Thursday, March 19
Morgantown, W.Va.
4:30 PM
West Virginia University
14-4, 3-1
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Mountaineers Win Series Opener Against BYU
March 19, 2026 09:39 PM | Baseball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 20 West Virginia University baseball team opened its series against BYU with a 7-4-win, Thursday evening at Kendrick Family Ballpark. The Mountaineers improve to 14-4 and 3-1 in Big 12 play while the Cougars fall to 10-10 and 2-2 in conference action.
Junior Dawson Montesa bounced back from a tough start his last time out with 7.0 solid innings, allowing just two runs on three hits while striking out seven and walking none. Freshman David Perez struck out two in the ninth to earn his third save of the season.
At the plate, sophomore Gavin Kelly hit his third home run of the year and had two RBI. Senior Paul Schoenfeld reached base five times with two hits and three walks. He also had one of two stellar catches on the day for the Mountaineer outfield as he made a catch at the top of the wall to rob Keoni Painter. Earlier in the game, Painter was robbed by senior Brock Wills in left field as he made a running catch before crashing through the BYU bullpen gate.
The Mountaineers jumped out to the lead in the second inning with four runs. Senior Matthew Graveline opened the scoring with an RBI double before coming in to score on a single by junior Tyrus Hall on the 10th pitch of the at-bat. A wild pitch brought in a third run before Schoenfeld capped the inning with an RBI single.
After BYU hit a solo home run in the fifth, West Virginia answered with three runs in the sixth. An error brought home the first run before Kelly smacked a two-run home run to left.
Easton Jones hit a solo home run in the seventh and a two-run home run in the ninth for the Cougars. Perez entered the game with one out in the ninth and squashed any rally, striking out the two hitters he faced.
The two teams will be back on the diamond on Friday with first pitch set for 2 p.m.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Junior Dawson Montesa bounced back from a tough start his last time out with 7.0 solid innings, allowing just two runs on three hits while striking out seven and walking none. Freshman David Perez struck out two in the ninth to earn his third save of the season.
At the plate, sophomore Gavin Kelly hit his third home run of the year and had two RBI. Senior Paul Schoenfeld reached base five times with two hits and three walks. He also had one of two stellar catches on the day for the Mountaineer outfield as he made a catch at the top of the wall to rob Keoni Painter. Earlier in the game, Painter was robbed by senior Brock Wills in left field as he made a running catch before crashing through the BYU bullpen gate.
The Mountaineers jumped out to the lead in the second inning with four runs. Senior Matthew Graveline opened the scoring with an RBI double before coming in to score on a single by junior Tyrus Hall on the 10th pitch of the at-bat. A wild pitch brought in a third run before Schoenfeld capped the inning with an RBI single.
After BYU hit a solo home run in the fifth, West Virginia answered with three runs in the sixth. An error brought home the first run before Kelly smacked a two-run home run to left.
Easton Jones hit a solo home run in the seventh and a two-run home run in the ninth for the Cougars. Perez entered the game with one out in the ninth and squashed any rally, striking out the two hitters he faced.
The two teams will be back on the diamond on Friday with first pitch set for 2 p.m.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Montesa, Dawson (3-2)
L: Sumner, Garrison (1-1)
S: Perez, David (3)
Batting:
HR: Jones, Easton 2 ; Erickson, Ridge 1
RBI: Jones, Easton 3 ; Erickson, Ridge 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hurdsman, Bryker 1 ; Jones, Easton 2 ; Erickson, Ridge 1
HBP: Robinson, Ryder 1 ; Hurdsman, Bryker 1
Batting:
2B: Graveline, Matthew 1
HR: Kelly, Gavin 1
RBI: Graveline, Matthew 1 ; Kelly, Gavin 2 ; Schoenfeld, Paul 1 ; Hall, Tyrus 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Graveline, Matthew 1 ; Kelly, Gavin 1 ; Guzman, Armani 1 ; Hall, Tyrus 2 ; Ineich, Matt 2
SB: Guzman, Armani 1
HBP: Kresser, Brodie 1
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