By james art 
Jacksonville, Florida – –Jacksonville’s baseball showed durability on Friday, but Western Virginia mountaineers came out with a 4-2 win.
Senior Richard Long (0-1) he took the mound as a starter of Jacksonville (0-1) and turned with respected efforts, although he was eventually accused of losing. Junior Alex Walsh It was a bright place for the dolphins, coming out of Bulpen, throwing two unsuccessful passes, which allowed one hit, without walking and one blow.
Offensive, dolphins were steps from senior Josh Steidlwhich went 2-for-4 on the day with its first household of the 2025 season. Senior Aidan Masters I also made a remarkable day in the dish, going 1-for-2 with double and two walks. Junior Chandler Howard He also helped Jacksonville by gathering two hits in four trips to the plate.
How did it happen
Down 4-0, the dolphins broke into the fifth Inning when Masters crossed the plate, placing Jacksonville on the board with their first run of the game.
The dolphins kept the deficit at 4-1 before closing the gap further in the ninth. Jacksonville raised a mileage at the Steidl Leadoff home, which tightened the mountaineers to lead to 4-2. The dolphins failed to approach, as none of the team got into the ball again.
Notes for the game
-Jacksonville Pitchers restricted West Virginia to only 2-10 (.200) with runners in an evaluation position.
– Jacksonville’s farmers were confronted with 40 western Virginia attackers in the game, allowing 10 earth balls and nine flies as they hit six.
– Dolphins made four walks from West Virginia.
-Steidl led the dolphins on the plate, passing 2-to-4 with home running and RBI.
-Iww Virginia was led by Junior Logan Sau, who went 2-4 with RBI.
Forward
“The subtle ones are back in operation tomorrow afternoon with two -headed mountaineers. Game 1 is set for 1:00 pm, with game 2 is scheduled for 4:30 pm or approximately 30-45 minutes after the end of game 1. Follow Ju Baseball on Social Media for updates in the start time of Game 2 and more News from the team.