West Virginia’s baseball season demands a resuscitative performance in Oklahoma City.
Win the Big 12 tournament, and the Mountaineers are headed back to an NCAA regional. Anything less and it’s time to pack up the uniforms.
West Virginia, seeded No. 7 among the eight teams at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, faces No. 2 seed Oklahoma State at 5 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday as the double-elimination format begins.
Here are a handful of reasons for optimism or gloom:
Why the Mountaineers can do it
1. — The matchups aren’t as bad as they appear: While the Mountaineers went 3-6 against teams on their half of the bracket, this is a new week.