The Times West Virginian Sports Central

Bears top Monarchs for regional title

2012-05-24T21:37:57-04:00

Fairmont Senior rallied for four runs in the sixth inning while advancing their way to the state tournament yet again with a 4-0 victory over John Marshall in the Class AAA Region I final on Thursday night at Mary Lou Retton Park.

Niese leads Mets over Pirates

2012-05-23T21:11:43-04:00

Jonathon Niese allowed one run in 7 2-3 innings, helping the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Wednesday for their third win in four games.

Bears top Bees in regional semis

2012-05-23T00:39:17-04:00

The Fairmont Senior Polar Bears outdueled the Bees of East Fairmont, 10-0 in six innings, in the Region I semifinal game on Tuesday night.

Patrick Beilein named W.Va. Welseyan basketball coach

2012-05-21T18:04:37-04:00

West Virginia Wesleyan College has hired Patrick Beilein as men’s basketball coach.

Scherzer strikes out 15, leads Tigers past Bucs

2012-05-20T18:06:25-04:00

Max Scherzer struck out 15 — the most by a Detroit pitcher in 40 years — and the Tigers rallied for him with three runs in the seventh inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday.

McCutchen powers Pirates to win

2012-05-19T21:09:42-04:00

Andrew McCutchen hit a pair of two-run homers and A.J. Burnett pitched six solid innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

WVU baseball coach Van Zant won't return

2012-05-19T17:37:15-04:00

West Virginia University Director of Athletics Oliver Luck announced this evening that Greg Van Zant’s contract as head baseball coach will not be renewed for next season.

Verlander flirts with no-hitter as Tigers top Bucs

2012-05-18T21:54:07-04:00

Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third career no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison’s ninth-inning single in the Detroit Tigers’ 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.

Big 12, SEC team up for bowl

2012-05-18T19:48:57-04:00

Even before the full impact of West Virginia University’s 2014 season-opening meeting with Alabama in Atlanta has been grasped, the opportunity presented itself for the two to meet again later in that season or future ones in a bowl agreement between the Big 12 and SEC that is much like the Rose Bowl agreement between the Big Ten and the Pac-12.

Bees fall in regional title game

2012-05-17T23:25:42-04:00

John Marshall junior pitcher Amy Rotriga threw a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts as the host Monarchs rolled to a 8-0, six-inning victory over East Fairmont on Thursday night in the Region I softball final.