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West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team
Founded1892; 133 years ago (1892)
Overall record2,384-1674–19 (.587)
UniversityWest Virginia University
Athletic directorWren Baker
Head coachSteve Sabin (1st season)
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
LocationMorgantown, West Virginia
Home stadiumKendrick Family Ballpark
(Capacity: 3,500)
NicknameMountaineers
ColorsGold and blue[1]
   
NCAA regional champions
2024
NCAA tournament appearances
1955, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1982, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1996
Conference regular season champions
1955, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996, 2023
Conference division regular season champions
1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1997

The West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of West Virginia University, located in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. The program has been a member of the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference since the start of the 2013 season. The program currently plays at Kendrick Family Ballpark. Steve Sabins has served as the team’s head coach since before the 2025 season. As of the end of the 2024 season, the program has appeared in 15 NCAA tournaments. It has won five conference tournament championships, 15 regular season conference titles, and nine division titles.

Program history

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The West Virginia University (WVU) baseball program was established in 1892, making it one of the oldest collegiate baseball programs in the country. Over more than a century of play, the Mountaineers have developed a rich tradition marked by competitive success, player development, and strong fan support.

WVU has competed in multiple conferences throughout its history, including the Southern Conference, the Atlantic 10, and the Big East. In 2013, WVU transitioned to the Big 12 Conference, stepping into one of the most competitive baseball environments in the nation. The move helped elevate the profile of the program, attracting higher-level talent and increasing national exposure.

Several Mountaineers have gone on to play professionally, including Major League Baseball (MLB) standouts like Jedd Gyorko, John Means, and Alek Manoah, who was a first-round draft pick by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2019 and made his MLB debut in 2021.

The program saw significant growth under head coach Randy Mazey, who took over in 2013. Under Mazey’s leadership, WVU returned to national prominence, consistently finishing among the top teams in the Big 12 and making multiple NCAA Regional appearances. Mazey announced his retirement following the 2024 season.

As of the conclusion of the 2024 season, the Mountaineers have made 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, with recent appearances helping solidify the program’s growing reputation. The team has also won five conference tournament championships, along with 15 regular season conference titles and nine division titles over its history. [2]

Big 12 logo in West Virginia's colors

Randy Mazey era (2013-2024)

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Upon taking the helm, Mazey faced the difficult task of elevating the Mountaineers to compete in one of the strongest baseball conferences in the country. Despite playing home games at multiple locations due to facility limitations, his first team in 2013 finished 33-26 (13-11 Big 12) and exceeded expectations in WVU’s debut Big 12 season.

In 2024, Mazey lead the Mountaineers to their first ever Super Regional in school history. Finishing the season 36-24 and ranked 13th in the country. In 12 seasons with West Virginia, Mazey went 372-274 overall (133-133 Big 12). While going 15-20 in Big 12 Conference tournament play and 7-8 during NCAA tournament play.[3]

First NCAA Tournament Berth in 21 Years (2017) • Under Mazey, WVU returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2017 for the first time since 1996.
First Regional Hosting Since 1955 (2019) • The Mountaineers hosted an NCAA Regional in 2019, marking the first time in 64 years that WVU served as a tournament host. WVU finished the year 38-22 and ranked 21st.
Big 12 Regular Season Co-Champions (2023) • WVU won a share of its first-ever Big 12 regular-season title in 2023. • The team tied a school record with 40 wins and secured another NCAA Tournament appearance.
First-Ever NCAA Super Regional Appearance (2024) • In his final season, Mazey led WVU to its first NCAA Super Regional in program history. • The Mountaineers went 3-0 in the Tucson Regional, finishing the season 36-24 and ranked 13th.

