2021 Schedule Game 24-26 //Wvu at Baylor Probable
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MOUNTAINEER BASEBALL 2021 SCHEDULE GAME 24-26 // WVU AT BAYLOR Overall Record: 11-12 Big 12: 3-3 Non-Conference: 8-9 April 9-11, 2021 | Baylor Ballpark | Waco, Texas Home: 6-5 Away: 3-7 Neutral: 2-0 Fri., Feb. 19 at Georgia State W, 5-3 (10 inn.) GAME 1 - Friday, April 9 8:30 p.m. ET Sat., Feb 20 at Georgia State (DH) L, 6-7 (10 inn.) TV ................................................................................... ESPNU Audio ...................................Mountaineer Sports Network (MSN) Sat., Feb. 20 at Georgia State (DH) L, 4-20 Stats ..................................................................WVUsports.com Sun., Feb. 21 at Georgia State W, 3-2 Fri., Feb. 26 vs. Kennesaw State^ W, 13-3 GAME 2 - Saturday, April 10 4 p.m. ET Sat., Feb. 27 at Coastal Carolina^ L, 5-10 Video ...................................................... Big 12 Now on ESPN+ Sun., Feb. 28 vs. Bryant^ W, 9-7 Audio ...................................Mountaineer Sports Network (MSN) Stats ..................................................................WVUsports.com Fri., March 5 Kent State Ppd. Sat., March 6 Kent State Ppd. GAME 3 - Sunday, April 11 12:30 p.m. ET Sun., March 7 Kent State Ppd. Video ...................................................... Big 12 Now on ESPN+ Tues., March 9 Marshall Ppd. Audio ...................................Mountaineer Sports Network (MSN) Fri., March 12 Central Michigan L, 3-5 Stats ..................................................................WVUsports.com Sat., March 13 Central Michigan (DH) L, 4-12 Sat., March 13 Central Michigan (DH) W, 8-7 (10 inn.) WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS BAYLOR BEARS Tues., March 16 Morehead State W, 7-1 11-12 (3-3 Big 12) 2021 Record 19-10 (1-5 Big 12) Weds., March 17 Morehead State W, 4-2 Lost 3 Streak Won 6 Fri., March 19 Coastal Carolina L, 2-5 Randy Mazey (9th) Head Coach (Season) Steve Rodriguez (6th) Sat., March 20 Coastal Carolina W, 5-4 249-193 (436-353-2, 15th) Record at School (Overall, Seasons) 159-108 (560-408, 18th) Sun., March 21 Coastal Carolina L, 6-9 Mikey Kluska (30) Hits Leader Jared McKenzie (45) Tues., March 23 at Marshall L, 1-7 Hudson Byorick (.339) Avg. Leader (Min. 50 AB) Jared McKenzie (.354) Fri., March 26 Kansas* W, 11-0 Sat., March 27 Kansas* (DH) L, 2-9 Mikey Kluska (17) RBI Leader Andy Thomas (31) Sat., March 27 Kansas* (DH) W, 15-2 (7 inn.) Jackson Wolf (2.36) ERA Leader (Min. 20 IP) Tyler Thomas (1.65) Thurs., April 1 at #16 Oklahoma State* W, 4-3 Jackson Wolf (3) Wins Leader Four tied (3) Fri., April 2 at #16 Oklahoma State* L, 2-7 Sat., April 3 at #16 Oklahoma State* L, 11-21 (8 inn.) Tues., April 6 at #24 Pitt L, 1-5 PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Fri., April 9 at Baylor* 8:30 p.m. 2021 Stats Sat., April 10 at Baylor* 4 p.m. Sun., April 11 at Baylor* 12:30 p.m. Jackson Wolf • LHP • Sr. Friday Tyler Thomas • LHP • Jr. Weds., April 14 Marshall 6:30 p.m. 3-2, 2.36 ERA, 38 K, 16 BB, 34.1 IP 3-2, 1.65 ERA, 45 K, 18 BB, 43.2 IP Fri., April 16 Texas Tech* 6:30 p.m. Sat., April 17 Texas Tech* 4 p.m. Adam Tulloch • LHP • Jr. Saturday Blake Helton • RHP • So. Sun, April 18 Texas Tech* 1 p.m. 0-2, 6.86 ERA, 35 K, 10 BB, 21.0 IP 2-2, 3.49 ERA, 22 K, 12 BB, 28.1 IP Fri., April 23 at Kansas State* 7 p.m. Sat., April 24 at Kansas State* 5 p.m. Sun, April 25 at Kansas State* 2 p.m. Ben Hampton • LHP • Fr. Sunday Hayden Kettler • RHP • Sr. Fri., April 30 TCU* 6:30 p.m. 2-0, 2.63 ERA, 14 K, 4 BB, 13.2 IP 3-1, 3.90 ERA, 21 K, 4 BB, 27.2 IP Sat., May 1 TCU* 2 p.m. Sun., May 2 TCU* 1 p.m. Weds., May 5 Pitt 6:30 p.m. Quick Hits Fri., May 7 Oklahoma* 6:30 p.m. • The Mountaineers conclude their seven-game road trip with a three-game, weekend series at Baylor, from April Sat., May 8 Oklahoma* 4 p.m. Sun., May 9 Oklahoma* 11:30 a.m. 9-11, in Waco, Texas. Fri., May 14 Miami (OH) 6:30 p.m. • WVU is 10-12 all-time against the Bears, including 4-8 in Waco. Sat., May 15 Miami (OH) 4 p.m. • In the two schools’ most recent series, BU swept the Mountaineers, from March 22-24, 2019, at Baylor Ballpark. Sun., May 16 Miami (OH) 1 p.m. Thurs., May 20 at Texas* 7:30 p.m. • Leading into the weekend, WVU and Baylor haven’t met in more than two calendar years, the Mountaineers’ Fri., May 21 at Texas* 7:30 p.m. longest drought playing any of its Big 12 opponents. Sat., May 22 at Texas* 3:30 p.m. • West Virginia is 80-90 in Big 12 play since joining the conference in 2013. May 26-30 Big 12 Championship % TBD • The Mountaineers are coming off a 5-1 loss to No. 17 Pitt on April 6, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It marked the first * Big 12 Conference Game of two Backyard Brawl matchups with the Panthers this season. ^ CCU Baseball Tournament, Conway, S.C. • Mountaineer coach Randy Mazey enters this