Wednesday, April 10
College Park, Md.
4:00 p.m.
West Virginia University
at
Maryland
Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks
Mountaineers and Terrapins Meet Wednesday
April 09, 2019 11:31 AM | Baseball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University baseball team remains on the road to face Maryland on Wednesday, April 10, at 4 p.m. ET, in College Park, Maryland.
The Mountaineers (19-12) have won five of their last six games, which includes a series win at No. 23 Oklahoma State. The Terrapins (15-15), who host William & Mary on Tuesday, are coming off a weekend series win at Illinois.
WVU has won three in a row and four of the last five games in the series, which includes a pair of victories in the 2017 NCAA Regional in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The game will be broadcast on BTN2Go.com. Fans can listen to the game on the Mountaineer Sports Network from Learfield IMG College on various affiliates throughout the state, while fans across the country can tune into the broadcast online at WVUsports.com/Watch and on the WVU Gameday and TuneIn Radio apps. Live stats can be found at UMTerps.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.
West Virginia leads the Big 12 and is No. 20 nationally with 63 stolen bases, while the Mountaineer pitching staff is No. 11 in the country with 6.98 hits allowed per nine innings. WVU also is third in the Big 12 in ERA (3.46), strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.14) and WHIP (1.28).
Individually, junior righty Alek Manoah is No. 18 nationally with 65 strikeouts. Senior right fielder Darius Hill leads the Big 12 and is No. 22 in the country with 13 doubles, while junior center fielder Brandon White ranks No. 28 in the NCAA with 17 stolen bases.
SCOUTING MARYLAND
Maryland is 15-15 on the season and 5-8 at home. The Terrapins are coming off a road series win at Illinois over the weekend. Maryland opens the week on Tuesday against William & Mary at home.
Taylor Wright leads the Terrapins with a .281 batting average, 32 home runs and 12 doubles. Randy Bednar boasts a team-best .467 slugging percentage and 25 RBIs. On the mound, Hunter Parsons leads the pitching staff with five wins, a 2.21 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 57.0 innings pitched.
Rob Vaughn is in his second season as Maryland's head coach after he spent five years as an assistant. In his time at UMD, Vaughn has helped produce three All-Americans, four freshmen All-Americans and 12 all-conference selections.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THE TERRAPINS
The Mountaineers are 27-39-1 all-time against the Terrapins, 11-6-1 at home, 13-33 in College Park and 3-0 at a neutral site. The series began in 1899, with a 19-6 road loss. WVU has won three in a row in the series, beginning with a pair of wins at the 2018 NCAA Regional in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
In last season's matchup, back-to-back, four-run innings to open the game propelled WVU to a 9-5, home victory. The Mountaineers stormed out to an 8-0 lead, thanks to four runs in the first and another four in the second.
LAST TIME OUT: SERIES WIN AT NO. 23 OKLAHOMA STATE
WVU notched its second consecutive top-25 series victory with a pair of wins at No. 23 Oklahoma State from April 5-7.
ON DECK: NO. 11 TEXAS TECH IN TOWN
The Mountaineers continue Big 12 play against No. 11 Texas Tech from April 12-14 at Monongalia County Ballpark. The series begins on Friday, April 12, at 6:30 p.m. ET, while Saturday's first pitch is set for 4 p.m. The series finale is on Sunday, at 1 p.m. 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.
Friday is Gold Rush, with foam fingers for first 500 fans, and Friday Night Happy Hour, with half-off beverages available from 5:30-6:30 p.m. All fans also can play Baseball Bingo to win prizes at Friday night's game. Saturday is Family Day, where fans can purchase four tickets and receive a $10 concession voucher for just $25. Additionally, the first 300 fans who follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter and tweet about Saturday's game will get a free emoji t-shirt after showing their tweet to the marketing staff by guest services at the ballpark. The weekend concludes on Sunday with the second of four trading card giveaways, courtesy of United Bank, to the first 250 kids, 16 and under. Sunday also is Kids Day, presented by WVU Medicine, which features a Kids Zone, inflatables and Mr. Twister's Balloon Art and Face Painting, and kids can run the bases after the game.
Single game tickets and flex plan mini-packages for the 2019 season are on sale now. Fans can join the excitement of WVU baseball and support the Mountaineers by purchasing tickets at WVUGAME.com, calling 1-800-WVU GAME or visiting the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow WVU Baseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The Mountaineers (19-12) have won five of their last six games, which includes a series win at No. 23 Oklahoma State. The Terrapins (15-15), who host William & Mary on Tuesday, are coming off a weekend series win at Illinois.
WVU has won three in a row and four of the last five games in the series, which includes a pair of victories in the 2017 NCAA Regional in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The game will be broadcast on BTN2Go.com. Fans can listen to the game on the Mountaineer Sports Network from Learfield IMG College on various affiliates throughout the state, while fans across the country can tune into the broadcast online at WVUsports.com/Watch and on the WVU Gameday and TuneIn Radio apps. Live stats can be found at UMTerps.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.
