The Morgantown Regional in the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament gets underway at 12 p.m. Friday from Kendrick Family Ballpark. Wake Forest and Kentucky battle for a spot in the winning bracket before No. 16 national seed WVU takes on Binghamton at 5 p.m.
Between expensive hotel rates with limited availability and the WVU game being declared an official sellout in advance, all signs point to an eventful week along the Monongahela. Read more: All signs point to busy weekend: soaring hotel rates, sellout game.
Tickets are still available for the first game Friday, but fans wanting to catch the Mountaineers in action will have to take to resale sites. WVU Athletics announced the sellout Wednesday, shortly after tickets went on sale.
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More than 3,500 fans will flood through the gates for the Day 1 nightcap, if you want to call it that. As for lodging, good luck.
Hard to find a room
There are some rooms still up for grabs, with a handful of economy options running below the average price for a weekend like this. However, averages for the more popular spots in town, expect to dish out some dough if you plan to stay Friday night.
Listed are a handful of the common spots in Morgantown, according to several booking agencies, and how much you may have to shell out if staying.
- Holiday Inn Morgantown – University Area: $156
- Hotel Morgan: $225
- Hampton Inn Morgantown: $187
- Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place: $329
- Hilton Garden Inn Morgantown: $215
Other accommodations are available with a search, but the top options comes at a pretty penny.
The Courtyard by Marriott location across from Kendrick Family Ballpark only has multi-night packages available as of Friday morning. But, you may want to stop by the parking lot anyway. WV Sports Nation will have its bus parked with a brand-new wrap on it, be sure to check it out.
Packed house
While hotels and presumably restaurants and bars will be slammed to the gills, so will the ballpark.
Fans are going to tailgate and flock to the park in drones, especially for the 5 p.m. game. It is probably a safe bet the vibe will carry throughout the weekend, especially if the Mountaineers are playing well.
It may be a “neutral” site, but the fans will make sure it feels like anything but.
Tune in
The Morgantown Regional begins Friday and runs through the weekend.
Tune in to 100.9 FM The Torch or any of its affiliate stations across the John Fredericks Media Network for exclusive play-by-play coverage for all the WVU games throughout the weekend. A special pregame show live from inside the WV Sports Nation bus is slated prior to the flagship pregame content.
WV Sports Nation is set to have reporters on site to provide comprehensive coverage of the bracket.
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