2026 College World Series · Bracket One · Game 1
Friday, June 12, 2026 · 2:00 PM ET · Charles Schwab Field, Omaha
Troy 5 — West Virginia 7Final
Model pick: West Virginia (64%) — correct
No. 46 Troy (37-31) meet No. 19 West Virginia (45-15) at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. West Virginia hold the edge on both sides of the ball — 7.9 runs per game and a 3.48 team ERA. Our model makes West Virginia the favorite at 64%, with tournament-calibrated probabilities from 10,000 bracket simulations.
Road to Omaha
Regionals · 4-1
L 5-10 vs Miami (FL)
W 15-7 vs Rider
W 9-6 vs Miami (FL)
W 16-11 vs Florida
W 10-2 vs Florida
Super Regional · 2-0
W 12-2 vs Little Rock
W 7-2 vs Little Rock
Regionals · 4-1
W 10-1 vs Binghamton
L 9-11 vs Kentucky
W 10-5 vs Wake Forest
W 11-9 vs Kentucky
W 6-5 vs Kentucky
Super Regional · 2-0
W 12-2 vs Cal Poly
W 17-1 vs Cal Poly
Team Comparison
| Troy | | West Virginia |
|---|
| #46 | Power Rank | #19 |
| 37-31 | Record | 45-15 |
| Sun Belt 18-14 | Conference | Big 12 22-9 |
| +3.10 | SRS | +5.79 |
| 7.0 | Runs / Game | 7.9 |
| 5.51 | Team ERA | 3.48 |
| 0.832 | Team wOBA | 0.799 |
| 1.55 | WHIP | 1.25 |
| 8.8 | K/9 | 9.2 |
| 817 | Home Runs | 530 |
| 0.976 | Fielding % | 0.980 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 | 8-2 |
| 6-5 | Neutral Sites | 6-2 |
| 10-15 | vs SRS Top 50 | 17-9 |
Players to Watch
2026 Head-to-Head
| 06-12-2026 | Troy 5, West Virginia 7 |
| 06-16-2026 | West Virginia 12, Troy 0 |
Common Opponents
| Opponent | Troy | West Virginia |
|---|
| Maryland | W 3/6 · L 3/7 · L 3/8 | W 3/10 |
| Marshall | L 4/24 · W 4/25 · W 4/26 | W 3/24 · W 4/8 · W 5/5 |
| Ga. Southern | L 3/27 · L 3/28 · W 3/29 | W 2/13 · W 2/14 · W 2/14 |
