West Virginia Mountaineers Baseball is trying to stay alive in the NCAA postseason. After falling to the Kentucky Wildcats, 11-9, the loser’s bracket feels lonely. Now they’ll try and get past Wake Forest, who’s looking to escape by beating the host team.
The Mountaineers and Demon Deacons have met a total of 17 times, with Wake holding a decisive 14-3 advantage in the series, which started in 1914. Kentucky runs the regional having beat both teams.
2026 NCAA Baseball Championship
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9
R
H
E
Wake Forest (39-20)
0
0
0
0
0
West Virginia (40-15)
0
0
1
0
Wake Forest vs. West Virginia baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Championship
Wake Forest
Batter
POS
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
AVG
OBP
14
Javar Williams
CF
1
0
0
0
0
1
.342
.454
11
Luke Costello
RF
1
0
0
0
0
0
.307
.451
6
Kade Lewis
1B
1
0
0
0
0
1
.359
.449
1
Dalton Wentz
3B
1
0
0
0
0
0
.304
.411
8
Matt Conte
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
.275
.376
25
Boston Torres
LF
0
0
0
0
0
0
.312
.392
26
Andrew Costello
DH
0
0
0
0
0
0
.244
.323
7
Blake Schaaf
2B
0
0
0
0
0
0
.325
.434
3
JD Stein
SS
0
0
0
0
0
0
.270
.389
Total
1963
284
421
434
273
2
Pitcher
POS
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
BF
ERA
19
Troy Dressler
P
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4.5
Total
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Dressler 7 (4 strikes)
West Virginia
Batter
POS
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
AVG
OBP
5
Armani Guzman
RF
1
0
0
0
0
0
.299
.401
2
Gavin Kelly
2B
1
0
0
0
0
0
.377
.479
6
Paul Schoenfeld
CF
1
0
0
0
0
0
.343
.440
11
Sean Smith
DH
0
0
0
0
0
0
.315
.406
Matthew Graveline
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
.286
.368
17
Matt Ineich
SS
0
0
0
0
0
0
.299
.433
12
Brodie Kresser
1B
0
0
0
0
0
0
.287
.395
24
Ben Lumsden
LF
0
0
0
0
0
0
.241
.357
8
Tyrus Hall
3B
0
0
0
0
0
0
.275
.405
Total
1883
246
408
346
214
0
Pitcher
POS
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
BF
ERA
31
Dawson Montesa
P
1.1
0
0
0
0
2
4
5.8
Total
1.1
0
0
0
0
2
4
Montesa 15 (11 strikes)
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