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News and updates on West Virginia University athletics from the sports staff @DailyAthenaeum.

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WVU’s secondary looks to rebound in 2026-27, and new faces like nickel-safety Geimere Latimer and Andrew Powdrell are crucial to helping the unit succeed.

DC Zac Alley mentioned Latimer and Powdrell’s eagerness to watch film to be prepared and perform.
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With a rocky 2025 season in the rearview, WVU’s defensive line aims to improve.

As multiple new faces enter the team, competition looks to be stiff in the trenches for the Mountaineer defensive front.
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Mountaineer faithful dominated the famous MCWS Jello Shot Challenge at Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina, simultaneously giving back to the university’s food pantry, The Rack.

Approximately $28,221 will be going back to the university community.
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WVU Men’s Basketball announced Thursday that it will begin a three-year home/away/neutral series against Virginia Tech in the 2026-27 season.

The Mountaineers and Hokies play Dec. 5 at Hope Coliseum.
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The 2026 WVU Baseball season was filled with historical significance and record-breaking moments, including WVU’s first College World Series appearance.

“This is the best season in Mountaineer baseball history,” Head Coach Steve Sabins said.
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Rising senior left-handed pitcher Robert Satin has committed to WVU Baseball.

The University of Tampa transfer throws a high amount of strikes, tallying a 5.7 strikeout-to-walk ratio in his junior season.
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Fitting the Mountaineer mold, speedy freshman outfielder Chase Ecker transfers to WVU.

Ecker had a perfect stolen base record in his freshman year, swiping 27 bags in as many attempts while posting a .978 fielding percentage in center field.
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Former WVU standout Miles McBride is an NBA champion.

McBride became the first Mountaineer to win an NBA title as a player since Jerome Anderson, capping off a memorable postseason run with the New York Knicks.
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WVU Baseball fell short of NCAA Division 1 invincibility Wednesday, losing to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 12-7.

These are the storylines of the final game of the 2026 season.
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The Mountaineers’ historic season came to an end at the hands of the University of North Carolina on Wednesday, 12-7.

WVU finished the season with a program-high 47 wins in its first College World Series appearance since the program’s inception in 1892.
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Reese Bassinger came up big for the Mountaineers in their elimination game win, coming in to a no-out bases-loaded jam to shut the Troy Trojans down.

“Those are the kind of situations that I really like to be in,” Bassinger said.
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Behind heroic pitching performances and a brigade of bats, WVU survived another day in the Men’s College World Series after a 12-0 win against Troy University.

These storylines paint the picture.
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The Mountaineers stave off elimination with a shutout win over Troy on Tuesday, 12-0.

Dawson Montesa threw 5.1 innings of two-hit, shutout ball while Gavin Kelly notched four RBI, including a back-breaking three-run bomb.
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The Mountaineers get sent to the Loser’s Bracket at the hands of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.

These are the storylines from the bout.
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WVU Baseball lost to the University of North Carolina 5-2 on Sunday, putting the team a loss away from elimination once again.

“We just want to keep playing together as long as possible,” Head Coach Steve Sabins said after the loss.
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WVU Baseball fell 5-2 to the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in a winners-bracket duel in the Bracket 1 Region of the Men’s College World Series.

The Mountaineers now sit one loss away from their season ending.
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Mountaineer Track ans Field finished their season strong in the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where all three athletes competing earned all-American honors.
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Ian Korn dominated out of the bullpen in the Mountaineers’ win over Troy in Game 1 of the College World Series, going six innings of one-run ball.

“Our goal was just to go out there and throw strikes, and that’s what I did,” Korn said.

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WVU Baseball secured its first-ever Men’s College World Series victory in a 7-5 triumph over Troy University Friday evening at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.

These are the storylines from the historic day.
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The Mountaineers took the win in their first College World Series game against Troy University on Friday, 7-5.

Ian Korn took the win with six innings of one-run ball out of the bullpen, while Tyrus Hall tallied four RBI.
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