The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast

Mountaineers bounced quickly from Big 12 Tournament

For the third year in a row, WVU goes 0-2 at the Big 12 Tournament in Arlington, Texas. Now, the team waits to learn its NCAA Tournament fate on Monday. Nick Farrell and Kevin Redfern recap the losses to TCU and Kansas State at the conference tournament and examine WVU's NCAA resume.

Mazey's Crazies complete regular season, wrap up Big 12 Tourney 4 seed

After it was selected to finish in sixth place in the Big 12 preseason poll, the WVU baseball team ends the regular season as the No. 4 team in the conference.
On the latest edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, hosts Ryan Decker and Kevin Redfern recap the Mountaineers' series win at TCU and the subsequent Big 12 Tournament seedings, implications and reverberations.

Randy Mazey caps last home series with a win

There were only a few dry eyes in the stadium, and Randy Mazey's certainly were not among them. An emotional final home series for the WVU head coach ends with back-to-back commanding wins and thunderous applause. 
WVU baseball not only takes the series vs. visiting Kansas State, but the Mountaineers ensure that Mazey's last home game as head coach ends with a victory. 
Hosts Ryan Decker and Kevin Redfern recap West Virginia's series against the Wildcats, bring post-game sound from an emotional Randy Mazey after Sunday's victory, and give one more look at the Big 12 standings ahead of the final weekend of the regular season on episode No. 105 of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast.
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WVU baseball experiences turbulence in Cincinnati

The path to the top of the conference podium was never going to be easy, and the West Virginia Mountaineers were reminded of that this weekend in Cincinnati.
With WVU's series loss at Cincinnati, the race for second place in the Big 12 standings will only get tighter.
Hosts Anjelica Trinone and Kevin Redfern recap WVU baseball's series at Cincinnati in which it won just won game — and was outscored 22-11 — and preview the Mountaineers' final home slate of the season next week on episode No. 104 of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast.
Gold and Blue Nation is the local leader for Mountaineer sports news, producing comprehensive coverage on TV and online. Download the free Gold and Blue Nation app via your preferred app store so you’re never more than a touch away from our award-winning WVU sports reporting, highlights, and archived shows.

WVU baseball NCAA Tournament discussion with Mike Rooney

Following a dominant 11-1 victory over Pitt in the Backyard Brawl on Tuesday, ESPN and D1Baseball.com contributor Mike Rooney joins the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast to discuss WVU baseball, the Big 12 Conference, and college baseball's upcoming postseason. 
 
On the latest episode of the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, Ryan Decker interviews the former Arizona State coach and current ESPN broadcaster, and also gives a quick recap of West Virginia's latest victory over Pitt. 

WVU and Baylor keep Kendrick Family Ballpark clean

Each of the last four weekends have ended with a sweep involving the WVU baseball team, and for a third time in that four-week stretch, the Mountaineers were the ones doing the sweeping. Randy Mazey's club takes down the visiting Baylor Bears once again, as WVU stays near the top of the Big 12 standings. 
 
On the latest episode of the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, hosts Ryan Decker and Kevin Redfern react to West Virginia's last broom-shaking series, bring you sound from the Mountaineer head coach, and give their thoughts on the upcoming Backyard Brawl game at PNC Park.  

Reactions to 2024 Gold-Blue Game

Defense stole the show at a spring game that brought out the stars. On this episode, Gold and Blue Nation's Nick Farrell and Anjelica Trinone share their takeaways from the 2024 Gold-Blue Game.

No. 22 WVU cooled by red-hot Red Raiders

Brooms were brought out for a third consecutive weekend involving the nationally ranked West Virginia baseball team, but this time Randy Mazey's club was on the receiving end of a sweep. No. 22 West Virginia drops all three games at Texas Tech, and loses its grasp on the top spot in the Big 12 standings.   
 
On episode No. 100 of the Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, hosts Ryan Decker and Kevin Redfern react to this weekend's series, dive into the Big 12 standings, and give their thoughts on what WVU needs to do to be playing its best baseball when the fast-approaching postseason rolls around. 

Mountaineers Sweep the Knights

WVU fans can get out their brooms for a second consecutive weekend. West Virginia takes all three games from No. 17 UCF, as the Mountaineers earn a historic sweep on the diamond. WVU trailed in all three games, but that didn't stop Randy Mazey's crew, who still hold on to the top spot in the Big 12 Conference standings.  
 
Hosts Ryan Decker and Kevin Redfern react to this weekend's series, detail the top performances and storylines from each game, bring you post-game reaction from the Mountaineers, and take an early look at the Big 12 postseason picture. 

Catching up with Zach Frazier before the 2024 NFL Draft

He ended his Mountaineer career as one of the most decorated centers in program history, and as one of the top homegrown performers in recent memory. Now, the next step in Zach Frazier's football journey is quickly approaching. With about two weeks to go until the 2024 NFL Draft, Frazier sits down with hosts Ryan Decker and Anjelica Trinone to reflect on his WVU career, his recovery from a leg injury that prematurely ended his senior season and his preparations for the next level.