West Virginia has earned its first trip to the NCAA baseball tournament since 1996.
The Mountaineers (34-24) are seeded second in the regional in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and will play third-seeded Maryland (37-21) on Friday. The tournament field was announced Monday.
The Terrapins beat West Virginia 7-6 on April 11 in College Park, Maryland.
It’s the 12th overall NCAA Tournament appearance for West Virginia. The Mountaineers finished fourth in the Big 12 with a 12-12 conference record and reached the conference tournament semifinals.
West Virginia is among seven Big 12 teams to earn a postseason berth. The Mountaineers are 8-22 all-time in the postseason.
The other teams in the Winston-Salem regional are top-seeded Wake Forest (39-18) and fourth-seeded UMBC, which won the America East Conference tournament.