Steve Sabins era (2025-present)

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Following the 2024 season and the retirement of Randy Mazey, longtime assistant Steve Sabins took over as the 20th head coach in West Virginia baseball history. [4]

Head coaches

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Since the program started in 1892, there have been 20 head coaches in WVU baseball history. [5]

Year(s) Coach Seasons W-L-T Pct
1892–1893 None 2 4–3 .571
1894–1896 A. R. Stahlings 3 14–4 .778
1897–1898 J. E. B. Sweeney 2 8–7 .533
1899–1900 Owen Altman 2 28–9 .757
1901 H. Brown 1 11–7 .611
1902–1905 Lee Hutchinson 4 70–31–2 .693
1906–1908 Carl Forkum 3 61–26 .701
1909 Dick Nebinger 1 17–8 .680
1910 J. L. Core 1 14–11 .560
1911 L. L. McClure 1 17–5 .773
1912 John Gronninger 1 13–12 .520
1913, 1915–1917 Charlie Hickman 4 58–23–1 .716
1914 B. P. Pattison 1 12–8 .600
1918–1920 Skeeter Shelton 3 37–17–1 .685
1921–1942, 1946 Ira Rodgers 22 204–211–3 .489
1947 Charles Hockenberry 1 9–7 .563
1948–1967 Steve Harrick 20 333–161–1 .674
1968–1994 Dale Ramsburg 27 540–389–9 .581
1995–2012 Greg Van Zant 18 528–451–1 .539
2013–2024 Randy Mazey 12 372–274 .576
2025-present Steve Sabins 1 30-4 .882
TOTALS 20 131 2384–1674–19 .587
Steve Harrick, head coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers from 1948 to 1967.

Kendrick Family Ballpark (2015–present)

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Since opening in 2015, Kendrick Family Ballpark has served as the home of West Virginia Mountaineers baseball, providing the program with a modern facility and a strong home-field advantage. Since its opening, the Mountaineers have compiled a 145-73 record at the ballpark as of the end of the 2024 season. The stadium has hosted numerous key Big 12 victories, non-conference matchups, and memorable moments that have contributed to the team’s overall success and postseason pushes.

Below is a chart displaying West Virginia University’s yearly home record at Kendrick Family Ballpark since the stadium’s opening in 2015.

Season Home Games W-L-T Win Percentage
2015 18 8-10 .444
2016 30 20-10 .667
2017 22 14-8 .636
2018 23 15-8 .652
2019 25 18-7 .720
2020 3 3-0 1.000
2021 27 15-12 .556
2022 23 17-6 .739
2023 24 18-6 .750
2024 23 17-6 .739
2025 15 12-3 .800
Totals 233 157-76 .676

*Records as of April 4, 2025
2020 Season was canceled on March 13 due to the COVID-19 outbreak [6]

Attendance

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Largest crowds at Kendrick Family Ballpark

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Here are the top twenty largest crowds of all time at Kendrick Family Ballpark. [7]

Rank Attendance Date Game Result Notes
1 4,629 Apr 2, 2025 #25 West Virginia 11
Pitt 1
Largest Regular Season Game
2 4,614 Apr 16, 2024 #22 West Virginia 6
Pitt 3
3 4,387 May 6, 2023 #12 West Virginia 3
Oklahoma 6
4 4,355 May 31, 2019 #13 West Virginia 6
Fordham 2
NCAA Morgantown Regional
5 4,258 Jun 1, 2019 #13 West Virginia 0
Duke 4
NCAA Morgantown Regional
6 4,223 Apr 27, 2024 West Virginia 5
Baylor 2
7 4,070 May 3, 2023 #12 West Virginia 10
Pitt 0
8 3,913 Apr 13, 2024 West Virginia 7
#17 UCF 5
9 3,788 Jun 2, 2019 #13 West Virginia 10
#17 Texas A&M 11
NCAA Morgantown Regional
10 3,748 May 8, 2024 West Virginia 18
Penn State 5
11 3,712 Apr 26, 2024 West Virginia 4
Baylor 3
12 3,631 May 11, 2024 West Virginia 5
Kansas State 2
13 3,494 Apr 13, 2019 West Virginia 4
#11 Texas Tech 3
14 3,487 Apr 3, 2019 West Virginia 7
Pitt 5
15 3,475 Apr 25, 2023 #18 West Virginia 14
Penn State 2
16 3,451 Apr 14, 2024 West Virginia 18
#17 UCF 5
17 3,441 Apr 21, 2023 West Virginia 5
TCU 4
18 3,415 Apr 15, 2017 West Virginia 4
#2 TCU 3
19 3,411 May 5, 2023 #12 West Virginia 9
Oklahoma 3
20 3,312 May 14, 2023 #11 West Virginia 5
#25 Texas Tech 3

