evan Kendall was a second team selection.

        Darby (left) and Kendall (right) were also selected to the Daktronics All-Atlantic Region second team.

      WVSU baseball players Evan Kendall, Bo Darby, and Ryne Holstine have been honored by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association.

     Kendall, a junior from Spencer, was selected to the Atlantic Region 1st team as a relief pitcher.

    Darby, a junior out of Logan, was a 2nd team pick in the outfield.

    Holstine, a senior from South Charleston, made the Honorable Mention list. 

    The WVSU baseball team fell 10-5 to top-seeded host Kutztown Saturday afternoon ending the team's season.

    The Yellow Jackets (32-16) fell behind early as the Golden Bears scored four times in the top of the first inning.

    WVSU came back to score three runs in the third with Robert Hawkins, Bo Darby, and Ryne Holstine each driving in a run with a single.

    With two outs in the fourth Billy Smith singled and David Myers drove him home with a double down the right field line to tie the game at 4-4.

   Kutzown took the lead for good though with three runs in the top of the sixth.

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       The Yellow Jackets stayed alive in the NCAA Atlantic Region tournament by defeating Cal-Pa 7-2 Friday afternoon in Kutztown, Pa.

      Junior Bo Darby gave WVSU a 2-0 lead in the first inning with his 14th home run of the season and then drove in two more with a double in the fifth.

       Meanwhile senior pitcher Ryne Holstine tossed eight scoreless innings of two-hit ball to pick up the victory.

       Robert Hawkins and David Myers each also had two hits for the Jackets while Joe Jobst drove in another run.

       WVSU now faces top-seeded Kutztown at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in an elimination contest for both teams.

      Click here to read quotes from WVSU players and Coach Cal Bailey about the game.

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 (WEST LAWN, PA)---Mike Leviseur's fifth inning grand slam broke open a
pitcher's duel as Seton Hill downed West Virginia State 6-0 in an NCAA
Division II Atlantic Regional opening round matchup.  

WVSU (29-13) saw Josh Bower and Joe Jobst each provide pair of hits.

State next faces California (PA) at 2:30 p.m., Friday. The Vulcans were a 4-3 victor against top-seed Kutztown Thursday.

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     The WVSU baseball team is scheduled to play Seton Hill at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 13th in a first round NCAA Atlantic Region contest at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania.

    Click the link on the left to go to live stats for the game or the link on the right side of this page to go to the tournament home page which contains schedules, location, and other information.

        The Yellow Jackets (31-14) are the #4 seed in the NCAA Atlantic Regional.

        They will face #3 seed Seton Hill (35-19) on Thursday.

        Top-seeded Kutztown is the host for the event.

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        Kutztown (37-12) plays #6 Cal-Pa (32-16) and #2 West Chester (36-12) faces #5 Mansfield (32-18) in the other opening games set for Thursday. 

      Seton Hill scored nine runs in the first inning and went on to defeat West Virginia State 14-3 Sunday afternoon in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to win the 2010 WVIAC baseball title.

      Josh Bower and Bo Darby each had two hits for the Yellow Jackets with Bower and Robert Hawkins driving in runs.

       The Yellow Jackets rebounded from a loss earlier in the day to take a hard fought 3-2 decision from host Pitt-Johnstown Saturday evening.

        Freshman Billy Smith from Hurricane, West Virginia, hit his first collegiate home run in his 85th at bat in a WVSU uniform to break a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning and send the Yellow Jackets to Sunday's 12:30 p.m. championship game.

       Robert Hawkins and Joe Jobst had previously belted solo shots for WVSU.

       WVSU will face Seton Hill and needs to beat the Griffins twice Sunday to take the title.

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     The Yellow Jackets dropped a 7-5 decision to Seton Hill in the final of the winners bracket Saturday afternoon in the WVIAC tournament.

     WVSU led 4-3 going into teh sixth inning where the Griffiths scored four times to take a 7-4 lead.

      The Jackets rallied to score one run in the seventh with two outs and put the tying runners on base but could not get them home.

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     The WVSU baseball team won their second game at the WVIAC tournament Friday afternoon defeating West Virginia Wesleyan by a score of 3-1.

      Josh Bower collected four hits and drove in a run while Jeremy Fisher and Bo Darby knocked in the Jackets' other runs.

      Former South Charleston star Ryne Holstine went the distance on the mound scattering six hits while striking out seven.

       Next up for the Yellow Jackets is a noon Saturday meeting with Seton Hill.

