If Judd Messerly owns a dog, it's probably a Dalmatian.

Nicknamed "the fireman," Messerly sprayed cold water on George Washington's batters on Friday in third-seeded Morgantown's 7-5 victory over the second-seeded Patriots in the WVSSAC Class AAAA state high school baseball tournament semifinals at GoMart Ballpark.

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The senior left-hander pitched 3 1/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief to earn the win. Messerly struck out two and walked two.

Messerly, who signed to play at Potomac State next season, entered the game in the fourth inning in place of starter Vincent Aloi, who had given up five runs on four hits, with two walks in the inning, allowin

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