WVU (22-7, 2-1, #20 RPI Live, #24 D1Baseball.com) hosts Kansas Jayhawks (13-14, 3-3, #148 RPI Live) this weekend.
Location: Mon County Ballpark, Morgantown, WV
Time: Friday, first pitch @ 6:30 p.m., Saturday 4:00 p.m., Sunday 3:00 p.m.
TV: Friday and Saturday - ESPN+ BIG XII NOW, Sunday ESPNU
Radio Broadcast: 100.9 Jack FM and VARSITY radio app, w/ Andrew Caridi
Projected WVU starting pitcher: Friday - Ben Hampton (2-0, 3.56 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 43 K's, 15 BB's with 43 i.p). Saturday - Blaine Traxel (5-2, 2.57 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 40 K's, 10 BB's thru 56 i.p.)
Projected KANSAS starting pitchers: Friday - Collin Baumgartner (3-0, 3.69 ERA, 35 K's, 7 BB's with 39.0 i.p. this season). Saturday starter Sam Ireland (3-3, 4.58 ERA, 27 K's, 11 BB's with 37.1 i.p. this season).
As a team, WVU is ranked nationally #7 with 77 stolen bases, #7 with 2.66 SB/game, #16 with 11 Triples, #17 with 67 Doubles and #27 wtih 161 Base-on-Balls. Also ranked #17 with a 0.759 winning %.
WVU team pitching is also ranked #25 with with ERA (4.07 avg) and #31 with a 1.32 WHIP.
Soph JJ Wetherholt is ranked #1 nationally with 56 hits in 29 games, #4 nationally with a 0.463 batting avg. tied for 7th with 14 Doubles (2B) and #38 with a 0.769 Slugging % in 29 games played. He's also ranked #2 with 26 Stolen bases.
Braden Barry is ranked 43rd with 14 stolen bases.
Blaine Traxel remains the #1 ranked pitcher with 4 complete games, ranked #35 with a WHIP of 0.96 and #44 with only 1.61 Walks (BB) per game. All through 7 games.
Location: Mon County Ballpark, Morgantown, WV
Time: Friday, first pitch @ 6:30 p.m., Saturday 4:00 p.m., Sunday 3:00 p.m.
TV: Friday and Saturday - ESPN+ BIG XII NOW, Sunday ESPNU
Radio Broadcast: 100.9 Jack FM and VARSITY radio app, w/ Andrew Caridi
Projected WVU starting pitcher: Friday - Ben Hampton (2-0, 3.56 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 43 K's, 15 BB's with 43 i.p). Saturday - Blaine Traxel (5-2, 2.57 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 40 K's, 10 BB's thru 56 i.p.)
Projected KANSAS starting pitchers: Friday - Collin Baumgartner (3-0, 3.69 ERA, 35 K's, 7 BB's with 39.0 i.p. this season). Saturday starter Sam Ireland (3-3, 4.58 ERA, 27 K's, 11 BB's with 37.1 i.p. this season).
As a team, WVU is ranked nationally #7 with 77 stolen bases, #7 with 2.66 SB/game, #16 with 11 Triples, #17 with 67 Doubles and #27 wtih 161 Base-on-Balls. Also ranked #17 with a 0.759 winning %.
WVU team pitching is also ranked #25 with with ERA (4.07 avg) and #31 with a 1.32 WHIP.
Soph JJ Wetherholt is ranked #1 nationally with 56 hits in 29 games, #4 nationally with a 0.463 batting avg. tied for 7th with 14 Doubles (2B) and #38 with a 0.769 Slugging % in 29 games played. He's also ranked #2 with 26 Stolen bases.
Braden Barry is ranked 43rd with 14 stolen bases.
Blaine Traxel remains the #1 ranked pitcher with 4 complete games, ranked #35 with a WHIP of 0.96 and #44 with only 1.61 Walks (BB) per game. All through 7 games.
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