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Mountaineers Head to Baylor to Open Big 12 Play
March 12, 2026 04:01 PM | Baseball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University baseball team hits the road to open Big 12 play, March 13-15, against Baylor. First pitch from Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark on Friday is set for 7:30 p.m. ET, Saturday for 3 p.m. ET, and Sunday for 12 p.m. ET.
Fans can watch all three games on ESPN+ and can listen on Mountaineer Sports Network. Live stats will also be available at wvusports.com.
The Mountaineers are coming off a 10-3 win over Maryland on Tuesday as well as a weekend series win over Ivy League favorite, Columbia. WVU also has series wins this season over Georgia Southern, Liberty, and Kennesaw State.
Sophomore Gavin Kelly leads the Mountaineers with a .431 batting average and leads the Big 12 with nine doubles. Senior Matthew Graveline has a team-high three home runs while senior Paul Schoenfeld paces the team with 18 RBI.
On the mound, junior Dawson Montesa, sophomore Chansen Cole, and redshirt junior Maxx Yehl have started all four weekends and return to the bump against the Bears. Yehl and Cole are both top 10 in the league in ERA while Montesa is second in strikeouts.
Pitching Probables
RHP Dawson Montesa (2-2, 4.71 ERA, 31 K, 7 BB, 21.0 IP) vs. RHP Lucas Davenport (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9 K, 3 BB, 6.2 IP)
RHP Chansen Cole (2-0, 2.00 ERA, 18 K, 8 BB, 18.0 IP) vs. TBD
LHP Maxx Yehl (2-0, 1.06 ERA, 21 K, 10 BB, 17.0 IP) vs. LHP Ethan Calder (1-1, 2.16 ERA, 15 K, 6 BB, 16.2 IP)
Led by fourth-year head coach Mitch Thompson, Baylor is 10-6 this season and are coming off a midweek win over Sam Houston and sweep of Air Force. The Bears were picked 11th in the Big 12 preseason poll.
Travis Sanders leads the team with a .413 batting average while Tyce Armstrong has a team-high six home runs. Ethan Calder is 1-1 on the mound with a 2.16 ERA and leads the team with 15 strikeouts in 16.2 innings.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Fans can watch all three games on ESPN+ and can listen on Mountaineer Sports Network. Live stats will also be available at wvusports.com.
The Mountaineers are coming off a 10-3 win over Maryland on Tuesday as well as a weekend series win over Ivy League favorite, Columbia. WVU also has series wins this season over Georgia Southern, Liberty, and Kennesaw State.
Sophomore Gavin Kelly leads the Mountaineers with a .431 batting average and leads the Big 12 with nine doubles. Senior Matthew Graveline has a team-high three home runs while senior Paul Schoenfeld paces the team with 18 RBI.
On the mound, junior Dawson Montesa, sophomore Chansen Cole, and redshirt junior Maxx Yehl have started all four weekends and return to the bump against the Bears. Yehl and Cole are both top 10 in the league in ERA while Montesa is second in strikeouts.
Pitching Probables
RHP Dawson Montesa (2-2, 4.71 ERA, 31 K, 7 BB, 21.0 IP) vs. RHP Lucas Davenport (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9 K, 3 BB, 6.2 IP)
RHP Chansen Cole (2-0, 2.00 ERA, 18 K, 8 BB, 18.0 IP) vs. TBD
LHP Maxx Yehl (2-0, 1.06 ERA, 21 K, 10 BB, 17.0 IP) vs. LHP Ethan Calder (1-1, 2.16 ERA, 15 K, 6 BB, 16.2 IP)
Led by fourth-year head coach Mitch Thompson, Baylor is 10-6 this season and are coming off a midweek win over Sam Houston and sweep of Air Force. The Bears were picked 11th in the Big 12 preseason poll.
Travis Sanders leads the team with a .413 batting average while Tyce Armstrong has a team-high six home runs. Ethan Calder is 1-1 on the mound with a 2.16 ERA and leads the team with 15 strikeouts in 16.2 innings.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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