West Virginia
Behind enemy lines: Arizona vs. West Virginia
The hype of Arizona coming into the 2024 season is not only long gone, its now hard to imagine this roster in a winning position after three-straight losses in underwhelming performances against Texas Tech, BYU and Colorado.
Not only has it been three-straight games that have been rough in the win-loss column for Arizona, it’s been a hammer to the Wildcats’ roster as they have seen Treyden Stukes, Jacob Manu, Rhino Tapa’atoutai go down with season ending injuries and safety Gunner Maldonado, who has no timetable of return.
Arizona will now face West Virginia at home as the Wildcats try to end a three-game skid against a Mountaineers team comes into Tucson with a similar 3-4 record. To get you ready for the game we at GOAZCATS.com reached out to WVSports’ managing editor Keenan Cummings to give you guys an inside look at the WVU program.
What has been the key to West Virginia’s running attack this season?
KC: West Virginia has a veteran offensive line that is the engine of the attack as well as some talent at the other key spots. While it’s uncertain if starting quarterback Garrett Greene is going to be able to suit up, his backup Nicco Marchiol also has the ability to run the ball and the way that the Mountaineers use the position in the run game helps to open things up. West Virginia also has pair of talented running backs in Jahiem White and CJ Donaldson that they’ll get the football to in a variety of different ways. White has forced 28 missed tackles on 75 carries as the dynamic option, while Donaldson is the bigger option that can get tough yards.
CLENDENIN, W.Va . (WSAZ) – Gov. Patrick Morrisey visited Clendenin West Virginia Saturday during Summerfest.
10 years ago a devastating flood swept through the community.
The governor announced $450,000 of funding for a Streetscape project during a commemoration for the June 2016 flood. The funding will go toward Clendenin’s main street – improving sidewalks, landscaping, and other pedestrian amenities.
Funding for the project comes from the Transportation Alternatives Program – a federal initiative to fund smaller scale transportation projects.
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It was a phenomenal year for the West Virginia Mountaineers on the diamond, and even with the season having been over for over a week now, the honors continue to roll in.
On Friday, second baseman/catcher Gavin Kelly and left-handed starting pitcher Maxx Yehl were both named First-Team All-Americans by D1Baseball.com. It is the first time in program history that two Mountaineers have been recognized as First-Team All-Americans in the same season.
Gavin Kelly
Kelly was essentially everyone’s pick to have a breakout season for the Mountaineers in 2026, but I’m not sure anyone expected him to do it the way he did. He hit nearly .400 all year and went on a power surge out of nowhere toward the end of the season, becoming one of the top home run hitters in the country over the last month or so of the year.
Kelly was named a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist, the MVP of the Morgantown Regional, and is currently participating in the Team USA Collegiate National Team training camp in Cary, North Carolina. For the year, he hit .382 with 19 home runs and 63 RBI, cementing himself as a top draft prospect in 2027.
Maxx Yehl
Maxx Yehl was one of the best stories in all of college baseball that didn’t get talked about nearly enough. He was forced to sit out the 2025 season as he was recovering from Tommy John surgery, and prior to this season, Yehl worked exclusively out of the bullpen. The plan all along was to eventually stretch him out into a starter, and in his first year in the role, he was one of the best in the entire country.
Steve Sabins and Co. did a good job of playing it safe with him early, letting him only go two and four innings in his first two starts before turning him loose. There were a couple of moments where Mountaineer fans had to take a deep breath after he was removed from two starts, one of which was in the Morgantown Regional against Kentucky. He bounced back strong and two days later, pitched a gem against the Wildcats, helping the team advance to the super regionals for the third straight season.
Yehl finished the season with a 9-3 record, an ERA of 2.13, and 112 strikeouts to just 26 walks. He was also the first WVU hurler to win Big 12 Pitcher of the Year since Alek Manoah, who did it in 2019.
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