2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

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.

2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2015 record27–27 (9–13 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumMonongalia County Ballpark
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 TCU y 185 .783  5115 .773
No. 19 Oklahoma State y 148 .636  3820 .655
Oklahoma  1311 .542  3427 .557
Texas Tech  1311 .542  3124 .564
Texas y 1113 .458  3027 .526
Kansas State  1014 .417  2730 .474
West Virginia  913 .409  2727 .500
Baylor  915 .375  2332 .418
Kansas  815 .348  2332 .418
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

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

NamePositionSeasons at
West Virginia
Alma Mater
Randy MazeyHead Coach3Clemson University (1988)
Derek MatlockAssistant Coach3University of Texas at Arlington (1990)
Steven TroutAssistant Coach3Texas 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. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07.
  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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