2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
Big 12 Regular season champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
D1Baseball.com	No. 16
Record	40–10 (19–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Steve Sabins (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jacob Garcia (6th season) Jimmy Roesinger (2nd season) Justin Oney (1st season)
Home stadium	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark

2025 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 West Virginia ‍†‍‍	19	–	7		.731			40	–	11		.784
Arizona State ‍‍‍	18	–	10		.643			34	–	19		.642
Kansas ‍‍‍	18	–	10		.643			40	–	14		.741
TCU ‍‍‍	18	–	10		.643			36	–	16		.692
Arizona ‍‍‍	16	–	12		.571			34	–	18		.654
Kansas State ‍‍‍	16	–	12		.571			30	–	22		.577
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	15	–	13		.536			30	–	22		.577
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	13	–	12		.520			26	–	22		.542
Houston ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			29	–	22		.569
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	12	–	16		.429			18	–	31		.367
Baylor ‍‍‍	12	–	16		.429			32	–	20		.615
BYU ‍‍‍	9	–	19		.321			25	–	25		.500
UCF ‍‍‍	8	–	20		.286			27	–	25		.519
Utah ‍‍‍	7	–	21		.250			20	–	27		.426
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 15, 2025 Rankings from D1baseball

The 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represents West Virginia University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers play their home games at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by Steve Sabins, in his first season at West Virginia.

Previous season

Main article: 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

The 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers finished the season with an overall record of 36–24 and a conference record of 19–11. The Mountaineers posted a strong home record (17–6) and made a significant postseason run. They captured the Tucson Regional championship in the NCAA Tournament, marking a historic moment for the program. Their season concluded in the Chapel Hill Super Regional, where they were eliminated by North Carolina.

Preseason

Big 12 Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on January 23, 2025. West Virginia was picked to finish fourth in the Big 12.

Coaches' Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	Oklahoma State	163 (9)
2	Arizona	152 (4)
3	TCU	149 (1)
4	West Virginia	115
5	Texas Tech	111
6	Arizona State	96
7	UCF	93
8	Kansas State	88
9	Kansas	85
10	Cincinnati	73
11	Houston	45
12	Utah	44
13	Baylor	39
14	BYU	21

Personnel

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C	33	Logan Sauve	Junior
1B	9	Grant Hussey	Senior
2B	2	Gavin Kelly	Freshman
3B	24	Chase Swain	Junior
SS	12	Brodie Kresser	Senior
LF	39	Kyle West	Senior
CF	6	Skylar King	Junior
RF	0	Jace Rinehart	Senior
DH	11	Sam White	Junior

Weekend Pitching Rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday	54	Griffin Kirn	Senior
Saturday	35	Gavin Van Kempen	Junior
Sunday	67	Jack Kartsonas	Graduate

Coaching staff

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at WVU	Alma Mater
Steve Sabins	Head coach	10	Embry–Riddle (2011)
Jacob Garcia	Associate Coach	6	Northern Colorado (2018)
Jimmy Roesinger	Pitching Coach	2	Dayton (2010)
Justin Oney	Assistant Coach	3	Glenville State

