On Friday, the Mountaineers (5-4) will begin a four-game series against Western Kentucky (6-3), with the first pitch set for 4 p.m. EST in Bowling Green.
West Virginia is coming off a win in their home opener against Canisius where they scored 10 runs en route to a 10-3 victory. Ellis Garcia and Reed Chumley both had two RBIs in the win, with Gavin Van Kempen starting on the mound where he struck out four while allowing two earned runs across four innings. Skylar King leads the team with a .385 batting average.
As for the Hilltoppers, they’re coming off a 5-0 loss to Kentucky on Tuesday. Blake Cavill leads the team with a .500 batting average, two home runs, six doubles, and 13 RBIs.
Let’s take a look at the pitching matchup for this series (2024 stats):
Friday: RHP Aidan Major (1-0, 4.09 ERA,11 IP, 9 H, 4 BB and 16 SO) vs. RHP Jack Bennett (0-0, 1 SV, 4.05 ERA, 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 BB and 4 SO)
Saturday Game One: LHP Tyler Switalski (1-0, 3.72 ERA, 9.2 IP, 9H, 6 BB and 7 SO) vs. LHP Jacob Bimbi (2-0, 1.00 ERA, 9 IP, 4 H, 5 BB and 16 SO)
Saturday Game Two : RHP Hayden Cooper (0-1, 7.04 ERA, 7.2 IP, 11 H, 5 BB and 2 SO) vs. RHP Zach Dueñas (0-0, 4.91 ERA, 3.2 IP, 7 H, 1 BB and 2 SO)
Sunday: RHP Carson Estridge (0-0, 3.00 ERA, 9 IP, 7 H, 4 BB and 8 SO) vs. RHP Dawson Hall (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 IP, 6 H, 1 BB and 10 SO)
Photo by Tyler Prussian