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        Yellow Jackets Bo Darby, Evan Kendall, and Ryne Holstine are first team All-WVIAC selections this season.

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       The WVSU baseball team remained in the number three spot in the final regular season NCAA Atlantic Region rankings.

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     The Yellow Jackets will face host Pitt-Johnstown at noon Thursday in the opening game of the WVIAC baseball tournament.

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    The WVSU baseball team dropped the opening game of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon to Wheeling Jesuit by a score of 10-6.

    Wheeling Jesuit also took the nightcap by a score of 4-3.

     The WVSU baseball team closes out its regular season with 1 p.m. doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday against Wheeling Jesuit at Winfield High.

        (INDIANAPOLIS)---The NCAA Division II Baseball Committee has released their third Atlantic Region rankings of the 2010 season with WVIAC squads holding down five of the eight positions.  

          No. 3 West Virginia State is the highest ranked WVIAC team, followed by No. 5 Concord, No. 6 Seton Hill, and No. 7 Alderson-Broaddus.  No. 8 West Virginia Wesleyan jumps into the ratings for the first time this season.

    The WVSU baseball team defeated Univ. of Pitt-Johnstown 16-8 in game one of a doubleheader played at Winfield High Sunday afternoon.

     Things got a little tougher in the nightcap though as the Mountain Cats took a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh.

      But the Jackets put on their rally caps with Bo Darby getting things started with a double. After a flyout Joey Jobst singled and took second on the throw.

       Frank Lee drew a walk to load the bases and Garrett Kiser followed suit to force in a run. Billy Smith then tied the game with a hard-hit double.

      UPJ walked Jeremy Fisher to set up the force at home or double play but senior shortstop Josh Bower (right) came through in the clutch with a game-winning single in a 6-5 victory.

         The WVSU baseball team dropped a pair of games to visiting Charleston Friday by scores or 8-2 and 12-1.

The 37-school Atlantic Region is Division II's second largest region for baseball.  The WVIAC, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association comprise the region.

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        The Yellow Jacket baseball squad has fought its way back into the national rankings after going 6-0 last week.

         WVSU is ranked 24th by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and 27th by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.

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      Visiting West Virginia Wesleyan beat the Yellow Jackets 18-16 Tuesday afternoon in baseball action.

       Ryne Holstine drove in six runs and Cody Dalton five.

       Dalton belted two home runs, Holstine one, and Bo Darby one as the Jackets collected 15 hits and had the tying runs on base when the final out was recorded.

The baseball team beat Ohio Valley 21-6 in game one, and completed the sweep with a 12-4 victory in the nightcap on Sunday.

In game 1, John Gale earned the victory, while Garret Kiser led the offense by driving in four runs.

Stephen Hughes was the winner in game two. Evan Sabo and C.J. Meadows each made a relief appearance. At the plate, Josh Bower had three hits for the Jackets.

      The WVSU baseball team is ranked third in the NCAA Atlantic Region this week in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Poll.

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  WVSU defeated Ohio Valley in doubleheader Saturday in Institute, winning by scores of 9-1 and 8-5.

   Ryne Holstine threw a complete game in the opener giving up one run on six hits and five walks while striking out nine. Bo Darby homered and drove in three runs while going 2-for-4 at the plate.

    The Yellow Jackets belted four runs in the sixth inning in the game two to rally for thewin. Darby blasted another home run and collected two RBIs while Joseph Jobst doubled and drove in two runs.

West Virginia State defeated Ohio Valley in a pair of games Saturday at Institute, winning by the scores of 9-1 and 8-5.

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    The Yellow Jackets moved up two spots to fourth in the National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Atlantic Region poll this week.

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      WVSU junior John Gale has been named the WVIAC Pitcher of the Week for April 5th-11th.

      The Toronto native tossed a one-hitter in Sunday's 7-1 win over Concord fanning five and walking none while throwing just 81 pitches.

The Jackets won game one by a score of 5-3 behind solid pitching from starter Ryne Holstine. Bo Darby and Jeremy Fisher had multiple hits and Bill Smith drove in a pair.

Concord took the nightcap by a final of 10-1. Bo Darby homered in the game.

      The Yellow Jacket baseball and softball teams are bot at home Saturday, April 10th, for doubleheadwers beginning at 1 p.m.

      Baseball will be hosting Concord in key regional contests both Saturday and Sunday while softball takes on Ohio VAlley Saturday and then heading to Salem for a Sunday doubleheader.

To print a sign-up form click here. 

