Austin Norman went 2-3, sparking the West Virginia Miners (15-9) to a 7-2 victory in seven innings over the Danville Dans (13-11) on Thursday at Danville Stadium.
He doubled in the first innings and singled in the sixth inning.Despite the loss, the Danville Dans' Caleb Hanks dominated the West Virginia Miners' batters, giving up zero runs and striking out six.
James Battley went a perfect 2-2 at the plate for the Danville Dans. He singled in the second and sixth innings.
Austin Goss recorded his first win of the year for the West Virginia Miners. He allowed one run over five innings. He struck out two, walked two and surrendered four hits.
Trent Johnson ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his third loss of the year. He allowed seven runs in three innings, walked one and struck out three.