2026-06-07 07:01:43 EDT / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
据西弗吉尼亚大学消息，周六在摩根敦超级区域赛NCAA棒球锦标赛西弗吉尼亚对阵加州州立理工大学的比赛现场，一股强风突袭球迷聚集区域，造成多人受伤，共有5人被送往医院接受治疗。
https://www.facebook.com/melissa.mcbeeanderson/videos/1320026240230146/ 这段视频显示，时速达40英里的风雨掀翻了一顶帐篷，一名试图固定帐篷的人被卷至空中，另一名男子则顺着山坡不受控制地滚落。
其他球迷纷纷在肯德里克家族棒球场附近名为“兰迪山脊”的区域紧急躲避。
“我当时正和水泥块一起扶住杆柱，结果杆子开始滑动，后来另一名男子过来帮忙扶住另一根杆柱，这时一阵强风刮了过来，”西弗吉尼亚球迷基思·希尔在接受WAJR电台采访时表示，“杆子开始剧烈滑动，不少人被绳索和杆柱绊倒受伤。”
据匹兹堡哥伦比亚广播公司报道，这场风暴导致匹兹堡周边地区数千户居民在周六下午停电。
西弗吉尼亚大学警方证实，共有5人被送往医院。
比赛当时因天气原因暂停。
西弗吉尼亚大学体育发言人迈克尔·弗拉加莱在一份声明中称：“我们已与当地医疗服务机构取得联系，以确保所有受影响人员能够获得康复支持。”
西弗吉尼亚队以17比1赢得本场比赛，队史首次晋级大学棒球世界系列赛。
5 taken to the hospital after strong winds at NCAA tournament in West Virginia
2026-06-07 07:01:43 EDT / CBS/AP
Five people were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained when a strong wind tore through an area occupied by fans at the Morgantown Super Regional NCAA baseball tournament game between West Virginia and Cal Poly on Saturday, according to the university.
https://www.facebook.com/melissa.mcbeeanderson/videos/1320026240230146/showed rain and wind that reached speeds of 40 mph tearing up a tent, with one person flying through the air while trying to hold it down as another person rolls uncontrollably down a hill.
Other fans scrambled for safety from an area known as Randy’s Ridge near the Kendrick Family Ballpark.
“I was just trying to hold my weight on the pole with the cement block, and then it started sliding, and then another guy joined in, and he’s trying to hold another pole, and then a big gust of wind came,” West Virginia fan Keith Hill told WAJR radio. “It just started sliding really hard, and people got caught up in the ropes and the poles.”
The storm led to thousands of people across the nearby Pittsburgh area were without power on Saturday afternoon, CBS Pittsburgh reported.
West Virginia University police confirmed that five people were transported to a hospital.
The game was in a weather delay at the time.
“We have been in touch with health-care providers in the area to ensure those affected are supported in their recovery,” West Virginia athletics spokesperson Michael Fragale said in a statement.
West Virginia won the game 17-1 to advance to the College World Series for the first time in program history.
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