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West Virginia Moves Up in a Pair of National Rankings

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West Virginia Moves Up in a Pair of National Rankings


The West Virginia University baseball program went a perfect 5-0 last week, notching midweek wins at Ohio State, returned home to mercy rule Pitt, and completed a clean sweep over Big 12 Conference foe Utah.

After a phenomenal week, the Mountaineers moved up in a pair of rankings, sliding up two spots in the USA TODAY Sports to 23rd, three places to 20th in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Associate (NCBWA) Poll, and remained steady at No. 11 in Perfect Game. Meanwhile, WVU remains unranked in the Baseball America Poll and D1Baseball.com has yet to rank a hot West Virginia team.

As of Monday, West Virginia was 30th in the RPI.

The Mountaineers are currently ranked 11th in the country with a Big 12 leading team ERA of 3.72 and 16th in team batting average at .320.

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West Virginia junior Skylar King is batting a team-leading .365, which sits just outside the top 10 of the Big 12, while ranking fourth in the conference in stolen bases (12) and sacrifice bunts (4).

Senior Jace Rinehart is second on the team in batting average, hitting .354. His 12 doubles are third in the league and is tenth in slugging percentage (.667) and RBI (33).

Senior Kyle West (4th, .505) and junior Logan Sauve (7th, .475) are in the top 10 in on base percentage.

West Virginia is back in action this weekend as the Mountaineers travel to Texas to take on the Houston Cougars for a three-game. Game 1 is set for Friday at 7:30 p.m. EST, game 2 is slated for Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EST and the series final is scheduled for Sunday at 12:30 p.m. EST.

West Virginia in the National Rankings

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D1Baseball: NR

USA TODAY Sports: 23

NCBWA: 20

Baseball America: NR

Perfect Game: 11

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E-News | Downtown Dash planned Dec. 13

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Join the Main Street Morgantown family-friendly holiday shopping event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 13) in Downtown Morgantown. 

The event will feature a district-wide scavenger hunt for a chance to win prizes and the opportunity to explore holiday pop-up markets by Hoot and Howl, The Co-Op and Apothecary Ale House.

While exploring downtown shops, participants who spot DASH the Dog can collect stamps. Each stamp brings participants closer to the chance of winning prizes from downtown merchants such as gift cards and goods. To qualify for prizes, completed Downtown Dash Guides with five or more stamps must be turned into Hoot and Howl, The Co-Op, Apothecary Ale House or at Breezeline’s play-to-win tent on Courthouse Square.

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As a break from shopping, parents and their little ones can visit Kids Craft, Cookies & Cocoa Central at the WARD Building to enjoy a complimentary hot cocoa and cookie bar and children’s crafts provided by Hotel Morgan sponsored by Main Street Morgantown and Breezeline.

Visitors can also visit the beautiful 25-foot-tall holiday tree on display at Courthouse Square, a collaboration between the City of Morgantown, Monongalia County and Main Street Morgantown.   

Sponsored by Breezeline, the Downtown Dash celebrates the holiday season, promotes walking and shopping throughout the downtown district, and supports local businesses by driving foot traffic directly to storefronts.



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West Virginia First Foundation lauds Wheeling police for crisis intervention success

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The West Virginia First Foundation visited the Wheeling Police Department to commend its efforts in addressing the area’s mental health and opioid crisis.

Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger presented to the WVFF board, highlighting the department’s progress.

Schwertfeger attributed a 14% decrease in Group A crimes from 2024 to 2025 to the department’s crisis intervention program.

“Just another great partnership,” he said. “More collaboration in this area that we are very proud of and we want to keep the momentum going,.”

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WVFF Executive Director Jonathan Board praised the program’s success.

“This in particular, the CIT program, that isn’t just in the ether, but is showing success – actual scientific success about de-escalation, about bringing together services providers and to boots on the ground and first responders, this is vitally important to not only this region but the entire state,” Board said.

The visit was part of WVFF’s ‘Hold the Line’ tour across the state.



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