West Virginia Receives Bid for the NCAA Tournament

The Mountaineers' path to the College World Series starts in Arizona

West Virginia University sophomore Sam White | Christopher Hall

Monday afternoon, the West Virginia University baseball program earned its second consecutive at-large bid for the NCAA Baseball tournament and will head to Tucson, Arizona, to take on Dallas Baptist in the first game of the opening round.

The moment #WVU found out they are heading to Tucson pic.twitter.com/1nMzojekG7

— Christopher Hall (@WVHallBilly) May 27, 2024

The selection bid marks the first time in program history it earned an at-large bid in back-to-back seasons and it’s the first time in 40 years the Mountaineers have earned consecutive postseason appearances since a four-year run from 1961-64.

West Virginia finished the season 33-22 and 19-11 in Big 12 Conference play.

Junior JJ Wetherholt led the Mountaineers at the plate with a .356 batting average with eight home runs and 30 RBI in 31 appearances.

Senior Reed Chumley hit a team-high 15 home runs and 14 doubles and 45 RBIs.

Derek Clarks leads the team on the mound. The senior holds a 7-2 record with a 3.05 ERA and 73 strikeouts.