Breaking down WVU baseball’s 2027 non-conference schedule

West Virginia Baseball recently released its full 2027 schedule, including non-conference and Big 12 games. Here’s how the non-conference slate works out. West Virginia opens the season with a three-game series against Charleston from Feb. 19-21 in Charleston, South Carolina. This will be the first time the two programs have met. On Feb. 25, West Virginia stays on the road and faces St. John’s at Melching Field at Conrad Park in DeLand, Florida. West Virginia last faced St. John’s in 2012, when it defeated them 14-6. After the contest against St. John’s, West Virginia will remain in Florida to participate in the Orlando Baseball Classic at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex from Feb. 26-28. West Virginia will open with Indiana State on Feb. 26, then rematch St. John’s on the 27th, and round out the event with a matchup against Michigan. After spending February on the road, West Virginia opens at home against Ohio on March 2 at Kendrick Family Ballpark. Last season, West Virginia defeated Ohio 19-6 and improved to 2-0 against them all-time. West Virginia returns to South Carolina to face Coastal Carolina in a three-game series March 5-7 at Springs Brooks Stadium. Coastal Carolina is 8-4 against West Virginia and defeated them 9-7 in 2022 when they last played. After the stop in Conway, South Carolina, West Virginia heads to Spartanburg, South Carolina, to face USC Upstate at Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park on March 9-10. USC Upstate is West Virginia’s second first-time opponent this season. On March 12-14, West Virginia returns to Kendrick Family Ballpark in Morgantown, West Virginia, for a three-game series against Kennesaw State. Last season, West Virginia went 2-1 against them and outscored them 27-12. West Virginia is 6-3 against Kennesaw State overall. On March 16, West Virginia heads to College Park, Maryland, to play Maryland. Last Season, West Virginia defeated Maryland 10-3, improving to 9-5 overall. Other Non-Conference Games in the Schedule After a three-game series against Houston on March 19-21 to open up the Big 12 Conference slate, West Virginia faces Youngstown State at Kendrick Family Ballpark on March 23. The two programs last met in 2022, when West Virginia won 9-3. West Virginia is 8-1 against Youngstown State all-time. West Virginia and Marshall will play three games sprinkled throughout the second half of the season. The first matchup is April 7 at Jack Cook Field in Huntington, West Virginia. Then on April 28, West Virginia will host Marshall at Kendrick Family Ballpark. Finally, on May 4, both teams will head to Charleston, West Virginia, to play at GoMart Ballpark. Last season, West Virginia outscored Marshall 22-4 in the same three-game series. Virginia and West Virginia met in football this season and will meet again at the ballpark. On May 12, the two teams will play at Meritus Park in Hagerstown, Maryland. This will be the first time the two teams meet in program history, making it an ACC vs. Big 12 matchup. On April 12, West Virginia will face Pittsburgh at Charles L. Cost Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Last season, Pittsburgh went to Kendrick Family Ballpark and defeated West Virginia 23-1. West Virginia leads Pittsburgh 21-14 overall. On April 13, West Virginia faces Penn State at Medler Field at Lubrano Park in State College, Pennsylvania. Last season, the two programs met in a neutral-site game in Hagerstown, Maryland, and West Virginia won 3-1. Penn State leads West Virginia 8-7 all-time. Talk about it with West Virginia fans on The Blue Lot SUBSCRIBE today to stay up on the latest on Mountaineer sports and recruiting Get all of our WVU videos on YouTube by subscribing to the WVSports.com Channel Follow us on Twitter: @WVSportsDotCom, @rivalskeenan Like us on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok