The West Virginia University baseball team will face Penn State in a neutral site game at Meritus Park in Hagerstown, Maryland, with first pitch scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on April 15. The matchup will not be streamed online, but fans can listen through the Mountaineer Sports Network or follow live statistics at wvusports.com.
This game comes as the No. 15-ranked Mountaineers hold a record of 24-8 after winning two out of three games against Texas Tech over the weekend. It marked the first time West Virginia had won a series in Lubbock since joining the Big 12 Conference.
The team’s starting pitchers—Dawson Montesa, Maxx Yehl, and Chansen Cole—all pitched at least seven innings each during the Texas Tech series. This is the first time since 2019 that all three starters have achieved this milestone in a single weekend rotation for West Virginia.
Graduate student Sean Smith was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week after posting a .600 batting average with four doubles and six runs batted in across four games, which included a midweek victory over Marshall. Smith and sophomore Gavin Kelly both lead West Virginia with five home runs each this season; Kelly also holds a team-best .418 batting average.
The expected pitching matchup features right-handed pitcher David Hagen (2-0 record, 1.88 earned run average) for West Virginia against right-handed pitcher Mason Butash (0-0 record, 5.60 ERA) for Penn State.
Penn State enters under third-year head coach Mike Gambino with an overall record of 10-23 this season following their recent series against Ohio State. Michael Anderson leads Penn State offensively with a .380 batting average, fifteen home runs, and forty runs batted in so far this year while Kyle Emmons has been their top relief pitcher with thirteen appearances and an ERA of 4.74.