MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 16 West Virginia University baseball team returns home for a three-game Big 12 series against Texas Tech, May 2-4 at Kendrick Family Ballpark. First pitch on Friday is set for 6:30 p.m., Saturday for 4 p.m., and Sunday for 1 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.
 
Promos for the weekend include Friday Night Happy Hour, Alumni Game on Saturday, and Star Wars Day including a White Out on Sunday. The series finale will also be Kids Day with postgame autographs and running the bases.
 
West Virginia is 37-6 this season and sit in first place in the Big 12 at 16-3 after recording four straight sweeps against Utah, Houston, Cincinnati, and most recently UCF. In the latest polls, West Virginia sits at No. 4 in Perfect Game, No. 10 in NCBWA, No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, No. 8 in Baseball America, No. 18 in The Athletic, and No. 16 by D1Baseball, which is recognized by the NCAA.
 
Junior Skylar King leads the team with a .362 batting average while senior Jace Rinehart and junior Logan Sauve each have seven home runs. Rinehart also leads the team with 43 RBI. On the mound, redshirt senior Griffin Kirn is 4-0 with a 3.38 ERA and leads the team with 62 strikeouts. Sophomore Chase Meyer leads all Mountaineer relievers with 49 strikeouts in 33.0 innings.
 
Pitching Probables
LHP Griffin Kirn (4-0, 3.36 ERA, 62 K, 20 BB, 56.0 IP) vs. RHP Mac Heuer (2-2, 5.67 ERA, 33 K, 17 BB, 39.2 IP)
TBA vs. RHP Tyler Boudreau (1-3, 8.10 ERA, 35 K, 17 BB, 33.1 IP)
RHP Jack Kartsonas vs. RHP Zane Petty (1-2, 5.66 ERA, 33 K, 22 BB, 47.2 IP)

Led by 13th year head coach Tim Tadlock, Texas Tech is 15-26 this season after dropping two midweek contests to UTRGV. The Red Raiders are 10-11 in the Big 12 and most recently took two of three against Arizona.
 
Robin Villeneuve leads the team with a .347 batting average while Logan Huges hsa 14 home runs and 48 RBI. Jack Cebert has been their top reliever with a 2.95 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 15 appearances.
 
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