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WVU Makes NCAA Tournament for First Time Since '96

WVU will open NCAA action in the Winston-Salem Regional. Seeded second in the regional, the Mountaineers will face third-seeded Maryland on Friday, June 2, at 2 p.m. ET at the David F. Couch Ballpark in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. No. 1-seeded Wake Forest, ranked 14th nationally, and fourth-seeded UMBC round out the regional.

The Mountaineers earned an NCAA Regional berth after finishing 34-24 on the season and 12-12 in Big 12 play. In the No. 1 RPI conference in the country, West Virginia finished in fourth place and reached the Big 12 Championship semifinals. With a strength-of-schedule that ranks No.