Schedule Out for WVU Baseball Hosting Super Regional

On the morning after one of the most memorable nights in WVU baseball history, the schedule for the Super Regional in Morgantown is out.

West Virginia will meet Cal Poly, who advanced out of the Los Angeles Regional, on Friday at noon, Saturday at noon and then on Sunday at a time to be announced later if necessary.

WVU advanced to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament with a 6-5 win in 10 innings on Monday, June 1, first baseman Armani Guzman’s series-clinching single just missing the glove of center fielder Jayce Tharnish.

The base hit scored Mountaineers’ (43-15) second baseman Brodie Kresser, who endured a brutal weekend in the field. Kresser managed to find redemption at the last moment, sparking West Virginia’s rally with a leadoff single. Ben Lumsden drew a walk to put the winning run in scoring position.

While the Mountaineers’ bats didn’t put together any of the monstrous rallies that saw them score 40 runs in their first four games of the regional, they chipped away at Kentucky’s pitching staff methodically. Armani Guzman led off the third with a bunt single to no man’s land that left first base uncovered. He stole second on a failed pickoff attempt, then advanced another 90 feet on a groundout to third, waiting for the throw before taking off. A Paul Schoenfeld groundout brought Guzman home.

Guzman doubled, Gavin Kelly walked and Paul Schoenfeld singled in a run to open the fifth. Matthew Graveline doubled home another run, giving the Mountaineers a 4-1 lead — and enough cushion for head coach Steve Sabins to call in Ian Korn from the bullpen. Kelly added insurance with a solo shot in the sixth… insurance they sorely needed as Kentucky raced back to tie the game with back-to-back home runs, setting the stage for Guzman’s heroics.

The win marks West Virginia’s third straight Regional championship, and sets up a Super Regional matchup with Cal Poly — giving the Mountaineers (43-15) a chance to host for the first time in program history.

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