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West Virginia 8 Maryland 5
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The West Virginia University baseball team fought until the end, but it was not enough as WVU’s season came to a close with a 12-8 loss at No. 13 Wake Forest on Sunday night in the 2017 NCAA Tournament Winston-Salem Regional Final.
The Mountaineers finish the year with a 36-26 record after advancing to their 12th NCAA Tournament in program history and first since 1996.
West Virginia advanced to its third NCAA Regional final in team history and went 2-2 in Winston-Salem. The Mountaineers set several school records in NCAA play with a 9-1 victory over Maryland on Friday, and reached the regional final with an 8-5, comeback win over the Terrapins earlier on Saturday. WVU’s two games against the 13th-ranked Demon Deacons (42-18) this weekend marked its 17th and 18th against top-25 opponents, and the Mountaineers went 10-8 in those contests.
Wake Forest 12 West Virginia 8
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The No. 13 Wake Forest baseball team advanced to the NCAA Super Regional for the first time since 1999 on Sunday evening (June 4) with a 12-8 victory over West Virginia at David F. Couch Ballpark.
Hosting a regional for the third time in program history, and first since 2002, the Deacs join the 1999 squad, which hosted a regional that year, in advancing to a Super Regional.
The Demon Deacons shined offensively, pounding out 12 runs on 16 hits, including three home runs. Two of the three long balls were hit by Stuart Fairchild, who ended the day with six RBI, one shy of matching his career-high as well as the program record for most RBI in an NCAA Tournament game.
