Fri., Feb. 16 at Jacksonville 6 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Jacksonville 2 p.m. Sun., Feb. 18 at Jacksonville 12 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 vs. VCU ^ 11 a.m. Sat., Feb. 24 vs. Illinois ^ 11 a.m. Sat., Feb. 24 vs. VCU ^ 6 p.m. Sun., Feb. 25 at Coastal Carolina ^ 2:30 p.m. Fri., March 2 at Western Kentucky 4 p.m. Sat., March 3 at Western Kentucky 2 p.m. Sun., March 4 at Western Kentucky 1 p.m. Fri., March 9 at Middle Tennessee State 7 p.m. Sat., March 10 at Middle Tennessee State 5 p.m. Sun., March 11 at Middle Tennessee State 2 p.m. Tues., March 13 at Tennessee Tech 7 p.m. Wed., March 14 at Tennessee Tech 4 p.m. Fri., March 16 Canisius 3 p.m. Sat., March 17 Canisius 2 p.m. Sun., March 18 Canisius 1 p.m. Tues., March 20 La Salle 3 p.m. Fri., March 23 at Oklahoma * 7:30 p.m. Sat., March 24 at Oklahoma * 3 p.m. Sun., March 25 at Oklahoma * 12 p.m. Tues., March 27 Pitt 6:30 p.m. Thurs., March 29 at Texas Tech * 7:30 p.m. Fri., March 30 at Texas Tech * 7:30 p.m. Sat., March 31 at Texas Tech * 3 p.m. Tues., April 3 at Penn State 6:30 p.m. Fri., April 6 UNLV 6:30 p.m. Sat., April 7 UNLV 4 p.m. Sun., April 8 UNLV 1 p.m. Tues., April 10 vs. Penn State (PNC Park) # 6:30 p.m. Fri., April 13 Oklahoma State * 6:30 p.m. Sat., April 14 Oklahoma State * 4 p.m. Sun., April 15 Oklahoma State * 1 p.m. Tues., April 17 at Pitt 6 p.m. Fri., April 20 Kansas State * 6:30 p.m. Sat., April 21 Kansas State * 4 p.m. Sun., April 22 Kansas State * 1 p.m. Tues., April 24 at Marshall & 6 p.m. Fri., April 27 Texas * 6:30 p.m. Sat., April 28 Texas * 4 p.m. Sun., April 29 Texas * 1 p.m. Tues., May 1 Maryland 6:30 p.m. Fri., May 4 at Kansas * 7 p.m. Sat., May 5 at Kansas * 3 p.m. Sun., May 6 at Kansas * 2 p.m. Wed., May 9 Virginia Tech 6:30 p.m. Fri., May 11 at TCU * 7:30 p.m. Sat., May 12 at TCU * 5 p.m. Sun., May 13 at TCU * 2 p.m. Tues., May 15 Marshall 6:30 p.m. Thurs., May 17 Baylor * 6:30 p.m. Fri., May 18 Baylor * 6:30 p.m. Sat., May 19 Baylor * 1 p.m. May 23-27 Big 12 Championship % TBD * Big 12 Conference Game ^ Brittain Resorts Invitational, Conway, S.C. # PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pa. | & Charleston, W.Va. % Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, Oklahoma City All times Eastern and subject to change Home games, in bold, played at Monongalia County Ballpark 2018 SCHEDULE Overall Record: 0-0 Big 12: 0-0 Non-Conference: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 GAMES 1-3 // AT JACKSONVILLE February 16-18, 2018 | John Sessions Stadium (2,000) | Jacksonville, Florida GAME INFORMATION Friday, February 16 .......................... 6 p.m. ET Saturday, February 17...................... 2 p.m. ET Sunday, February 18 ...................... 12 p.m. ET LIVE COVERAGE Live Stats ............................... JUDolphins.com Radio ............................ Mixlr.com/JUDolphins Twitter ..................................... @WVUBaseball WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS JACKSONVILLE DOLPHINS 36-26 (12-12 Big 12) 2017 Record 37-24 (16-5 ASUN) 27 / 20 NCBWA / Final 2017 RPI NR / 63 Randy Mazey (6th) Head Coach (Season) Chris Hayes (2nd) 160-127 (347-287-2, 12th) Record at School (Overall, Season) 36-24 (Same) Darius Hill (75) 2017 Hits Leader Nathan Koslowski (86) Braden Zarbnisky (.336) 2017 Avg. Leader (min. 100 AB) Nathan Koslowski (.336) Sam Kessler (2.61) 2017 ERA Leader (min. 30.0 IP or 20 app.) Matt Meyer (2.03) Braden Zarbnisky, Jackson Sigman (6) 2017 Wins Leader Casey Kulina (6) BY THE NUMBERS