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RICHMOND, Ky. - The Eastern Kentucky University baseball team will take a tour through West Virginia this week, playing West Virginia at a neutral site in Charleston on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. before playing at Marshall in Huntington on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.

The Colonels (17-14) have won five in a row and are fresh off a series sweep of OVC foe Austin Peay at Turkey Hughes Field this weekend.

WVU (15-17) dropped two of three at St. John's this weekend while Marshall (13-17) took two of three from UAB at home.

This will be the first time EKU has played WVU since 2001, when the Mountaineers won, 3-0. The all-time series between the two schools is tied at 3-3.

The Colonels defeated Marshall at home earlier this season, 10-6.

Junior Jayson Langfels continues to put up All-American numbers for the Colonels at third base this season. Langfels is batting .415 with 41 runs scored, 12 doubles and 11 home runs.

Sophomore Richie Rodriguez is EKU's second leading hitter as he enters the week with a .383 batting average and a team-best 10 stolen bases.

Dom Hayes leads WVU with a .408 batting average while Jedd Gyorko paces the Mountaineers with a 11 home runs and 33 RBI.

Hard-hitting Victor Gomez continues to lead the Thundering Herd at the plate as he is now hitting .339 with a team-high eight home runs and 35 RBI.

Junior right-hander Macon Smith (0-0, 10.35 ERA) is scheduled to start against WVU on Tuesday while freshman right-hander Anthony Bazzani (1-3, 8.67 ERA) will throw on Wednesday at Marshall.

The Colonels will resume conference play this weekend when they travel up I-64 to play Morehead State in a three-game series.