Posts Tagged ‘West Virginia’
Kirn earns third-team All-American honor after guiding Mountaineers to super regional
QUINCY — Griffin Kirn picked up a trio of postseason honors to cap his collegiate pitching career. The Quincy Notre Dame graduate was named a third-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association after leading the West Virginia baseball team to a 44-16 record and an NCAA Division I super regional berth. The left-hander,…
Read MoreQND graduate Kirn earns first college save to send West Virginia to NCAA super-regional
CLEMSON, S.C. — When Griffin Kirn was pulled from Friday’s NCAA regional opener after throwing 118 pitches, there was enough left in his tank if he was needed for an inning of relief the remainder of the weekend. Well, the West Virginia baseball team needed him. And Kirn delivered on cue. The Quincy Notre Dame…
Read MoreSchuckman: Kirn enjoys challenge of leading Mountaineers’ pursuit of College World Series berth
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Every step Griffin Kirn has taken in his development as a front-line left-handed starter has led to this opportunity. Friday, the Quincy Notre Dame graduate is tasked with getting the West Virginia baseball team’s pursuit of a spot in the College World Series off on the right foot. Admittedly, there is…
Read MoreFormer QND and QU ace Kirn picks up Big 12 Conference weekly honor
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Griffin Kirn’s transition to the NCAA Division I level has been smooth. The Quincy Notre Dame graduate and former Quincy University ace is 2-0 in three starts with a 2.04 ERA at West Virginia. Earlier this week, the left-hander was named the Co-Big 12 Pitcher of Week after his shutout of…
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