West Named Student-Athlete of the Week
April 29, 2024 12:12 PM | Baseball, General, Golf, Rowing, Track & Field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Junior Kyle West of the West Virginia University baseball team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.
West swung a hot bat for the Mountaineers, hitting .600 (6-for-10) and tallying a 2.092 OPS in a three-game sweep over Baylor. He had multiple hits and at least one RBI in all three games, hitting home runs on Friday and Saturday.
The Hedgesville, West Virginia, native added doubles in the final two games as well and was all over the basepaths, scoring eight runs and stealing two bases.
West and the rest of the Mountaineers will be back in action Tuesday, April 30, for the Backyard Brawl against Pitt from PNC Park with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. The game will air on ESPN2.
This Week in Baseball: West Virginia is back this week to play four games, beginning with a contest against Pitt on Tuesday, April 30, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh … first pitch against the Panthers is set for 7 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN2 … the Mountaineers will then hit the road for a three-game series at Cincinnati … first pitch on Friday, May 3, is set for 5 p.m., Saturday for 3 p.m., and Sunday for 1 p.m.
Last Week in Baseball: The Mountaineers swept Baylor in a three-game series at Kendrick Family Ballpark … WVU won on April 26, 18-5 … juniors JJ Wetherholt and Kyle West each hit home runs in the win while senior Reed Chumley collected five RBI … on April 28, senior Derek Clark pitched eight innings in a 5-2 victory, striking out eight in the process … West hit his team-leading 11th home run of the season in the win … the Mountaineers closed out the sweep with a 13-4 victory … junior Grant Hussey hit his eighth home run of the season in the triumph.
Notes: The sweep was the third for West Virginia in the last four weeks, having also brought out the brooms against Kansas and UCF … 11,210 fans came out to Kendrick Family Ballpark over the weekend, the most for a weekend series in program history … Clark leads the Big 12 with a 2.72 ERA … the 18 runs in Friday's win set a season high for the Mountaineers … Hussey has 34 home runs in his WVU career, just one shy of the program record … the upcoming trip to Cincinnati will be the first against the Bearcats since 2011 when both programs were in the Big East.
This Week in Golf: The NCAA Selection Show will take place on Wednesday, May 1, at 2 p.m. ET on the Golf Channel … NCAA Regionals will take place at various sites from May 13-15.
Last Week in Golf: The golf team posted its best team finish in school history at the Big 12 Championship, earning a fifth-place finish in the 14-team league at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas … the Mountaineers shot +5 for the 72-hole event, recording rounds of 297-291-280-289=1157 … WVU's previous-best finish at the Big 12 Championship was a ninth-place finish in 2023, 2021 and 2018 when the league had 10 teams … the Mountaineers' best finish to par prior to this year was +24 in 2019 when the Big 12 Championship took place at The Greenbrier … WVU entered the championship No. 64 in the national rankings and finished ahead of No. 12 Texas Tech, No. 40 BYU and No. 49 Houston … No. 17 Texas (-25) won the event, followed by No. 14 Oklahoma (-7), No. 26 Oklahoma State (-1) and No. 33 Baylor (+3) … Max Green led the way for WVU, tying for 18th place with rounds of 74-72-72-72=290 (+2) … Todd Duncan shot 77-74-68-72=291 (+3) to finish tied for 23rd place … Jackson Davenport tied for 31st place with rounds of 80-71-70-72=293 (+5) … Pierce Grieve posted rounds of 72-80-70-73=295 (+7) and tied for 39th place … Kaleb Wilson tied for 46th place with rounds of 74-74-77-75=300 (+12) … prior to this season, WVU's best individual score at the Big 12 Championship with 72 holes of competition was Max Sear's +5 in 2016, also held at Whispering Pines Golf Club.
This Week in Track & Field: The Mountaineers will host the final meet of the regular season on Saturday, May 4, at the Track and Field Complex at Mylan Park in Morgantown … the Mountaineer Last Chance Meet is slated to begin with the women's hammer throw at 11 a.m. ET, and will conclude with the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at 8:15 p.m. … West Virginia will also hold a senior recognition ceremony at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Last Week in Track & Field: West Virginia did not compete.
Notes: West Virginia will honor departing seniors Abigale Mullings, Petal Palmer, Jeanne Reix Charat and Megan Weaver during Saturday's ceremony.
This Week in Rowing: West Virginia will not compete again until the Big 12 Championships on May 19, at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.