 West Virginia State University 2010 Yellow Jacket Baseball School

Dates               Time                  Ages

June 14-18          8:30-11:45 a.m.       7-10

June 14-18          1:00-4:15 p.m.        13-14

June 21-25          8:30-11:45 a.m.       11-12

June 21-25          1:00-4:15 p.m.        15-18

 Cost: $125 (includes camp t-shirt)

 Contact Cal Bailey at 304-766-3208 or Sean Loyd at 304-766-3238

       The WVSU baseball team defeated visiting Fairmont State 2-0 in game one of a doubleheader played at Calvin Bailey Field in Institute Tuesday.

       Justin Henry and Evan Kendall combined to toss a two-hit shutout while Dan Telehany supplied all of the offense needed with a two-run home run in the fourth inning.

      The Yellow Jackets completed the sweep with a 6-2 win in game two.

         The Yellow Jacket baseball and softball teams will both be playing at home today.

         Baseball faces Fairmont State in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. with softball taking on Seton Hill, also in a doubleheader, starting at 3 p.m..

      The WVSU baseball team is ranked sixth this week in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Atlantic Region poll for April 4, 2010. The Yellow Jackets will host Fairmont State University on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 PM.

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Brian Bigham drove in Hunter Gordon for the winning run in the top of the tenth inning to give the Yellow Jackets an 8-7 extra inning victory in game one of the doubleheader. Jake Kight earned the win in relief, while C.J. Meadows notched the save.

The Jackets offense took control of game two, as they cruised to an 18-6 victory. Joey Jobst drove in three runs while Stephen Hughes picked up the win.

The Yellow Jackets dropped game one by a score of 5-1. They took an early 1-0 lead, but gave up three runs in the fourth and two runs in the fifth.

Game two went to the Jackets, by a final score of 5-2. David Myers was the winning pitcher, and Bo Darby homered.

     The WVSU baseball team is ranked fourth in the NCAA Atlantic Region in this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll.

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The Jackets picked up game one by a score of 7-1. They also won game two by a score of 6-2. Ryne Holstine earned the win in the first game, and John Gale was the winner in game two.

The Yellow Jackets banged out 12 hits en route to a 11-7 victory over Wingate. Adam Garrison started for the Jackets and earned his first win of the season. Daniel Wagner, Evan Kendall, and Evan Sabo each made a relief appearance in the game. Garret Kiser led the offense with a pair of hits and 5 runs batted in.

The baseball team is now 9-3 and will finish the southern trip with a 2:00 game at Wingate on Wednesday.

     The WVSU baseball team climbed from third to second in this week's NCAA Atlantic Region poll.

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The baseball team took game 1 by a score of 7-2. Joey Jobst led the offense with 3 RBI, and C.J. Meadows earned the win in relief of starter Ryne Holstine.

The Jackets took the nightcap by a final of 6-3. Jobst again had 3 RBI. Evan Kendall was the winning pitcher and Evan Sabo picked up the save.

The Yellow Jackets are now 8-2. They play again on Monday at Newberry.

The Yellow Jackets lost their first game of the southern trip to North Greenville by a score of 18-5. For the Jackets, Kyle Rucker started and was tagged with the loss. Jake Kight and Michael McClain each made relief appearances.

Offensively, David Myers was 2-2, and Cody Dalton and Michael Davis both doubled.

The Yellow Jackets are 6-2 on the year and will play a noon doubleheader at North Greenville on Saturday.

     The Yellow Jacket baseball team is off to a good start with a 6-1 record with the only loss on the road at Ohio University.

      As a result the Jackets are ranked #3 in the NCAA Atlantic Region this week in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll moving up from the fourth spot a week ago.

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Joey Jobst lined a Robbie Stewart pitch into center field in the bottom of the eighth inning that scored Michael Davis to give the Yellow Jackets their second win of the day. John Gale (2-0) pitched four relief innings, allowing a run on three hits to pick up the win. His effort also included three strikeouts. Jobst, Josh Bower, and Rob Hawkins had two hits apiece, and Bo Darby added a solo home run.

Ryne Holstine earned his second win of the year in the first game, allowing one run on four hits over four innings. He struck out four Hilltopper batters in the process. David Myers came on in the fifth inning and tossed the final three frames. He allowed no runs on two hits and struck out four. Myers' effort earned him his first save of the year. Ryne Holstine led the offensive attack with an RBI double in the fifth inning.

The Yellow Jackets are now 6-1 on the season. Their next scheduled game is Friday, 3/19, at North Greenville in Tigerville, South Carolina.

