College baseball: WVU steals a win from Herd, 5-4

College baseball: WVU steals a win from Herd, 5-4

HUNTINGTON -- Forget swiping right or left, Chase Swain swiped home. West Virginia University's third baseman stole home in the top of the ninth inning to rally the 24th-ranked Mountaineers (31-4) to a 5-4 victory over Marshall Tuesday at Jack Cook Field. Making the play more remarkable is that Swain's 11th steal in 14 attempts came without a throw. Swain caught Thundering Herd pitcher Tim Baird by surprise.

Herd Baseball Drops Heartbreaker to No. 24 WVU - Marshall University Athletics

The Marshall University Baseball team (18-19) lost in a 5-4 heartbreaker to the West Virginia Mountaineers (31-4) Tuesday night at Jack Cook Field.

WVU Baseball Steals Win Over Marshall in Thrilling 9th Inning

WVU Baseball stole their way to a 5-4 win over in-state rival Marshall on Tuesday, April 15, with Chase Swain swiping home plate with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to cap the comeback victory. Swain walked on a payoff pitch to lead off the ninth, taking second on a bunt before stealing third. With Gavin Kelly facing a 2-2 count, Swain surged toward home plate as Marshall pitcher Tim Baird began his unorthodox windup, sliding in safely …

Baseball steals win from Marshall with late-game heroics

WVU Baseball extended its winning streak to 11 games Tuesday with a 5-4 win over Marshall University at Jack Cook Field in Huntington, West Virginia.