HornsDown edition.
#6 WEST VIRGINIA (39-13, 15-6) travels to unranked Texas (35-18, 12-9) for their final BIG 12 series.
-West Virginia has won 16 0f their last 19 games and is currently ranked No. 6 by Baseball America and USA Sports, and No. 6 in the NCAA-recognized D1Baseball poll
-West Virginia's 15-6 BIG 12 conference record allows them a 2 game lead over 2nd place OK State (another projected Regional site).
-I have not looked up the series history, but clearly remember Jackson Wolfe pitching a WIN at Austin on a Friday night not too long ago.
-Texas is ranked #30 in Warren Nolan RPI-Live poll. WVU is ranked #17.
First Pitch: Thursday 18May23 @ 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 3:30 p.m.
Location: UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Austin TX (7,373)
TV Broadcast: Longhorn Network only
Audio Broadcast: Mountaineer Sports Network, 100,9 FM Morgantown, Varsity Network app [Andrew Caridi]
Live STATS [Fri]: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=448093&vislive=wvir
Starting Thursday pitchers:
WVU - LHP Carson Estridge (3-0, 3.75 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 31 K, 7 BB in 24.0 i.p.)
Texas - Lucas Gordon (5-1, 2.71 ERA)
Starting Friday pitchers:
WVU - RHP Blaine Traxel (7-4, 3.23 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 68 K, 19 BB in 94.2 i.p.)
Texas - Lebarron Johnson Jr (6-2, 2.76 ERA)
Top offensive performers batting 0.300 and above:
JJ Wetherholt (0.466 avg, 56 RBI, 21 Doubles, 64 Runs, 15 HR, 35/41 SB)
Tevin Tucker (0.331 avg, 20 RBI, 55 Runs, 18/21 SB)
Landon Wallace (0.329 avg, 46 RBI, 10 Doubles, 9 HR, 16/18 SB)
Braden Barry (0.304 avg, 54 Runs, 18 Doubles, 21/23 SB)
Caleb McNeely (0.299 avg, 47 RBI, 10 Doubles, 12 HR)
Note: JJ Wetherholt now leads the nation w/ a 0.466 batting average.
#6 WEST VIRGINIA (39-13, 15-6) travels to unranked Texas (35-18, 12-9) for their final BIG 12 series.
-West Virginia has won 16 0f their last 19 games and is currently ranked No. 6 by Baseball America and USA Sports, and No. 6 in the NCAA-recognized D1Baseball poll
-West Virginia's 15-6 BIG 12 conference record allows them a 2 game lead over 2nd place OK State (another projected Regional site).
-I have not looked up the series history, but clearly remember Jackson Wolfe pitching a WIN at Austin on a Friday night not too long ago.
-Texas is ranked #30 in Warren Nolan RPI-Live poll. WVU is ranked #17.
First Pitch: Thursday 18May23 @ 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 3:30 p.m.
Location: UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Austin TX (7,373)
TV Broadcast: Longhorn Network only
Audio Broadcast: Mountaineer Sports Network, 100,9 FM Morgantown, Varsity Network app [Andrew Caridi]
Live STATS [Fri]: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=448093&vislive=wvir
Starting Thursday pitchers:
WVU - LHP Carson Estridge (3-0, 3.75 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 31 K, 7 BB in 24.0 i.p.)
Texas - Lucas Gordon (5-1, 2.71 ERA)
Starting Friday pitchers:
WVU - RHP Blaine Traxel (7-4, 3.23 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 68 K, 19 BB in 94.2 i.p.)
Texas - Lebarron Johnson Jr (6-2, 2.76 ERA)
Top offensive performers batting 0.300 and above:
JJ Wetherholt (0.466 avg, 56 RBI, 21 Doubles, 64 Runs, 15 HR, 35/41 SB)
Tevin Tucker (0.331 avg, 20 RBI, 55 Runs, 18/21 SB)
Landon Wallace (0.329 avg, 46 RBI, 10 Doubles, 9 HR, 16/18 SB)
Braden Barry (0.304 avg, 54 Runs, 18 Doubles, 21/23 SB)
Caleb McNeely (0.299 avg, 47 RBI, 10 Doubles, 12 HR)
Note: JJ Wetherholt now leads the nation w/ a 0.466 batting average.
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