Freshman starter Isaiah Kearns was lights-out on the mound and the offense scored seven runs in the first inning as the West Virginia University baseball team opened the 2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship with an 11-1, eight-inning victory over Baylor on Wednesday morning in Oklahoma City.
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West Virginia University senior forward Elijah Macon announced today he plans to forgo his fifth season at West Virginia University to pursue a professional basketball career.
The West Virginia University baseball team travels to Oklahoma City for the 2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship, which begins on Wednesday, May 24, at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
The West Virginia University baseball team has earned 12 All-Big 12 honors, the most in program history, headlined by All-Big 12 First Team honoree Braden Zarbnisky.
West Virginia University guard Jevon Carter has withdrawn his name from the 2017 NBA Draft and will return for his senior season at WVU.
The West Virginia University baseball team has earned the No. 4 seed at the 2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship and will open postseason play against fifth-seeded Baylor in the opening round on Wednesday, May 24, at 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CT, in Oklahoma City.