The Jackets completed a four game weekend sweep of Salem today at Winfield High School.

In game one, Garret Kiser was 2-3 with a double and an RBI in support of starting pitcher John Gale. Gale pitched four shutout innings in his Yellow Jackets debut and picked up the win. Bo Darby retired the game's final two batters to earn his first save of the season. The final score was 2-1.

The Jackets took game two by a score of 10-1. Franklin Lee led the way offensively, going 2-3 with a homer and 3 RBI. Kyle Rucker pitched three strong innings to get his first Yellow Jacket victory.

   The Yellow Jackets took game one of the doubleheader by a score of 3-0. Ryne Holstine homered and pitched five shutout innings to pick up the win. Evan Kendall pitched the final two frames and earned the save.

    In game two, Steve Hughes tossed four strong innings and picked up the victory. Justin Henry picked up the save with three innings of relief work. Garrett Kiser went deep for the Jackets. The final score was 11-1.

    The Jackets play Salem again tomorrow in a 12:00 doubleheader at Winfield High School.

      Cal Bailey's perennial powerhouse baseball program is the pre-season pick to win the WVIAC Southern Division according the conference coach's poll released Friday.

       League coaches picked Shepherd to win the conference overall with WVSU their second pick.

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      The West Virginia State baseball squad was ranked 5th in the NCAA DII Atlantic Region pre-season poll released Monday.

        The Yellow Jackets lead four WVIAC teams in the rankings.

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      West Virginia State's Josh Bower shot a final round 79 Thursday to finish 15 over par and 14 shots out of first at the West Virginia State Amateur Golf Tournament at the Greenbrier.

       Use the links in the story below to check out the final leaderboard and Bower's scorecards for teh week.

    Yellow Jacket fans are well aware of senior Josh Bower's baseball prowess.

     A few probably even realized the former Winfield High star was on the golf team this past year.

      Well this week Bower has shown he can be just as much a threat on the links as the diamond as he headed into Thursday's final round of the 90th Annual West Virginia State Amateur golf tournament at the Greenbrier in eighth place a mere five shots off the lead.

     Bower hit .293 and made the Rawlings Atlantic Region Gold Glove First Team as a shortstop this past season with a .960 fielding percentage.

     Actually he has a history of being a star in both sports.

     In 2004 he led WInfield to its first ever Class AA state high school championship in golf in the fall shooting a team best final round 83.

      When the 2005 baseball season rolled around Bower broke the Generals' school record for stolen bases with 55 and was a first team All-State selection.

      Click here to follow the leaderboard at the WV State Am

       Click here to see Bowers' scorecards and picture from the event

    Baseball's Eric Workman has been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-American 2nd Team.

     Teammate Bo Darby was an Honorable Mention pick.

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        In a busy day for the West Virginia State baseball program the Yellow Jackets also announced Tuesday the signing of South Charleston first baseman/pitcher Jack Hudson to a National Letter of Intent.

        Hudson (left, courtesy of Charleston Gazette) hit a Kanawha Valley leading .534 this season while belting seven home runs and driving in 43 runners for the 16-9 Black Eagles.

       On the mound Hudson put up a 5-3 record and struck out 55 in 41.2 innings pitched.

         He was a 1st team All-State selection in 2008 when he hit .516 and also drove in 43 runs.

       The West Virginia State baseball program announces today the signing of St. Albans catcher Collin Southern to a National Letter of Intent.

       Southern was a 1st team All-Mountain State Athletic Conference selection this season. He hit .483 with two home runs, 36 runs batted in, and legged out 14 doubles for the 16-13 Red Dragons.

         WVSU baseball players Eric Workman and Bo Darby have been selected to the National College Baseball Writers Association Atlantic Region 1st Team it was announced today.

         Pitcher Ryme Holestine and designated hitter J.D. Broderick were 2nd team selections while third baseman Joey Jobst received Honorable Mention.

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      Yellow Jacket baseball player Eric Workman has been named to the Daktronis All-American 2nd team.

      Workman, the WVIAC Player of the Year, tallied a league-high 62 runs as the
Yellow Jackets finished third in the Atlantic Region Tournament and won the
WVIAC Southern Division regular season crown.  The Ivydale, WV senior
notched a team-best .458 batting average, slugged 11 homers, and drove in 48
runs.

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       Yellow Jacket baseball player Eric Workman has been named to the Daktronics Atlantic Region First Team, ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic Region First Team and the Rawlings Atlantic Region Gold Glove First Team as a centerfielder.