* As of April 4, 2025

Yearly Home Attendance

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Year Home

Games

Total

Attendance

Natl. Rank

by Total

Average

Attendance

Natl. Rank

by Average

2011 27 8,212 * 304 *
2012 26 8,475 * 326 *
2013[8] 21 27,907 * 1,328 50
2014[9] 15 16,470 95 1,098 60
2015[10] 22 33,158 60 1,507 44
2016[11] 30 40,390 49 1,346 49
2017[12] 22 40,613 50 1,846 37
2018[13] 23 35,101 56 1,526 47
2019[14] 23 41,253 48 1,794 37
2020[15] 3^ 2,174 142 725 77
2021[16] 27 15,845 49 587 49
2022[17] 22 50,058 43 2,275 31
2023[18] 24 59,894 41 2,496 32
2024[19] 23 67,084 38 2,917 27
2025[20] 15 43,500 35 2,900 27

Attendance as of April 7, 2025

2020 season cancelled due to COVID 19

Awards

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National Awards

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First Team All-Americans

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Player Position Year Selectors
Bill Marovic CF 1964 ABCA
Chris Enochs RHP 1997 ABCA, CB
Jedd Gyorko SS 2010 NCBWA
Alek Manoah RHP 2019 ABCA, BA, Perfect Game, D1Baseball,
College Baseball Foundation, NCBWA
JJ Wetherholt 2B 2023 BA, NCBWA, ABCA, Perfect Game, Collegiate Baseball,
D1Baseball, College Baseball Foundation
Source:[22]

ABCA: American Baseball Coaches Association BA: Baseball America CB: Collegiate Baseball NCBWA: National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association LS: Louisville Slugger Denotes consensus All-American

Second Team All-Americans

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Player Position Year Selectors
Ed Tekavec 3B 1961 ABCA
Tom Shafer P 1961 Amateur Baseball Federation
Mark Landers 1B 1994 ABCA
Chris Enochs RHP 1997 BA, NCBWA, Sporting News
Jedd Gyorko 2B 2008 NCBWA
Jedd Gyorko SS 2009 Louisville Slugger
Jedd Gyorko SS 2010 Louisville Slugger, ABCA, BA
Harrison Musgrave LHP 2013 Louisville Slugger
Alek Manoah RHP 2019 ABCA, College Baseball Foundation
Source:[23]

ABCA: American Baseball Coaches Association BA: Baseball America CB: Collegiate Baseball NCBWA: National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association LS: Louisville Slugger

Third Team All-Americans

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Player Position Year Selectors
Joe Hatalla 2B 1962 ABCA
Mark Landers 1B 1994 CB, NCBWA
Joe McNamee LF 1998 ABCA
Justin Jenkins LF 2007 CB, Louisville Slugger, NCBWA
Tyler Kuhn SS 2008 NCBWA, ABCA
Vince Belnome 2B 2009 College Baseball Insider
Jedd Gyorko SS 2009 NCBWA
Braden Zarbnisky RHP/OF 2017 NCBWA
Kyle Gray 2B 2018 ABCA
Trey Braithwaite RHP 2022 NCBWA
Derek Clark RHP 2024 NCBWA, D1Baseball
JJ Wetherholt SS 2024 Perfect Game
Source:[24]

ABCA: American Baseball Coaches Association BA: Baseball America CB: Collegiate Baseball NCBWA: National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association LS: Louisville Slugger

