Starting Lineups + Live Score Updates for West Virginia vs. Troy

For the second time in Omaha, the West Virginia Mountaineers will square off with the Troy Trojans. This time around, the loser will have its season come to an end, while the winner will begin preparation for North Carolina, a team it will have to beat twice.

As always, we will keep you posted on all of the action from score updates, pitching changes, and big moments throughout the day in our game thread. Below, you'll find the projected lineups and starting pitchers for both teams. Once the lineup cards are turned in, we will update it, if necessary, and remove the word projected from the lineup.

GAME THREAD

TOP 1 (WVU)

West Virginia gets two aboard, but Matthew Graveline goes down looking on strikes, stranding two in scoring position.

BOT 1 (TROY)

The command from Montesa wasn't great, but he was able to throw up a 0 to start his outing. Breaking ball has a ton of bite to it already, which is a good sign.

TOP 2 (WVU)

The Mountaineers get two on board again, and they stay there. Ineich with a walk and Hall with a base hit over the second baseman's head. That's now three stranded in scoring position already for WVU.

BOT 2 (TROY)

Montesa walks another, but that's it for Troy. Breaking ball and splitter are there. The fastball is a little inconsistent right now. If he finds the touch on that, he'll become really tough to hit.

TOP 3 (WVU)

Graveline comes up with a big two-out double, scoring Gavin Kelly from second to give the Mountaineers the first run of the day. After Brodie Kresser was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Graveline scored on a ball that bounced maybe eight feet or so away from the catcher. Lumsden flew out to left to end the inning, stranding two more runners in scoring position.

BOT 3 (TROY)

A nice clean inning for Montesa here. Sets the Trojans down in order.

TOP 4 (WVU)

Guzman gets on and steals a couple of bags, but gets stranded as Gavin Kelly and Paul Schoenfeld each strike out to end the inning. Those two continue to have a rough time at the plate.

BOT 4 (TROY)

Troy gets their first hit of the ballgame on a double to the right field corner by Janicki. Montesa is able to buckle down, getting a flyout to right center and then a strikeout to leave Janicki stuck at third. Still 2-0 Mountaineers.

TOP 5 (WVU)

WVU goes down in order in the fifth. Dylan Alonso's breaking ball is a big problem for this lineup. It's created a ton of swing and miss outside of the zone and not a lot of hard contact.

BOT 5 (TROY)

A mini two-out jam for Montesa as he walked Piasecki, but he gets Pyne to bounce out to first to avoid trouble with Janicki on deck.

TOP 6 (WVU)

Big-time players come up in big-time moments, and Gavin Kelly just had his. In a 3-2 count with two runners on, he lifts a breaking ball over the left centerfield wall for a huge three-run homer. West Virginia leads 5-0. Sean Smith adds to the lead by shooting a ball through the right side, scoring Schoenfeld from second. It's 6-0 WVU.

BOT 6 (TROY)

Montesa gets Janicki, but after walking Meier puts two runners on Sabins goes to get him. It will be Ben McDougal coming in relief. The bases get loaded up, but McDougal dances out of trouble, getting a chopper to Kresser at first. WVU survives the first serious threat from Troy. Still 6-0.

TOP 7 (WVU)

Matt Ineich records a hit, and Ben Lumsden brings him home from second, lacing a ball to the left centerfield gap. Now 7-0 Mountaineers.

BOT 7 (TROY)

The Trojans aren't going to go down lightly. A couple of hits and a walk knock McDougal out of the game. Troy has bases juiced with no outs, looking to cash in on a big inning. Woah! What a job by Reese Bassinger. He strikes out Cavill, gets Janicki to fly out to center, and then gets Meier swinging on strikes to throw up another zero.

TOP 8 (WVU)

Hayden Smith settles things down for Troy for the moment, putting up a zero for Troy for the first time since the fifth. They have six outs to work with.

BOT 8 (TROY)

Bassinger continues to stay hot, punches out two more and flips up another zero.

TOP 9 (WVU)

A huge five-run spot for the Mountaineers to essentially put this one away. Armani Guzman has a 2-RBI double, while Kelly, Kresser, and Schoenfeld also recorded an RBI.

BOT 9 (TROY)

West Virginia's starting lineup

1. RF Armani Guzman — .314
2. 2B Gavin Kelly — .375
3. CF Paul Schoenfeld — .331
4. DH Sean Smith — .323
5. C Matthew Graveline — .293
6. SS Matt Ineich — .292
7. 1B Brodie Kresser — .302
8. LF Ben Lumsden — .275
9. 3B Tyrus Hall — .284

SP Dawson Montesa

Troy's starting lineup

1. SS Aaron Piasecki — .339
2. 3B Josh Pyne — .285
3. 1B Blake Cavill — .276
4. C Jimmy Janicki — .344
5. CF Steven Meier — .312
6. LF Drew Nelson — .310
7. 2B Sean Darnell — .264
8. DH Jabe Boroff — .276
9. RF Houston Markham — .325

SP Cooper Ellingworth

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