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.

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       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.

Here are rundowns on Saturday's games .....

(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.

       The Yellow Jacket baseball team is ranked 7th in the Atlantic Region in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll released today.

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      The Yellow Jackets picked up two more wins at Ohio Valley by scores of 6-5 and 10-1 Saturday in Parkersburg.

      WVSU rode the long ball to victory in the opener as Bo Darby, Eric Workman, J.D. Broderick, and Josh Bower went deep.

       Workman took to the mound and struck out 14 while going the distance and scattering three hits in game two.

        Broderick added another home run and Nathan Koepsel drove in three runs with a double and home run.

       The Yellow Jacket baseball team moved up one spot to #8 this week in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Atlantic Regional Poll.

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        The WVSU baseball team swept a doubleheader on the road at Concord Saturday by scores of 4-3 and 4-2.

         That gave the Jackets a 3-1 edge in the weekend series over the Mountain Lions.

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       The Yellow Jackets downed host Concord 4-2 in game one of a doubleheader Friday afternoon.

       Game two went to the Mountain Lions 11-4.

       In the opener Eric Workman doubled to lead off the top of the seventh and WVSU went on to score two unearned runs to break a 2-2 tie.

       Ryne Holstine picked up the win with Jake Kight coming in two outs an dtwo runners aboard in the bottom of the seventh to notch the save.

       The nightcap saw Concord score seven runs in the fifth inning to break open a tight game.

        Joe Jobst, Bo Darby, and J.D. Broderick each had two hits for the Jackets.

        The teams are scheduled to play two more games Saturday at Concord.

         The Yellow Jacket baseball team is currently ranked #9 in the Atlantic Region in the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll released Monday night.

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        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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      WVSU swept a baseball doubleheader from visiting Pitt-Johnstown Thursday afternoon at Cal Bailey Field.

       The Yellow Jackets won the opening game 2-1 in 11 innings as Evan Kendall singled home Bo Darby who had doubled with the game-winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 11th.

       Kendall also picked up the pitching victory throwing two scoreless innings of relief.

       WVSU took game two by an 8-2 score.

        JD Broderick and Robert Hawkins each drove in a piar of runs to pace the Jackets (10-9).

     The WVSU baseball team split a doubleheader at Wingate Tuesday taking game 1 by a 7-6 count before dropping game 2 by a 13-6 score.

      The Jackets connected for four home runs on the day with sophomore Bo Darby driving two out of the park and Eric Workman contributed one along with four other hits.