Tuesday, May 15
Morgantown, W.Va.
3:00 p.m.
West Virginia University
vs
Marshall
Tuesday’s Game Time vs. Marshall Moved Up
May 14, 2018 04:01 PM | Baseball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – First pitch has been moved up to 3 p.m. ET, as the West Virginia University baseball team begins the final week of the regular season vs. in-state foe Marshall on Tuesday, May 15, at Monongalia County Ballpark.
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It is the final Dollar Day of the year, with tickets and select concession items available for just $1. Tickets are available at WVUGAME.com, by calling 1-800-WVU GAME, at the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum or on game day at Monongalia County Ballpark. Admission for WVU students is free with a valid student I.D.
Along with Dollar Day, fans can play Baseball Bingo.
Fans with tickets to the game who are unable to attend may exchange them for tickets to a game vs. Baylor this weekend (Thursday, May 17 - Saturday, May 19), or contact the ticket office to receive a refund.
The Mountaineers (26-23) have won eight consecutive midweek contests, including an 11-10 win at MU in Charleston, on April 24. West Virginia is 46-24 all-time vs. Marshall and has won five in a row in the series, seven of the last eight and 16 of the last 19.
The Thundering Herd (19-28) come to Morgantown having lost five in a row after a sweep at Charlotte.
The Mountaineers rank among the NCAA and Big 12 leaders in several categories. West Virginia leads the Big 12 and is No. 16 nationally with 86 stolen bases, while WVU is No. 2 in the league and No. 15 in the country with 49 double plays turned. Additionally, the Mountaineers are No. 3 in the conference with a .281 batting average and 29 sacrifice bunts.
Individually, several players rank inside the top-25 nationally in a variety of categories. Kyle Gray is No. 10 in the country with a .707 slugging percentage, while Braden Zarbnisky is No. 14 with 0.93 walks per game and 15th with 0.60 stolen bases per game. Darius Hill ranks No. 24 in the NCAA with an average of 13.1 at-bats per strikeout, and Marques Inman is No. 25 with 0.40 doubles per game.
Gray's hit streak was snapped at 23 games on Friday, the longest hit streak by a Mountaineer since 2009. A day later, Gray hit his 14th home run of the season and 17th of his career. His 14 homers are tied for sixth-most in a single season in program history and are the most by a Mountaineer since Jedd Gyorko's team-record-tying 19 in 2010. Additionally, Hill extended his reached-base streak to 25 games over the weekend.
After continuing his hot hitting at the plate, Tyler Doanes was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week on Monday. Doanes led the Mountaineers with a .600 batting average last weekend at TCU and hit his first career home run, an inside-the-parker, while posting a team-leading 1.000 slugging percentage. Doanes led the Big 12 among freshmen with a .500 batting average last week and ranked No. 7 overall with a .563 on-base percentage, both team-leading totals.
FOLLOWING ALONG
There are a number of ways to follow along with Tuesday's game, with Dan Zangrilli and Ernie Galusky calling the action.
SCOUTING MARSHALL
Marshall is 19-28 on the season and 7-19 in Conference USA play. The Thundering Herd are 6-13 at home and 13-15 on the road. Marshall enters the week having lost five in a row. MU was swept at Charlotte this weekend and lost a midweek matchup to East Tennessee State after a two-game weekend split against Old Dominion.
Reynaldo Pastrana leads the team with a .360 batting average, 68 hits, 12 home runs, 13 doubles and 47 RBIs. Shane Hanon is second on the team with a .324 average and third with 45 hits.
On the mound, Will Ray owns a 1.57 ERA in 34.1 innings, while Brad O'Connor has a team-best 53 strikeouts while sharing the team lead with three wins.
