West Virginia Mountaineers Vs. Pitt Panthers Preview: Backyard Basebrawl II

WVU looks to sweep Pitt on Tuesday

By JohnLowe24@JohnEverett24 May 16, 2017, 8:30am EDT

OPENING THOUGHTS

I have one message.

That is all.

WHEN/WHERE

Date: Tuesday, May 16th

First Pitch: 6:30 PM ET

Where: Monongalia County Ballpark, Granville, WV

Tickets: General Public ; WVU Students free with ID

WATCH/LISTEN

Streaming Video: MountaineerTV

Radio: Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG (Affiliates)

Streaming Audio: Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG on TuneIn Radio (or the TuneIn Radio app for smartphones and tablets)

STARTING PITCHERS

Pitt: Chris Gomez (3-2, 4.94 ERA)

West Virginia: Isaiah Kearns (4-0, 6.67 ERA)

BIG 12 STANDINGS

TEAM	RECORD
TEAM	RECORD
#7 TCU (36-13)	16-8
#4 Texas Tech (39-13)	13-8
#21 Oklahoma (34-18)	12-9
West Virginia (30-20)	11-10
Baylor (32-17)	11-10
Kansas (29-23)	11-10
Texas (31-19)	9-11
Oklahoma State (24-24)	6-14
Kansas State (27-24)	6-15

THE ENEMY

Where are they from? Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Series History: WVU leads the series 105-88

Last Time: West Virginia 8, Pitt 4 on March 28 in Pittsburgh

SB Nation Blog: Cardiac Hill

Record: 22-27 (8-19 ACC)

Head Coach: Joe Jordano

KEYS TO THE GAME

Try not to pull a Penn State. I know last Tuesday’s game against the Nittany Lions was a loss mainly all on umps, but Pitt can pull a good win every now and then. They beat #3 North Carolina a few weeks ago. Just avoid a let down.

HOW AFRAID SHOULD WE BE? (SCALE 1-10)

One. I’m as afraid of the Panthers as I am of cop procedural spoofs. Yes, I know that is a weak connection, but you try coming up with these things two or three times a week for nine months...

Also, you should check out Angie Tribeca. That show is so stupid it’s hilarious.

PREDICTION THAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE RIGHT

“Hands, touching hands...reaching out, touching me, touching you...SWEET CAROLINE...”

West Virginia smears Pitt