Freshman All-Americans

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Player Position Year Selectors
Adam White CF 2006 CB
Jedd Gyorko 2B 2008 NCBWA, Rivals.com, Louisville Slugger
Kyle Davis INF 2015 NCBWA, BA, Louisville Slugger,
Perfect Game, D1Baseball.com
BJ Myers RHP 2015 Louisville Slugger
Tyler Kuhn 3B/C 2016 NCBWA, ABCA
Darius Hill OF 2016 NCBWA, BA, Louisville Slugger,
Perfect Game, D1Baseball.com
Jake Carr LHP 2020 CB
Matt McCormick C/INF 2020 CB
Ben Hampton LHP 2021 Perfect Game
David Hagaman RHP 2023 NCBWA
Source:[25]

ABCA: American Baseball Coaches Association BA: Baseball America CB: Collegiate Baseball NCBWA: National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association LS: Louisville Slugger

Brooks Wallace Award

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Conference Awards [26]

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First Team All-Conference

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  • John Radosevich - 1965
  • Ron Renner - 1965
  • Don Hetzel - 1965
  • Vaughn Kovach - 1966
  • Jim Clay - 1966
  • Jerry Meadows - 1967
  • Bob Beahm - 1967
  • Tom Parke - 1967
  • Denny Taylor - 1968
  • Rich Schlieper - 1985
  • Gus Morande - 1986
  • Bobby Watts - 1986
  • Ken Smith - 1986
  • Greg Gilbert - 1987
  • Steve Rolen - 1987
  • Steve Rolen - 1988
  • Dave Perry - 1988
  • Jon Szynal - 1988
  • Steve Rolen - 1989
  • Craig Riffe - 1989
  • Wes Shaw - 1989
  • Ravi Shibley - 1990
  • Paul Prosser - 1990
  • Darrell Whitmore - 1990
  • Dan Vasalani - 1991
  • Matt Schubert - 1992
  • Steve Kline - 1993
  • Dan Vasalani - 1993
  • Andy Srebroski - 1994
  • Mark Landers - 1994
  • Jeff Fennessy - 1994
  • Tony Myers - 1995
  • Chris Enochs - 1997
  • Jason Frushour - 1997
  • Joe McNamee - 1998
  • Jarod Rine - 2003
  • Zac Cline - 2004
  • Lee Fritz - 2004
  • Lee Fritz - 2005
  • Doug Nelms - 2005
  • Justin Jenkins - 2006
  • Casey Bowling - 2006
  • Stan Posluszny - 2006
  • David Carpenter - 2006
  • Justin Jenkins - 2007
  • Tyler Kuhn - 2008
  • Jarryd Summers - 2009
  • Jedd Gyorko - 2009
  • Justin Parks - 2009
  • Jedd Gyorko - 2010
  • Jeremy Gum - 2011
  • Harrison Musgrave - 2013
  • Billy Fleming - 2014
  • Bobby Boyd - 2014
  • Chad Donato - 2016
  • Braden Zarbnisky - 2017
  • Kyle Gray - 2018
  • Alek Manoah - 2019
  • Austin Davis - 2022
  • Trey Braithwaite - 2022
  • JJ Wetherholt - 2023
  • Ben Hampton - 2023
  • Carlson Reed - 2023
  • JJ Wetherholt - 2024
  • Derek Clark - 2024

Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year

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  • Mark Landers - 1994

Big East Conference Player of the Year

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  • Jarod Rine - 2003

Big East Conference Pitcher of the Year

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Big 12 Conference Player of the Year

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Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year

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Coach of the Year

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Records and results

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Below is a table of the West Virginia Mountaineers’ yearly records since 1892.

