2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team
The 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represents West Virginia University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers play their home games at Monongalia County Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 4th season at West Virginia.
Previous Season
In 2015, the Mountaineers finished the season 7th in the Big 12 with a record of 27–27 (9–13 Big 12). WVU qualified for the 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament and were eliminated in the second round. They failed to qualify for the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
Personnel
Roster
2016 West Virginia Mountaineers roster[2] |
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Pitchers
- 2 - Chad Donato - Junior
- 4 - Cody Wood - Freshman
- 5 - Brandon Boone - Junior
- 7 - Jake Danner - Freshman
- 11 - Nick Wernke - Sophomore
- 15 - Conner Dotson - Sophomore
- 18 - Ross Vance - Senior
- 19 - Braden Zarbnisky - Freshman
- 21 - Jacob Brewer - Freshman
- 22 - Tanner Campbell - Freshman
- 26 - Shane Ennis - Sophomore
- 27 - Jeff Hardy - Junior
- 29 - Michael Grove - Freshman
- 33 - BJ Myers - Sophomore
- 34 - Seth Jordan - Sophomore
- 36 - Blake Smith - Senior
- 47 - Endy Morales - Freshman
- 55 - Jacob Potock - Freshman
- 55 - Jackson Sigman - Junior
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Catchers
- 0 - Chase Illig - Freshman
- 32 - Ivan Vera - Freshman
- 42 - Ray Guerrini - Junior
Infielders
- 8 - Shaun Corso - Sophomore
- 9 - Kyle Gray - Freshman
- 13 - Jackson Cramer - Junior
- 25 - Marques Inman - Freshman
- 28 - Cole Austin - Freshman
- 31 - Tucker Cascadden - Freshman
- 40 - Kyle Davis - Sophomore
- 45 - Andrew Zitel - Freshman
- 46 - Jimmy Galusky - Freshman
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Outfielders
- 7 - KC Huth - Senior
- 12 - TJ Lake - Freshman
- 19 - Kyle Casserly - Sophomore
- 19 - Braden Zarbnisky - Freshman
- 23 - Caleb Potter - Sophomore
- 31 - Darius Hill - Freshman
- 40 - Tate Brock - Freshman
- 44 - Shaun Wood - Junior
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Coaching Staff
Schedule & Results
2016 West Virginia Mountaineers Baseball Game Log |
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = West Virginia team member |
Regular Season |
February
Date |
Time (ET) |
TV |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall |
Big 12 |
February 19 | 4:00 pm | | at Charleston Southern* | | Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SC | L 3–4 | Raynor (1–0) | Donato (0–1) | Hubbard (1) | 240 | 0–1 | – |
February 20 | 2:00 pm | | at Charleston Southern* | | Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SC | W 5–0 | Vance (1–0) | Johnson (0–1) | – | 346 | 1–1 | – |
February 21 | 1:00 pm | | at Charleston Southern* | | Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SC | W 3–0 | Myers (1–0) | Piriz (0–1) | Smith (1) | 350 | 2–1 | – |
February 26 | 9:00 pm | | at UNLV* | | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 9–6 | Dotson (1–0) | Bohall (1–1) | – | 1,666 | 3–1 | – |
February 27 | 5:00 pm | | at UNLV* | | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 13–1 | Vance (2–0) | Kremer (0–1) | – | 906 | 4–1 | – |
February 28 | 4:00 pm | | at UNLV* | | Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV | W 9–4 | Myers (2–0) | Oakley (0–2) | – | 1,076 | 5–1 | – |
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March
Date |
Time (ET) |
TV |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall |
Big 12 |
March 3 | 11:35 pm | | at Hawaii* | | Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 1–4 | Hornung (2–2) | Donato (0–2) | Culp (2) | 2,392 | 5–2 | – |
March 4 | 11:35 pm | | at Hawaii* | | Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI | W 4–1 | Vance (3–0) | Von Ruden (1–1) | Grove (1) | 2,911 | 6–2 | – |
March 5 | 11:35 pm | | at Hawaii* | | Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI | L 2–6 | Hatch (1–1) | Myers (2–1) | – | 3,585 | 6–3 | – |
March 6 | 6:05 pm | | at Hawaii* | | Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI | W 9–2 | Dotson (2–0) | Pigg (0–2) | – | 2,775 | 7–3 | – |
March 11 | 3:00 pm | | Old Dominion* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | W 4–3 | Dotson (3–0) | Lamb (1–1) | Smith (1) | 1,135 | 8–3 | – |
March 12 | 3:00 pm | | Old Dominion* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | L 4–510 | Hartman (2–0) | Grove (0–1) | Maguire (1) | 1,319 | 8–4 | – |
March 12 | 7:15 pm | | Old Dominion* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | W 5–412 | Zarbnisky (1–0) | Hartman (1–1) | – | 1,319 | 9–4 | – |
March 15 | 3:00 pm | | Radford* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | W 6–2 | Campbell (1–0) | Swarmer (0–2) | – | 808 | 10–4 | – |
March 18 | 7:30 pm | | at #11 TCU | | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 6–10 | Wymer (1–0) | Grove (0–2) | – | 4,379 | 10–5 | 0–1 |
March 19 | 4:00 pm | | at #11 TCU | | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 1–7 | Howard (4–0) | Vance (3–1) | – | 4,364 | 10–6 | 0–2 |