West Virginia leads the Big 12 and is No. 20 nationally with 63 stolen bases, while the Mountaineer pitching staff is No. 11 in the country with 6.98 hits allowed per nine innings. WVU also is third in the Big 12 in ERA (3.46), strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.14) and WHIP (1.28).
Individually, junior righty Alek Manoah is No. 18 nationally with 65 strikeouts. Senior right fielder Darius Hill leads the Big 12 and is No. 22 in the country with 13 doubles, while junior center fielder Brandon White ranks No. 28 in the NCAA with 17 stolen bases.
SCOUTING MARYLAND
Maryland is 15-15 on the season and 5-8 at home. The Terrapins are coming off a road series win at Illinois over the weekend. Maryland opens the week on Tuesday against William & Mary at home.
Taylor Wright leads the Terrapins with a .281 batting average, 32 home runs and 12 doubles. Randy Bednar boasts a team-best .467 slugging percentage and 25 RBIs. On the mound, Hunter Parsons leads the pitching staff with five wins, a 2.21 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 57.0 innings pitched.
Rob Vaughn is in his second season as Maryland's head coach after he spent five years as an assistant. In his time at UMD, Vaughn has helped produce three All-Americans, four freshmen All-Americans and 12 all-conference selections.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THE TERRAPINS
The Mountaineers are 27-39-1 all-time against the Terrapins, 11-6-1 at home, 13-33 in College Park and 3-0 at a neutral site. The series began in 1899, with a 19-6 road loss. WVU has won three in a row in the series, beginning with a pair of wins at the 2018 NCAA Regional in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
In last season's matchup, back-to-back, four-run innings to open the game propelled WVU to a 9-5, home victory. The Mountaineers stormed out to an 8-0 lead, thanks to four runs in the first and another four in the second.
LAST TIME OUT: SERIES WIN AT NO. 23 OKLAHOMA STATE
WVU notched its second consecutive top-25 series victory with a pair of wins at No. 23 Oklahoma State from April 5-7.
- West Virginia opened the series at No. 23 OSU with an 11-1 win on April 5, as Manoah pitched a career-long 8.0 shutout innings with 11 strikeouts, no walks and three hits allowed, and the offense scored at least one run in each of the first five innings. Junior first baseman Marques Inman led the offensive attack, which totaled 17 hits, with four hits and four RBIs.
- The series was evened with a 9-5 loss on April 6. WVU led 5-0 after four innings, but the Cowboys rallied with one in the fifth, three in the sixth and five in the eighth. Sophomore left-hander Jackson Wolf had his second quality start of the year with a career-best seven strikeouts. In 7.0 innings, he allowed four runs, one of them earned, on eight hits with two walks. Junior first baseman Kevin Brophy had two hits, two RBIs and hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning.
- West Virginia won the series with a 4-2, comeback win on April 7. WVU erased an early 2-1 deficit with two runs in the eighth inning and added an insurance run in the ninth. Junior righty Kade Strowd earned the win and had a season-high 10 strikeouts in a career-best 7.1 innings pitched. Strowd held OSU to two runs on four hits with four walks. Hill led the team with three hits and two RBIs. He drove in the game's first run in the first inning, scored the game-tying run in the eighth and added an RBI single in the ninth.
ON DECK: NO. 11 TEXAS TECH IN TOWN
The Mountaineers continue Big 12 play against No. 11 Texas Tech from April 12-14 at Monongalia County Ballpark. The series begins on Friday, April 12, at 6:30 p.m. ET, while Saturday's first pitch is set for 4 p.m. The series finale is on Sunday, at 1 p.m. 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.
Friday is Gold Rush, with foam fingers for first 500 fans, and Friday Night Happy Hour, with half-off beverages available from 5:30-6:30 p.m. All fans also can play Baseball Bingo to win prizes at Friday night's game. Saturday is Family Day, where fans can purchase four tickets and receive a $10 concession voucher for just $25. Additionally, the first 300 fans who follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter and tweet about Saturday's game will get a free emoji t-shirt after showing their tweet to the marketing staff by guest services at the ballpark. The weekend concludes on Sunday with the second of four trading card giveaways, courtesy of United Bank, to the first 250 kids, 16 and under. Sunday also is Kids Day, presented by WVU Medicine, which features a Kids Zone, inflatables and Mr. Twister's Balloon Art and Face Painting, and kids can run the bases after the game.
Single game tickets and flex plan mini-packages for the 2019 season are on sale now. Fans can join the excitement of WVU baseball and support the Mountaineers by purchasing tickets at WVUGAME.com, calling 1-800-WVU GAME or visiting the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow WVU Baseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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