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Troy baseball vs West Virginia final score, key observations TROY UNIVERSITY Troy baseball puts up fight, but falls to West Virginia in College World Series Marc Weiszer Athens Banner-Herald Updated June 12, 2026, 4:15 p.m. CT OMAHA, Neb. — Troy baseball got a game-tying solo home run from Jimmy Janicki in the seventh inning, but the Trojans' first-ever game in the College World Series ended with a 7-5 loss to No. 16 seed West Virginia on Friday, June 12. With the infield in and runners on first and second, Tyrus Hall bounced a single over first baseman Blake Cavill that brought in two runs. The defeat before 24,154 at Charles Schwab Field sends Troy (38-31) to the losers bracket. It will need to beat the loser of Friday’s second game between North Carolina and Ole Miss in a game Sunday at 1 p.m to stay alive in the eight-team field. Hall, the third baseman and No. 9 hitter, went 2-for-3 with 4 RBI. West Virginia (46-15) got a strong outing from reliever Ian Korn, the Division II national pitcher of the year last year at Seton Hill. He allowed one run and two hits with four strikeouts in six innings. Janicki came to the plate with two outs in the ninth with a chance to tie the gam…

WVU set for World Series rematch with Troy with national semifinals on ... West Virginia players celebrate after their 7-5 victory against Troy in the opener of the College World Series. (AP photo) Copy Link Facebook LinkedIn Share on X OMAHA, Neb. – There is the unfortunate feeling of being one game away from elimination now for West Virginia in the College World Series. It is not exactly an uncomfortable feeling for a group that was in the exact same position just two weeks ago in Morgantown, when the Mountaineers bounced back after a loss against Kentucky to beat Wake Forest, before beating the Wildcats in two straight games. “I really do think we’re one of the toughest teams in the country,” was how WVU reliever Reese Bassinger explained it. “It wouldn’t be a Mountaineer weekend if we didn’t bounce back after a loss. I feel like that’s what we’ve learned to do and learned to accept. I feel pretty good about it.” Across the way from WVU’s dugout inside Charles Schwab Field at 2 p.m. today will stand Troy with its own never-say-die attitude. “We are who we are, and we’re fighters and we’re killers and we’re going to get after it,” Troy head coach Skylar Meade said. On the line i…

West Virginia cools off Troy’s hot bats to keep its College World Series run going with a 12-0 win <p>OMAHA, Neb. &#8212; Dawson Montesa held Troy to two hits while pitching into the sixth inning, West Virginia&#8217;s bullpen worked out of two bases-loaded situations and Gavin Kelly hit a three-run homer as the Mountaineers ended the Trojans&#8217; first College World Series appearance with a 12-0 victory Tuesday.</p>

West Virginia beats Troy 7-5 in meeting of teams making their first ... OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tyrus Hall hit the tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, Ian Korn held Troy to one run in his longest relief appearance of the season, and West Virginia beat the Trojans 7-5 Friday in a meeting of teams making their first appearances in the College World Series. Hall hit a two-run double in the second inning and came up in the eighth with two runners on against Zach Crotchfelt. With the infield pulled in, Hall chopped the ball over first base for a two-run lead. Korn, the Division II pitcher of the year at Seton Hill last year, steadied the Mountaineers after Troy knocked out Chansen Cole in the third inning. Korn (6-1) went six innings and allowed two hits, including Sun Belt Conference player of the year Jimmy Janicki’s tying home run in the seventh. Little-used reliever Ben McDougal came on with a runner on base and two outs in the ninth and got Janicki to foul out for his first save. Shortly after that, the Mountaineers stood side-by-side along the third-base line to face their celebrating fans and sing “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” “Our state is a state that’s really rooted in u…

West Virginia beats Troy 7-5 in meeting of teams making their 1st College World Series appearances <p>OMAHA, Neb. &#8212; Tyrus Hall hit the tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, former Seton Hill standout Ian Korn held Troy to one run in his longest relief appearance of the season and West Virginia beat the Trojans, 7-5, on Friday in a meeting of teams making their first appearances in the College World Series.</p>