Roster

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster
	Pitchers 1 JJ Glasscock (RHP) – RS freshman (6'0, 170) 10 David Hagen (RHP) – freshman (6'2, 185) 15 Maxx Yehl (LHP) – junior (6'6, 235) 16 Benjamin Hudson (RHP) – freshman (6'2, 180) 17 Joseph Fredericks (LHP) – sophomore (5'9, 185) 20 Luke Lyman (RHP) – junior (6'5, 212) 21 Cole Fehrman (LHP) – junior (6'3, 180) 25 JD Costanzo (LHP) – freshman (5'10, 165) 29 Reese Bassinger (RHP) – senior (6'1, 185) 30 Tucker DeLisle (RHP) – freshman (6'2, 190) 34 Bryant Yoak (RHP) – freshman (6'2, 180) 35 Gavin Van Kempen (RHP) – junior (6'6, 245) 40 Carson Estridge (RHP) – junior (6'7, 210) 42 Carlos Caraballo (RHP) – freshman (6'1, 195) 43 Robby Porco (RHP) – junior (6'8, 235) 45 Aiden Cody (RHP) – freshman (6'0, 190) 46 Mac Stiffler (RHP) – freshman (6'7, 210) 52 Aidan Smith (RHP) – sophomore (6'3, 215) 53 Tyler Hutson (RHP) – senior (6'4, 200) 54 Griffin Kirn – RS senior (6'3, 215) 55 Ben McDougal – junior (6'5, 200) 67 Jack Kartsonas – graduate (6'4, 220) 88 Bryson Hoff – freshman (6'2, 185) 99 Chase Meyer (RHP) – sophomore (6'2, 175)		Catchers 2 Gavin Kelly – freshman (6'0, 175) 33 Logan Sauve – junior (5'10, 185) Infielders 5 Armani Guzman – sophomore (5'10, 205) 9 Grant Hussey – senior (6'3, 225) 12 Brodie Kresser – senior (6'1, 180) 13 Ryan Maggy – freshman (6'1, 195) 18 Spencer Barnett – sophomore (6'2, 205) 19 Jackson Ingram – freshman (5'10, 160) 23 Ellis Garcia – junior (6'0, 215) 24 Chase Swain – RS junior (6'0, 195) 31 Alex Marot – RS freshman (6'2, 200) 37 Ben Lumsden – junior (6'3, 200) 39 Kyle West – senior (6'4, 195) Outfielders 0 Jace Rinehart – senior (6'0, 215) 4 Jorge Valdes – freshman (5'9, 165) 6 Skylar King – junior (6'1, 180) 7 Michael Perazza – sophomore (6'3, 195) 31 Alex Marot – RS freshman (6'2, 200) 41 Maxwell Molessa – freshman (5'11, 192) Utility Players 11 Sam White – junior (5'11, 195)

