Friday, March 21
Morgantown, W.Va.
6:30 p.m.
West Virginia University
vs
Arizona
Mountaineers Set to Host Arizona for Weekend Series
March 20, 2025 01:53 PM | Baseball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University baseball team welcomes Arizona to Kendrick Family Ballpark for a three-game Big 12 series, March 21-23. First pitch on Friday is set for 6:30 p.m., Saturday for 4 p.m., and Sunday for 12 p.m.
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Tickets are available at WVUGame.com, by calling 1-800-WVU-GAME or visiting the Mountaineer Ticket Office at Kendrick Family Ballpark. Student tickets are free with a WVU ID. Fans can watch the game on ESPN+, listen on Mountaineer Sports Network, and can follow with live stats at WVUsports.com.
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It is decades weekend at the ballpark with music and games from the 70's, 80's, and 90's happening throughout the series. Saturday will also feature a throwback jersey keychain giveaway for the first 700 fans.
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West Virginia is 18-1 on the season after taking two midweek games from James Madison. An eight-run first inning propelled the Mountaineers to a 11-1 win on Tuesday before strong pitching led WVU to a 3-1 victory on Wednesday.
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The Mountaineers are 1-0 in the Big 12 with a win on the road at Oklahoma State. WVU and OSU only played one game last weekend due to the Stillwater wildfires.
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West Virginia is eighth in the country with a 3.14 ERA with nine pitchers owning ERAs below three. Redshirt senior Griffin Kirn leads the staff with 30 strikeouts in 26.1 innings.
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Junior Skylar King paces the Mountaineers with a .444 batting average and 1.107 OPS. Junior Sam White, senior Jace Rinehart, senior Kyle West, and freshman Gavin Kelly all have an OPS over 1.000 as well.
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Pitching Probables
LHP Griffin Kirn (3-0, 3.42 ERA, 30 K, 10 BB, 26.1 IP) vs. RHP Collin McKinney (0-1, 1.29 ERA, 21 K, 11 BB, 21.0 IP)
RHP Gavin Van Kempen (2-0, 3.78 ERA, 19 K, 12 BB, 16.2 IP) vs. RHP Owen Kramkowski (3-1, 4.84 ERA, 25 K, 2 BB, 22.1 IP)
RHP Carson Estridge (2-0, 0.96 ERA, 13 K, 3 BB, 18.2 IP) vs. RHP Smith Bailey (1-1, 1.80 ERA, 25 K, 9 BB, 25.0 IP)
Led by head coach Chip Hale, the Wildcats are 16-4 this season after defeating Kansas in a midweek matchup and sweeping Cincinnati to open Big 12 play.
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Arizona's pitching has been their strength, entering the game with a 3.61 ERA and just 2.72 walks per nine innings, the lowest mark in the nation.
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Brendan Summerhill is hitting .427 and leads the nation with six triples.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Tickets are available at WVUGame.com, by calling 1-800-WVU-GAME or visiting the Mountaineer Ticket Office at Kendrick Family Ballpark. Student tickets are free with a WVU ID. Fans can watch the game on ESPN+, listen on Mountaineer Sports Network, and can follow with live stats at WVUsports.com.
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It is decades weekend at the ballpark with music and games from the 70's, 80's, and 90's happening throughout the series. Saturday will also feature a throwback jersey keychain giveaway for the first 700 fans.
Â
West Virginia is 18-1 on the season after taking two midweek games from James Madison. An eight-run first inning propelled the Mountaineers to a 11-1 win on Tuesday before strong pitching led WVU to a 3-1 victory on Wednesday.
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The Mountaineers are 1-0 in the Big 12 with a win on the road at Oklahoma State. WVU and OSU only played one game last weekend due to the Stillwater wildfires.
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West Virginia is eighth in the country with a 3.14 ERA with nine pitchers owning ERAs below three. Redshirt senior Griffin Kirn leads the staff with 30 strikeouts in 26.1 innings.
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Junior Skylar King paces the Mountaineers with a .444 batting average and 1.107 OPS. Junior Sam White, senior Jace Rinehart, senior Kyle West, and freshman Gavin Kelly all have an OPS over 1.000 as well.
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Pitching Probables
LHP Griffin Kirn (3-0, 3.42 ERA, 30 K, 10 BB, 26.1 IP) vs. RHP Collin McKinney (0-1, 1.29 ERA, 21 K, 11 BB, 21.0 IP)
RHP Gavin Van Kempen (2-0, 3.78 ERA, 19 K, 12 BB, 16.2 IP) vs. RHP Owen Kramkowski (3-1, 4.84 ERA, 25 K, 2 BB, 22.1 IP)
RHP Carson Estridge (2-0, 0.96 ERA, 13 K, 3 BB, 18.2 IP) vs. RHP Smith Bailey (1-1, 1.80 ERA, 25 K, 9 BB, 25.0 IP)
Led by head coach Chip Hale, the Wildcats are 16-4 this season after defeating Kansas in a midweek matchup and sweeping Cincinnati to open Big 12 play.
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Arizona's pitching has been their strength, entering the game with a 3.61 ERA and just 2.72 walks per nine innings, the lowest mark in the nation.
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Brendan Summerhill is hitting .427 and leads the nation with six triples.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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