Five-Run Ninth Fuels WVU Comeback to Force Morgantown Regional Title Game
West Virginia erased a 9-6 deficit with a five-run ninth inning to beat Kentucky 11-9 and force a championship game in the Morgantown Regional. After UK built a 9-6 lead with back-to-back homers, WVU loaded the bases and tied the game on a balk before Paul Schoenfeld delivered a two-run homer to take the lead. Ben McDougal worked five scoreless relief innings to seal the win, while Kentucky’s bullpen faltered despite two homers from Bell and Tharnish. The win sets up a rubber-match to decide the regional winner and has hosting implications for the super regionals.
