the sturdy late-inning lefty who helped power WVU’s Omaha run
McDougal is a 6-foot-5, left-handed graduate arm from Bridgeport who turned himself into one of West Virginia’s most trusted bullpen pieces in 2026. He finished the season with a 3.14 ERA in 13 relief appearances and earlier earned a 3.63 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 22.1 innings in 2025, but the real separator is his grit: he battled back from arm issues, then delivered high-leverage outs in the NCAA Tournament, including save-worthy work against Clemson and a gritty five-inning win over Kentucky. He looks like a fit for teams wanting a composed, hard-to-rattle southpaw who rises in big moments.
