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Junior third baseman Tyrus Hall blasted a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth inning that defined WVU Baseball’s 12-2...
06/06/2026

Junior third baseman Tyrus Hall blasted a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth inning that defined WVU Baseball’s 12-2 win over California Polytechnic State University on Friday.

Hall’s versatility has propelled the Mountaineers all season long.

Historically, the final hitter in a baseball team’s batting order was a pitcher, mathematically the least likely player to get on base, forbye Babe Ruth or Shohei Ohtani. It wasn’t

Sophomore righty Chansen Cole threw seven innings of two-run baseball with 11 K’s in a 12-2 victory Friday afternoon.“Th...
06/05/2026

Sophomore righty Chansen Cole threw seven innings of two-run baseball with 11 K’s in a 12-2 victory Friday afternoon.

“That guy is Yin and Yang,” WVU Head Coach Steve Sabins said postgame. “That guy is zen.”

In Game 1 of the Morgantown Super Regional, WVU defeated California Polytechnic State University 12-2. Sophomore righty Chansen Cole dominated the Mustangs, totalling 11 K’s on the day. Cole threw

WVU defeated California Polytechnic State University 12-2 in game one of the Morgantown Super Regional. These are the ke...
06/05/2026

WVU defeated California Polytechnic State University 12-2 in game one of the Morgantown Super Regional.

These are the key storylines from the contest.

WVU defeated California Polytechnic State University 12-2 in Game 1 of the Morgantown Super Regional. These are the key storylines from the contest.

WVU took Game 1 of the Morgantown Super Regional against Cal Poly, 12-2. Chansen Cole struck out a season-high of 11 bat...
06/05/2026

WVU took Game 1 of the Morgantown Super Regional against Cal Poly, 12-2.

Chansen Cole struck out a season-high of 11 batters while Tyrus Hall blasted a grand slam.

WVU Baseball took Game 1 of the Morgantown Super Regional against California Polytechnic State University on Friday, 12-2.

WVU Football and WVU Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced that the program will retire Pat Whit...
06/05/2026

WVU Football and WVU Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced that
the program will retire Pat White’s jersey number, No. 5, at a home game this season.

“White was a generational player for West Virginia football,” Baker said.

WVU Football and WVU Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced that the program will retire legendary quarterback Pat White’s jersey number, No. 5, at a home game

NSO: Welcome home! Congratulations on graduating from high school and making the decision to attend West Virginia’s flag...
06/05/2026

NSO: Welcome home! Congratulations on graduating from high school and making the decision to attend West Virginia’s flagship, land-grant institution.

Welcome home! Congratulations on graduating from high school and making the decision to attend West Virginia’s flagship, land-grant institution. Last summer, 4,427 first-time freshmen and their families made their way

Sophomore Matt Ineich has had one dream ever since the first time he stepped foot on Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ba...
06/04/2026

Sophomore Matt Ineich has had one dream ever since the first time he stepped foot on Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark: postseason baseball.

“It’s surreal being able to live it out now,” Ineich said in a press conference on June 4.

From the moment he stepped onto Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark as a freshman for Ohio University, sophomore shortstop Matt Ineich knew one thing: he wanted to play postseason

WVU has landed another accomplished Division II pitcher in Zak Whitney.The rising sophomore earned NE10 Rookie Pitcher o...
06/04/2026

WVU has landed another accomplished Division II pitcher in Zak Whitney.

The rising sophomore earned NE10 Rookie Pitcher of the Year after posting a 7-2 record with a 3.89 ERA, striking out 95 through 81 innings pitched.

WVU has landed another accomplished pitcher in Zak Whitney out of Southern New Hampshire University, the pitcher announced on Wednesday on X.

WVU Baseball will face California Polytechnic State University in its first-ever home Super Regional. The Mustangs won t...
06/04/2026

WVU Baseball will face California Polytechnic State University in its first-ever home Super Regional. The Mustangs won the Los Angeles regional after beating Saint Mary’s College 5-2.

Below is the analysis of the WVU and Cal Poly Super Regionals.

Morgantown is buzzing after WVU Baseball’s extra-inning win against the University of Kentucky, allowing the Mountaineers to host their first-ever Super Regional in program history.

Shots were fired after deputies responded to a Sabraton CVS, where an individual with an active arrest warrant was, acco...
06/04/2026

Shots were fired after deputies responded to a Sabraton CVS, where an individual with an active arrest warrant was, according to a release from the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities confirmed there is no ongoing threat to the public.

At 9:25 a.m. on June 4, deputies responded to a CVS in Sabraton, West Virginia, following a report that an individual with an active arrest warrant was at the location,

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