        Shortstop Josh Bower joins Workman on the Gold Glove First Team while sophomore Bo Darby was also an ABCA/Rawlings Regional First Team selection.

       Being honored on the Second Teams are Darby and J.D. Broderick by Daktronics and pitcher Ryne Holstine by ABCA/Rawlings.

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       Yellow Jacket baseball players Eric Workman and Chad Chambers were selected to the All-Tournament team at the just completed NCAA DII Atlantic Regional.

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      The WVSU baseball team defeated Kutztown 6-1 Saturday in the NCAA DII Atlantic Region being played near Kutztown, Pa.

       WVIAC Player of the Year Eric Workman went the distance to pick up the win on the mound.

      Workman also added three hits and drove in a pair of runs while Chad Chambers knocked in three.

       Due to weather concerns WVSU had to immediatley return to the field following the win. The Jackets then  lost a thriller to Mercyhurst by an 8-7 score later Saturday night.

   The loss eliminates the Yellow Jackets from the NCAA Atlantic Regional.

   WVSU fell behind 5-0 after three innings but rallied to take a 7-5 lead after seven innings.

   Mike Deleeuw had a two-run triple in the fourth and an RBI double in the fifth to lead the Jackets' charge.

   Mercyhurst came back to take an 8-7 lead and the game was halted due to rain for an hour and 37 minutes going into the bottom of the ninth with the Yellow Jackets waiting to bat.

   The game finally ended with the Yellow Jackets having the tying run on third base.

   WVSU finishes the season with a 33-13 record.

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    The WVSU baseball team fell 4-1 to Mercyhurst Friday evening in the second round of the NCAA DII Atlantic Regional.

     Nathan Koepsel had three hits and Mike Deleeuw drove in the Yellow Jackets' lone run.

     The Jackets now face Kutztown at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the double-elimination event.

     WVSU is the lone WVIAC team still alive as Shepherd and Concord have both been eliminated.

      For a recap and boxscore of the game click on the link on the right side of the page.

 The No. 5 Yellow Jackets defeated No. 2 Kutztown 4-1 Friday morning in an NCAA first round Atlantic Regional baseball game.

        Originally scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday night the game was postponed due to rain until 9 a.m. Friday morning.

       Joe Jobst had a big day at the plate with three hits and an RBI. Eric Workman, Chad Chambers, and Nathan Koepsel also drove in runs while Shane Long went eight strong innings on the mound scattering six hits.

       The Jackets come back to play at 7 p.m. against No. 4 Mercyhurst 

       For complete schedule and results click the tournament link on the right of page.

       WVIAC Player of the Year Eric Workman has been selected to the Daktronics All-Atlantic Region 1st Team.

       The WVSU senior centerfield/pitcher hits .480 this season and put together a 6-1 pitching record.

       Bo Darby and J.D. Broderick were selected to the 2nd Team.

      The WVSU baseball team's chances of advancing to NCAA postseason play are looking up after the most recent rankings released this week has the Yellow Jackets at No. 5 in the Atlantic Region.

      The Jackets were No. 7 in the previous rankings released before the WVIAC tournament. Six teams from the region advance.

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         The Yellow Jackets' bid for a 17th WVIAC championship was halted Sunday by Shepherd as the Rams won 12-5 in the tournament championship game.

          Shepherd jumped out to an 11-0 lead and then held of a Yellow Jacket rally to claim the crown.

         WVSU must now wait to see if the team will receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The Yellow Jackets entered the tournament ranked 7th in the Atlantic Region.

         (Click here to see rankings)

         The WVIAC, PSAC, and CIAA champion teams automatically qualify for the tournament along with three at large teams.

The WVSU baseball team won twice Saturday to to reach the championship round in the WVIAC tournament in Johnstown, Pa.

The Yellow Jackets must beat Shepherd twice Sunday in order to win the title.

To see video interview with Coach Cal Bailey after the games click here.

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(JOHNSTOWN, PA)---West Virginia State (30-12) exploded for 10 fifth inning runs and held off a spirited rally to down Davis & Elkins (24-31) 15-9 in a WVIAC Baseball Tournament elimination contest.

The Jackets posted 17 hits as they earned their second victory versus Davis & Elkins in the tournament.  J.D. Broderick, Bo Darby, Robert Hawkins, and Michael Deleeuw accounted for three hits each for the WVSU attack. 

