Welcome 🙏 to Good Friday, and here is the Morning 🌄 Brew for this glorious day ! Big 🍎, Golden Bears 🐻 Baseball and chasing stories from Thursday night is the agenda for the day.

WVU TECH-Rio Grande
         4/3/26. (1×9)
Arrival Time 12:15pm
Tech BP
1pm-1:40
BAT Testing      1:35-1:45
Rio.     BP                 1:40-2:20pm
Tech   I/O             2:25pm
Rio.     I/O             2:35pm
Plate Meeting.    2:46pm
Intro/Anthem.     2:53pm
Play Ball.       3:00pm

Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :

John 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

Howard Mayo and his Motovational Nugget for the Day will appear here shortly

The scoreboard is now complete from last night as Mr DeHaven circled back and helped me fill in the blanks!

He described the varsity baseball game as a heck of a battle.

The Boys Varsity Soccer was a spirited match for sure.

Varsity Softball had one harsh inning that they couldn’t overcome.

We have two stories already – JV Baseball and Varsity Track and Field.

There will be at least two expanded stories and possibly more (Softball and Boys Soccer ), depending upon the information that makes it my way as the day plays out.

Here in Beckley, we will be hosting Rio Grande in a normal three game weekend set with one game today and two tomorrow.

New York, New York continues to play out for the Chorus, and I’m sure that we will hear from Marion at some point.

Speaking 🔊 of Marion, right before the lightning 🌩 broke out at Soccer on Wednesday evening, he shared some wonderful news about Natalie Harris and the E & H LaCrosse team !

Congratulations to the Lady. Wasps for their victory in a back and forth affair over Mars Hill !

Note 📝 to our email 📧 subscribers – late last night 🌙 you might have received a shell version of this story as I was framing it up. Apologies for that one as I bumped my phone while I was building the frame.

It’s Good Friday and a great day to be alive !

Have a Blessed Day 🙌!

Now that we have arrived safely in Beckley for our weekend series with Rio Grande, let’s see how many Carroll County vs Patrick County results we can round up + Track Results for Varsity…

Mr DeHaven reported that the Nester Nine (JV Baseball) rolled to an 11-1 victory !

Hawks’s Big Day Propels Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers Past Patrick County Junior Varsity Cougars

Alex Hawks drove in four runs on two hits to lead Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers past Patrick County Junior Varsity Cougars 11-1 on Thursday. Alex Hawks tripled in the fourth inning, scoring two runs, and singled in the second inning, scoring one.

Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers got on the board in the top of the first inning after Patrick County Junior Varsity Cougars committed an error, Alex Hawks grounded into a fielder’s choice, Jathan Cox laid down a sacrifice bunt, and Will Motley singled down the right field line, each scoring one run.

A double by Mason Quesenberry, and a single by Alex Hawks helped Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers extend their early lead in the second.

Chase Hart earned the win for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers. The pitcher surrendered one hit and one run over two innings, striking out two and walking two. Charlie Tabor took the loss for Patrick County Junior Varsity Cougars. The righty went one inning, giving up four runs (two earned) on three hits, striking out none and walking one. Jayden Wright tossed two innings of zero-run ball for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers in relief. The pitcher gave up two hits, striking out four and walking none.

Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers piled up 13 hits in the game. Jayden Wright went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers in hits. Will Love, Eli Busick, and Mason Quesenberry each collected multiple hits for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers. Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers didn’t commit a single error in the field. Eli Busick had the most chances in the field with seven.

Ian Baker, Jaxon Handy, and Caleb Vaughn each collected one hit for Patrick County Junior Varsity Cougars. Jaxon Handy led Patrick County Junior Varsity Cougars with one run batted in. The first baseman went 1-for-2 on the day.

Adam Nester
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I announced the Boys 👦 Varsity Soccer match that finished up after being delayed last night 🌙. We won 5 -1.

Our JV Boys Soccer ⚽️ finished last night and won, 2-0

Girls Varsity Soccer ⚽️ was halted last night as well, with the score 0-0 and will be resumed at a future date.

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Girls JV Soccer finished their match, but I’ve yet to hear a score.

Update : We fell short, 5-0.

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Boys and Girls Track 👣 and Field traveled down to Glade Springs today, and I feel comfortable with the idea that Coach Montgomery will send it the results once he has them.

