MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University Director of Athletics Shane Lyonsin conjunction with the Big 12 Conference, has announced the 2023 baseball schedule.
The Mountaineers’ 56-game slate features 29 meetings with 2022 NCAA Tournament teams, as well as 24 contests at Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark in Morgantown. In all, WVU will face 12 teams that reached the postseason last spring, including three regional hosts and one national finalist.
West Virginia begins its 131st year of baseball with a three-game series at Georgia Southern from Feb. 17-19 in Statesboro, Georgia. From there, the club’s first midweek of the season is at Maryland on Tuesday, February 21, in College Park.
The Mountaineers begin a trip to Arizona for a weekend series Feb. 24-26, in Tucson, before finishing the trip with an exhibition game with MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday, Feb. 27, in Scottsdale. This is the second time the Mountaineers will face the NL West club since 2017.
A three-game weekend streak at Virginia has the Mountaineers facing three opponents in three days. On Friday, March 3, WVU battles William & Mary in Williamsburg, before taking on VCU (Saturday, March 4) and Richmond (Sunday, March 5) to close out the weekend in Richmond.
The 2023 home opener takes place on Wednesday, March 8 against Canisius. It begins a four-game homestand for the Mountaineers, who also welcome Minnesota March 10-12.
After that, West Virginia plays five straight at North Carolina State, starting with a two-game midweek series at Appalachian State March 14-15 in Boone. The trip concludes with three games at UNC Greensboro March 17-19.
Back at home for six more, WVU plays Hofstra for two games on March 21-22 before taking on Xavier for a weekend series March 24-26. The homestand concludes on Tuesday, March 28, with a game against Marshall.
Big 12 action begins at Kansas State March 31-April 2 in Manhattan. After a bye against Marshall on Wednesday, April 5, in Charleston, West Virginia, the Mountaineers return to league play with Kansas April 7-9 at home.
WVU plays its next five games on the road, starting with a trip to Penn State on Tuesday, April 11, in University Park, Pennsylvania. That leads to a weekend series at Oklahoma State from April 14-16 in Stillwater before the Highlanders meet Pitt on Wednesday, April 19.
TCU comes to Morgantown April 21-23, which will be followed by a midweek home matchup with Penn State on Tuesday, April 25. The Mountaineers finish April in Waco, Texas, with a three-game homestand at Baylor from April 28-30.
The final month of the regular season begins at home against Pitt on Wednesday, May 3, before Oklahoma, the NCAA National runner-up, comes to The Mon from May 5-7. Another trip to Pittsburgh to face the rival Panthers is set for Wednesday, May 10, before the stretch ends with a three-game home series against Texas Tech (May 12-14) and at Texas (May 18- May 20) in Austin. .
The 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship returns to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, for the second consecutive season. The action starts on May 24 and continues until May 28.
Season ticket and mini-pack information for the 2023 campaign will be announced at a later date. For updated dates and times, which are subject to change, visit WVUsports.com.
The 2023 season begins with the WVU Baseball Leadoff Dinner, presented by Pad2Pad Logistics and Consulting, on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Morgantown Events Center. To reserve your table or tickets for the event, register online at WVUMAC.com/Events. All proceeds support the WVU baseball team.
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