Twenty-four players return from last year’s team, including nine of a program-record 12 that earned All-Big 12 Team honors: senior BJ Myers, juniors Jimmy Galusky, Kyle Gray, Michael Grove, Darius Hill and Braden Zarbnisky and sophomores Sam Kessler, Alek Manoah and Brandon White. Junior right-handed pitcher/outfielder Braden Zarbnisky was named to the NCBWA Preseason All-America First Team, becoming the seventh Mountaineer in team history to earn preseason All-American accolades and the third since coach Randy Mazey took the helm in 2013. WVU rallied with four two-out runs in the ninth inning to beat Jacksonville in last season’s home opener at Monongalia County Ballpark. Jackson Cramer launched a two-run, walk-off home run to send the Mountaineers to a 5-2 win. Two errors helped the first two runs score before Cramer’s home run. 9 of 12 4 7 Friday - BJ Myers • RHP • Sr. 2017: 5-5, 4.52 ERA, 73 K, 21 BB, 97.2 IP Saturday - Alek Manoah • RHP • So. 2017: 1-1, 3.07 ERA, 45 K, 33 BB, 55.2 IP Sunday - TBD Friday - Chris Gau • RHP • Jr. 2017: 2-4, 3.96 ERA, 69 K, 16 BB, 75.0 IP Saturday - Tyler Santana • RHP • So. 2017: 4-2, 2.61 ERA, 31 K, 12 BB, 31.0 IP Sunday - Mike Cassala • RHP • Jr. 2017: 0-4, 5.61 ERA, 24 K, 7 BB, 25.2 IP PROBABLE PITCHERS
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Fri., Feb. 16 at Jacksonville 6 p.m.Sat., Feb. 17 at Jacksonville 2 p.m.Sun., Feb. 18 at Jacksonville 12 p.m.Fri., Feb. 23 vs. VCU ^ 11 a.m.Sat., Feb. 24 vs. Illinois ^ 11 a.m.Sat., Feb. 24 vs. VCU ^ 6 p.m.Sun., Feb. 25 at Coastal Carolina ^ 2:30 p.m.Fri., March 2 at Western Kentucky 4 p.m.Sat., March 3 at Western Kentucky 2 p.m.Sun., March 4 at Western Kentucky 1 p.m.Fri., March 9 at Middle Tennessee State 7 p.m.Sat., March 10 at Middle Tennessee State 5 p.m.Sun., March 11 at Middle Tennessee State 2 p.m.Tues., March 13 at Tennessee Tech 7 p.m.Wed., March 14 at Tennessee Tech 4 p.m.Fri., March 16 Canisius 3 p.m.Sat., March 17 Canisius 2 p.m.Sun., March 18 Canisius 1 p.m.Tues., March 20 La Salle 3 p.m.Fri., March 23 at Oklahoma * 7:30 p.m.Sat., March 24 at Oklahoma * 3 p.m.Sun., March 25 at Oklahoma * 12 p.m.Tues., March 27 Pitt 6:30 p.m.Thurs., March 29 at Texas Tech * 7:30 p.m.Fri., March 30 at Texas Tech * 7:30 p.m.Sat., March 31 at Texas Tech * 3 p.m.Tues., April 3 at Penn State 6:30 p.m.Fri., April 6 UNLV 6:30 p.m.Sat., April 7 UNLV 4 p.m.Sun., April 8 UNLV 1 p.m.Tues., April 10 vs. Penn State (PNC Park) # 6:30 p.m.Fri., April 13 Oklahoma State * 6:30 p.m.Sat., April 14 Oklahoma State * 4 p.m.Sun., April 15 Oklahoma State * 1 p.m.Tues., April 17 at Pitt 6 p.m.Fri., April 20 Kansas State * 6:30 p.m.Sat., April 21 Kansas State * 4 p.m.Sun., April 22 Kansas State * 1 p.m.Tues., April 24 at Marshall & 6 p.m.Fri., April 27 Texas * 6:30 p.m.Sat., April 28 Texas * 4 p.m.Sun., April 29 Texas * 1 p.m.Tues., May 1 Maryland 6:30 p.m.Fri., May 4 at Kansas * 7 p.m.Sat., May 5 at Kansas * 3 p.m.Sun., May 6 at Kansas * 2 p.m.Wed., May 9 Virginia Tech 6:30 p.m.Fri., May 11 at TCU * 7:30 p.m.Sat., May 12 at TCU * 5 p.m.Sun., May 13 at TCU * 2 p.m.Tues., May 15 Marshall 6:30 p.m.Thurs., May 17 Baylor * 6:30 p.m.Fri., May 18 Baylor * 6:30 p.m.Sat., May 19 Baylor * 1 p.m.May 23-27 Big 12 Championship % TBD
* Big 12 Conference Game^ Brittain Resorts Invitational, Conway, S.C.# PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pa. | & Charleston, W.Va. % Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, Oklahoma CityAll times Eastern and subject to change Home games, in bold, played at Monongalia County Ballpark
