2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	20-3 (2-2 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
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 23 Arizona ‍‍‍	5	–	1	.833	19	–	5	.792
Kansas State ‍‍‍	5	–	1	.833	16	–	8	.667
Arizona State ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	16	–	9	.640
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	8	–	13	.381
Kansas ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	20	–	6	.769
TCU ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	19	–	7	.731
UCF ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	17	–	7	.708
BYU ‍‍‍	3	–	3	.500	13	–	9	.591
West Virginia ‍‍‍	2	–	2	.500	20	–	3	.870
Baylor ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	17	–	7	.708
Houston ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	14	–	10	.583
Utah ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	13	–	10	.565
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	1	–	3	.250	12	–	10	.545
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	1	–	5	.167	13	–	11	.542

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 27, 2025^[1] 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

The 2024 West Virginia baseball team, led by head coach Randy Mazey, had a strong season, finishing with an overall record of 36-24 and a 19-11 record in Big 12 Conference play. WVU earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, winning the Tucson Regional before advancing to their first-ever Super Regional, where they lost the series to the North Carolina Tar Heels.

2024 MLB Draft

List of Drafted Players
Name	2024 Class	Pos.	Team	Round	No.
JJ Wetherholt	Junior	INF	St Louis Cardinals	1	7
David Hagaman	Sophomore	RHP	Texas Rangers	4	133
Aidan Major	Junior	RHP	Cleveland Guardians	5	146
Derek Clark	Senior	LHP	Los Angeles Angels	9	262
Tyler Switalski	Senior	LHP	San Francisco Giants	16	478

Preseason

Big 12 Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on January 23, 2025. West Virginia was voted to finish fourth in the Big 12.^[2]

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

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at WVU	Alma Mater
Steve Sabins	Head Coach	10	Embry–Riddle (2011)
Jacob Garcia	Assistant Coach	6	Northern Colorado (2018)
Jimmy Roesinger	Assistant Coach	2	Dayton (2010)
Justin Oney	Assistant Coach	3	Clemson (1988)
Jedd Gyorko	Special Assistant to Head Coach	1	West Virginia (2010)

Roster

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster^[3]

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 (20-3)^[4]

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = West Virginia team member

Regular Season (20-3)

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)	—	2505	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)	—	1049	9-0	—	[9]

March (11-3)
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)	1670	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*	#24	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV	W 16-2	Kirn (3-0)	Osbolt (0-1)	—	2411	13-0	—	[13]
Mar. 8	2:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. Kennesaw State*	#24	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV	L 9-13	Renfroe (2-0)	Kartsonas (1-1)	—	2544	13-1	—	[14]
Mar. 9	12:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. Kennesaw State*	#24	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV	W 14-7	Hutson (1-0)	Gold (0-1)	—	2594	14-1	—	[15]
Mar. 11	2:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. Towson*	#24	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV	W 16-5	Meyer (3-0)	Rosario (0-2)	—	2469	15-1	—	[16]
Mar. 14	7:00 pm	ESPN+	at Oklahoma State	#24	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	Canceled			—		–	—
Mar. 15	7:00 pm	ESPN+	at Oklahoma State	#24	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	Canceled			—		–	—
Mar. 16	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at Oklahoma State	#24	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 8-6	Meyer (4-0)	Ure (1-1)	—	4550	16-1	1-0	[17]
Mar. 18	6:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. James Madison*	#24	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV	W 11-1 (8 inn.)	Stiffler (1-0)	Tyler (0-1)	—	2484	17-1	1-0	[18]
Mar. 19	6:35 pm	ESPN+	vs. James Madison*	#24	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV	W 3-1	Hagen (2-0)	Costello (0-1)	Kartsonas (1)	2664	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)	2823	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)	—	2724	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)	—	2812	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)	—	3244	20-3	2-2
Mar. 27	8:30 pm	ESPN+	at BYU	—	Miller Park Provo, UT				—		–	—
Mar. 28	8:30 pm	ESPN+	at BYU	—	Miller Park Provo, UT				—		–	—
Mar. 29	3:30 pm	ESPN+	at BYU	—	Miller Park Provo, UT				—		–	—

April (0–0)
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				—		–	—
Apr. 2	6:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. Pittsburgh*	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV				—		–	—
Apr. 4	6:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. Utah	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV				—		–	—
Apr. 5	4:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. Utah	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV				—		–	—
Apr. 6	12:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. Utah	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV				—		–	—
Apr. 8	6:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. Penn State*	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV				—		–	—
Apr. 11	7:30 pm	ESPN+	at Houston	—	Schroeder Park Houston, TX				—		–	—
Apr. 12	7:30 pm	ESPN+	at Houston	—	Schroeder Park Houston, TX				—		–	—
Apr. 13	12:30 pm	ESPN+	at Houston	—	Schroeder Park Houston, TX				—		–	—
Apr. 15	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Marshall*	—	Jack Cook Field Huntington, WV				—		–	—
Apr. 17	6:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. Cincinnati	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV				—		–	—
Apr. 18	6:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. Cincinnati	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV				—		–	—
Apr. 19	2:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. Cincinnati	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV				—		–	—
Apr. 22	6:00 pm	BTN	at Penn State*	—	Medlar Field at Lubrano Park University Park, PA				—		–	—
Apr. 25	6:30 pm	ESPN+	at UCF	—	John Euliano Park Orlando, FL				—		–	—
Apr. 26	6:30 pm	ESPN+	at UCF	—	John Euliano Park Orlando, FL				—		–	—
Apr. 27	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at UCF	—	John Euliano Park Orlando, FL				—		–	—
Apr. 30	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Marshall*	—	GoMart Ballpark Charleston, WV				—		–	—

May (0–0)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
May 2	6:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. Texas Tech	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV				—		–	—
May 3	4:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. Texas Tech	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV				—		–	—
May 4	1:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. Texas Tech	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV				—		–	—
May 6	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Pittsburgh*	—	Charles L. Cost Field Pittsburgh, PA				—		–	—
May 9	7:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas State	—	Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS				—		–	—
May 10	5:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas State	—	Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS				—		–	—
May 11	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas State	—	Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS				—		–	—
May 15	6:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. Kansas	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV				—		–	—
May 16	6:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. Kansas	—	Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV				—		–	—
May 17	1:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. Kansas	—	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 Coaches Poll on the date of the contest.

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'^[5]	RV	RV*	RV	24	24	24	RV
Baseball America^[6]	—	—	—	—	—	25	—
NCBWA†^[7]	29	25	22	22	21	20	23
D1Baseball^[8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Perfect Game^[9]	21	21	21	16	13	13	16

† 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.

References

^ "2025 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
^ "Cowboy Baseball Big 12 Favorite, Schubart Tabbed POY". okstate.com. January 23, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
^ "2025 Baseball Schedule". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ D1 Baseball
^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings

[1] "2025 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 27, 2025.

[2] "Cowboy Baseball Big 12 Favorite, Schubart Tabbed POY". okstate.com. January 23, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[roster-3] "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

[schedule-4] "2025 Baseball Schedule". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved February 14, 2025.

[5] Baseball Coaches Poll

[6] Baseball America College: Top 25

[7] NCBWA Division I poll

[8] D1 Baseball

[9] Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings

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