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West Virginia Mountaineers Vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Preview: Right in the Middle of Finals Week

The Mountaineers need to rebound after a couple of tough Big 12 series.

Geoff Coyle/WV Illustrated

OPENING THOUGHTS

I don’t really have any.

Same story as the last couple of these. Finals.

Please check out these articles below for some “primo” content.

Also, to whoever commented this on “future of WVU football” article:

You made me laugh very hard. Thank you.

WHEN/WHERE

Date: Tuesday, May 2nd

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)

STARTING PITCHERS

Eastern Michigan: Justin McMurtrey (3-2, 5.79 ERA)

West Virginia: Sam Kessler (1-2, 3.48 ERA)

BIG 12 STANDINGS

TEAM RECORD
TEAM RECORD
#9 TCU (31-11) 12-6
#6 Texas Tech (36-12) 11-7
West Virginia (25-17) 10-8
Oklahoma (30-16) 8-7
#24 Texas (30-16) 9-8
Kansas (22-22) 9-9
Baylor (27-17) 8-10
Oklahoma State (23-18) 6-11
Kansas State (24-20) 4-11

THE ENEMY

Where are they from? Ypsilanti, Michigan

Series History: WVU leads the series 13-4

Last Time: West Virginia 5, Eastern Michigan 1 on April 6, 2016 in Granville

Record: 18-26 (9-6 MAC)

Head Coach: Mark Van Ameyde

KEY TO THE GAME

  • Don’t look forward to Texas Tech. A loss to the Eagles would be very, very bad since they are one of the weakest teams in the country. Avoid a let-down and we’ll be fine.

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

One. I’m as afraid of Eastern Michigan as I am of THIS eagle.

PREDICTION THAT WILL HOPEFULLY RIGHT

The Mountaineers will cruise to a big victory as all students return/sell their books and take their finals.

West Virginia beats Eastern Michigan