West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
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Founded | 1892 |
Overall record | 2,196–1,558–18 |
University | West Virginia University |
Head coach | Randy Mazey (10th season) |
Conference | Big 12 |
Location | Morgantown, West Virginia |
Home stadium | Monongalia County Ballpark (Capacity: 3,500) |
Nickname | Mountaineers |
Colors | Gold and blue[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1955, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2017, 2019 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
A-10: 1982, 1985, 1987, 1994 Big East: 1996 | |
Conference champions | |
Southern: 1955, 1961, 1962 1963, 1964, 1967 A-10 West Division: 1981, 1982, 1984 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Big East American Division: 1996, 1997 |
The West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of West Virginia University, located in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. The program has been a member of the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference since the start of the 2013 season. The program currently plays at Monongalia County Ballpark in the adjacent city of Granville. Randy Mazey has been the team's head coach since prior to the 2013 season. As of the end of the 2019 season, the program has appeared in 13 NCAA Tournaments. It has won five conference tournament championships and 15 regular season conference and division titles.
History[]
The program began varsity play in 1892 and had an above-.500 winning percentage in each season until 1920, when the team had a 10–11 record.[2] It adopted the nickname "Mountaineers" in 1905, when West Virginia instituted the state motto "Mountaineers are always free."[3]
After discontinuing the program for three seasons (1943–1945) because of World War II, the program began again prior to the 1946 season and qualified for its first NCAA Tournament in 1955 under head coach Steve Harrick.[2]
On-campus venue Hawley Field opened in 1971 and was used for all home games until after the 2012 season, as the field did not meet the standards of the Big 12 Conference, to which West Virginia moved in summer 2012.[4][5] It remained in use for non-conference home games through the 2014 season, after which the team's current venue, Monongalia County Ballpark, opened.
As a member of the Southern Conference from 1951–1968, the team appeared in six NCAA Tournaments. As a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference from 1978–1995, the team appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. However, as a member of the Big East Conference from 1995–2012, the team appeared in only one NCAA Tournament.[2]
Conference affiliations[]
- Independent – 1892–1942, 1946–1950, 1969–1977
- Southern – 1951–1968
- Atlantic 10 – 1978–1995
- Known as the Eastern Athletic Association, popularly the Eastern 8, from 1978–1982
Stadium[]
Monongalia County Ballpark[]
In 2013, plans were announced to build the program a new Morgantown venue.[6] Ground was broken for the new ballpark at University Town Centre, an off-campus shopping and entertainment complex in nearby Granville, on October 17, 2013. The ballpark will be a fan friendly design with 2,500 fixed seats with additional hillside and club seating, a fan amenity deck, and a park that will be open year-round.[7] The field will be a synthetic surface, other than the clay pitcher's mound.[8] Also using the new ballpark will be the class-A short-season affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the West Virginia Black Bears.[9][10] The stadium, tentatively known as Monongalia County Ballpark, is set to open for the 2015 season.[7]
Head coaches[]
