West Virginia beats Troy 7-5 in meeting of teams making their first College World Series appearances

West Virginia defeated Troy 7-5 on Friday, June 12, 2026, in Omaha in a College World Series opener featuring both teams making their first-ever CWS appearances. Tyrus Hall was the offensive catalyst, hitting a two-run double in the second inning and delivering the tiebreaking single in the eighth inning with two runners on base. Reliever Ian Korn, the former Division II pitcher of the year at Seton Hill, held Troy to just one run in his longest relief outing of the season after starter Chansen Cole was knocked out in the third inning.