2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record27–27 (9–13 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumMonongalia County Ballpark
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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]

The 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represented West Virginia University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at the newly constructed Monongalia County Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 3rd season at West Virginia.

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 - Redshirt Freshman
  • 11 - Nick Wernke - Redshirt Freshman
  • 12 - Shay Phillips - Redshirt Freshman
  • 15 - Conner Dotson - Freshman
  • 17 - Connor McMann - Freshman
  • 18 - Ross Vance - Redshirt Junior
  • 24 - Josh Bornstein - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 26 - Shane Ennis - Freshman
  • 27 - Jeff Hardy - Junior
  • 28 - Alec Horvath - Redshirt Junior
  • 30 - Adam Keller - Freshman
  • 33 - BJ Myers - Freshman
  • 34 - Seth Jordan - Freshman
  • 36 - Blake Smith - Junior
  • 43 - Dimitri Casas - Redshirt Freshman
  • 55 - Jackson Sigman - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 22 - Cameron O'Brien - Senior
  • 42 - Ray Guerrini - Redshirt Sophomore

Infielders

  • 3 - Taylor Munden - Senior
  • 6 - Jimmy Galusky - Freshman
  • 8 - Shaun Corso - Redshirt Freshman
  • 13 - Jackson Cramer - Sophomore
  • 19 - Kyle Casserly - Freshman
  • 21 - Justin Fox - Senior
  • 25 - Brad Johnson - Redshirt Senior
  • 31 - Tucker Cascadden - Freshman
  • 32 - Kyle Davis - Freshman
  • 44 - Shaun Wood - Redshirt Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 1 - KC Huth - Redshirt Junior
  • 4 - Tony Strasiser - Redshirt Freshman
  • 20 - Caleb Potter - Freshman
  

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
West Virginia		 Alma Mater
Randy Mazey Head coach 3 Clemson University (1988)
Derek Matlock Assistant coach 3 University of Texas at Arlington (1990)
Steven Trout Assistant coach 3 Texas 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
Bold West 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 13 at #24 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 2–0 Smith (1–0) Bostic (0–1) 4,890 1–0 –
February 14 at #24 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 2–4 Erwin (1–0) Vance (0–1) Moyer (1) 1–1 –
February 15 at #24 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 6–1 Donato (1–0) Koerner (0–1) 2–1 –
February 20 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA 4–7 Pressey (1–0) Keller (0–1) Brown (2) 2–2 –
February 21 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA 12–4 Vance (1–1) Kelly (0–1) 3–2 –
February 22 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA 2–15 Simmons (0–1) Donato (1–1) 3–3 –
February 27 vs. Kent State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC 2–5 Jensen-Clagg (2–1) Myers (0–1) 3–4 –
February 27 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC 3–4 (13 innings) Beckwith (1–0) Dotson (0–1) 3–5 –
February 28 vs. Ball State TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC 7–6 Hardy (1–0) Henderson (0–1) Wernke (1) 4–5 –
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12 Record
March 1 vs. #25 Illinois TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC 1–2 Mamlic (1–0) Donato (1–2) Roper (1) 4–6 –
March 6 at East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN 7–6 Smith (2–0) Cate (0–1) 5–6 –
March 7 at East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN 18–2 Vance (2–1) Haeberle (2–2) 6–6 –
March 8 at East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN 13-4 Donato (2–2) Krieg (1–1) 7–6 –
March 10 at Liberty Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA 7–6 –
March 13 at #16 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 3–4 (10 innings) 7–7 0-1
March 14 at #16 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 7–6 (10 innings) 8–7 1-1
March 15 at #16 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 1–5 8–8 1-2
March 17 Waynesburg CONSOL Energy Ballpark • Washington, PA 14–9 9–8 1-2
March 20 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 4–5 9–9 1-3
March 21 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 4–10 9–10 1-4
March 22 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 8–2 10–10 2-4
March 24 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 14–5 11–10 2-4
March 25 at Texas–Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX 6–4 12–10 2-4
March 27 Charleston Southern CONSOL Energy Ballpark • Washington, PA 9–2 13–10 2-4
March 28 Charleston Southern CONSOL Energy Ballpark • Washington, PA 9–2 14–10 2-4
March 29 Charleston Southern CONSOL Energy Ballpark • Washington, PA 8–0 15–10 2-4
March 31 at Pittsburgh Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA 4–1 16–10 2-4
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12 Record
April 2 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 2–8 16–11 2-5
April 3 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 5–3 17–11 3-5
April 4 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 3–2 18–11 4-5
April 7 at #17 Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD 7–12 18–12 4-5
April 10 Butler Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 6–5 (13 innings) 3,110 19–12 4-5
April 11 Butler Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 8–0 2,211 20–12 4-5
April 12 Butler Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 12–4 1,647 21–12 4-5
April 14 Penn State Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 3–5 21–13 4-5
April 17 #23 Oklahoma Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 0–2 1,719 21–14 4-6
April 18 #23 Oklahoma Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 6–5 2,871 22–14 5-6
April 19 #23 Oklahoma Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 2–10 22–15 5-7
April 21 Marshall Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 3–2 23–15 5-7
April 24 Kansas Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 1–3 23–16 5-8
April 25 Kansas Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 5–9 23–17 5-9
April 26 Kansas Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 5–4 1,503 24–17 6-9
April 28 vs. Marshall Appalachian Power Park • Charleston, WV 2–3 2,263 24–18 6-9
April 29 vs. Radford RU Baseball Stadium • Radford, VA 4–9 24–19 6-9
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12 Record
May 1 #4 TCU Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 4–9 2,541 24–20 6-10
May 2 #4 TCU Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 2–6 2,107 24–21 6-11
May 3 #4 TCU Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 0–5 1,691 24–22 6-12
May 5 at Virginia Tech English Field • Blacksburg, VA 3–13 24–23 6-12
May 8 at #11 Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK 5–4 25–23 7-12
May 9 at #11 Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK 25–23 7-12
May 10 at #11 Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK 25–23 7-12
May 12 Pittsburgh Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 1–4 3,037 25–24 7-12
May 14 Texas Tech Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 6–4 26–24 8-12
May 15 Texas Tech Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 8–2 1,883 27–24 9-12
May 16 Texas Tech Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 2–8 1,697 27–25 9-13
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12 Record
May 20 #11 Oklahoma State ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK 0–3 27–26 9-13
May 21 Oklahoma ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK 1–6 27–27 9-13
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 October 7, 2014.
  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.