Wallace Named Student-Athlete of the Week - West Virginia University Athletics

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Junior Landon Wallace of the West Virginia University baseball team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week presented by University Apartments after a big week against Marshall and Kansas.

Wallace hit .467 (7-for-15) with three home runs, two doubles, five RBIs, and eight runs scored along with an OPS of 1.729. He had a hit in all four games of the week including multiple hits in three of the games.

After a two-hit performance against the Herd in a midweek victory for the Mountaineers, Wallace hit a home run in game one of the series against Kansas. He then followed that showing with another two hits on Saturday, including a double, while scoring two runs.

The Roseville, California native saved his best game of the week for Sunday, hitting two home runs with three RBIs and three runs scored against the Jayhawks, leading WVU to a 12-3 win in the series finale.

On the season, Wallace is hitting .311 with five home runs, eight doubles, three triples, and 25 RBIs. He is also 10-for-10 on stolen bases, including two straight steals of home.

This Week: The Mountaineers (23-9, 3-3 Big 12) hit the road for four games this week beginning with Penn State on Tuesday, April 11, at 6 p.m. ET, before going to Stillwater for a weekend series against Oklahoma State. First pitch on Friday, April 14, and Saturday, April 15, against the Cowboys is set for 7 p.m. with Sunday, April 16, scheduled to start at 1 p.m.

Last Week: West Virginia went 2-2 this past week … the Mountaineers defeated their in-state rival Marshall, 15-9, in Charleston on April 5 … redshirt-senior Caleb McNeely hit
two hit two home runs against the Herd … in its first Big 12 home series of the season, West Virginia dropped the first two games of the series to Kansas before taking the finale … the Jayhawks won on April 7, 5-3 … sophomore Grant Hussey went 3-for-5 while junior Landon Wallace hit a home run … the Mountaineers jumped out to a lead on April 8, but could not hold on as KU won, 10-7 … freshman Logan Sauve hit his first-career home run and drove in three runs … the Mountaineers salvaged the finale on April 9, winning 12-3 … freshman Robby Porco struck out 12 in 6.0 innings … Wallace hit two home runs.

Notes: The Mountaineers have now won six straight games against Marshall dating back to 2021 ... McNeely's multi-home run performance against the Herd was his second of the season, having also hit two against Richmond … Wallace became the first Mountaineer not named Caleb McNeely to hit multiple home runs in a game this season on April 9 against Kansas … Logan Sauve became the fourth freshman this season to hit a home run for WVU after Sam White, Ellis Garcia, and Nick Barone … Porco's 12 strikeouts was the most for a Mountaineer pitcher this year and the most for a Big 12 pitcher this season not from Oklahoma State … freshman Carson Estridge gave up his first run of the season in 9.1 innings against Kansas on Sunday, but still picked up his first save of the season … JJ Wetherholt had six hits during the week to give him 60 for the season, the most in the nation.

This Week in Tennis: The West Virginia University women's tennis team (11-8, 1-5 Big 12) wraps up its regular season play this weekend with a pair of dual matches on April 14 – April 16 … starting off, WVU is set for a matchup against No. 31 Texas Tech, on Friday, April 14, at 5 p.m. ET … to conclude its home slate on Senior Day, the Mountaineers will take on No. 62 TCU, on Sunday, April 16, at 12 p.m.

Last Week in Tennis: West Virginia's match against No. 10 Iowa State on Saturday, April 8, was canceled … the match has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 18, at 5 p.m. ET, and will be played at the University of Kansas prior to the Big 12 Championships.

Notes: Texas Tech (13-8, 3-4 Big 12) enters Friday's matchup in Morgantown after suffering a loss to TCU on Friday, April 7 … this weekend's competition marks the 10th matchup since the series began in 2013 with the Lady Raiders holding the all-time advantage over the Mountaineers, 9-0 … during last year's match, TTU defeated West Virginia, 4-0 … Sunday's matchup against TCU (10-7, 2-5 Big 12) marks the 11th in program history with the Frogs leading the all-time series, 10-0, over WVU … during last year's competition, TCU defeated the Mountaineers, 4-2, in Fort Worth, Texas.

This Week in Track and Field: West Virginia begins three consecutive weekends with split squad action at the Bryan Clay Invitational from April 13-15, and the Bison Outdoor Classic that runs on April 15-16 … the meets are hosted by Azusa Pacific University and Bucknell University, respectively.

Last Week in Track and Field: Senior Tessa Constantine competed in the 400-meter hurdles and finished the race in 59.99 … her performance is her best of the season, and it's the Sydney, Australia, native's best performance since she set her personal best at the 2022 Mountaineer Twilight … Constantine's classmate Sada Wright also put in a performance worthy of Mountaineer history … Wright tallied a discus throw of 44.20 meters … freshman Olivia Cress made her debut in the 100-meter sprint, crossing the finish line at 12:55 … the 5'11" jumps specialist also won her 200-meter dash heat … Cress ran the 200 meters in 25.95 and earned her personal best in the event … sophomore Cassandra Williamson competed in the 800-meter for the Mountaineers … Williamson led the way for WVU with a time of 2:08.84.

Notes: Constantine's time is good enough for fifth-best on the WVU all-time outdoor 400-meter hurdles list … Wright's effort is good enough for fourth best in program history.

This Week in Golf: The Mountaineers are idle this week. West Virginia will return to action on Monday, April 17, hosting the two-day Mountaineer Invitational at Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport, West Virginia.

Last Week in Golf: WVU did not compete.

Players Mentioned

Nick Barone

Tessa Constantine

Olivia Cress

Carson Estridge

Ellis Garcia

Grant Hussey

Caleb McNeely

Robby Porco

Logan Sauve

Landon Wallace

JJ Wetherholt

Sam White

Cassandra Williamson

Sada Wright

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