MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For the first time since 2019, NCAA Tournament baseball games will be played at West Virginia University. The Mountaineers were announced as one of 16 hosts for the regional round of the tournament, which will begin Friday. Play will continue throughout the weekend, with an “if necessary” game slated for Monday, June 1.
The 64-team bracket will be announced Monday at noon on ESPN2.
West Virginia (39-14) finished in second place in the Big 12 standings, one game behind league champion Kansas. WVU’s 21 conference victories set a program-best mark in Big 12 play. The Mountaineers fell to the Jayhawks, 9-0 Saturday evening in the Big 12 Tournament title game. West Virginia joins Kansas as a regional host.
WVU entered conference championship week ranked ninth in the D1Baseball.com national poll. Entering Sunday, the Mountaineers checked in at No. 17 in the NCAA RPI. WVU will enter the NCAA Tournament with 11 victories in their last 13 games. The Mountaineers own a 16-6 record this season at Kendrick Family Ballpark.
West Virginia has qualified for the NCAA Tournament in four consecutive seasons and they advanced to super regional play in 2024 and 2025.
🚨 2026 DI Baseball Regional Host Sites 🚨
The 16 sites are listed in alphabetical order.#RoadToOmaha pic.twitter.com/fZn8Ism7HE
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In addition to WVU and Kansas, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, Southern Mississippi, Texas, Texas A&M and UCLA have been selected as regional hosts.