GAMES 1-3 // AT JACKSONVILLEFebruary 16-18, 2018 | John Sessions Stadium (2,000) | Jacksonville, Florida
GAME INFORMATIONFriday, February 16 .......................... 6 p.m. ETSaturday, February 17 ...................... 2 p.m. ETSunday, February 18 ...................... 12 p.m. ET
LIVE COVERAGELive Stats ...............................JUDolphins.comRadio ............................ Mixlr.com/JUDolphins Twitter ..................................... @WVUBaseball
WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS JACKSONVILLE DOLPHINS36-26 (12-12 Big 12) 2017 Record 37-24 (16-5 ASUN)27 / 20 NCBWA / Final 2017 RPI NR / 63Randy Mazey (6th) Head Coach (Season) Chris Hayes (2nd)160-127 (347-287-2, 12th) Record at School (Overall, Season) 36-24 (Same)Darius Hill (75) 2017 Hits Leader Nathan Koslowski (86)Braden Zarbnisky (.336) 2017 Avg. Leader (min. 100 AB) Nathan Koslowski (.336)Sam Kessler (2.61) 2017 ERA Leader (min. 30.0 IP or 20 app.) Matt Meyer (2.03)Braden Zarbnisky, Jackson Sigman (6) 2017 Wins Leader Casey Kulina (6)
BY THE NUMBERSTwenty-four players return from last year’s team, including nine of a program-record 12 that earned All-Big 12 Team honors:
senior BJ Myers, juniors Jimmy Galusky, Kyle Gray, Michael Grove, Darius Hill and Braden Zarbnisky and sophomores Sam Kessler, Alek Manoah and Brandon White.
Junior right-handed pitcher/outfielder Braden Zarbnisky was named to the NCBWA Preseason All-America First Team, becoming the seventh
Mountaineer in team history to earn preseason All-American accolades and the third since coach Randy Mazey took the helm in 2013.
WVU rallied with four two-out runs in the ninth inning to beat Jacksonville in last season’s home opener at Monongalia County Ballpark. Jackson
Cramer launched a two-run, walk-off home run to send the Mountaineers to a 5-2 win. Two errors helped the first two runs score before Cramer’s home run.
MEDIA INFORMATIONThe West Virginia University AthleticCommunications Office will be available throughout the 2017 season to accommodate any media requests.
Interviews During the WeekAny member of the media wishing to interview a student-athlete or member of the coaching staff during the week should contact WVU baseball SID Charlie Healy ([email protected] or 304-293-2821) at least 24 hours in advance.
Postgame InterviewsPostgame interviews for all home games with coach Randy Mazey and select student-athletes will take place on the field 10 minutes following the conclusion of the game.
Receiving InformationMedia members may receive press releases, notes and more via e-mail. To be added to the e-mail list, please e-mail [email protected].
WVUsports.comVisit WVUsports.com for player and coaching staff bios, the latest news, stories and updated stats and the WVU baseball media guide and record book.
WVUsports.comFor official news, notes and more on the Mountaineer baseball team, visit WVUsports.com, the official website of the West Virginia University Mountaineers
Social Media: @WVUBaseballDon’t miss a pitch this season by following and connecting with the Mountaineers on social media. By following @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, fans will get official news and notes, behind-the-scenes updates and an exclusive look at the team both on and off the field.
Online StreamingEvery WVU home game will feature a free video stream on WVUsports.com/Watch and the WVU Gameday App. Links to each broadcast, along with road games being live streamed by the home team, can be found on the baseball schedule page onWVUsports.com.
