West Virginia's Alek Manoah (Kendall Rogers)

West Virginia’s Manoah Leading A Magical Run

AUSTIN, Texas — West Virginia’s season is still far from over, but junior righthander Alek Manoah has already reached legend status in Morgantown.

He’s been the talk of the town the past few weeks, and really, all-season long. Manoah entered the season with high expectations, and for good reason. He’s got a towering physique and powerful stuff accompanies it. Manoah showed glimpses of being a front-line ace last season, as he tallied 23 appearances, eight of them starts. But consistency was a concern.

That hasn’t been a concern this spring. Though he’s had two rough starts against defending national champion[…]