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll CB poll
No Coach (Independent) (1892–1893)
1892 No Coach 3-3 N/A N/A
1893 No Coach 1-0 N/A N/A
A. R. Stahlings (Independent) (1894–1896)
1894 A. R. Stahlings 5-0 N/A N/A
1895 A. R. Stahlings 4-1 N/A N/A
1896 A. R. Stahlings 5-3 N/A N/A
J. E. B. Sweeney (Independent) (1897–1898)
1897 J. E. B. Sweeney 3-2 N/A N/A
1898 J. E. B. Sweeney 5-5 N/A N/A
Owen Altman (Independent) (1899–1900)
1899 Owen Altman 16-6 N/A N/A
1900 Owen Altman 12-3 N/A N/A
H. Brown (Independent) (1901)
1901 H. Brown 11-7 N/A N/A
Lee Hutchinson (Independent) (1902–1905)
1902 Lee Hutchinson 22-7 N/A N/A
1903 Lee Hutchinson 14-9 N/A N/A
1904 Lee Hutchinson 16-6-1 N/A N/A
1905 Lee Hutchinson 19-9-1 N/A N/A
Carl Forkum (Independent) (1906–1908)
1906 Carl Forkum 20-10 N/A N/A
1907 Carl Forkum 17-11 N/A N/A
1908 Carl Forkum 24-5 N/A N/A
Dick Nebinger (Independent) (1909)
1909 Dick Nebinger 17-8 N/A N/A
J. L. Core (Independent) (1910)
1910 J. L. Core 14-11 N/A N/A
L. L. McClure (Independent) (1911)
1911 L. L. McClure 17-5 N/A N/A
John Gronninger (Independent) (1912)
1912 John Gronninger 13-12 N/A N/A
Charlie Hickman (Independent) (1913)
1913 Charlie Hickman 12-4 N/A N/A
B. P. Pattison (Independent) (1914)
1914 B. P. Pattison 12-8 N/A N/A
Charlie Hickman (Independent) (1915–1917)
1915 Charlie Hickman 19-7-1 N/A N/A
1916 Charlie Hickman 17-6 N/A N/A
1917 Charlie Hickman 10-6 N/A N/A
Skeeter Shelton (Independent) (1918–1920)
1918 Skeeter Shelton 13-3 N/A N/A
1919 Skeeter Shelton 14-3-1 N/A N/A
1920 Skeeter Shelton 10-11 N/A N/A
Ira Rodgers (Independent) (1921–1942)
1921 Ira Rodgers 20-7 N/A N/A
1922 Ira Rodgers 16-11 N/A N/A
1923 Ira Rodgers 13-11 N/A N/A
1924 Ira Rodgers 8-13 N/A N/A
1925 Ira Rodgers 13-11 N/A N/A
1926 Ira Rodgers 10-10 N/A N/A
1927 Ira Rodgers 6-12-1 N/A N/A
1928 Ira Rodgers 13-4 N/A N/A
1929 Ira Rodgers 8-9 N/A N/A
1930 Ira Rodgers 6-13-1 N/A N/A
1931 Ira Rodgers 6-9-1 N/A N/A
1932 Ira Rodgers 8-8 N/A N/A
1933 Ira Rodgers 7-9 N/A N/A
1934 Ira Rodgers 4-13 N/A N/A
1935 Ira Rodgers 9-9 N/A N/A
1936 Ira Rodgers 10-9 N/A N/A
1937 Ira Rodgers 12-10 N/A N/A
1938 Ira Rodgers 5-10 N/A N/A
1939 Ira Rodgers 8-7 N/A N/A
1940 Ira Rodgers 9-5 N/A N/A
1941 Ira Rodgers 5-10 N/A N/A
1942 Ira Rodgers 2-9 N/A N/A
Ira Rodgers (Independent) (1946)
1946 Ira Rodgers 6-2 N/A N/A
Charles Hockenberry (Independent) (1947)
1947 Charles Hockenberry 9-7 N/A N/A
Steve Harrick (Independent) (1948–1950)
1948 Steve Harrick 16-6 N/A N/A
1949 Steve Harrick 13-8 N/A N/A
1950 Steve Harrick 8-14 N/A N/A
Steve Harrick (Southern Conference) (1951–1967)
1951 Steve Harrick 17-6 10-4 t-2nd (Northern)
1952 Steve Harrick 12-9 7-3 t-2nd (Northern)
1953 Steve Harrick 6-7 2-5 7th (Northern)
1954 Steve Harrick 13-7 5-4 6th
1955 Steve Harrick 20-6 7-2 1st NCAA District 3 regionals
1956 Steve Harrick 16-9 6-3 2nd
1957 Steve Harrick 12-8 4-5 5th
1958 Steve Harrick 12-11 5-3 5th
1959 Steve Harrick 16-9 8-5 5th
1960 Steve Harrick 17-9 6-4 t-3rd
1961 Steve Harrick 17-10 8-2 1st NCAA District 3 regionals 24
1962 Steve Harrick 17-9 9-2 1st NCAA District 3 regionals 20
1963 Steve Harrick 30-3 13-1 1st NCAA District 3 regionals 11
1964 Steve Harrick 24-5 14-2 1st NCAA District 3 regionals 15
1965 Steve Harrick 19-9 10-4 2nd
1966 Steve Harrick 26-7-1 12-4 2nd
1967 Steve Harrick 22-9 13-3 1st NCAA District 3 regionals 20
Dale Ramsburg (Southern Conference) (1968)
