MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The No. 22 West Virginia baseball team continues its seven-game road trip to begin the 2021 season by traveling to the CCU Baseball Tournament. The event will take place Friday, Feb. 26, through Sunday, Feb. 28, in Conway, S.C.
The Mountaineers are slated to play a trio of teams, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Friday against Kennesaw State. WVU battles event host Coastal Carolina at 3 p.m. Saturday before it wraps the weekend against Bryant at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Live stats of all three games can be found on wvusports.com. Additionally, ESPN+ will carry Saturday’s contest against the Chanticleers.
Senior left-handed pitcher Jackson Wolf (0-0, 1.80 ERA) gets the ball for West Virginia on Friday against Kennesaw State, while the Owls counter with junior right-hander Luke Torbert (0-0, 6.75 ERA). On Saturday, junior left-hander Adam Tulloch (0-0, 6.75 ERA) battles Coastal Carolina’s junior righty Nick Parker (0-0, 3.60 ERA), before sophomore lefty Jake Carr (0-1, 135.00 ERA) is scheduled to take on senior right-hander Tyler Schoff (0-0, 1.80 ERA) of Bryant on Sunday.
Last time out, West Virginia earned a series split in its season-opening trip to Georgia State from Feb. 19-21, in Atlanta. WVU posted a 5-3 win in 10 innings on Opening Day (Feb. 19), before falling twice in a doubleheader on Feb. 20, 7-6 in 10 innings and 20-4. The squad capped the weekend with a 3-2 win over the Panthers on Feb. 21.
