2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
Conference Big 12 Conference
2015 record 27–27 (9–13 Big 12)
Head coach Randy Mazey (3rd year)
Assistant coach Derek Matlock (3rd year)
Assistant coach Steven Trout (3rd year)
Home stadium Monongalia County Ballpark
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 TCU 18 5   .783     43 9   .827
#15 Oklahoma State 14 8   .636     34 17   .667
Texas Tech 13 11   .542     30 22   .577
Oklahoma 13 11   .542     32 25   .561
Texas 11 13   .458     26 25   .510
Kansas State 10 14   .417     26 28   .481
West Virginia 9 13   .409     27 25   .519
Baylor 9 15   .375     21 30   .412
Kansas 8 15   .348     23 32   .418
Tournament champion
As of May 18, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers will play their home games at the newly constructed Monongalia County Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 3rd season at West Virginia.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Mountaineers finished the season 6th in the Big 12 with a record of 28–26, 9–14 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament and were eliminated in the second round. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

New Venue

In June 2013, the West Virginia University Board of Governors approved a deal that would allow the baseball program to build a new stadium near the university's location of Morgantown.[2] Ground broke on October 17, 2013, at the University Town Centre in nearby Granville.[3] The first game at the venue is scheduled for March 17 against Waynesburg. After the college baseball season is over, the ballpark will be used by the West Virginia Black Bears, a Class A short-season affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Black Bears relocated from Jamestown, New York after the 2014 season.[4]

Personnel

Roster

2015 West Virginia Mountaineers roster[5]
 

Pitchers

  • 2 - Chad Donato - Sophomore
  • 5 - Brandon Boone - Sophomore
  • 7 - Jake Danner - Freshman
  • 10 - Jordan Sergent - Freshman
  • 11 - Nick Wernke - Freshman
  • 12 - Shay Phillips - Freshman
  • 15 - Conner Dotson - Freshman
  • 17 - Connor McMann - Freshman
  • 18 - Ross Vance - Junior
  • 24 - Josh Bornstein - Sophomore
  • 26 - Shane Ennis - Freshman
  • 27 - Jeff Hardy - Junior
  • 28 - Alec Horvath - Junior
  • 30 - Adam Keller - Freshman
  • 33 - BJ Myers - Freshman
  • 34 - Seth Jordan - Freshman
  • 36 - Blake Smith - Junior
  • 43 - Dimitri Casas - Freshman
  • 55 - Jackson Sigman - Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 22 - Cameron O'Brien - Senior
  • 42 - Ray Guerrini - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 3 - Taylor Munden - Senior
  • 6 - Jimmy Galusky - Freshman
  • 8 - Shaun Corso - Freshman
  • 13 - Jackson Cramer - Sophomore
  • 19 - Kyle Casserly - Freshman
  • 21 - Justin Fox - Senior
  • 25 - Brad Johnson - Senior
  • 31 - Tucker Cascadden - Freshman
  • 32 - Kyle Davis - Freshman
  • 44 - Shaun Wood - Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 1 - KC Huth - Junior
  • 4 - Tony Strasiser - Freshman
  • 20 - Caleb Potter - Freshman
 

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at
West Virginia
Alma Mater
Randy Mazey Head Coach 3 Clemson University (1988)
Derek Matlock Assistant Coach 3 University of Texas at Arlington (1990)
Steven Trout Assistant Coach 3 Texas Christian University (2007)

Season

February

West Virginia opened their season with a three-game series against Clemson on the road at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. In game one of the series, freshman B. J. Myers (five innings) and junior Blake Smith (four innings) combined to shutout the Tigers, 2–0.[6]

Schedule

Legend
 West Virginia win
 West Virginia loss
 Postponement
BoldWest Virginia team member
2015 West Virginia Mountaineers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

  1. "2014–15 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  2. "WVU Board Approves Land Buy for Baseball Stadium". WBOY-TV. Associated Press. June 6, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. "New Ballpark". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  4. Vingle, Mitch. Morgantown lands NY-Penn League baseball team. Charleston Gazette. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  5. "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  6. "WVU DEFEATS NO. 24 CLEMSON IN OPENER". wvusports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
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