How to Watch & Listen to West Virginia vs. Marshall

Getting you set for the Mountaineers' in-state matchup against the Thundering Herd
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The West Virginia Mountaineers (19-3) host the Marshall Thundering Herd (12-12) for the first of a three-game season series and the 83rd meeting between the two programs.

West Virginia vs. Marshall Series History

West Virginia leads 56-26

Last Meeting: Marshall 3, West Virginia 2 (Apr. 10, 2024, in Huntington)

Location: Morgantown, WV, Kendrick Family Ballpark (3,500)

When: Tuesday, March 25

First Pitch: 6:30 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 19-3 this season after a 1-2 weekend against Arizona. The Wildcats won on Friday and Sunday while WVU took Saturday’s contest, 11-3.

- Friday’s game against Arizona went 16 innings, the longest home game and second-longest game in WVU history.

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

- West Virginia is currently eighth in the country with a 3.29 staff ERA, which includes seven pitchers with ERA under three.

- 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
CHRISTOPHER HALL

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