Oklahoma City : The Fourth Seeded West Virginia University Baseball Team

In last week's 28-23 win over Kansas State, the Mountaineers started out hot but sputtered in the second half, which happened the previous week.

Tied at two after an inning in game one, the Ladies scored two in the second and two in the third to open up a 6-2 lead. With two outs and no one on in the second, infield singles by junior Payton LeBlanc and sophomore Haley Campbell put two on for senior Anna Dunn. Dunn doubled to left center to clear the bases and put Centenary up for good.

The Gents played a closer game then they are used to in the series finale, but the Maroon and White never trailed in the series as Centenary (16-3, 3-0 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) swept a doubleheader with a 12-0 win (seven innings) in game one and 9-6 in game two.

In the Mountaineers' 8-4 loss to Oklahoma State on Thursday, the Marietta, Ga. native shined at the plate. He went 4-for-4 with one RBI and scored one run.

Austin College took the lead in the second thanks to a costly error. Vara doubled to begin the inning snd scored on a one-out throwing error on Aldridge. A sacrifice and a two-out single by Clevinger put the home team up 2-1 after two

While his first home run on Sunday broke the 27-year old record single-season record for RBI’s (Todd Wilson, 64, 1990), his grand slam broke the 23-year old record for career RBI’s (Brian Steier, 1992-94, 139). Zapata now has 71 RBI’s for the season (sixth in SCAC single-season record book) and 141 for his career.

Jevon Carter tallied 18 points for the Mountaineers (26-8). Esa Ahmad, Elijah Macon and Daxter Miles Jr. each added 10 points. Teyvon Myers had nine.

The Ladies trailed by as much as eight in the first quarter and by seven heading in to the second quarter, but seven unanswered tied the game. Morris hit a pair from the line, sophomore Essa Badon canned a triple, and Morris made a layup.

With the Maroon and White down 2-1 in the fourth, they scored three runs to take the lead. A hit by pitch, single, and a dropped liner to third loaded the bases for Centenary. After a lineout, a sarifice fly by junior Michelle Tasin tied the game at two. Freshman Hallie Smith followed with a double. Despite being thrown out trying to take third, both runners crossed the plate to give the Ladies a 4-2

The Mountaineers (20-18, 6-8 Big 12) fell behind 7-2 in the first inning but slowly chipped away at the Sooners (20-20-1, 6-9) lead.

With the Ladies trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the third, junior Anna Dunn was hit by a pitch and scored when freshman Haley Campbell doubled to cut the deficit to one. In the fourth, sophomore Payton LeBlanc drew a one-out walk, stole second, and advanced to third on a groundout. Dunn drew a walk, and sophomore Wendy Gillet cleared the bases with an 0-2 double to right. Centenary led 5-4 after four innings.

After a Frey kill put herself on serve, an assisted block by Lawson and sophomore Michaela Brantley, followed by a Frey ace, cut the deficit to one. After both teams sided out, a Tiger’s attack error and a Lawson kill put Centenary up 10-9. Tied at 17 later in the set, two East Texas Baptist errors around a Lawson kill put Centenary up 20-17. Centenary led 22-18, but a mini-service run by the Tiger’s Paige Miller, including a pair of aces, knotted the set at 22. Miller led the home team with 27 digs, 10 kills, and six service

Sophomore Erik Bowman scored the team’s first seven points, helping to advance their lead early in the game. The lancers were able to maintain their lead throughout the entire game. Bowman ended the first half with nine of his 17 points.

WVU forced 17 turnovers and had eight steals. The Mountaineers had a 38-37 advantage on the glass.

Vladimir Brodziansky recorded 20 points and seven rebounds as the No. 8 seed TCU pummeled ninth-seeded Oklahoma 82-63 in the opening round of Big 12 Tournament. Kenrich Williams scored 19 points. Alex Robinson added 17 and Jaylen Fisher 11. Khadeem Lattin led the Sooners with 18 points. Kristian Doolittle had 11. With the game tied 29-all, the Horned Frogs (18-14) used a 15-2 run in the first half to take control and then finished off the Sooners (11-20) with another big run in the second. Oklahoma pulled within seven, 55-48 when Jordan Shepherd