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.

2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record36–22 (12–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Derek Matlock (4th season)
  • Steve Sabins (1st season)
  • Robert Moorer (1st season)
Home stadiumMonongalia County Ballpark
2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Texas Tech ‍†‍‍y 19–5–0 .79247–20–0 .701
No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 16–8–0 .66743–22–0 .662
No. 3 TCU ‍‍‡‍y 15–9–0 .62549–18–0 .731
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .52236–22–0 .621
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45830–27–1 .526
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41724–29–0 .453
Texas ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41725–32–0 .439
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33326–31–0 .456
Kansas ‍‍‍ 6–17–0 .26120–35–1 .366
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

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 - Redshirt 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
NamePositionSeasons at
West Virginia		Alma Mater
Randy MazeyHead coach4Clemson University (1988)
Derek MatlockAssistant coach4University of Texas at Arlington (1990)
Steve SabinsAssistant coach1Embry–Riddle (2011)

Schedule and results
2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball game log
Regular season
February
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
February 194:00 pmat Charleston Southern*Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SCL
3–4		Raynor
(1–0)		Donato
(0–1)		Hubbard
(1)		2400–1–
February 202:00 pmat Charleston Southern*Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SCW
5–0		Vance
(1–0)		Johnson
(0–1)		–3461–1–
February 211:00 pmat Charleston Southern*Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SCW
3–0		Myers
(1–0)		Piriz
(0–1)		Smith
(1)		3502–1–
February 269:00 pmat UNLV*Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NVW
9–6		Dotson
(1–0)		Bohall
(1–1)		–1,6663–1–
February 275:00 pmat UNLV*Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NVW
13–1		Vance
(2–0)		Kremer
(0–1)		–9064–1–
February 284:00 pmat UNLV*Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NVW
9–4		Myers
(2–0)		Oakley
(0–2)		–1,0765–1–
March
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
March 311:35 pmat Hawaii*Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HIL
1–4		Hornung
(2–2)		Donato
(0–2)		Culp
(2)		2,3925–2–
March 411:35 pmat Hawaii*Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HIW
4–1		Vance
(3–0)		Von Ruden
(1–1)		Grove
(1)		2,9116–2–
March 511:35 pmat Hawaii*Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HIL
2–6		Hatch
(1–1)		Myers
(2–1)		–3,5856–3–
March 66:05 pmat Hawaii*Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HIW
9–2		Dotson
(2–0)		Pigg
(0–2)		–2,7757–3–
March 113:00 pmOld Dominion*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW
4–3		Dotson
(3–0)		Lamb
(1–1)		Smith
(1)		1,1358–3–
March 123:00 pmOld Dominion*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL
4–510		Hartman
(2–0)		Grove
(0–1)		Maguire
(1)		1,3198–4–
March 127:15 pmOld Dominion*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW
5–412		Zarbnisky
(1–0)		Hartman
(1–1)		–1,3199–4–
March 153:00 pmRadford*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW
6–2		Campbell
(1–0)		Swarmer
(0–2)		–80810–4–
March 187:30 pmat #11 TCULupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL
6–10		Wymer
(1–0)		Grove
(0–2)		–4,37910–50–1
March 194:00 pmat #11 TCULupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL
1–7		Howard
(4–0)		Vance
(3–1)		–4,36410–60–2
March 202:00 pmat #11 TCULupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL
2–147		Hill
(2–1)		Myers
(2–2)		–4,19010–70–3
March 226:30 pmat Penn State*Lubrano Park • University Park, PAL
4–5		Forsyth
(1–1)		Dotson
(3–1)		Anderson
(5)		68210–8–
March 257:00 pmESPN3at KansasHoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KSW
1–0		Donato
(1–2)		Krauth
(1–4)		Smith
(3)		90011–81–3
March 263:00 pmESPN3at KansasHoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KSW
11–6		Dotson
(4–1)		Goldsberry
(0–3)		Hardy
(1)		82612–82–3
March 296:30 pmCanisius*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL
5–710		Smith
(2–1)		Dotson
(4–2)		Remillard
(5)		1,21212–9–
March 303:00 pmCanisius*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL
0–9		Hunt
(1–0)		Campbell
(1–1)		–89212–10–
April
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
April 16:30 pmOklahoma StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW
5–410		Smith
(1–0)		Battenfield
(1–1)		–1,81813–103–3
April 24:00 pmOklahoma StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW
4–3		Vance
(4–1)		Cobb
(3–4)		Dotson
(1)		1,46714–104–3
April 31:00 pmOklahoma StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL
1–8		Elliott
(3–1)		Myers
(2–3)		–95114–114–4
April 56:00 pmat Marshall*Appalachian Power Park • Charleston, WVW
5–410		Smith
(2–0)		Murphy
(3–2)		–1,67815–11–
April 66:30 pmEastern Michigan*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW
5–1		Campbell
(2–1)		Wilson
(1–2)		Hardy
(2)		83016–11–
April 86:30 pmFurman*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL
3–7		Gaddis
(5–2)		Donato
(1–3)		–75316–12–
April 1011:00 amFurman*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL
6–8		Fondu
(2–1)		Smith
(2–1)		Mullen
(4)		67516–13–
April 103:15 pmFurman*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW
8–5		Myers
(3–3)		Quarles
(3–3)		Brewer
(1)		67517–13–
April 126:30 pmPittsburgh*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 156:30 pmKansas StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 164:00 pmKansas StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 171:00 pmKansas StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 196:30 pmYoungstown State*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 227:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 233:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 242:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 266:30 pmMarshall*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 296:30 pmBaylorMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 304:00 pmBaylorMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
May 11:00 pmBaylorMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 36:30 pmVirginia Tech*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 66:30 pmTexasMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 74:00 pmTexasMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 81:00 pmTexasMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 106:30 pmMaryland*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 137:00 pmWilliam & Mary*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 144:00 pmWilliam & Mary*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 151:00 pmWilliam & Mary*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 176:30 pmat Pittsburgh*Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA
May 197:30 pmat Texas TechDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
May 203:00 pmat Texas TechDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
May 212:00 pmat Texas TechDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
Post-season
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12 Tourn.
May 25TBDTBDChickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
May 26TBDTBDChickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = West Virginia team member
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. "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
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