Mountaineers Set to Play Marshall in Charleston

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 16 West Virginia University baseball team closes out its season series with Marshall on Wednesday, April 30, at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston, West Virginia. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
 
Mountaineer fans can watch the games on ESPN+, listen on Mountaineer Sports Network, and can follow along with live stats at WVUsports.com.
 
West Virginia is 37-5 this season and sit in first place in the Big 12 at 16-3 after recording four straight sweeps against Utah, Houston, Cincinnati, and most recently UCF. The Mountaineers have the highest winning percentage in the country at .881 along with No. 1 Texas. 
 
In the latest polls, West Virginia sits at No. 4 in Perfect Game, No. 10 in NCBWA, No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, No. 8 in Baseball America, No. 18 in The Athletic, and No. 16 by D1Baseball, which is recognized by the NCAA.
 
Junior Skylar King leads the Mountaineers with a .361 batting average while senior Jace Rinehart has a team-high 43 RBI. Rinehart and junior Logan Sauve each lead the team with seven home runs.
 
The Mountaineer bullpen has been led by senior Reese Bassinger and sophomore Chase Meyer, who were both named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List. Junior Carson Estridge has also been solid since moving back to the bullpen and has five saves to match Bassinger for the team lead.
 
Pitching Probables
RHP Gavin Van Kempen (2-0, 5.25 ERA, 33 K, 22 BB, 36.0 IP) vs. RHP Peyton Jackson (2-2, 1.47 ERA, 35 K, 8 BB, 30.2 IP)
 
Led by third year head coach Greg Beals, Marshall is 23-22 after sweeping South Alabama over the weekend.
 
Eddie Leon leads the team with a .278 batting average while Ethan Murdoch has a team-high nine home runs. Charlie Krebs has been the Herd’s top reliever with a 2.62 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 34.1 innings pitched.
 
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