How to Watch & Listen to No. 17 West Virginia at Penn State

Getting you set for the Mountaineers midweek matchup against the Nittany Lions
West Virginia University utility infielder Gavin Kelley
West Virginia University utility infielder Gavin Kelley | Christopher Hall – West Virginia on SI

The West Virginia Mountaineers (34-4) will travel north to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions (24-14) for the 119th meeting between the two programs.

West Virginia vs. Penn State Series History

Penn State leads 72-46

Last Meeting: WVU 18, Penn State 7 (May 8, 2024, in Morgantown)

Location: University Park, PA, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park (5,570)

When: Tuesday, April 22

First Pitch: 6:00 p.m. EST

Stream: Big Ten Network

Radio: Andrew Caridi (PBP), Jake Weghorst (analyst) Mountaineer Sports Network from Learfield IMG College (Radio affiliates)

WVU Game Notes

- The Mountaineers won their first 13 games of the season, the fourth-best start in program history.

- Steve Sabins is in his first season at the helm in Morgantown. He has spent the previous nine seasons on staff with the Mountaineers, including the past three as Associate Head Coach.

- In the Big 12 Preseason Poll, the Mountaineers were picked fourth, the highest predicted finish since joining the league.

- West Virginia has finished with a .500-or-better record in 11 of 12 seasons in the Big 12.

- The Mountaineers’ 56-game schedule features 14 meetings with teams that reached the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

- 2025 will be the 11th season the Mountaineers play at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark. The field was named after Rick and Jay Wagener on Aug. 30, 2021, following a major gift donation to the program. Rick Wagener was a standout pitcher at WVU from 1968-71. The ballpark was renamed after alum and principal owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Ken Kendrick and his family, in 2024.

- WVU is set to play 25 home games this spring. The squad has had a winning record at the facility for eight straight years and is coming off a season in which it went 17-6 in games played in Morgantown.

- The Mountaineers are coming off a historic season in 2024, advancing to the NCAA Super Regionals for the first time in program history. WVU swept through the Tucson regional as the three seed before falling in two one-run games at North Carolina.

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Christopher Hall
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