Jeff Waggoner is in his 12th season at Marshall and owns a record of 275-365-1. Under Waggoner, 28 players have earned All-Conference USA accolades. He was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2016 after Marshall won a school-record 34 games.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THUNDERING HERD
West Virginia is 46-24 all-time vs. Marshall in a series that begin in 1915. The Mountaineers are 30-8 at home, 12-16 on the road and 4-0 at a neutral site. Under coach Randy Mazey, since 2013, the Mountaineers are 8-3 in the in-state series. Earlier this year, WVU won a marathon game in Charleston, 11-10, in 13 innings.
WVU has won seven of the last eight meetings and 16 of the last 19, dating back to 1993. The stretch began with eight consecutive wins from 1993-2008. The series resumed in 2013, when Marshall won two of three. The Mountaineers won the lone matchup in 2014 before a two-game split in 2015. West Virginia swept the season series in 2016, marking the first series sweep for either team since 1997, and again in 2017.
In a back-and-forth affair that featured seven lead changes, West Virginia beat Marshall in 13 innings, 11-10, on April 24, in Charleston.
ON DECK: REGULAR SEASON CONCLUDES
WVU welcomes Baylor to Morgantown, from May 17-19, for the final regular-season series of the year. First pitch on Thursday, May 17, and Friday, May 18 is set for 6:30 p.m., while Saturday's Senior Day contest will commence at 1 p.m. Tickets are available for all three games at WVUGAME.com, by calling 1-800-WVU GAME, at the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum or on game day at Monongalia County Ballpark. Admission for WVU students is free with a valid student I.D.
Friday night is the final Friday Night Happy Hour of the year, with half-off beverages available from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday is Family Day, Senior Day and the final trading card giveaway and postgame autograph session of the year. Fans can purchase four tickets and receive a $10 concession voucher for just $25. The home finale also is National Armed Forces Day, with $3 tickets for members of the military with a military ID. Additionally, fans at Thursday and Friday's games can play Baseball Bingo.
LAST TIME OUT: WEEKEND AT TCU
West Virginia traveled to Fort Worth, Texas, for a series at TCU, from May 11-13. WVU won the opener, 4-3, before TCU claimed the next two, 10-4 and 8-5. Friday's win was West Virginia's first-ever at TCU and was the Mountaineers' third in their last four games in the series.
DOANES NAMED BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Freshman third baseman Tyler Doanes continued his hot play and was honored with Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and WVU Student-Athlete of the Week accolades on May 14.
Single game tickets for the 2018 season are on sale now. Fans can purchase tickets at WVUGAME.com, call 1-800-WVU GAME or visit the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum. The 2018 schedule, with game times, can be found on the baseball schedule page on WVUsports.com.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow WVU Baseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and visit WVUsports.com.
Tuesday, May 14, 3 p.m. ET – Video | Radio | Stats
Tickets | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
It is the final Dollar Day of the year, with tickets and select concession items available for just $1. Tickets are available at WVUGAME.com, by calling 1-800-WVU GAME, at the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum or on game day at Monongalia County Ballpark. Admission for WVU students is free with a valid student I.D.
Along with Dollar Day, fans can play Baseball Bingo.
Fans with tickets to the game who are unable to attend may exchange them for tickets to a game vs. Baylor this weekend (Thursday, May 17 - Saturday, May 19), or contact the ticket office to receive a refund.
The Mountaineers (26-23) have won eight consecutive midweek contests, including an 11-10 win at MU in Charleston, on April 24. West Virginia is 46-24 all-time vs. Marshall and has won five in a row in the series, seven of the last eight and 16 of the last 19.
The Thundering Herd (19-28) come to Morgantown having lost five in a row after a sweep at Charlotte.
The Mountaineers rank among the NCAA and Big 12 leaders in several categories. West Virginia leads the Big 12 and is No. 16 nationally with 86 stolen bases, while WVU is No. 2 in the league and No. 15 in the country with 49 double plays turned. Additionally, the Mountaineers are No. 3 in the conference with a .281 batting average and 29 sacrifice bunts.
