Troy’s College World Series Run Ends with Loss to West Virginia

Tuesday, June 16

Omaha, Neb.

1 p.m.

Troy University

39-32

West Virginia

47-16

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
West Virginia	0	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	5	12	14	1
Troy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Troy’s College World Series Run Ends with Loss to West Virginia

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

OMAHA, Neb. - Troy's historic 2026 season came to a close with a 12-0 loss to No. 16 national seed West Virginia in Tuesday's College World Series elimination game.

Troy's unforgettable postseason run concluded with a 7-3 record in the NCAA Tournament. After dropping its regional opener, the Trojans rattled off four consecutive wins to capture the Gainesville Regional, swept Little Rock in the first-ever Troy Super Regional, and went 1-2 in Omaha, highlighted by the program's first-ever College World Series victory over Ole Miss on Sunday.

In Tuesday's loss to West Virginia, Mountaineer starter Dawson Montesa held the Trojans to two hits in 5.1 innings, striking out six and walking four. WVU used three different arms out of the bullpen, limiting Troy to two hits while walking three.

Troy starter Cooper Ellingworth went three innings, striking out four, while allowing two runs on four hits and three walks. Ellingworth struck out Matthew Graveline looking to strand two runners in scoring position in the first before navigating more traffic in the second, but the Mountaineers scored a pair of two-out runs in the third.

The Trojan righty responded to a leadoff single by Gavin Kelly with a groundout and a strikeout, but a Graveline RBI double, a walk, a hit-batter and a wild pitch put two on the board for WVU.

Dylan Alonso followed Ellingworth in relief, going 2.2 innings with two hits, four runs, three walks and five punchouts. The junior righty cruised through his first eight outs - allowing just one walk - before a pair of two-out walks led to a three-run blast by Kelly.

Matt Dill relieved Alonso after an infield single by Paul Schoenfeld, and he came around to score after a wild pitch and a single through the right side by Sean Smith to put WVU up 6-0.

The Mountaineers scored six runs late, adding one in the seventh and five in the ninth as Troy used three more arms out of the bullpen. West Virginia out-hit Troy 14-4 in the ballgame.

Notables

Troy moves to 19-21 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, 7-3 in this season's NCAA Tournament, and 8-5 in the NCAA Tournament under Skylar Meade.
Troy became the third team in Sun Belt history to reach the College World Series, joining 2000 Louisiana and 2025 Coastal Carolina. Troy's win over Ole Miss on Sunday was the program's first in the College World Series.
Cooper Ellingworth's start was his third of the season and second of the NCAA Tournament. It was a first appearance in 16 days - a six-inning start in Troy's win over Florida in the Gainesville Regional.
Ellingworth's first-inning strikeout of Gavin Kelly was the 600th of the season by the Troy pitching staff. Only the 2023 team – with 636 – had more punchouts.
Jimmy Janicki's double in the fourth inning was his 26th of the season. It's tied with Adam Bryant (2011) for the fourth-most in Troy history and tied with Ohio State's Henry Kaczmar for the fourth-most in the country this season.
Janicki also finished the 2026 season among the Troy single-season leaders in RBIs (1st - 87), total bases (1st - 188), hits (T-4th - 97) and home runs (T-6th - 21).
Steven Meier's hit-by-pitch in the sixth inning was the 48th of his Troy career. He set the Troy career hit-by-pitch record in only two seasons.
Blake Cavill drew one walk in the game, giving him 117 walks in his Troy career - the fifth-most in Troy history. He did so in only two seasons.