1968 Dale Ramburg 9-8 4-4 5th
Dale Ramsburg (Independent) (1969–1977)
1969 Dale Ramburg 12-6-1 N/A N/A
1970 Dale Ramburg 12-5 N/A N/A
1971 Dale Ramburg 21-6 N/A N/A
1972 Dale Ramburg 10-10 N/A N/A
1973 Dale Ramburg 8-12-1 N/A N/A
1974 Dale Ramburg 12-13 N/A N/A
1975 Dale Ramburg 10-18 N/A N/A
1976 Dale Ramburg 21-12 N/A N/A
1977 Dale Ramburg 10-18 N/A M/A
Dale Ramsburg (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1978–1994)
1978 Dale Ramburg 16-9
1979 Dale Ramburg '9-13
1980 Dale Ramburg 12-14-2
1981 Dale Ramburg 17-18 6-2 1st(Western)
1982 Dale Ramburg 24-23 7-2 1st (Western) NCAA East regional 16
1983 Dale Ramburg 22-10 6-4 2nd (Western)
1984 Dale Ramburg 22-11-1 9-3 t–1st (Western)
1985 Dale Ramburg 27-16 9-3 t–1st (Western) NCAA South I regional
1986 Dale Ramburg 24-14-1 9-2 1st (Western)
1987 Dale Ramburg 32-15 9-3 1st (Western) NCAA South I regional
1988 Dale Ramburg '33-19-1' 12-4 1st (Western)
1989 Dale Ramburg 28-13-1 9-5 3rd (Western)
1990 Dale Ramburg 33-20 12-4 2nd (Western)
1991 Dale Ramburg 20-20-1 9-7 3rd (Western)
1991 Dale Ramburg 20-20-1 9-7 3rd (West)
1992 Dale Ramburg 27-20 12-4 2nd (West)
1993 Dale Ramburg 29-25 13-8 2nd
1994 Dale Ramburg 40-21 17-4 2nd Atlantic 10 tournament,W 4-1
NCAA Atlantic I regional, L 1-2
Greg Van Zant (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1995)
1995 Greg Van Zant 18-32 11-13 6th
Greg Van Zant (Big East Conference) (1996–2012)
1996 Greg Van Zant 33-25 15-10 1st (American) Big East tournament, W 4-1
NCAA Atlantic Regional, L 2-2
1997 Greg Van Zant 36-19 17-7 1st (American) Big East tournament, L 1-2
1998 Greg Van Zant 37-17-1 13-9 5th (American) Big East tournament, L 1-2
1999 Greg Van Zant 29-28 12-13 6th Big East tournament, L 0-2
2000 Greg Van Zant 25-28 10-12 7th
2001 Greg Van Zant 27-26 12-14 7th
2002 Greg Van Zant 24-26 9-16 10th
2003 Greg Van Zant 36-19 18-6 2nd Big East tournament, L 1-2
2004 Greg Van Zant 23-29 10-16 8th
2005 Greg Van Zant 25-30 10-15 7th
2006 Greg Van Zant 36-22 14-13 5th Big East tournament, L 1-2
2007 Greg Van Zant 29-22 10-16 9th
2008 Greg Van Zant 35-21 13-14 7th Big East tournament, L 1-2
2009 Greg Van Zant 37-18 17-10 3rd Big East tournament, L 1-2
2010 Greg Van Zant 27-30 10-17 8th Big East tournament, L 0-2
2011 Greg Van Zant 28–27 14-13 4th Big East tournament, L 0-2
2012 Greg Van Zant 23-32 9-18 11th
Randy Mazey (Big 12 Conference) (2013–2024)
2013 Randy Mazey 33-26 13-11 t-3rd Big 12 tournament, L 2-1
2014 Randy Mazey 28-26 9-14 6th Big 12 tournament, L 1-2
2015 Randy Mazey 27-27 9-13 7th Big 12 tournament, L 0-2
2016 Randy Mazey 36-22 12-11 4th Big 12 tournament, L 3-1
2017 Randy Mazey 36-26 12-12 t-4th Big 12 tournament, L 2-2
Winston-Salem Regional, L 2-2
2018 Randy Mazey 29-27 9-15 7th Big 12 tournament, L 2-2
2019 Randy Mazey 38-22 13-11 4th Big 12 tournament, L 3-2
Morgantown Regional, L 1-2
19 21
2020 Randy Mazey 11-5 0-0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Randy Mazey 25-27 8-16 t-8th Big 12 tournament, L 2-2
2022 Randy Mazey 33-22 14-10 t-5th Big 12 tournament, L 0-2
2023 Randy Mazey 40-20 15-9 1st Big 12 tournament, L 0-2
Lexington Regional, L 1-2
2024 Randy Mazey 36-24 19-11 4th Big 12 tournament, L 0-2
Tucson Regional, W 3-0
Chapel Hill Super Regional, L 0-2
17 13
Steve Sabins (Big 12 Conference) (2025–present)
2025 Steve Sabins 30-4 10-3
Total: 2,384-1,674–19

