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 coachRandy Mazey (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumMonongalia County Ballpark
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 TCU ‍†‍‍y 18–5 .783  51–15 .773
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 14–8 .636  38–20 .655
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  34–27 .557
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  31–24 .564
Texas ‍‍‡‍y 11–13 .458  30–27 .526
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  27–30 .474
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9–13 .409  27–27 .500
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  23–32 .418
Kansas ‍‍‍ 8–15 .348  23–32 .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
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12 Record
February 13at #24 ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC2–0Smith (1–0)Bostic (0–1)4,8901–0–
February 14at #24 ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC2-4Erwin (1-0)Vance (0-1)Moyer (1)1-1–
February 15at #24 ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC6-1Donato (1-0)Koerner (0-1)2-1–
February 20at Georgia SouthernJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA4-7Pressey (1-0)Keller (0-1)Brown (2)2-2–
February 21at Georgia SouthernJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA12-4Vance (1-1)Kelly (0-1)3-2–
February 22at Georgia SouthernJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA2-15Simmons (0-1)Donato (1-1)3-3–
February 27vs. Kent StateSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC2-5Jensen-Clagg (2-1)Myers (0-1)3-4–
February 27at Coastal CarolinaSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC3-4 (13 innings)Beckwith (1-0)Dotson (0-1)3-5–
February 28vs. Ball StateTicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC7-6Hardy (1-0)Henderson (0-1)Wernke (1)4-5–
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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