Coach Shawn Montgomery has checked in with Track 👣 and Field meet results from Glade Springs today !

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JV Softball at Patrick County

Update : fell 10 – 1

Tammy Quesenberry has the updates for Varsity Softball and they are in the top of the seventh trailing 13-5.

Update : Carroll County plated one in the seventh and fell, 13 – 6

Varsity Softball post game ( Velvet Leonard)

Mr DeHaven has the varsity ⚾️ update, and the last report was down 1-0 in the fifth inning.

Update : Patrick County scored a run in the bottom of the first and held on to win a pitchers duel, 1-0.

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That leaves the two tennis 🎾 matches played yesterday afternoon, and as of now, there is nothing to report.

Update : Both squads fell 8-1

That covers all 12, and we will update them as information becomes available.

Bonus, fun is being had in New York City on the Chorus trip !

What happens from here is this, any event that I have enough information about for a stand-alone story, one will be written.

9:23 pm – Feel free to check back for any updates !

Updated again at 10 :05

Thank You to Mr DeHaven for all of his help tonight! Thank You to Velvet Leonard and Tammy Quesenberry as well !

Golden Bears 🐻 storm back to defeat Bluefield University 10-9, winning on a walkoff single !

Beckley, West Virginia – West Virginia Tech University trailed 6-1 entering the bottom of the sixth inning at home on Tuesday, but the bats woke up, allowing the Golden Bears to escape with a 10-9 victory.

Angel Leiva ripped a two out single to score Brayden Kiblinger from second base to send the fans at Lunda K Epling Stadium home happy.

Kiplinger coaxed a walk from Noah Burtner after two were out. Burtner hit Nolan Copeland with a pitch to move Kiplinger into scoring position and set the table for Leiva to play the role of hero.

Jordan Ramsey opened the game for Bluefield by depositing the first pitch of the game over the left centerfield fence. WVU-T bounced back in the bottom of the inning, tying the game on an infield single from Cody Cooper. But the bats went quiet over the next four innings, leaving the home team down 6-1, heading into the bottom of the six.

Nate Wolfe led off with a triple and three batters later, Kiblinger added a rare second triple of the frame. By the time the Rams recorded the third out, seven Golden Bears had touched home plate. Skipper Lawrence Nesselrodt sent 12 to the plate during the uprising, and five Golden Bears picked up an RBI.

WVU-T protected their first lead, 8-6 until the top of the eighth inning. Bluefield regained the lead on a 3-run inside the park home run from Shawn Cherry.

Trailing 9-8 heading into the bottom of the eighth, Nesselrodt pulled out all of the stops in hopes of evening the score. Gabe Templeton led off with a single, and JJ Polvinale laid down a perfect bunt to move Templeton into position. Bluefield threw behind him, and the error moved him to third base. Carson Brown executed a textbook suicide squeeze, and the teams headed to the ninth at 9-9.

Clayton Hargus took the mound as the ninth WVU-T pitcher of the day and pitched around a runner on third base to position himself for the victory.

The Golden Bears return to Epling Stadium on Friday to open a three game set with River States Conference rival, Rio Grande. The first pitch is slated for 3pm with a doable header set for Saturday at Noon.

Bluefield University … 132 000 030 – 9 15

West Virginia Tech…. 100 007 011 – 10 14

Two out when winning run scored.

WP – Clayton Hargus

LP – Noah Burtner

Today’s workplace has an uplifting 🙏 effect when you walk through the gates ! Welcome to Linda K Epling Stadium, home of the Bible Verses…

When I first had the opportunity to ask Mr Doug Epling how he got away with having Bible Verses all over the outside walls 🧱, I loved his response.

” When you build something with your own money 💰, you don’t have to hide from your beliefs.”

In a world 🌎 engulfed with political correctness, it’s a breath of fresh air to see someone who is able to stand for what he or she believes in !

Bluefield University has arrived, so its time to go over and read their roster with their Head Coach.

The first pitch is set for 1pm, and it’s a beautiful day for a baseball ⚾️ game!

We say goodbye to March with 🎬 action in both Tazewell and Beckley as the JV Softball team gets center stage for the Cavaliers with a doubleheader against the Bulldogs !

Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

Howard Mayo and his Motovational Nugget will appear here shortly.

It will be time to start the drive 🚗 up to Beckley here in a minute, so we will close up with the thought that ends the Morning Brew each day – Have a Blessed Day 🙌!