May 10, 2014 2 min read

Zach Bricknell’s one-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday afternoon drove in Nico Baldelli and gave the Lake Erie Crushers a 9-8 victory over the Wild Things in an exhibition game at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio.

Washington led 8-3, but Lake Erie scored two runs in the sixth inning, one in the eighth and three in the ninth to win for the first time in four spring training games against Washington.

Washington and Lake Erie will play their final exhibition game today. The Frontier League regular seasons begins Thursday with Washington playing at Florence.

C.J. Beatty, William Beckwith and Stewart Ijames each drove in two runs for the Wild Things. Carter Bell hit a solo home run, his second in as many days.

Washington starting pitcher Scott Dunn threw four innings, allowing one run and two hits. He struck out six. Washington’s bullpen gave up eight runs in five innings. The Crushers scored the final three runs against reliever Andy Smithmyer.

West Virginia University basketball coach Bob Huggins said the Mountaineers will survive recent defections from the team.

Huggins held a news conference Saturday to address announcements by guards Eron Harris and Terry Henderson that they are transferring.

In addition, Huggins revealed that forward Remi Dibo told an assistant coach that he plans to skip his senior season play professionally in his native France. Huggins says he hasn’t spoken with Dibo.

The three players combined for 36 points per game.

Huggins says player transfers happen all the time. He says the Mountaineers are going to be “fine” and that returning players are excited about the 2014-15 season.

West Virginia went 17-16 last season and missed the NCAA tournament for the second straight year.