Westmoreland County campus clippings: Seton Hill pitcher headed to West Virginia
Rising redshirt senior Ian Korn, who had an exceptional season for Seton Hill, is transferring to West Virginia for a season of Division I baseball.
Korn, the NCBWA Division II National Pitcher of the Year, went 11-2 with a 1.81 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 84 innings this year. Opponents batted just .197 against the productive right-hander, who earned first-team All-American recognition from three entities.
He also was the D2CCA and NCBWA Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year.
Korn has one year of eligibility remaining.
Women’s track and field
Michigan: Sophomore Liz Tapper (Hempfield) earned second-team All-American honors in the shot put. Tapper finished 14th in the event at the NCAA outdoor championships in Oregon with a throw of 55 feet, 81/4 inches.
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
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