The program's most successful coach is former head coach Dale Ramsburg, who had 540 career victories from 1968–1994. Ramsburg is also the program's longest tenured head coach, having led the program for 27 seasons.[2]
Year(s) | Coach | Seasons | W-L-T | Pct |
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1892–1893 | None | 2 | 4–3 | .571 |
1894–1896 | A. R. Stahlings | 3 | 14–4 | .778 |
1897–1898 | J. E. B. Sweeney | 2 | 8–7 | .533 |
1899–1900 | Owen Altman | 2 | 28–9 | .757 |
1901 | H. Brown | 1 | 11–7 | .611 |
1902–1905 | Lee Hutchinson | 4 | 70–31–2 | .693 |
1906–1908 | Carl Forkum | 3 | 61–26 | .701 |
1909 | Dick Nebinger | 1 | 17–8 | .680 |
1910 | J. L. Core | 1 | 14–11 | .560 |
1911 | L. L. McClure | 1 | 17–5 | .773 |
1912 | John Gronninger | 1 | 13–12 | .520 |
1913, 1915–1917 | Charlie Hickman | 4 | 58–23–1 | .716 |
1914 | B. P. Pattison | 1 | 12–8 | .600 |
1918–1920 | Skeeter Shelton | 3 | 37–17–1 | .685 |
1921–1942, 1946 | Ira Rodgers | 22 | 204–211–3 | .489 |
1947 | Charles Hockenberry | 1 | 9–7 | .563 |
1948–1967 | Steve Harrick | 20 | 333–161–1 | .674 |
1968–1994 | Dale Ramsburg | 27 | 540–389–9 | .581 |
1995–2012 | Greg Van Zant | 18 | 528–451–1 | .539 |
2013–Present | Randy Mazey | 9 | 263–208 | .558 |
TOTALS | 19 | 124 | 2196–1558–18 | .585 |
Yearly record[]
Below is a table of the program's yearly records.[2][11][12][13][14]
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Independent (1892–1942) | |||||||||
1892 | None | 3–3 | |||||||
1893 | None | 1–0 | |||||||
1894 | A. R. Stahlings | 5–0 | |||||||
1895 | A. R. Stahlings | 4–1 | |||||||
1896 | A. R. Stahlings | 5–3 | |||||||
1897 | J. E. B. Sweeney | 3–2 | |||||||
1898 | J. E. B. Sweeney | 5–5 | |||||||
1899 | Owen Altman | 16–6 | |||||||
1900 | Owen Altman | 12–3 | |||||||
1901 | H. Brown | 11–7 | |||||||
1902 | Lee Hutchinson | 22–7 | |||||||
1903 | Lee Hutchinson | 14–9 | |||||||
1904 | Lee Hutchinson | 16–6–1 | |||||||
1905 | Lee Hutchinson | 19–9–1 | |||||||
1906 | Carl Forkum | 20–10 | |||||||
1907 | Carl Forkum | 17–11 | |||||||
1908 | Carl Forkum | 24–5 | |||||||
1909 | Dick Nebinger | 17–8 | |||||||
1910 | J. L. Core | 14–11 | |||||||
1911 | L. L. McClure | 17–5 | |||||||
1912 | John Gronninger | 13–12 | |||||||
1913 | Charlie Hickman | 12–4 | |||||||
1914 | B. P. Pattison | 12–8 | |||||||
1915 | Charlie Hickman | 19–7–1 | |||||||
1916 | Charlie Hickman | 17–6 | |||||||
1917 | Charlie Hickman | 10–6 | |||||||
1918 | Skeeter Shelton | 13–3 | |||||||
1919 | Skeeter Shelton | 14–3–1 | |||||||
1920 | Skeeter Shelton | 10–11 | |||||||
1921 | Ira Rodgers | 20–7 | |||||||
1922 | Ira Rodgers | 16–11 | |||||||
1923 | Ira Rodgers | 13–11 | |||||||
1924 | Ira Rodgers | 8–13 | |||||||
1925 | Ira Rodgers | 13–11 | |||||||
1926 | Ira Rodgers | 10–10 | |||||||
1927 | Ira Rodgers | 6–12–1 | |||||||
1928 | Ira Rodgers | 13–4 | |||||||
1929 | Ira Rodgers | 8–9 | |||||||
1930 | Ira Rodgers | 6–13–1 | |||||||
1931 | Ira Rodgers | 6–9–1 | |||||||
1932 | Ira Rodgers | 8–8 | |||||||
1933 | Ira Rodgers | 7–9 | |||||||
1934 | Ira Rodgers | 4–13 | |||||||
1935 | Ira Rodgers | 9–9 | |||||||
1936 | Ira Rodgers | 10–9 | |||||||
1937 | Ira Rodgers | 12–10 | |||||||
1938 | Ira Rodgers | 5–10 | |||||||
1939 | Ira Rodgers | 8–7 | |||||||
1940 | Ira Rodgers | 9–5 | |||||||
1941 | Ira Rodgers | 5–10 | |||||||
1942 | Ira Rodgers | 2–9 | |||||||
No program (1943–1945) | |||||||||
Independent (1946–1950) | |||||||||
1946 | Ira Rodgers | 6–2 | |||||||
1947 | Charles Hockenberry | 9–7 | |||||||
1948 | Steve Harrick | 16–6 | |||||||
1949 | Steve Harrick | 13–8 | |||||||
1950 | Steve Harrick | 8–14 | |||||||
Independent: | 612–417–7 | ||||||||
Southern Conference (1951–1968) | |||||||||
1951 | Steve Harrick | 17–6 | |||||||
1952 | Steve Harrick | 12–9 | 7–3 | t–2nd (Northern) | |||||
1953 | Steve Harrick | 6–7 | 2–5 | 7th (Northern) | |||||