Schedule and results

2025 West Virginia Baseball Game Log (40–10)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = West Virginia team member
Regular Season (40–10)
February (9–0) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Big 12 Record Sources Feb. 14 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Jacksonville* — John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL W 4-2 Kirn (1-0) Long (0-1) Bassinger (1) 638 1-0 — [1] Feb. 15 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Jacksonville* — John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL W 10-3 Estridge (1-0) Barquin (0-1) — 755 2-0 — [2] Feb. 15 4:30 pm ESPN+ at Jacksonville* — John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL W 3-2 Van Kempen (1-0) Colin (0-1) Bassinger (2) 729 3-0 — [3] Feb. 22 2:00 pm at Lipscomb* — Dugan Field Nashville, TN W 5-4 Kartsonas (1-0) Lynch (0-1) Bassinger (3) 237 4-0 — [4] Feb. 23 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Lipscomb* — Dugan Field Nashville, TN W 5-0 Meyer (1-0) Ramos (1-1) — 324 5-0 — [5] Feb. 23 4:30 pm ESPN+ at Lipscomb* — Dugan Field Nashville, TN W 4-2 Estridge (2-0) Puckett (0-1) — 324 6-0 — [6] Feb. 24 12:00 pm ESPN+ at Lipscomb* — Dugan Field Nashville, TN W 5-4 Bassinger (1-0) Kantola (0-1) — 113 7-0 — [7] Feb. 26 2:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Ohio* — Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 8-4 Lyman (1-0) Geiser (0-1) — 2,505 8-0 — [8] Feb. 28 6:30 pm ESPN+ at Queens* — Atrium Health Ballpark Kannapolis, NC W 7-1 Kirn (2-0) Jurecka (0-2) — 1,049 9-0 — [9] March (13–4) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Big 12 Record Sources Mar. 1 2:00 pm ESPN+ at Queens* — Atrium Health Ballpark Kannapolis, NC W 11-7 Meyer (2-0) Green (0-1) Estridge (1) 1,670 10-0 — [10] Mar. 2 2:00 pm at Queens* — First National Bank Field Charlotte, NC W 11-1 Van Kempen (2-0) Quezada (0-2) — 269 11-0 — [11] Mar. 3 1:00 pm at Queens* #24 The Stick Williams Dreams Field Charlotte, NC W 17-3 Hagen (1-0) Ruller (0-3) 172 12-0 – [12] Mar. 7 2:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Kennesaw State* Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 16-2 Kirn (3-0) Osbolt (0-1) — 2,411 13-0 — [13] Mar. 8 2:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Kennesaw State* Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV L 9-13 Renfroe (2-0) Kartsonas (1-1) — 2,544 13-1 — [14] Mar. 9 12:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Kennesaw State* Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 14-7 Hutson (1-0) Gold (0-1) — 2,594 14-1 — [15] Mar. 11 2:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Towson* Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 16-5 Meyer (3-0) Rosario (0-2) — 2,469 15-1 — [16] Mar. 14 7:00 pm ESPN+ at Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK Canceled — – — Mar. 15 7:00 pm ESPN+ at Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK Canceled — – — Mar. 16 2:00 pm ESPN+ at Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK W 8-6 Meyer (4-0) Ure (1-1) — 4,550 16-1 1-0 [17] Mar. 18 6:30 pm ESPN+ vs. James Madison* Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 11-1 (8 inn.) Stiffler (1-0) Tyler (0-1) — 2,484 17-1 1-0 [18] Mar. 19 6:35 pm ESPN+ vs. James Madison* Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 3-1 Hagen (2-0) Costello (0-1) Kartsonas (1) 2,664 18-1 1-0 [19] Mar. 21 6:30 pm ESPN+ vs. Arizona Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV L 4-6 (16 innings) Tonghini (2-0) Meyer (4-1) Martinez (1) 2,823 18-2 1-1 Mar. 22 4:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Arizona Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 11-3 Bassinger (2-0) Kramkowski (3-2) — 2,724 19-2 2-1 Mar. 23 12:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Arizona Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV L 4-11 Hintz (5-0) Hutson (1-1) — 2,812 19-3 2-2 Mar. 25 6:30 pm ESPN+ vs. Marshall* — Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 7-0 Hutson (2-1) DiGiacomo (1-4) — 3,244 20-3 2-2 Mar. 27 8:30 pm ESPN+ at BYU — Miller Park Provo, UT L 5-14 Reiser (3-0) Lyman (1-1) — 1,715 20-4 2-3 Mar. 28 8:30 pm ESPN+ at BYU — Miller Park Provo, UT W 20-6 Meyer (5-1) Harris (1-2) — 1,946 21-4 3-3 Mar. 29 2:05 pm ESPN+ at BYU — Miller Park Provo, UT W 19-16 Stiffler (2-0) Marx (0-2) Meyer (1) 1,898 22-4 4-3 April (15–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Big 12 Record Sources Apr. 1 6:00 pm B1G+ at Ohio State* Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, OH W 9-6 Fehrman (1-0) Giese (0-1) Bassinger (4) 1,422 23-4 4-3 Apr. 2 6:30 pm ESPN+ vs. Pittsburgh* Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 9-6 Hudson (1-0) Doganiero (1-1) — 4,629 24-4 4-3 Apr. 4 6:30 pm ESPN+ vs. Utah Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 6-3 Meyer (5-1) McAnelly (2-2) — 2,763 25-4 5-3 Apr. 5 1:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Utah Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 6-4 Bassinger (3-0) Jones (2-4) — 3,417 26-4 6-3 Apr. 5 4:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Utah Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 14-4 Kartsonas (2-1) Nielson (2-3) — 3,417 27-4 7-3 Apr. 8 6:30 pm ESPN+ vs. Penn State* — Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV Canceled — – — Apr. 11 7:30 pm ESPN+ at Houston — Schroeder Park Houston, TX W 9-2 Kirn (4-0) Schmitz (3-3) Bassinger (5) 1,074 28-4 8-3 Apr. 12 7:30 pm ESPN+ at Houston — Schroeder Park Houston, TX W 9-8 Hudson (2-0) Roman (0-5) Estridge (2) 1,386 29-4 9-3 Apr. 13 12:30 pm ESPN+ at Houston — Schroeder Park Houston, TX W 11-4 Kartsonas (3-1) Luzardo (1-1) — 1,259 30-4 10-3 Apr. 15 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Marshall* #24 Jack Cook Field Huntington, WV W 5-4 Estridge (3-0) Baird (3-2) — 2,620 31-4 — Apr. 17 6:30 pm ESPN+ vs. Cincinnati #24 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 3–2 Meyer (7–1) Taylor (4–1) — 3,370 32–4 11–3 Apr. 18 6:30 pm ESPN+ vs. Cincinnati #24 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 6–4 Bassinger (4–0) O'Connor (1–2) Estridge (3) 4,289 33–4 12–3 Apr. 19 2:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Cincinnati #24 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 10–5 Kartsonas (4–1) Marsh (3–3) — 3,776 34–4 13–3 Apr. 22 6:00 pm BTN at Penn State* #17 Medlar Field at Lubrano Park University Park, PA L 2–3 Butash (3–1) Hudson (2–1) Renner (2) 6,106 34–5 — Apr. 25 6:30 pm ESPN+ at UCF #17 John Euliano Park Orlando, FL W 4–1 Bassinger (5–0) Stagliano (1–3) Estridge (4) 1,965 35–5 14–3 Apr. 26 6:30 pm ESPN+ at UCF #17 John Euliano Park Orlando, FL W 15–10 Meyer (8–1) Sosnowski (2–3) — 2,245 36–5 15–3 Apr. 27 1:00 pm ESPN+ at UCF #17 John Euliano Park Orlando, FL W 4–3 Kartsonas (5–1) Sauser (3–1) McDougal (1) 1,853 37–5 16–3 Apr. 30 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Marshall* No. 16 GoMart Ballpark Charleston, WV L 6–7 Krebs (4–2) Meyer (8–2) — 9,639 37–6 — May (3–4) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Big 12 Record Sources May 3 (DH 1) 12:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Texas Tech No. 16 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV L 4–6 Cebert (6–2) Kirn (4–1) Pirko (1) 3,848 37–7 16–4 May 3 (DH 2) 4:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Texas Tech No. 16 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 3–2 Bassinger (6–0) Bourdreau (1–4) — 3,848 38–7 17–4 May 4 1:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Texas Tech No. 16 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV W 5–0 Kartsonas (6–1) Petty (1–3) — 3,384 39–7 18–4 May 6 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Pittsburgh* No. 12 Charles L. Cost Field Pittsburgh, PA L 9–10 Hummel (1–0) Stiffler (2–1) — 769 39–8 — May 9 7:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas State No. 12 Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS L 8–9 Ruhl (3–2) Estridge (3–1) — 2,344 39–9 18–5 May 10 5:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas State No. 12 Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS W 10–3 McDougal (1–0) Quevedo (6–2) — 2,344 40–9 19–5 May 11 2:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas State No. 12 Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS L 9–14 Slack (2–3) Bassinger (6–1) None 2,344 40–10 19–6 May 15 6:30 pm ESPN+ vs. Kansas No. 16 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV — – — May 16 6:30 pm ESPN+ vs. Kansas No. 16 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV — – — May 17 1:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Kansas No. 16 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV — – —
Postseason (0–0)
Big 12 Tournament (0–0) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Tourney Record Sources May 21–24 TBA vs. TBA — Globe Life Field Arlington, TX — – —
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
Coaches'	RV	RV*	RV	24	24	24	RV	25	23	20	14	13	13	17
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	22	14	8	9	19
NCBWA†	29	25	22	22	21	20	23	23	20	18	10	10	13	14
D1Baseball	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	17	16	12	16
Perfect Game	21	21	21	16	13	13	16	11	11	11	9	4	7	14

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Offseason

2024 MLB Draft

Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball draft

2024 MLB draft class

Round	Pick	Overall Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team
1	7	7	JJ Wetherholt	INF	St Louis Cardinals
4	30	133	David Hagaman	RHP	Texas Rangers
5	10	146	Aidan Major	RHP	Cleveland Guardians
9		262	Derek Clark	LHP	Los Angeles Angels
16		478	Tyler Switalski	LHP	San Francisco Giants