WVU Baseball Performance Center Earns Visit From Cy Young Award Candidate

Late last month, WVU baseball hosted a visit from one of the best pitchers in the MLB. Head Coach Steve Sabins and his players were paid a visit from this All-Star pitcher in their new state-of-the-art Biomechanics and Performance Center.

On August 21, two-time All-Star and former LSU National Champion, Paul Skenes, visited WVU baseball and its new Biomechanics and Performance Center. Skenes is one of the best pitchers in all of MLB, so it was very exciting to see the current Mountaineers get to meet one of the best pitchers in the game right now.

Skenes finished third in the National League Cy Young Award voting last year in his rookie season, pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The hard-throwing righty became a baseball phenomenon with his blazing fastball dating all the way back to his days at LSU. Skenes is the very heavy favorite to win the Cy Young in his second season with -10000 odds according to oddsmakers. Skenes became the heavy favorite to win the award when it was announced that Phillies star pitcher Zach Wheeler would miss the rest of the season, including the playoffs, with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome issues.  

Separated by only a roughly one hour car ride, the Pirates are practically in the backyard of Morgantown. Seeing Skenes visit the program and the new facility is a small moral victory, but it is still exciting to see what the Mountaineers are doing on the field and in the training facility is getting the attention from MLB talent.

Since Skenes has visited, maybe that will attract more major league players to come visit Sabins and his players. And you never know, maybe those connections will help current Mountaineers build relationships with current major league players who could potentially help them later in their career.