How to Watch & Listen to West Virginia at Houston

The West Virginia Mountaineers (27-4, 7-3) are on the road to take on the Houston Cougars (19-14, 5-7) for a three game weekend series and the first meeting between the two programs.

Location: Houston, Texas, Don Sanders Field at Darryl and Lori Schroeder Park (5,000)

When: Friday, April 11 - Sunday, April 13

First Pitch: Game 1: Friday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. EST

Game 2: Saturday, April 12, 7:30 p.m. EST

Game 3: Sunday, April 13, 12:30 p.m. EST

Stream: ESPN+

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

WVU Game Notes

- The Mountaineers are 27-4 this season after sweeping Utah over the weekend. WVU has won seven in row which includes wins over Pitt, Ohio State, and BYU.

- The sweep over the Utes was the first over a Big 12 opponent since taking all three against Baylor last season. The Mountaineers now have at least one home Big 12 sweep in each of the last four seasons.

- With Wednesday’s win over Pitt, West Virginia has won eight straight editions of the Backyard Brawl going back to 2022. The game also saw a new WVU Baseball attendance record as 4,629 fans showed up to Kendrick Family Ballpark.

- 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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