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WVU Baseball Adds D1 Experience To Further Pitching Depth With This Transfer

Steve Sabins is in his first offseason following his debut season leading WVU baseball, and he has done one thing for certain -- and that's hitting the transfer portal hard.

Looking to build depth for their 2026 pitching staff, the Mountaineers received a commitment from Andrew Middleton on July 2. The left-hander will join the WVU pitching staff as a transfer from UMass, where he spent his first two collegiate seasons in the Atlantic 10.

Middleton has recorded 35 innings pitched in his first two seasons at the collegiate level -- in those outings, Middleton has a career 3.