Last Week in Rowing: West Virginia did not compete.
West swung a hot bat for the Mountaineers, hitting .600 (6-for-10) and tallying a 2.092 OPS in a three-game sweep over Baylor. He had multiple hits and at least one RBI in all three games, hitting home runs on Friday and Saturday.
The Hedgesville, West Virginia, native added doubles in the final two games as well and was all over the basepaths, scoring eight runs and stealing two bases.
West and the rest of the Mountaineers will be back in action Tuesday, April 30, for the Backyard Brawl against Pitt from PNC Park with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. The game will air on ESPN2.
This Week in Baseball: West Virginia is back this week to play four games, beginning with a contest against Pitt on Tuesday, April 30, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh … first pitch against the Panthers is set for 7 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN2 … the Mountaineers will then hit the road for a three-game series at Cincinnati … first pitch on Friday, May 3, is set for 5 p.m., Saturday for 3 p.m., and Sunday for 1 p.m.
Last Week in Baseball: The Mountaineers swept Baylor in a three-game series at Kendrick Family Ballpark … WVU won on April 26, 18-5 … juniors JJ Wetherholt and Kyle West each hit home runs in the win while senior Reed Chumley collected five RBI … on April 28, senior Derek Clark pitched eight innings in a 5-2 victory, striking out eight in the process … West hit his team-leading 11th home run of the season in the win … the Mountaineers closed out the sweep with a 13-4 victory … junior Grant Hussey hit his eighth home run of the season in the triumph.
Notes: The sweep was the third for West Virginia in the last four weeks, having also brought out the brooms against Kansas and UCF … 11,210 fans came out to Kendrick Family Ballpark over the weekend, the most for a weekend series in program history … Clark leads the Big 12 with a 2.72 ERA … the 18 runs in Friday's win set a season high for the Mountaineers … Hussey has 34 home runs in his WVU career, just one shy of the program record … the upcoming trip to Cincinnati will be the first against the Bearcats since 2011 when both programs were in the Big East.
This Week in Golf: The NCAA Selection Show will take place on Wednesday, May 1, at 2 p.m. ET on the Golf Channel … NCAA Regionals will take place at various sites from May 13-15.
Last Week in Golf: The golf team posted its best team finish in school history at the Big 12 Championship, earning a fifth-place finish in the 14-team league at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas … the Mountaineers shot +5 for the 72-hole event, recording rounds of 297-291-280-289=1157 … WVU's previous-best finish at the Big 12 Championship was a ninth-place finish in 2023, 2021 and 2018 when the league had 10 teams … the Mountaineers' best finish to par prior to this year was +24 in 2019 when the Big 12 Championship took place at The Greenbrier … WVU entered the championship No. 64 in the national rankings and finished ahead of No. 12 Texas Tech, No. 40 BYU and No. 49 Houston … No. 17 Texas (-25) won the event, followed by No. 14 Oklahoma (-7), No. 26 Oklahoma State (-1) and No. 33 Baylor (+3) … Max Green led the way for WVU, tying for 18th place with rounds of 74-72-72-72=290 (+2) … Todd Duncan shot 77-74-68-72=291 (+3) to finish tied for 23rd place … Jackson Davenport tied for 31st place with rounds of 80-71-70-72=293 (+5) … Pierce Grieve posted rounds of 72-80-70-73=295 (+7) and tied for 39th place … Kaleb Wilson tied for 46th place with rounds of 74-74-77-75=300 (+12) … prior to this season, WVU's best individual score at the Big 12 Championship with 72 holes of competition was Max Sear's +5 in 2016, also held at Whispering Pines Golf Club.
This Week in Track & Field: The Mountaineers will host the final meet of the regular season on Saturday, May 4, at the Track and Field Complex at Mylan Park in Morgantown … the Mountaineer Last Chance Meet is slated to begin with the women's hammer throw at 11 a.m. ET, and will conclude with the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at 8:15 p.m. … West Virginia will also hold a senior recognition ceremony at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Last Week in Track & Field: West Virginia did not compete.
Notes: West Virginia will honor departing seniors Abigale Mullings, Petal Palmer, Jeanne Reix Charat and Megan Weaver during Saturday's ceremony.
This Week in Rowing: West Virginia will not compete again until the Big 12 Championships on May 19, at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.
Last Week in Rowing: West Virginia did not compete.
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