BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – West Virginia State hit four home runs and proved to have too much offense in a Mountain East Conference sweep over Fairmont State, 7-0, 12-3, on Saturday afternoon at the Bridgeport Recreation Complex.
 
Following the setbacks, Fairmont State moved to 4-8 overall on the season, including 2-2 in league play. WVSU improves to 9-3 overall and 6-0 in the league.
 
Matt Harrison led WVSU with two home runs in the doubleheader, while Christopher Jordan and Andrew Stone also belted homers during the Yellow Jacket wins. Other than the four home runs, WVSU totaled 11 singles on the afternoon.
 
In game one, the Falcons were held off the scoreboard and were limited offensively. Jacob Goodnight and Chris Green each went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Falcons. Tyler Haskins also doubled.
 
Logan Smith started and pitched sixth innings for the Falcons, totaling seven strikeouts in the setback.
 
The Falcons stranded nine runners on base during game one.
 
In game two, WVSU homered in two of its first three at-bats and never looked back.
 
Fairmont State scattered nine hits and finally got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Haskins. Justin Brown and Goodnight also drove in one run apiece for the Falcons in the fifth as FSU suffered a 12-3 defeat in the late game.
 
Goodnight batted 3-for-3 with an RBI in game two, while PJ Lanham batted 2-for-4. Brown had the only extra-base hit for the Falcons in game two – an RBI double in the fifth inning.
 
Luke Paull suffered the loss for the Falcons, allowing four runs on three hits in three innings of work. In the game, six different players took the hill for the Falcons.
 
Fairmont State will return to action on Monday morning with a MEC doubleheader against the University of Charleston. First pitch is set for 11 a.m. at Frank Loria Stadium in Nutter Fort.