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Power's longest streak ends with twinbill split

Power wins third in row then splits

LAKEWOOD, N.J. - Charleston's South Atlantic League baseball teamreached new heights Sunday afternoon at Lakewood, before theBlueClaws pulled the plug on a West Virginia Power three-game winningstreak.

The Power (19-38) won its third straight game - a season high -with a 2-1 victory to open a doubleheader, before the Claws poundedWest Virginia 17-4 in the nightcap. The teams are tied for last placein the SAL Northern Division.

The Power played both games without injured star shortstop AlcidesEscobar. Manager Ramon Aviles said Escobar isn't expected to playbefore Thursday, after spraining and ankle, and then tweaking as hetried to stretch a double into a triple in Saturday's win.

The Power, which returns home Tuesday night to begin and eight-game homestand against Lexington and Lakewood, closes the series androad trip here tonight at 7:05 with right-hander Josh Wahpepah (2-3)on the mound against BlueClaw lefty Derek Griffith (2-2).

In Sunday's opener, the Power tied the game 1-1 in the top of thesixth inning. Hasan Rasheed's sacrifice fly scored Agustin Septimofor the lead. Dave Johnson (2-1) earned the win for West Virginia.

In the second game, the Power led 2-0 on Adam Mannon's two-runsingle in the second inning, but Lakewood tied the game in the bottomof the inning, then scored six in the third, knocking West Virginiastarter Robbie Wooley (1-4) from the game. Mannon later homered andhad all four Power RBI in the loss.

U.S. Open sectional qualifying today

Three golfers with local ties will play in U.S. Open sectionalqualifiers today.

Huntington's Pat Carter, an 11-time West Virginia Amateur champ,will play in the Columbus, Ohio, sectional at Double Eagle Golf Club.

Clendenin native Todd Westfall, who currently plays on theprofessional Cleveland Tour in New England, will compete in asectional at the Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, N.J.

Defending West Virginia Open champ David Bradshaw, of HarpersFerry, will play at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md.

Carter and Westfall qualified for sectional play last month atEdgewood Country Club.

Conrad, Whalen win State Four-Ball title

DANIELS - Jamie Conrad of Fayetteville and Ryan Whalen ofMorgantown shot a final-round 67 Sunday, holding off the Huntingtonduo of Pat Carter and Shane Nicely to win the West Virginia Four-Ball golf title at the Glade Spring Resort's Cobb Course.

The Conrad-Whalen duo posted a three-shot victory, at 130, overCarter-Nicely, which finished at 133 after a final-round 65. Fourteams finished at 134 in the 36-hole event on the par-72, 7,191-yardcourse.

Sunday's low round of 63 was posted by Brian Stump of Parkersburgand Rick Rhoads of Vienna. The team tied for third at 134.

WVU spring game provides $18,356 to hospital

MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University's athletics department willdonate $18,356.67 to WVU Children's Hospital. Those were the proceedsfrom the annual Gold-Blue spring football scrimmage in April.

The Mountaineers' donation, during the weekend's Children'sMiracle Network Telethon, brings the WVU athletics' hospitalcontributions of the past 22 years to $460,064.

WVU wrestling coach makes hall of fame

OKLAHOMA CITY - Zeke Jones, an assistant coach at West VirginiaUniversity, was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fameover the weekend.

Jones won a high school title in Michigan before garnering threeNCAA All-America honors at Arizona State, four World Cup gold medals,six national titles, a world championship and an Olympic silvermedal.

As a coach, he was named the 2001 national freestyle coach of theyear and head freestyle coach at the 2004 Olympics.

Marshall freshman named to NFCA All-America Team

Marshall freshman Rachel Folden of Baldwin Park, Calif., is thefirst player in Marshall softball history to be named to the NationalFastpitch Coaches Association All-America team.

Folden, a third team selection, was named Mid-American ConferenceFreshman of the Year earlier this month. The catcher led theconference in the regular season in slugging percentage (.661), RBI(56), doubles (19) and total bases (111), while ranking second inbatting average (.415), runs (33) and hits (68).

This season, Folden set the Marshall single-season records in RBI(60), doubles (19), total bases (119), and ranked second in home runs(9) and hits (73).

WVU's Dunn to speak at State dinner

West Virginia University men's assistant basketball coach JerryDunn will be the guest speaker Friday at the West Virginia StateUniversity "W" Alumni Club dinner at the Erickson Center on theInstitute campus.

The dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., and cost is $25 per person. Statemen's basketball Coach Bryan Poore will be master of ceremonies. Forreservations, call Walt Wilkerson (768-3749) or Betty Spencer (768-0498).

Three award winners listed for WVU baseball

MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University baseball had three awardwinners in the 2005 season - Academic All-America outfielder LeeFritz was named the most valuable position player, Marty Fagler thepitching MVP, and Tyler Kuhn the rookie of the year.

Fritz, a senior from Waynesburg, Pa., led the Mountaineers inbatting (.379) for the third consecutive season. He had five homeruns, 13 doubles and 45 runs-batted-in.

Fagler, a senior from Farmington, Pa., posted a 6-3 record in 10starts and compiled an ERA of 2.92. The left-hander hurled 71 inningsin 12 appearances. He struck out 48, walked 27 and held opposingbatters to a combined .268 batting average.

Kuhn, a freshman infielder from Louisville, Ky., made 50 startswhile playing all of the team's 55 games. He hit .298 with three homeruns, six triples and 13 doubles.