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Doanes and McCormick Enter the NCAA Transfer Portal

West Virginia baseball loses two starters to the NCAA Transfer Portal

Sources close to Mountaineer Maven have confirmed that starting second baseman Tyler Doanes and catcher/DH Matt McCormick have entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. 

Doanes hit over .300 in his first two seasons and earned a spot on the All-Big 12 Conference Freshman team in 2018 and Big 12 Honorable mention as a freshman and sophomore. However, his production declined last season due to a wrist injury, batting .225. He finishes his WVU career with a .289 average and six home runs. 

McCormick exploded onto the season as a freshman (2020), albeit a shortened season hitting .364 and three home runs in just 16 games. However, the momentum carried into this past season with McCormick hit a team-leading 30 RBI's and was second don't the team in batting average (.280) and home runs (7). 

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