West Virginia beats Troy 7-5 in meeting of teams making their first College World Series appearances‎

Tyrus Hall hit the tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, Ian Korn held Troy to one run in his longest relief appearance of the season, and West Virginia beat the Trojans 7-5 Friday in a meeting of teams making their first appearances in the College World Series. Hall hit a two-run double in the second inning and came up in the eighth with two runners on against Zach Crotchfelt. Korn, the Division II pitcher of the year at Seton Hill last year, steadied the Mountaineers after Troy knocked out Chansen Cole in the third inning.