West Virginia Set for Big 12 Tournament
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 9 West Virginia University baseball group heads to Surprise, Arizona for the 2026 Big 12 Tournament. The first sport for the Mountaineers at Surprise Stadium shall be on Thursday, May 21, at 7:30 pm at Surprise Stadium in opposition to the winner of the No. 7-seed TCU and No. 11-seed Kansas State.
Fans can watch Thursday’s sport on ESPNU. Friday’s semi-finals shall be on ESPN+ whereas the ultimate shall be on ESPN2. Every WVU sport shall be accessible to take heed to on the Mountaineer Sports Networkand followers can comply with with dwell stats at WVUsports.com.
As the No. 2-seed within the event, WVU earned a double-bye into the quarterfinals. It is a single-elimination event with the semifinals on Friday at 11 pm ET and the ultimate on Saturday at 7:30 pm ET ought to the Mountaineers advance. The event bought began on May 19 with Kansas State defeating Utah and BYU defeating Texas Tech. Before the Wildcats and Horned Frogs meet on Wednesday, the Cougars will play Baylor within the different second spherical matchup.
The Mountaineers are 37-12 total this season and completed second within the Big 12 with a 21-9 file. TCU is the No. 7 seed after going 33-20 and 17-13 in league play whereas Kansas State is the No. 11 seed with a 29-26 total file and 11-19 mark within the Big 12.
On Tuesday, redshirt junior Maxx Yehl grew to become the third Mountaineer to be named Big 12 Pitcher of the Year. He was joined on the All-Big 12 First Team by fellow pitchers Chansen Cole and Ian Korn in addition to catcher Gavin Kelly. Outfielder Paul Schoenfeld earned a spot on the second time whereas Reese Bassinger, Carson Estridge, Armani Guzman, Matt Ineichand Sean Smith earned honorable point out standing.
Kelly leads WVU with a .387 batting common, 12 residence runs, and 47 RBI. He is a Golden Spikes and Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist and was lately named the highest school prospect within the 2027 MLB Draft by Baseball America.
West Virginia is wanting for its first Big 12 Tournament championship and sixth total event title.
The NCAA choice present will happen on Monday, May 25, at 12 pm ET.
For extra info on the Mountaineers, comply with @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebookand instagram.
Fans can watch Thursday’s sport on ESPNU. Friday’s semi-finals shall be on ESPN+ whereas the ultimate shall be on ESPN2. Every WVU sport shall be accessible to take heed to on the Mountaineer Sports Networkand followers can comply with with dwell stats at WVUsports.com.
As the No. 2-seed within the event, WVU earned a double-bye into the quarterfinals. It is a single-elimination event with the semifinals on Friday at 11 pm ET and the ultimate on Saturday at 7:30 pm ET ought to the Mountaineers advance. The event bought began on May 19 with Kansas State defeating Utah and BYU defeating Texas Tech. Before the Wildcats and Horned Frogs meet on Wednesday, the Cougars will play Baylor within the different second spherical matchup.
The Mountaineers are 37-12 total this season and completed second within the Big 12 with a 21-9 file. TCU is the No. 7 seed after going 33-20 and 17-13 in league play whereas Kansas State is the No. 11 seed with a 29-26 total file and 11-19 mark within the Big 12.
On Tuesday, redshirt junior Maxx Yehl grew to become the third Mountaineer to be named Big 12 Pitcher of the Year. He was joined on the All-Big 12 First Team by fellow pitchers Chansen Cole and Ian Korn in addition to catcher Gavin Kelly. Outfielder Paul Schoenfeld earned a spot on the second time whereas Reese Bassinger, Carson Estridge, Armani Guzman, Matt Ineichand Sean Smith earned honorable point out standing.
Kelly leads WVU with a .387 batting common, 12 residence runs, and 47 RBI. He is a Golden Spikes and Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist and was lately named the highest school prospect within the 2027 MLB Draft by Baseball America.
West Virginia is wanting for its first Big 12 Tournament championship and sixth total event title.
The NCAA choice present will happen on Monday, May 25, at 12 pm ET.
For extra info on the Mountaineers, comply with @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebookand instagram.
