Black Bears Finish the 2019 Season in Second Place
NILES, OHIO - After one of the most exciting seasons in five years of Black Bears baseball, West Virginia ended the 2019 season with a 2-0 loss at Mahoning Valley on Labor Day. Though they dropped the last game of the season, the Black Bears finished second in the Pinckney
NILES, OHIO - After one of the most exciting seasons in five years of Black Bears baseball, West Virginia ended the 2019 season with a 2-0 loss at Mahoning Valley on Labor Day. Though they dropped the last game of the season, the Black Bears finished second in the Pinckney Division with a 40-36 record - the most wins for the organization in two years.
Leading into the game, Black Bears pushed for their first post-season berth since they won the New-York Penn League Championship in 2015. However, the loss to the Scrappers yielded the division title to the Batavia Muckdogs after their 7-0 win over Auburn on Monday.
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Over the course of the game, the Bears were unable to jumpstart their offense. In one of their least productive outings this season, West Virginia recorded only three hits in nine innings. 3B
West Virginia completes its fifth season of baseball under first-year manager, Drew Saylor, who led the Black Bears on an incredible pennant chase through the month of August. With the 2019 season in the books, the West Virginia Black Bears finish with a winning record for the first time in two years.