MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The No. 23 West Virginia baseball team returns to action by playing host to Central Michigan on home-opening weekend at Monongalia County Ballpark on Friday, March 12, and Saturday, March 13.
A limited amount of tickets remain for Friday’s series opener, while Saturday’s doubleheader is sold out. All tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and are priced at $7, as reflected on the seat map at wvugame.com. A limit of six tickets can be purchased per account. Tickets are available through wvugame.com or by calling the Mountaineer Ticket Office at 1-800-WVU-GAME.
Fans can follow along with the Mountaineers all weekend long with live stats and live audio links, found at wvusports.com. All three contests also will be broadcast live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Senior left-handed pitcher Jackson Wolf (1-0, 0.75 ERA) takes the mound for Friday’s home opener, while Central Michigan counters with junior right-hander Jordan Patty (0-0, 8.59 ERA). First pitch is slated for 3 p.m.
On Saturday, sophomore left-hander Jake Carr (0-1, 23.63 ERA) battles CMU’s redshirt freshman righty Andrew Taylor (1-1, 0.75 ERA) in Game 1 at 11 a.m., while Game 2’s pitching matchup is to be determined. Saturday’s second game will begin approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of Game 1.
Central Michigan is led by third-year coach Jordan Bischel, who is 61-24 with the Chippewas. CMU is 3-4 to start the season and arrives to Morgantown on a three-game win streak. Most recently, the Chippewas topped Richmond, 10-2, on Monday, March 8.