State built a 4-1 lead after four innings before burying the Senators with the ten-run onslaught in the fifth inning.  Broderick notched a pair of hits and Darby blasted his 19th homer of the season to key the inning for State.

Ryne Holstine earned the victory for State and improved to 6-0.  He worked eight innings, allowing nine hits and three earned runs.

(JOHNSTOWN, PA)---West Virginia State (31-12) shook off a slow start to post their second 15-run effort of the day in a 15-5 WVIAC Tournament elimination contest versus Fairmont State (16-24).

Eric Workman led the State onslaught with four hits, while J.D. Broderick, Michael Deleeuw, and Bo Darby each homered for the Jackets.  Deleeuw and Josh Bower notched three hits each to help WVSU end with 18 safties on the evening.

Stephen Hughes, the second of four West Virginia State pitchers, earned the victory. 

Fairmont State, which led 3-0 into the fourth inning, was led by two-hit nights by Justin Cunningham, Zack Solly, and Chris Brown. Jason Gladden, the Falcon starter, suffered the loss after giving up eight runs and ten hits in five innings.

West Virginia State faces Shepherd in Sunday's 12:30 p.m. championship game.  The Jackets must defeat SU twice to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional.

       WVSU baseball player Bo Darby made this week's Sports Illustrated with his offensive outburst last weekend.

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         The WVSU baseball team defeated Davis and Elkins 21-5 Thursday on the first day of the WVIAC championship tournament being played in Johnstown, Pa.

         J.D. Broderick blasted a three-run home run, WVIAC Player of the Year Eric Workman went 4-for-6 at the plate as did Joe Jobst to lead the Jacket's offensively.

          Josh Bower and Nathan Koepsel each also contributed three hits with Bower driving in five runs and Koepsel three.

           The Yellow Jackets next face Northern Division champion Shepherd which defeated Concord 5-1 Thursday. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Friday night.

             Click here to go to WVIAC Baseball Central for complete scores and schedules.

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        West Virginia State dominated the All-WVIAC first team announced Wednesday night with five players being selected.

        Leading the way is senior Eric Workman (right). The Clay County product was named WVIAC Player and Hitter of the Year.

        A Yellow Jacket has now been named POY three of the last four seasons and four of the last eight.

        Joining Workman on the first team are senior J.D. Broderick, junior Ryne Holstine, and sophomores Bo Darby and Joe Jobst.

         Workman led the Southern Division champion Jackets in hitting with a .460 average and in runs scored with 51. He also had a 6-0 pitching record and a 1.80 earned run average.

       He and Darby are repeated picks after being chosen for teh first team in 2008 also.

          Yellow Jacket players making the second team are senior Shane Long and sophomore Jake Kight,

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      The WVIAC Southern Division champion Yellow Jackets dropped a 6-4 decision to visiting Charleston Saturday afternoon in the first game of a twinbill.

      The Jackets rebounded to blowout the visitors 22-2 in the nightcap though.

      Joe Jobst went 2-for-3 with a home run and two rbi and Shaun Vernesoni added a solo shot.

      A total of 11 Jackets collected at least one hit in game two as WVSU jumped out to an 8-0 lead after two innings and then exploded for 13 in the fourth.

      Sophomore Bo Darby slammed his 12th round-tripper of the year, Chad Chambers his 10th, J.D. Broderick his 5th, Nathan Koepsel his second and Eddie Wiseman blasted a solo shot, his first, in a pinch hit appearance.

      Darby had a rare inning in the fourth when he doubled in a run in his first plate appearance of the frame and then delivered a grand slam later in the fourth.

      Eric Workman picked up the win to improve to 6-0.

      The Yellow Jacket baseball team picked up its 9th and 10th consecutive wins Thursday afternoon with a twinbill sweep of visiting West Liberty.

      WVSU (25-10) took the opening game 18-5 but ran into some tougher resistance in the second game before coming away with a 7-4 win.

        WVSU baseball coaching legend Cal Bailey reached yet another milestone in his celebrated career Sunday afternoon.

         When his Yellow Jackets defeated visiting Bluefield State in game two of a doubleheader it was career win 900 for Bailey.

          Since taking over the programin 1978 Bailey has been named WVIAC "Coach of the Year" on eight occasions including 2007 and was selected West Virginia "College Coach of the Year" in 1982. In 1999 and 2005 he was also voted North Atlantic Region Coach of the Year when he led the Jackets to the DII World Series.

           Bailey's record is now 900-417 overall and an incredible 509-106, .827. 

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