MORGANTOWN — No current Mountaineer heard their name called as the back half of the 2023 MLB Draft passed Tuesday. Pitcher Carlson Reed and outfielder Braden Barry were the only WVU players selected in the 2023 draft, both being taken in the middle rounds on Monday. Before the final ...
MORGANTOWN -- WVU’s hard-throwing right-hander Carlson Reed was drafted in the fourth round Monday by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Following Reed, the Toronto Blue Jays selected WVU outfielder Braden Barry in the eighth round. Combined they became the 36th and 37th players from WVU to be ...
If his manager had a say, J.J. Wetherholt would win the Golden Spikes Award. For the people who actually vote on it, however, the West Virginia star wasn’t even in the top three. The Golden Spikes Award is given annually to the top amateur baseball player in the nation and its voting ...
MORGANTOWN — Whether it’s through the upcoming Major League Baseball draft or as a transfer, starting pitcher Ben Hampton will not be returning to WVU next season. The news was first reported by D1 Baseball late Monday night and a WVU official confirmed it on Tuesday. Hampton, a ...
Despite a stumble at the finish line, the 2023 WVU baseball season was still one for the history books. The Mountaineers lost seven of their final eight games but matched the program record for wins in a season (40), won their first Big 12 regular season title and had their first Big 12 ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The WVU baseball season ended with a whimper on Sunday as the Mountaineers were shut out for the first time this year, 10-0, in an elimination game against Lexington Regional host Kentucky. WVU’s (40-20) pitching got behind early and never recovered as the Wildcats ...