Individually, several players rank inside the top-25 nationally in a variety of categories. Kyle Gray is No. 10 in the country with a .707 slugging percentage, while Braden Zarbnisky is No. 14 with 0.93 walks per game and 15th with 0.60 stolen bases per game. Darius Hill ranks No. 24 in the NCAA with an average of 13.1 at-bats per strikeout, and Marques Inman is No. 25 with 0.40 doubles per game.
Gray's hit streak was snapped at 23 games on Friday, the longest hit streak by a Mountaineer since 2009. A day later, Gray hit his 14th home run of the season and 17th of his career. His 14 homers are tied for sixth-most in a single season in program history and are the most by a Mountaineer since Jedd Gyorko's team-record-tying 19 in 2010. Additionally, Hill extended his reached-base streak to 25 games over the weekend.
After continuing his hot hitting at the plate, Tyler Doanes was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week on Monday. Doanes led the Mountaineers with a .600 batting average last weekend at TCU and hit his first career home run, an inside-the-parker, while posting a team-leading 1.000 slugging percentage. Doanes led the Big 12 among freshmen with a .500 batting average last week and ranked No. 7 overall with a .563 on-base percentage, both team-leading totals.
FOLLOWING ALONG
There are a number of ways to follow along with Tuesday's game, with Dan Zangrilli and Ernie Galusky calling the action.
- The game will be streamed live for free on WVUsports.com/Watch and the WVU Gameday App. New this season, fans also can watch the video stream live via Roku and Apple TV, by searching for the "West Virginia Mountaineers" channel.
- Fans can listen to the game on the Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG on various affiliates throughout the state, while fans across the country can tune in to the broadcasts online at WVUsports.com and on the WVU Gameday App, as well as the TuneIn App on their mobile device.
- Direct links to the video stream, radio broadcast and live stats can be found on the baseball schedule page on WVUsports.com.
- Additional behind-the-scenes updates, news and notes can be found on social media by following and connecting with the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @WVUBaseball.
SCOUTING MARSHALL
Marshall is 19-28 on the season and 7-19 in Conference USA play. The Thundering Herd are 6-13 at home and 13-15 on the road. Marshall enters the week having lost five in a row. MU was swept at Charlotte this weekend and lost a midweek matchup to East Tennessee State after a two-game weekend split against Old Dominion.
Reynaldo Pastrana leads the team with a .360 batting average, 68 hits, 12 home runs, 13 doubles and 47 RBIs. Shane Hanon is second on the team with a .324 average and third with 45 hits.
On the mound, Will Ray owns a 1.57 ERA in 34.1 innings, while Brad O'Connor has a team-best 53 strikeouts while sharing the team lead with three wins.
Jeff Waggoner is in his 12th season at Marshall and owns a record of 275-365-1. Under Waggoner, 28 players have earned All-Conference USA accolades. He was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2016 after Marshall won a school-record 34 games.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THUNDERING HERD
West Virginia is 46-24 all-time vs. Marshall in a series that begin in 1915. The Mountaineers are 30-8 at home, 12-16 on the road and 4-0 at a neutral site. Under coach Randy Mazey, since 2013, the Mountaineers are 8-3 in the in-state series. Earlier this year, WVU won a marathon game in Charleston, 11-10, in 13 innings.
WVU has won seven of the last eight meetings and 16 of the last 19, dating back to 1993. The stretch began with eight consecutive wins from 1993-2008. The series resumed in 2013, when Marshall won two of three. The Mountaineers won the lone matchup in 2014 before a two-game split in 2015. West Virginia swept the season series in 2016, marking the first series sweep for either team since 1997, and again in 2017.
In a back-and-forth affair that featured seven lead changes, West Virginia beat Marshall in 13 innings, 11-10, on April 24, in Charleston.
- On a rainy evening at Appalachian Power Park, the Mountaineers and Thundering Herd scored runs in nine of the first 15 half innings before going scoreless in the next nine, from the bottom of the eighth to the bottom of the 12th. In a 10-10 game, WVU broke through with an RBI single in the top of the 13th off the bat of Kyle Gray.
