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Kyle West

Baseball Adam Grossman

Mountaineers Return Home to Face Kennesaw State

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University baseball team returns home for a three-game series with Kennesaw State, March 7-9. First pitch on Friday and Saturday are set for 2 p.m. with Sunday set to begin at noon.
 
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. All three games will be available to stream on ESPN+ with live stats available at wvusports.com.
 
Promos for the weekend include Friday Happy Hour, a Mountaineers script fleece blanket giveaway on Saturday, and Camper Reunion Day on Sunday. It is also Family Day on Sunday where fans can get four tickets and a $10 concession voucher for just $35.
 
West Virginia is 12-0 on the season after sweeping at four-game series at Queens (N.C.). It is the fourth-best start in program history and the best since 1964. They are one of just five undefeated teams remaining this season along with Alabama, Florida State, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
 
The Mountaineer pitching staff has been stellar this season with a 2.66 ERA, eighth best in the nation and the top mark in the Big 12. Junior Carson Estridge has yet to allow a run in 15.0 innings while redshirt senior Griffin Kirn is the reigning Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Week.
 
At the plate, senior Jace Rinehart is hitting .435 while senior Brodie Kresser is just behind him at .425. Ten different Mountaineers have hit a home run this season led by two from senior Grant Hussey, giving him 39 for his career, the most in WVU history.

Pitching Probables
LHP Griffin Kirn (2-0, 2.04 ERA, 16 K, 6 BB, 17.2 IP) vs. RHP Braden Osbolt (0-0, 4.91 ERA, 12 K, 2 BB, 14.2 IP)
RHP Gavin Van Kempen (2-0, 2.70 ERA, 14 K, 7 BB, 13.1 IP) vs. Ty Bayer (1-1, 3.46 ERA, 12 K, 8 BB, 13.0 IP)
TBA vs. TBA
 
Led by fourth year head coach Ryan Coe, Kennesaw State is 5-9 this season, which includes a split at Samford this past weekend.
 
Cooper Williams leads the team with a .973 OPS, hitting two home runs with a team-high 11 RBI. Braden Osbolt has made three starts on the mound with a 4.91 ERA, striking out 12 in 14.2 innings.

For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
 
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Players Mentioned

Carson Estridge

#40 Carson Estridge

RHP
6' 7"
Junior
L/R
Grant Hussey

#9 Grant Hussey

1B
6' 3"
Senior
L/R
Brodie Kresser

#12 Brodie Kresser

INF
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Gavin Van Kempen

#35 Gavin Van Kempen

RHP
6' 6"
Junior
R/R
Griffin Kirn

#54 Griffin Kirn

LHP
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
L/L
Jace Rinehart

#0 Jace Rinehart

OF
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Carson Estridge

#40 Carson Estridge

6' 7"
Junior
L/R
RHP
Grant Hussey

#9 Grant Hussey

6' 3"
Senior
L/R
1B
Brodie Kresser

#12 Brodie Kresser

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
INF
Gavin Van Kempen

#35 Gavin Van Kempen

6' 6"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Griffin Kirn

#54 Griffin Kirn

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
L/L
LHP
Jace Rinehart

#0 Jace Rinehart

6' 0"
Senior
OF