Thursday, May 22
Arlington, Texas
West Virginia University
vs
Cincinnati
Top-Seeded Mountaineers Open Big 12 Championship on Thursday
May 21, 2025 04:39 PM | Baseball
ARLINGTON, Texas – The West Virginia University baseball team opens the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on Thursday against Cincinnati. First pitch from Globe Life Field is set for 1:30 p.m. ET.
Mountaineer fans can watch the games on ESPN+, listen on Mountaineer Sports Network, and can follow along with live stats at WVUsports.com.
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As the Big 12 regular-season champions, the Mountaineers earned the top seed in this year's field while the Bearcats are the No. 8 seed and are coming off an opening round 6-5 win over No. 9 Cincinnati on Wednesday.
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The Mountaineers enter championship play with a 40-13 overall record and finished with a 19-9 Big 12 play. The Bearcats are 32-23 overall and were 16-14 in conference play.
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Junior catcher Logan Sauve and redshirt senior Griffin Kirn were both named to the All-Big 12 First Team while senior outfielder Kyle West and graduate pitcher Jack Kartsonas earned spots on the second team. Gavin Kelly was named to the All-Freshman team while four others – senior Jace Rinehart, junior Sam White, sophomore Chase Meyer, and senior Reese Bassinger – earned honorable mention status.
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West and White both lead the Mountaineers with a .352 batting average with West leading the way with nine home runs. Rinehart is tops on the team with 50 RBI and leads the Big 12 with 20 doubles.
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West Virginia is looking for its first Big 12 Tournament championship and sixth overall tournament title.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Mountaineer fans can watch the games on ESPN+, listen on Mountaineer Sports Network, and can follow along with live stats at WVUsports.com.
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As the Big 12 regular-season champions, the Mountaineers earned the top seed in this year's field while the Bearcats are the No. 8 seed and are coming off an opening round 6-5 win over No. 9 Cincinnati on Wednesday.
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The Mountaineers enter championship play with a 40-13 overall record and finished with a 19-9 Big 12 play. The Bearcats are 32-23 overall and were 16-14 in conference play.
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Junior catcher Logan Sauve and redshirt senior Griffin Kirn were both named to the All-Big 12 First Team while senior outfielder Kyle West and graduate pitcher Jack Kartsonas earned spots on the second team. Gavin Kelly was named to the All-Freshman team while four others – senior Jace Rinehart, junior Sam White, sophomore Chase Meyer, and senior Reese Bassinger – earned honorable mention status.
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West and White both lead the Mountaineers with a .352 batting average with West leading the way with nine home runs. Rinehart is tops on the team with 50 RBI and leads the Big 12 with 20 doubles.
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West Virginia is looking for its first Big 12 Tournament championship and sixth overall tournament title.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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