TCU at West Virginia MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Interstat) — West Virginia and Texas Christian meet Saturday afternoon in the second game of a three-game Big 12 series, with the Mountaineers holding a 36-13 overall record and the Horned Frogs at 33-19.

The series is tied 1-1 after West Virginia won 2-0 on Thursday and TCU answered with a 4-0 shutout Friday. The Mountaineers’ 36-13 mark is the best in the conference, while TCU sits two games behind in the league standings.

Saturday’s matchup features two of the Big 12’s top pitchers. TCU right-hander Lance Davis is coming off a dominant nine-inning, no-hit, no-run, six-strikeout performance against Utah on May 9 and followed that with a six-hit, one-run outing May 2 at Oklahoma State. Davis also threw a seven-inning, two-run gem April 25 against Houston and a seven-inning, three-run win at Baylor on April 19. His lone blemish came April 25 in a six-inning, two-run loss to Houston.

West Virginia’s Maxx Yehl, a left-hander, suffered a tough-luck loss Friday despite allowing just four hits and two earned runs over 6 2/3 innings with nine strikeouts. Yehl threw a nine-inning, one-run, nine-strikeout complete game win May 1 against Kansas State and a five-inning, no-run, eight-strikeout outing April 18 versus Houston. He also worked two scoreless innings April 18 against Houston.

Friday’s win for TCU also featured a pinch-hit home run from Noah Franco and a solo shot from third baseman Kyuss Gargett. Franco went 1-for-1, Gargett 1-for-4.

West Virginia’s offense has been steady, averaging 7.4 runs per game. The Mountaineers swept a weekend series at Kansas on May 8-10, outscoring the Jayhawks 22-5, and took two of three from Kansas State on May 1-3.

The Horned Frogs rebounded from a series loss at Oklahoma State (May 1-3) by sweeping Utah at home on May 8-10, then splitting the first two games in Morgantown.

First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. EDT. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with temperatures near 75 degrees.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 7-6 West Virginia win, with the Mountaineers holding a 52.4 percent probability of victory according to the ELO system.

The series finale is set for Sunday.