weekend’s series one win away from 250 career victories at West % Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, Oklahoma City, Okla. Virginia. In all, the WVU skipper has won 436 games in 15 seasons as a head coach. Home games in BOLD and played at Monongalia County Ballpark All times Eastern and subject to change • WVU is 7-0 when leading after six innings this season. Additionally, the club is 6-1 when hitting multiple home runs in a game. • The Mountaineers have five players who have hit at least three home runs in 2021, led by fifth-year senior INF Kevin Brophy (5). • West Virginia’s pitching staff enters the weekend ranked No. 18 nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (10.9). QUICK FACTS FOLLOWING THE MOUNTAINEERS General Information Website ...................WVUsports.com Big 12 Now on ESPN+ Twitter ....................@WVUBaseball In the spring of 2019, the Big 12 Conference and Location ............................Morgantown, W.Va. Facebook .................../WVUBaseball ESPN agreed to significantly expand their existing Founded .......................................1867 Instagram ..................@WVUBaseball rights agreement, which runs through 2024-25. Nickname ............................... Mountaineers Coach Mazey ................@CoachMazey Under the expanded agreement, hundreds of Conference ....................................Big 12 additional Big 12 sports events annually are distributed on the Big 12 Now on ESPN+ digital Enrollment ...................................29,933 WVUsports.com For official news, notes and more on the platform. Colors ...............Old Gold (PMS 124 C) and Blue (295 C) Mountaineer baseball team, visit President .....................Dr. E. Gordon Gee (Utah, ’68) WVUsports.com, the official website of the West ESPN+, which is the digital home of Big 12 Now, Director of Athletics .................Shane Lyons (WVU, ’87) Virginia University Mountaineers. is available via the ESPN App, ESPN.com or Athletic Department Phone ..................304-293-5621 ESPNPlus.com for just $5.99 per month (or $49.99 Social Media: @WVUBaseball per year) and can be canceled at any time. Ticket Office Phone ....................1-800-WVU GAME Don’t miss a pitch this season by following and connecting with the Mountaineers on social Subscribers can watch ESPN+ on the ESPN App via Coaches and Staff media. By following @WVUBaseball on Twitter, most major mobile and connected-TV platforms, Head Coach ....................Randy Mazey (9th Season) Facebook and Instagram, fans will get official including iPhone, iPad, AppleTV, Android devices, Roku, Chromecast, FireTV, XBOX One, Playstation Alma Mater .........................Clemson (’88) news and notes, behind-the-scenes updates and an exclusive look at the team both on and off the 4, Oculus Go and Samsung connected TVs. It is WVU Record ..................249-193 (9th Season) field. also available via ESPN.com on the web. Career Record ...............436-353-2 (15th Season) Assistant Coach ................. Steve Sabins (6th Season) MOUNTAINEERS ON THE RADIO Alma Mater ......................Embry-Riddle (’11) Affiliates Radio Assistant Coach .................Mark Ginther (3rd Season) Market Station Frequency WVU baseball can be heard on the radio Alma Mater ....................Oklahoma State (’13) Charleston WJYP-AM 1300 throughout the state on the Mountaineer Sports Charleston WMON-AM 1340 Network from IMG. Dan Zangrilli will have the Volunteer Assistant ...............Jacob Garcia (2nd Season) play-by-play call, while Ernie Galusky provides Alma Mater ..................Northern Colorado (’18) Charleston WSCW-AM 1410 color commentary. Student Assistant ...............Jimmy Galusky (1st Season) Clarksburg WPDX-AM 750 Clarksburg WPDX-FM 104.9 Director of Baseball Operations ........Pat Crowe (4th Season) Radio Schedule Fisher WELD-FM 101.7 The 36-game radio schedule began on March Strength Coach .................Nolan Harvath (1st Season) Fisher WELD-AM 690 16, vs. Morehead State, and continues with every Athletic Trainer ..................Hunter Gross (1st Season) Fisher WQWV-FM 103.7 game through the end of the season, including the Dir. of Player Development ...........Joey Cuomo (2nd season) Hinton WMTD-FM 102.3 postseason. Martinsburg WRNR-AM 740 Baseball History Martinsburg WRNR-FM 106.5 Listen for Free Online and on Mobile Fans can listen to every broadcast of Mountaineer First Season ....................................1892 Morgantown WZST-FM 100.9 baseball for free on the WVU Gameday App and Seasons ....................... 126th Season (129 Years) Moundsville WVLY-FM 97.7 the TuneIn App on their mobile device, as well as All-Time Record ..........................2,208-1,613-17 Moundsville WVLY-AM 1370 online at WVUsports.com. All-Time Big 12 Record (Since 2013) .................80-90 Richwood WVAR-AM 600 Summersville WVAR-FM