- Gray had a team-best four RBIs with two hits, including his seventh home run of the season and 10th of his career. Darius Hill also homered, his fourth of the year and 11th of his career, and had two hits and an RBI with a pair of runs scored.
- On the mound, right-hander Alek Manoah pitched 3.0 scoreless innings in relief to earn the win. He allowed two hits with four strikeouts while holding Marshall off the board in the 10th, 11th and 12th innings. Manoah was one of eight Mountaineer pitchers in the contest.
ON DECK: REGULAR SEASON CONCLUDES
WVU welcomes Baylor to Morgantown, from May 17-19, for the final regular-season series of the year. First pitch on Thursday, May 17, and Friday, May 18 is set for 6:30 p.m., while Saturday's Senior Day contest will commence at 1 p.m. Tickets are available for all three games at WVUGAME.com, by calling 1-800-WVU GAME, at the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum or on game day at Monongalia County Ballpark. Admission for WVU students is free with a valid student I.D.
Friday night is the final Friday Night Happy Hour of the year, with half-off beverages available from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday is Family Day, Senior Day and the final trading card giveaway and postgame autograph session of the year. Fans can purchase four tickets and receive a $10 concession voucher for just $25. The home finale also is National Armed Forces Day, with $3 tickets for members of the military with a military ID. Additionally, fans at Thursday and Friday's games can play Baseball Bingo.
LAST TIME OUT: WEEKEND AT TCU
West Virginia traveled to Fort Worth, Texas, for a series at TCU, from May 11-13. WVU won the opener, 4-3, before TCU claimed the next two, 10-4 and 8-5. Friday's win was West Virginia's first-ever at TCU and was the Mountaineers' third in their last four games in the series.
- West Virginia scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to beat TCU in the series opener on Friday, 4-3. WVU took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and led 3-0 in the middle of the sixth, but TCU tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth. Darius Hill drove in the game's first run and the game-winner and had a career-high-tying four hits and two RBIs. Tristen Hudson earned his second career win in as many games, allowing just one hit in 2.1 innings, and Alek Manoah earned his second save of the year. Kyle Gray's hit streak was snapped at 23 games, the longest hit streak by a Mountaineer since 2009.
- TCU evened the series the next day with a 10-4 win. West Virginia trailed 5-0 after three innings but rallied with a three-run top of the fourth to cut the deficit to two. However, TCU responded with two runs in the bottom half of the fourth. Gray hit his 14th home run of the season and Ivan Gonzalez hit his first of the year.
- In Sunday's finale, TCU won the series with an 8-5 victory. The two teams traded runs in the second and WVU scored again in the third and fourth, but TCU scored three in the bottom of the third and added single runs in the seventh and eighth after West Virginia cut the deficit to one, at 6-5, in the sixth. Jimmy Galusky hit his seventh home run of the year and Tyler Doanes his first. Doanes' homer was an inside-the-park home run.
DOANES NAMED BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Freshman third baseman Tyler Doanes continued his hot play and was honored with Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and WVU Student-Athlete of the Week accolades on May 14.
- Doanes led the Mountaineers with a .600 batting average in WVU's three-game series at TCU from May 11-13. He hit his first career home run, an inside-the-parker, and had two hits in every game, along with three RBIs in Sunday's series finale. Doanes added a team-leading 1.000 slugging percentage during the weekend.
- The Fayetteville, Georgia, native led the Big 12 among freshmen with a .500 batting average in four games during the week and ranked No. 7 overall with a .563 on-base percentage, both team-leading totals.
- Doanes was recognized by the league for the first time in his career.
Single game tickets for the 2018 season are on sale now. Fans can purchase tickets at WVUGAME.com, call 1-800-WVU GAME or visit the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum. The 2018 schedule, with game times, can be found on the baseball schedule page on WVUsports.com.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow WVU Baseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and visit WVUsports.com.
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