The No. 15 West Virginia Mountaineers (25-8, 10-5) host the Houston Cougars (16-19, 3-12) for a three-game Big 12 Conference series. The first game is set for Friday at 6:30 p.m. EST, game two will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m. EST and the series finale is scheduled for Sunday at 1:00 p.m. EST. All the action will stream on ESPN+.
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West Virginia bounced back last weekend with a road series win over Texas Tech after dropping their first series of the season to UCF the previous week that knocked back in the standing and have since won four of five last games.
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Sophomore Gavin Kelly holds a team-high .409 batting average, while leading the team with 16 doubles, 34 RBI and is tied with senior Sean Smith for a club best five home runs.
Paul Schoenfield bounced back in the win over Penn State Wednesday night after a tough seven-game stretch of hitting .228, going 2-4 at the plate and bashed his second homerun of the season in his first at bat of the game.
West Virginia is expected to start junior right-hander Dawson Montesa (3-4, 5.96 ERA) to open the series, redshirt junior Maxx Yehl (5-1, 3.13 ERA) in game two, and sophomore Chansen Cole (5-1, 3.13 ERA) in game three.
Houston won its first five games of the season, including an 8-2 decision over nationally ranked Wake Forest to open the season, but have struggled during the Big 12 schedule, notching a mere three wins.
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Senior Tyler Cox leads Cougars at the plate with a .319 batting average, while redshirt sophomore Xavier Perez leads the team with nine home runs, three triples, and 28 RBI, in addition to hitting .311 on the season.
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On the mound, Houston is scheduled to start sophomore right-hander Kendall Hoffman (1-4, 4.70 ERA) in the series opener, senior righty Paul Schmitz (2-4, 6.57 ERA) is set for game two, and the Cougars will announced the starter for the series finale on game day.
This will be the second series meeting between the two programs. The Mountaineers swept the Cougars last season in Houston to lead the all-time series 3-0.
It’s do-or-die time for West Virginia and Wake Forest as they face off in an elimination game this afternoon in the Morgantown regional.
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If you can’t watch or listen to the game or you just want to keep up with everything that’s happened in today’s game, we’ve got you covered. Below, we will provide live updates and have the starting lineups posted for you.
GAME THREAD
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TOP 1 (WF)
Three up, three down for the Deacs. Dawson Montesa records two punch outs on 13 pitches.
BOT 1 (WVU)
Troy Dressler tops Montesa’s first trip to the mound by getting three outs on just seven pitches. Hard contact by Armani Guzman and Paul Schoenfeld, just at ’em balls.
TOP 2 (WF)
West Virginia’s starting lineup
1. RF Armani Guzman — .301 2. 2B Gavin Kelly —.379 3. CF Paul Schoenfeld — .344 4. DH Sean Smith — .315 5. C Matthew Graveline — .286 6. SS Matt Ineich — .299 7. 1B Brodie Kresser — .287 8. LF Ben Lumsden — .241 9. 3B Tyrus Hall – .275
SP Dawson Montesa
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Wake Forest’s starting lineup
1. CF Javar Williams — .343 2. RF Luke Costello — .309 3. 1B Kade Lewis — .361 4. 3B Dalton Wentz — .306 5. C Matt Conte — .275 6. LF Boston Torres — .312 7. DH Andrew Costello — .244 8. 2B Matt Schaaf — .325 9. SS JD Stein — .270
CHELYAN, W.Va. — A West Virginia Turnpike worker was injured Saturday after falling out of a tollbooth that was hit by a truck.
State police said it happened Saturday morning at about 9:16 when a truck carrying steel I beams, driven by Cameron Huntington, 28, of Colorado hit a southbound tollbooth near Chelyan.
John Terry, 61, of Gallagher, was working the tollbooth and fell out the window after contact from an I beam caused the booth to rock.
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The tollbooth fell to the right striking a vehicle in the next lane.
Troopers said there were no serious injuries.
Huntington was ticketed for failure to maintain control of his truck.
PENNSBORO, W.Va (WDTV) – Racing enthusiasts around the state had the chance to see vintage race cars and motorcycles at the annual West Virginia Racing Heritage Festival Saturday.
The festival teaches attendants about West Virginia’s history in dirt track racing with both cars and motorcycles.
The festival was held at Pennsboro Speedway, which opened in 1887 and hosted some of the nation’s top racing talent on its tracks.
“We’ve got so many national champions here,” WV Racing Heritage Festival President Ashley Ness said. “This racetrack has seen all these national champions. We’ve had the best in the United States, including Australia and New Zealand, come here and race at Pennsboro Speedway. It’s time to get them all back again.”
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Racing legends who come from the Mountain State attended the festival to speak about their experience on the tracks.
One panel included six women who competed in flat-track motorcycle racing at a time when it was mostly dominated by men.
“We have six of the lady flat-track racers that were pioneers in the 60s and 70s,” Ness said. “It’s so important to get this documented, and that’s what the Heritage Festival is all about, documenting the history of dirt track racing, whether it be motorcycles or race cars.”
Vintage cars and motorcycles also got back in action with a parade lap on the tracks of Pennsboro Speedway.
The festival began in 2015 and will continue next year on June 5.
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Editor’s note: The video for this story will be added once it airs. Please check back for the updated video.
