Adam Grossman, WVU Athletics
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WVU assistant coach Jacob Garcia (left) and first baseman Kyle West (right) meet at first base during the Mountaineers' series against BYU in Granville. (Photo: Kevin Redfern)
MORGANTOWN, WV — The West Virginia University baseball team heads to the state capital on Tuesday to take on in-state rival Marshall.The first pitch from Charleston's Gohmert Ballpark is scheduled for 6 p.m.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and can also be heard on our regular radio affiliate stations, which can be found here. The game will also be available to watch on The Varsity App, WVU Gameday App and WVUSports.com.
As of Monday afternoon, neither team had announced their starting pitchers for the game. West Virginia will be the home team in this neutral-site contest, the first of three games between the Mountain States this season.
The Mountaineers are coming off a series victory over BYU in the first Big 12 series of the year at Kendrick Family Ballpark. WVU won the first game 10-4, the Cougars won the second game 4-1, and he won the final game 2-0.
Sophomore Logan Sauve leads the team with a .317 batting average, and junior Grant Hussey has a team-high four home runs. Sophomore Benjamin Lumsden led WVU with 13 RBIs and also hit three home runs.
On the mound, Hambleton-Oliver has 16 strikeouts and a 1.88 ERA out of the bullpen. Sophomore Gavin Van Kempen also contributed as a mainstay in relief, pitching 10.1 innings with 15 strikeouts.
Led by head coach Greg Beals in his second season, Marshall went 6-9 in 2024 and was selected No. 12.th in the preseason Sunbelt poll. The Thundering Herd are coming off a 2-1 series win over Southeast Missouri State over the weekend.
Karin Smith leads the team with a batting average of .356, and Owen Ayers has a team-high five home runs. Bryce Blevins. Griffin Miller and Nicholas Weirich all have ERAs of 2 or less outside of the bullpen.