1954 | Steve Harrick | 13–7 | 5–4 | 6th | |||||
1955 | Steve Harrick | 20–6 | 7–2 | 1st | District 3 Regionals | ||||
1956 | Steve Harrick | 16–9 | 6–3 | 2nd | |||||
1957 | Steve Harrick | 12–8 | 4–5 | 5th | |||||
1958 | Steve Harrick | 12–11 | 5–3 | 5th | |||||
1959 | Steve Harrick | 16–9 | 8–5 | 5th | |||||
1960 | Steve Harrick | 17–9 | 6–4 | t–3rd | |||||
1961 | Steve Harrick | 17–10 | 8–2 | 1st | District 3 Regionals | ||||
1962 | Steve Harrick | 17–9 | 9–2 | 1st | District 3 Regionals | ||||
1963 | Steve Harrick | 30–3 | 13–1 | 1st | District 3 Regionals | ||||
1964 | Steve Harrick | 24–5 | 14–2 | 1st | District 3 Regionals | ||||
1965 | Steve Harrick | 19–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
1966 | Steve Harrick | 26–7–1 | 12–4 | 2nd | |||||
1967 | Steve Harrick | 22–9 | 13–3 | 1st | District 3 Regionals | ||||
1968 | Dale Ramsburg | 9–8 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
Southern Conference: | 305–141–1 | 133–56 | |||||||
Independent (1969–1976) | |||||||||
1969 | Dale Ramsburg | 12–6–1 | |||||||
1970 | Dale Ramsburg | 12–5 | |||||||
1971 | Dale Ramsburg | 21–6 | |||||||
1972 | Dale Ramsburg | 10–10 | |||||||
1973 | Dale Ramsburg | 8–12–1 | |||||||
1974 | Dale Ramsburg | 12–13 | |||||||
1975 | Dale Ramsburg | 10–18 | |||||||
1976 | Dale Ramsburg | 21–12 | ECAC Tournament | ||||||
1977 | Dale Ramsburg | 10–18 | |||||||
Independent: | 116–100–2 | ||||||||
Eastern Athletic Association/Atlantic 10 Conference (1978–1995) | |||||||||
1978 | Dale Ramsburg | 16–9 | |||||||
1979 | Dale Ramsburg | 9–13 | EAC Tournament | ||||||
1980 | Dale Ramsburg | 12–14–2 | EAC Tournament | ||||||
1981 | Dale Ramsburg | 17–18 | 6–2 | t–1st (West) | EAC Tournament | ||||
1982 | Dale Ramsburg | 24–23 | 7–2 | 1st (West) | East Regional | ||||
1983 | Dale Ramsburg | 22–10 | 6–4 | 2nd (West) | |||||
1984 | Dale Ramsburg | 22–11–1 | 9–3 | t–1st (West) | A-10 Tournament | ||||
1985 | Dale Ramsburg | 27–16 | 9–3 | t-1st (West) | South I Regional | ||||
1986 | Dale Ramsburg | 24–14–1 | 9–2 | 1st (West) | A-10 Tournament | ||||
1987 | Dale Ramsburg | 32–15 | 13–3 | 1st (West) | South I Regional | ||||
1988 | Dale Ramsburg | 33–19–1 | 12–4 | 1st (West) | A-10 Tournament | ||||
1989 | Dale Ramsburg | 28–13–1 | 9–5 | 3rd (West) | |||||
1990 | Dale Ramsburg | 33–20 | 12–4 | 2nd (West) | A-10 Tournament | ||||
1991 | Dale Ramsburg | 20–20–1 | 9–7 | 3rd (West) | |||||
1992 | Dale Ramsburg | 27–20 | 12–4 | 2nd (West) | A-10 Tournament | ||||
1993 | Dale Ramsburg | 29–25 | 13–8 | 2nd | A-10 Tournament | ||||
1994 | Dale Ramsburg | 40–21 | 17–4 | 2nd | Atlantic I Regional | ||||
1995 | Greg Van Zant | 18–32 | 11–13 | 6th | |||||
Atlantic 10 Conference: | 433–313–5 | 154–68 | |||||||
Big East Conference (1996–2012) | |||||||||
1996 | Greg Van Zant | 33–25 | 15–10 | 1st (American) | Atlantic Regional L, 2–2 | ||||
1997 | Greg Van Zant | 36–19 | 17–7 | 1st (American) | |||||
1998 | Greg Van Zant | 37–17–1 | 13–9 | 5th (American) | |||||
1999 | Greg Van Zant | 29–28 | 12–13 | 6th | |||||
2000 | Greg Van Zant | 25–28 | 10–12 | 7th | |||||
2001 | Greg Van Zant | 27–26 | 12–14 | 7th | |||||
2002 | Greg Van Zant | 24–26 | 9–16 | 10th | |||||
2003 | Greg Van Zant | 36–19 | 18–6 | 2nd | |||||
2004 | Greg Van Zant | 23–29 | 10–16 | 8th | |||||
2005 | Greg Van Zant | 25–30 | 10–15 | 7th | |||||
2006 | Greg Van Zant | 36–22 | 14–13 | 5th | |||||
2007 | Greg Van Zant | 29–22 | 10–16 | t-9th | |||||
2008 | Greg Van Zant | 35–21 | 13–14 | 7th | |||||
2009 | Greg Van Zant | 37–18 | 17–10 | 3rd | |||||
2010 | Greg Van Zant | 27–30 | 10–17 | t–8th | |||||
2011 | Greg Van Zant | 28–27 | 14–13 | t–4th | |||||
2012 | Greg Van Zant | 23–32 | 9–18 | 11th | |||||
Big East Conference: | 510–419–1 | 213–219 | |||||||
Big 12 Conference (2013–present) | |||||||||