March 20 | 2:00 pm | | at #11 TCU | | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 2–147 | Hill (2–1) | Myers (2–2) | – | 4,190 | 10–7 | 0–3 |
March 22 | 6:30 pm | | at Penn State* | | Lubrano Park • University Park, PA | L 4–5 | Forsyth (1–1) | Dotson (3–1) | Anderson (5) | 682 | 10–8 | – |
March 25 | 7:00 pm | ESPN3 | at Kansas | | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | W 1–0 | Donato (1–2) | Krauth (1–4) | Smith (3) | 900 | 11–8 | 1–3 |
March 26 | 3:00 pm | ESPN3 | at Kansas | | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | W 11–6 | Dotson (4–1) | Goldsberry (0–3) | Hardy (1) | 826 | 12–8 | 2–3 |
March 29 | 6:30 pm | | Canisius* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | L 5–710 | Smith (2–1) | Dotson (4–2) | Remillard (5) | 1,212 | 12–9 | – |
March 30 | 3:00 pm | | Canisius* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | L 0–9 | Hunt (1–0) | Campbell (1–1) | – | 892 | 12–10 | – |
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April
Date |
Time (ET) |
TV |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall |
Big 12 |
April 1 | 6:30 pm | | Oklahoma State | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | W 5–410 | Smith (1–0) | Battenfield (1–1) | – | 1,818 | 13–10 | 3–3 |
April 2 | 4:00 pm | | Oklahoma State | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | W 4–3 | Vance (4–1) | Cobb (3–4) | Dotson (1) | 1,467 | 14–10 | 4–3 |
April 3 | 1:00 pm | | Oklahoma State | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | L 1–8 | Elliott (3–1) | Myers (2–3) | – | 951 | 14–11 | 4–4 |
April 5 | 6:00 pm | | at Marshall* | | Appalachian Power Park • Charleston, WV | W 5–410 | Smith (2–0) | Murphy (3–2) | – | 1,678 | 15–11 | – |
April 6 | 6:30 pm | | Eastern Michigan* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | W 5–1 | Campbell (2–1) | Wilson (1–2) | Hardy (2) | 830 | 16–11 | – |
April 8 | 6:30 pm | | Furman* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | L 3–7 | Gaddis (5–2) | Donato (1–3) | – | 753 | 16–12 | – |
April 10 | 11:00 am | | Furman* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | L 6–8 | Fondu (2–1) | Smith (2–1) | Mullen (4) | 675 | 16–13 | – |
April 10 | 3:15 pm | | Furman* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | W 8–5 | Myers (3–3) | Quarles (3–3) | Brewer (1) | 675 | 17–13 | – |
April 12 | 6:30 pm | | Pittsburgh* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
April 15 | 6:30 pm | | Kansas State | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
April 16 | 4:00 pm | | Kansas State | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
April 17 | 1:00 pm | | Kansas State | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
April 19 | 6:30 pm | | Youngstown State* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
April 22 | 7:00 pm | | at Oklahoma | | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | | | | | | | |
April 23 | 3:00 pm | | at Oklahoma | | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | | | | | | | |
April 24 | 2:00 pm | | at Oklahoma | | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | | | | | | | |
April 26 | 6:30 pm | | Marshall* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
April 29 | 6:30 pm | | Baylor | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
April 30 | 4:00 pm | | Baylor | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
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May
Date |
Time (ET) |
TV |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall |
Big 12 |
May 1 | 1:00 pm | | Baylor | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
May 3 | 6:30 pm | | Virginia Tech* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
May 6 | 6:30 pm | | Texas | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
May 7 | 4:00 pm | | Texas | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
May 8 | 1:00 pm | | Texas | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
May 10 | 6:30 pm | | Maryland* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
May 13 | 7:00 pm | | William & Mary* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
May 14 | 4:00 pm | | William & Mary* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
May 15 | 1:00 pm | | William & Mary* | | Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV | | | | | | | |
May 17 | 6:30 pm | | at Pittsburgh* | | Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA | | | | | | | |
May 19 | 7:30 pm | | at Texas Tech | | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | | | | | | | |
May 20 | 3:00 pm | | at Texas Tech | | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | | | | | | | |
May 21 | 2:00 pm | | at Texas Tech | | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | | | | | | | |
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Post-Season |
Date |
Time (ET) |
TV |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall |
Big 12 Tourn. |
May 25 | TBD | | TBD | | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | | | | | | | |
May 26 | TBD | | TBD | | Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK | | | | | | | |
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All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.
References