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Kelly, Yehl earn NCBWA District 2 Co-Player of the Year honors

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Gavin Kelly 5.30 — WVU utility Gavin Kelly runs to the dugout after a home run against Kentucky in the Morgantown Regional at Kendrick Family Ballpark on May 30, 2026.

Sophomore Gavin Kelly and redshirt junior Maxx Yehl have been named NCBWA District 2 Co-Players of the Year, becoming the sixth and seventh West Virginia players to earn the honor.

Kelly is hitting .384 with 17 home runs, 57 RBI and 89 hits this season, while Yehl has gone 9-2 with a 2.10 ERA and 105 strikeouts over 90.0 innings. Both have already collected major conference and national recognition during the Mountaineers’ run to Omaha.

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