Starting Lineups + Live Score Updates for West Virginia vs. Binghamton

The No. 16 national seed West Virginia Mountaineers host the Binghamton Bearcats in the opening round of the Morgantown Regional in the NCAA tournament. The first pitch is set for 5:00 p.m. EST and the action will stream on ESPN+.

GAME THREAD

TOP 1 (BU)

Cole gets a couple of weak groundball outs before Matt Bolton beats the shift with a slow roller through the right side. Nothing is going through for Binghamton as Cole bounces right back with a punchout.

BOT 1 (WVU)

Paul Schoenfeld scorched a line drive back up the middle, but that was the only base hit in the inning. Gavin Kelly went down on three strikes and Sean Smith struck out swinging with Schoenfeld on second (stolen base). No score after one.

TOP 2 (BU)

Zack Kent ripped a leadoff double down the left field line, and after a wild pitch, he moved 90 feet away from home. He went on contact on a grounder to third and scored on a bang-bang play at the plate. It looked like Kelly may have tagged him before he touched, but there was not enough to overturn the call. Cole and Kelly cleaned things up with a strike 'em out, throw 'em out sequence to end the 2nd.

BOT 2 (WVU)

Three up, three down for the Mountaineers. Griffin is working extremely efficiently. Just 21 pitches so far.

TOP 3 (BU)

Nice, easy breezy inning for Chansen Cole. A groundout and two strikeouts. Nothing going for the Bearcats here.

BOT 3 (WVU)

The Mountaineers put some traffic on the bases with three walks in the inning, but came up empty-handed. Ben Lumsden had a leadoff walk, but got picked off while leaning at first. If it weren't for that, WVU would have had bases loaded with 1 out. Still 1-0.

TOP 4 (BU)

Chansen Cole is cruising right now. Another super quick inning. No hits, no runs.

BOT 4 (WVU)

A huge inning for the Mountaineers. Matthew Graveline hits a two-run homer to straightaway center, and then later in the inning, Ben Lumdsen hits a three-run rocket to right. West Virginia leads 5-1.

TOP 5 (BU)

The Bearcats strand the bases loaded. WVU helped with that traffic, though, as Armani Guzman botched another grounder with the pitcher covering and Matt Ineich knocked down a grounder and bobbled it. Cole pitches out of the jam. Still 5-1.

BOT 5 (WVU)

Armani Guzman drew a two-out walk, but was followed up by a Brodie Kresser strikeout. No hits, no runs for the Mountaineers.

TOP 6 (BU)

Three up, three down for the Bearcats. Pitch count is starting to come into play for Chansen Cole. 94 pitches through 6.

BOT 6 (WVU)

The Mountaineers have broken this one open, taking a 10-1 lead. Gavin Kelly collected a pair of RBI on a double to left center and then a few batters later, Armani Guzman dropped a ball into left field with the bases loaded, scoring all three.

TOP 7 (BU)

That'll do it for Chansen Cole. A wonderful night for him, setting a career-high with 10 strikeouts. Sophomore David Hagen gets the call from the bullpen and works a clean inning after a leadoff walk.

BOT 7 (WVU)

West Virginia gets a couple of runners aboard, but no runs cross. Still a 10-1 ballgame.

TOP 8 (BU)

Three up, three down for Hagen. He's three outs away from saving the entire core of West Virginia's bullpen for tomorrow.

BOT 8 (WVU)

A walk and no runs here for WVU. The Mountaineers need three outs to cue up John Denver.

TOP 9 (BU)

Easy inning for Hagen. WVU wins it 10-1.

Moments ago, West Virginia head coach Steve Sabins and Binghamton head coach Tim Sinicki turned in their starting lineups.

West Virginia's Starting Lineup

1. SS Matt Ineich

2. C Gavin Kelly

3. CF Paul Schoenfeld

4. DH Sean Smith

5. LF Matthew Graveline

6. 1B Armani Guzman

7. 2B Brodie Kresser

8. RF Ben Lumsden

9. 3B Tyrus Hall

P Chansen Cole

Binghamton's Starting Lineup

1. RF Braylen Gonzalez

2. 2B Sean Sweeney

3. CF Matt Bolton

4. C Tommy Popoff

5. LF Zack Kent

6. 1B Steven Kraus

7. DH Zachary Anderson

8. SS Mike Stellrecht

9. 3B Tim Hennig

P Connor Griffin

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