2013 | Randy Mazey | 33–26 | 13–11 | t-3rd | |||||
2014 | Randy Mazey | 28–26 | 9–14 | 6th | |||||
2015 | Randy Mazey | 27–27 | 9–13 | 7th | |||||
2016 | Randy Mazey | 36–22 | 12–11 | 4th | |||||
2017 | Randy Mazey | 36–26 | 12–12 | t-4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2018 | Randy Mazey | 29-27 | 9-15 | 7th | |||||
2019 | Randy Mazey | 38-22 | 13-11 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
Big 12 Conference: | 227–176 | 77-87 | |||||||
Total: | 2196–1558–18 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament[]
- The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament started in 1947.
Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
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1955 | 1–2 | .333 | District 3 |
1961 | 1–2 | .333 | District 3 |
1962 | 0–2 | .000 | District 3 |
1963 | 1–2 | .333 | District 3 |
1964 | 0–2 | .000 | District 3 |
1967 | 0–2 | .000 | District 3 |
1982 | 2–2 | .500 | East Regional |
1985 | 0–2 | .000 | South I Regional |
1987 | 0–2 | .000 | South I Regional |
1994 | 1–2 | .333 | Atlantic I Regional |
1996 | 2–2 | .500 | Atlantic Regional |
2017 | 2–2 | .500 | Winston-Salem Regional |
2019 | 1–2 | .333 | Morgantown Regional |
11-26 | .297 |
Notable former players[]
Mountaineers in Major League Baseball[]
During the 2019 season, there have been five active players on MLB rosters
- John Means - Baltimore Orioles
- Harrison Musgrave - Colorado Rockies
- Ryan McBroom - Kansas City Royals
- Jedd Gyorko - Los Angeles Dodgers
Below is a list of other notable former players of the program and the seasons in which they played for the Mountaineers.[15]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/SD_Padres_Jedd_Gyorko_%289699149844%29.jpg/220px-SD_Padres_Jedd_Gyorko_%289699149844%29.jpg)
- Babe Barna (1935–1937)
- Frank Barron (1913–1914)
- David Carpenter (2004–2006)
- Bucky Guth (1967–1969)
- Jedd Gyorko (2008–2010)
- Jim Heise (1953–1956)
- Joe Hudson (1990–1992)
- Steve Kline (1993)
- Dustin Nippert (2003)
- Paul Popovich (1960)
- Scott Seabol (1996)
- Darrell Whitmore (1988–1990)
- John Woods (1920–1923)
- John Means (2013-2014)
- Harrison Musgrave (2011-2014)
- Ryan McBroom (2011-2014)
- Alek Manoah (2017-2019)
- (2017-2019)
- (2017-2019)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers Athletic Identity Logoslick" (PDF). April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "2012 West Virginia Baseball Media Guide". West Virginia Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Game. ESPN. ISBN 1401337031. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Hawley Field". WVUSports.com. West Virginia Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ Toquinto, Jeff (20 May 2012). "Bridgeport Still Option for WVU Baseball, but Charleston, Others to See Team in 2013". Connect-Bridgeport.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "New Ballpark". West Virginia Mountaineers.
- ^ Grant Dovey (August 21, 2014). "New Ballpark Construction Update". wvusports. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ Vingle, Mitch. Morgantown lands NY-Penn League baseball team. Charleston Gazette. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20141022&content_id=99261150&fext=.jsp&vkey=pr_milb&sid=milb
- ^ "2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". pp. 45–46. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "2012 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book". pp. 15–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "2012 Big East Conference Baseball Media Guide". pp. 60–66. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "2013 Big 12 Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "West Virginia University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
External links[]
- West Virginia Mountaineers baseball