West Virginia Miners
The West Virginia Miners are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Beckley, West Virginia. The team began play in the Prospect League for the 2010 season. Home games are played at Linda K. Epling Stadium at the Upper Deck Training Center. It was announced in December 2022 that the Miners will not play in 2023.[1]
| West Virginia Miners | |
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| League | Prospect League (Eastern Conference - Ohio River Valley Division) |
| Location | Beckley, West Virginia |
| Ballpark | Linda K. Epling Stadium |
| Year founded | 2010 |
| League championships | 3 (2012, 2013, 2016) |
| Division championships | 5 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) |
| Colors | Green, Gold, Black, Gray, White |
| Ownership | Doug Epling |
| Manager | Tim Epling |
| General Manager | Tim Epling |
| Media | The Register-Herald, WMTD-FM |
| Website | wvminersbaseball.com |
Seasons
| Season | Manager | Record | Win % | League | Division | GB | Post-season record | Post-season win % | Post-season result | Notes |
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| 2010 | Tim Epling[2] | 26–30 | .464 | 10th | 2nd | 13.0 | 0–0 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| 2011 | Tim Epling | 29–27 | .518 | 5th | 1st | 0.0 | 1–1 | .500 | Lost Prospect League championship | |
| 2012 | Tim Epling | 40–19 | .678 | 1st | 1st | 0.0 | 3–0 | 1.000 | Won Prospect League championship | |
| 2013 | Tim Epling | 38–22 | .633 | 2nd | 1st | 0.0 | 4–0 | 1.000 | Won Prospect League championship | |
| 2014 | Tim Epling | 38–22 | .633 | 4th | 3rd | 2.0 | 0–0 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| 2015 | Tim Epling | 35–24 | .593 | 3rd | 2nd | 2.5 | 2–3 | .400 | Lost Prospect League championship series | |
| 2016 | Tim Epling | 34–25 | .576 | 5th | 1st | 0.0 | 4–0 | 1.000 | Won Prospect League championship | |
| 2017 | Tim Epling | 30–28 | .517 | 4th | 2nd | 6.0 | 0–2 | .000 | Lost East Division championship series | |
| 2018 | Tim Epling | 30–29 | .508 | 6th | 3rd | 7.0 | 0-0 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| 2019 | Mike Syrett | 18–42 | .300 | 11th | 6th | 22.0 | 0–0 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Tim Epling | 23–36 | .390 | 15th | 4th | 12.5 | 0–0 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| 2022 | Tim Epling | 20–37 | .351 | 15th | 4th | 16.5 | 0–0 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| Totals | 361-341 | .514 | 14-6 | .700 | ||||||
References
- Fauber, Gary (December 13, 2022). "West Virginia Miners will not operate in 2023". The Register-Herald. Beckley, West Virginia. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- "Tim Epling - West Virginia Miners". wvminersbaseball.com. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
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