2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
Conference Big 12 Conference
2016 record 36–22 (12–11 Big 12)
Head coach Randy Mazey (4th year)
Assistant coach Derek Matlock (4th year)
Assistant coach Steve Sabins (1st year)
Assistant coach Robert Moorer (1st year)
Home stadium Monongalia County Ballpark
2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#5 Texas Tech y 19 5 0   .792     47 20 0   .701
#4 Oklahoma State y 16 8 0   .667     43 22 0   .662
#3 TCU y 15 9 0   .625     49 18 0   .731
West Virginia 12 11 0   .522     36 22 0   .621
Oklahoma 11 13 0   .458     30 27 1   .526
Baylor 10 14 0   .417     24 29 0   .453
Texas 10 14 0   .417     25 32 0   .439
Kansas State 8 16 0   .333     26 31 0   .456
Kansas 6 17 0   .261     20 35 1   .366
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of July 1, 2016 (final)[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at
West Virginia
Alma Mater
Randy Mazey Head Coach 4 Clemson University (1988)
Derek Matlock Assistant Coach 4 University of Texas at Arlington (1990)
Steve Sabins Assistant Coach 1 Embry–Riddle (2011)

Schedule & Results

2016 West Virginia Mountaineers Baseball Game Log
Legend:           = Win           = Loss      Bold = West Virginia team member
Regular Season
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

  1. "Big 12 Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
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