MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 24 West Virginia University baseball team will host Cincinnati for a three-game series, April 17-19 at Kendrick Family Ballpark. First pitch on Thursday and Friday is set for 6:30 p.m. while Saturday is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
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. Mountaineer fans can watch the games on ESPN+, listen on Mountaineer Sports Network, and can follow along with live stats at WVUsports.com.
 
Saturday will be Bark at the Park at Kendrick Family Ballpark. All dogs must be kept on a leash and owners will be required to sign a waiver and provide proof of vaccinations at Gate C upon entry. Dogs are recommended to stay in the standing room only sections but if you choose to sit in your reserved seating location, please be mindful and courteous to others around you. Water bowls and pet relief stations can be found in and around the grass berm seating areas. Additionally, dogs will not be permitted onto the field at any point prior, during, or after the game.
 
West Virginia is 31-4 this season after defeating Marshall, 5-4, Tuesday in Huntington. Redshirt junior Chase Swain was on base three times and scored three runs, including the game-winning run in the ninth on a straight steal of home. Junior Carson Estridge earned the win with 1.2 scoreless innings while striking out three.
 
The Mountaineers have the highest winning percentage in the country at .886 and own the nation's current longest winning streak at 11 games. In the latest polls, West Virginia sits at No. 11 in Perfect Game, No. 18 in NCBWA, No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, No. 22 in Baseball America, No. 23 in The Athletic, and No. 24 by D1Baseball, which is recognized by the NCAA.
 
Junior Sam White leads the team with a .375 batting average while senior Jace Rinehart has a team-high six home runs and 34 RBI. Junior Logan Sauve is hitting .333 with five home runs and was just named the Big 12 Player of the Week for the first time in his career.
 
Pitching Probables
LHP Griffin Kirn (4-0, 3.74 ERA, 55 K, 19 BB, 45.2 IP) vs. RHP Nathan Taylor (4-0, 2.70 ERA, 52 K, 19 BB, 46.2 IP)
RHP Gavin Van Kempen (2-0, 5.63 ERA, 30 K, 20 BB, 32.0 IP) vs. LHP Kellen O'Connor (1-1, 4.62 ERA, 25 K, 10 BB, 37.0 IP)
RHP Jack Kartsonas (3-1, 2.22 ERA, 32 K, 6 BB, 24.1 IP) vs. TBA
 
Led by 2nd-year head coach Jordan Bischel, Cincinnati is 21-15 overall and 8-7 in the Big 12. The Bearcats are coming off a midweek loss to crosstown rival Xavier after taking two of three against Arizona State at home over the weekend.
 
Kerrington Cross leads the Big 12 with a .417 batting average. Nathan Taylor leads the pitching staff with a 4-0 record and 2.70 ERA while striking out 52 in 46.2 innings.
 
It is the first time the Bearcats will trek to Morgantown since 2011 when both schools were in the Big East.
 
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