In just three days, action will get underway at the College World Series in Omaha, and the West Virginia Mountaineers will be a participant for the first time ever. Where exactly do the Mountaineers stand compared to the other seven teams? I've compiled a list of key stats for both pitching and hitting to tell a little bit of the story. The number next to each team's name is their national ranking in that stat category.PitchingERANo. 7: West Virginia — 3.82No. 8: North Carolina — 3.89No. 14: Texas — 4.08No. 20: Alabama — 4.21No. 22: Ole Miss — 4.35No. 56: Georgia — 4.87No. 77: Oklahoma — 5.19No. 118: Troy — 5.64Hits AllowedNo. 19 Texas — 426No. 46 Oklahoma — 450No. 47 West Virginia — 451No. 93 Alabama — 484No. 96 North Carolina — 486No. 114 Georgia — 496No. 132 Ole Miss — 507No. 305 Troy — 629Opponents Batting AverageNo. 8 Texas — .225No. 11 West Virginia — .230No. 18 Oklahoma — .235No. 20 North Carolina — .239No. 27 Georgia — .242No. 28 Alabama — .243No. 36 Ole Miss — .246No. 146 Troy — .277Walks AllowedNo. 31 Texas — 192No. 58 Ole Miss — 209No. 60 Alabama — 210No. 103 West Virginia — 226No. 190 North Carolina — 259No. 204 Oklahoma — 264No. 216 Troy — 268No. 234 Georgia — 273StrikeoutsNo. 2 Ole Miss — 688No. 8 Texas — 658No. 9 Georgia — 653No. 21 Oklahoma — 596No. 28 Troy — 579No. 31 North Carolina — 573No. 35 West Virginia — 568No. 47 Alabama — 532It's no surprise to see the Mountaineers at or near the top of most of these pitching categories. Sure, it helps to have the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year in Maxx Yehl, but Chansen Cole and Ian Korn also finished at the top of the league in ERA. The work that the trio has done combined with the solid relief of Reese Bassinger and Carson Estridge, has made WVU one of the top pitching staffs in the country.West Virginia's first opponent, Troy, is quite the opposite. They have allowed a bunch of hits and walks, and if they allow WVU to put traffic on the bases early and often, they'll be in trouble.HittingBatting AverageNo. 4 Georgia — .328No. 27 West Virginia — .307No. 49 Texas — .298No. 64 North Carolina — .293No. 74 Troy — .290No. 82 Oklahoma — .288No. 235 Ole Miss — .264No. 254 Alabama — .258On-Base PercentageNo. 4 Georgia — .439No. 16 Texas — .420No. 23 North Carolina — .415No. 32 West Virginia — .410No. 63 Troy — .399No. 92 Oklahoma — .392No. 138 Ole Miss — .384No. 182 Alabama — .376Slugging PercentageNo. 2 Georgia — .628No. 14 Texas — .521No. 53 Troy — .484No. 55 Oklahoma — .483No. 56 North Carolina — .482No. 73 Ole Miss — .468No. 75 West Virginia — .467No. 131 Alabama — .440Runs ScoredNo. 2 Georgia — 594No. 8 North Carolina — 515No. 16 Troy — 486No. 19 Texas — 481No. 30 West Virginia — 464No. 69 Ole Miss — 422No. 71 Oklahoma — 421No. 92 Alabama — 406Home RunsNo. 1 Georgia — 174No. 14 Ole Miss — 107No. 21 Texas — 103No. 27 Troy — 93No. 46 Oklahoma — 83No. 49 Alabama — 80No. 50 North Carolina — 80No. 157 West Virginia — 55WalksNo. 3 Texas — 373No. 7 North Carolina — 351No. 13 Georgia — 334No. 14 Ole Miss — 331No. 23 West Virginia — 320No. 25 Troy — 314No. 38 Oklahoma — 302No. 50 Alabama — 290StrikeoutsNo. 182 North Carolina — 446No. 234 West Virginia — 473No. 251 Texas — 487No. 263 Georgia — 497No. 267 Troy — 500No. 275 Oklahoma — 513No. 299 Alabama — 556No. 307 Ole Miss — 657Stolen BasesNo. 29 Oklahoma — 124No. 37 West Virginia — 115No. 42 Texas — 110No. 90 Alabama — 86No. 141 Georgia — 71No. 174 North Carolina — 62No. 203 Troy — 55No. 238 Ole Miss — 48WVU's offense has been dynamic all year, yet I am still surprised that they come in higher in some of these statistical categories. The ones that aren't shocking are slugging % and homers. This has been a team that has strung together hits all season long, not living and dying by the long ball. If the offense carries over its red-hot production from regionals and supers, WVU just might have a chance to win it all.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow