Wake Forest vs. West Virginia baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Baseball championship tournament game

West Virginia Mountaineers Baseball is trying to stay alive in the NCAA postseason. After falling to the Kentucky Wildcats, 11-9, the loser's bracket feels lonely. Now they'll try and get past Wake Forest, who's looking to escape by beating the host team. 

The Mountaineers and Demon Deacons have met a total of 17 times, with Wake holding a decisive 14-3 advantage in the series, which started in 1914. Kentucky runs the regional having beat both teams. 

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Wake Forest (39-20)	0									0	0	0
West Virginia (40-15)	0									0	0	0

Wake Forest vs. West Virginia baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Championship

Wake Forest

BatterPOSABRHRBIBBSOAVGOBP

14	Javar Williams	CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.342	.454
11	Luke Costello	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.307	.451
6	Kade Lewis	1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.359	.449
1	Dalton Wentz	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.411
8	Matt Conte	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.376
25	Boston Torres	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.312	.392
26	Andrew Costello	DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.323
7	Blake Schaaf	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.434
3	JD Stein	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.389
Total			1963	284	421	434	273	2

PitcherPOSIPHRERBBSOBFERA

19	Troy Dressler	P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4.5
Total			1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3

• Dressler 7 (4 strikes)

West Virginia

BatterPOSABRHRBIBBSOAVGOBP

5	Armani Guzman	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.401
2	Gavin Kelly	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.377	.479
6	Paul Schoenfeld	CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.343	.440
11	Sean Smith	DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.406
	Matthew Graveline	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.368
17	Matt Ineich	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.433
12	Brodie Kresser	1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.395
24	Ben Lumsden	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.357
8	Tyrus Hall	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.405
Total			1883	246	408	346	214	0

PitcherPOSIPHRERBBSOBFERA

31	Dawson Montesa	P	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	4	5.8
Total			1.1	0	0	0	0	2	4

• Montesa 15 (11 strikes)

How to watch: Wake Forest vs. West Virginia 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship Game

Date: Sunday, May 31

Time: Noon ET

TV: ESPN2

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