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West Virginia Shuts Out Troy to Stay Alive in Omaha
West Virginia used a five-run eighth inning and six scoreless innings from Dawson Montesa to keep its College World Series run alive.
- On Tuesday, the West Virginia Mountaineers eliminated the Troy Trojans 12-0 in an elimination game at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, advancing in their tournament debut.
- After losing 5-2 to the North Carolina Tar Heels on Sunday, the Mountaineers faced elimination and entered this must-win matchup after surviving three elimination threats in the regional round.
- Pitcher Dawson Montesa struck out six while allowing just two hits over 5.1 innings, while Gavin Kelly's 395-foot three-run homer in the sixth inning broke the game open.
- West Virginia will face North Carolina in a rematch Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. EST on ESPN, needing two consecutive victories to advance to the national championship series.
- One of only four teams remaining from 308 Division I programs that started the season, the Mountaineers posted their seventh shutout and marked the largest elimination-game margin since 1968, celebrating with 21,814 fans singing 'Take Me Home Country Roads.
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West Virginia shuts out Troy to stay alive in Omaha
Dawson Montesa turned in another sparkling postseason start, Gavin Kelly hit a three-run home run and West Virginia survived elimination with a 12-0 win over Troy at the College World Series. Starting for the first time since his heroic outing against Wake Forest in the Morgantown Regional, Montesa did not allow a hit until the [...]
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