      National champions         College World Series participants  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[5][27][28][29][30]

All-time record vs. Big 12 teams

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Opponent Won Lost Tie Percentage Streak First Meeting
Arizona 3 3 0 .500 Lost 1 2023
Arizona State 0 0 0 TBA
Baylor 20 14 0 .588 Won 10 2013
BYU 4 2 0 .667 Won 2 2024
Cincinnati 19 19 0 .500 Lost 2 1908
Houston 3 0 0 1.000 Won 3 2025
Kansas 22 14 0 .611 Won 4 2013
Kansas State 20 15 0 .685 Lost 1 2013
Oklahoma State 17 26 0 .395 Won 1 1996
TCU 13 26 0 .333 Lost 1 2013
Texas Tech 18 22 0 .450 Lost 4 2013
UCF 3 1 0 .750 Won 3 1993
Utah 3 0 0 1.000 Won 3 2025
Totals 145 142 0 .505

[31] * Records as of April 13, 2025

All-time record vs. Rivals

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Opponent Won Lost Tie Percentage Streak First Meeting Last Meeting
Marshall 57 26 0 .687 Won 1 1910 2025
Maryland 29 39 1 .428 Won 5 1899 2023
Penn State 46 72 0 .390 Won 2 1905 2024
Pittsburgh 120 91 0 .569 Won 8 1895 2025
Virginia Tech 36 52 1 .410 Won 4 1922 2019
Totals 288 280 2 .507

Records as of April 4, 2025 [32]

National Rankings

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West Virginia has finished the season ranked in the Collegiate Baseball Division I Final Poll 8 times.

Year Record Final Ranking
1961 17-10 24
1962 17-9 20
1963 30-3 11
1964 24-5 15
1967 22-9 20
1982 24-23 16
2019 38-22 21
2024 36-24 13

West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament

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[33] The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947.

National champions College World Series Super Regionals Regional Finals
Year W L Percent
1955 1 2 .333
1961 1 2 .333
1962 0 2 .000
1963 1 2 .333
1964 0 2 .000
1967 0 2 .000
1982 2 2 .500
1985 0 2 .000
1987 0 2 .000
1994 1 2 .333
1996 2 2 .500
2017 2 2 .500
2019 1 2 .333
2023 1 2 .333
2024 3 2 .600
Total: 15 30 .333

School records

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Source[34]