New this season, fans also can access the video streams via Roku, via MountaineerTV by downloading the West Virginia Mountaineers channel.
Additionally, select practices, interviews and more will be broadcast live on Facebook or Periscope and can be accessed by following the team at @WVUBaseball.
Partial Season (Check Local Listings)Martinsburg WRNR-AM/FM 740/106.5 Charleston WJYP-AM 1300Charleston WMON-AM 1340Charleston WSCW-AM 1410
PostseasonBeckley-Fayetteville WVBD-FM 100.7
RadioWVU baseball can be heard on the radio throughout the state on the Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG. Dan Zangrilli will have the play-by-play call, while Ernie Galusky provides color commentary.
Radio ScheduleThe 39-game radio schedule begins on March 16, opening day at Monongalia County Ballpark, and continues with every game through the end of the season, including the postseason.
Online and on MobileFans across the country can listen to every broadcast on the WVU Gameday App and the TuneIn App on their mobile device, as well as online at WVUsports.com/Watch.
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Opening Day for No. 22 WVU Set for this Weekend in JacksonvilleThe No. 22 West Virginia University baseball team opens the 2018 season with a weekend series at Jacksonville from Feb. 16-18, in Jacksonville, Florida. Opening Day is slated for Friday at 6 p.m. ET. The series at John Sessions Stadium continues Saturday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m., with the finale on Sunday at noon.
The Mountaineers are coming off an NCAA Tournament appearance, the 12th in program history and first since 1996. WVU went 36-26 in 2017 and finished 2-2 at the NCAA Regional to advance to the regional final for the third time in team history.
“When you lose your last game, the summer and fall are going to be pretty long,” sixth-year WVU coach Randy Mazey said. “So, we feel like we’re coming off a great year. We’ve set the bar pretty high in this program. Things have changed a little bit, as far as I’m concerned, in Mountaineer baseball.”
Senior right-hander BJ Myers (5-5, 4.52 ERA in 2017) will make his second career Opening Day start on Friday, facing JU’s junior righty Chris Gau (2-4, 3.96). A pair of sophomore right-handers will throw on Saturday, Alek Manoah (1-1, 3.07) for WVU against Tyler Santana (4-2, 2.61) for Jacksonville. Sunday’s Mountaineer starter is to be determined, while the Dolphins will go with junior righty Mike Cassala (0-4, 5.61).
Twenty-four players return from last year’s squad, including nine of a program-record 12 that earned All-Big 12 Team honors in 2017: senior BJ Myers, juniors Jimmy Galusky, Kyle Gray, Michael Grove, Darius Hill and Braden Zarbnisky and sophomores Sam Kessler, Alek Manoah and Brandon White. Twelve newcomers also join the squad in 2017-18.
The Dolphins posted a 37-24 mark a season ago and finished 16-5 in the ASUN to win their first conference title in more than a decade.
This weekend’s series in Jacksonville comes a year after WVU and JU met in Morgantown. West Virginia won the series, 2-1, in the first-ever games between the two teams.
Following AlongAll three games at Jacksonville will feature live stats, while JU also will have a streamed radio broadcast.
Links to the radio broadcasts and live stats can be found on the baseball schedule page on WVUsports.com. Additional behind-the-scenes updates, news and notes from Jacksonville can be found on social media by following and connecting with the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @WVUBaseball.
On Deck: Brittain Resorts InvitationalThe second week of the season sends the Mountaineers to Conway, South Carolina, for the Brittain Resorts Invitational, hosted by Coastal Carolina, from Feb. 23-25. After going 4-0 at the event last year, WVU will play VCU twice and Illinois and Coastal Carolina once. The weekend begins vs. VCU on Feb. 23, at 11 a.m. ET, before a doubleheader on Feb. 24, vs. Illinois at 11 a.m. and against VCU at 6 p.m. WVU and CCU square off on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 2:30 p.m.
Quick Hits: Key Team Notes• The 2018 season marks the 126th year of baseball at West Virginia. Founded in 1892, WVU owns an all-time record of 2,131-1,528-19. The
Mountaineers are the second-oldest program in the Big 12.• Twenty-four players return from last year’s team, including nine of a program-record 12 that earned All-Big 12 Team honors in 2017: senior BJ
Myers, juniors Jimmy Galusky, Kyle Gray, Michael Grove, Darius Hill and Braden Zarbnisky and sophomores Sam Kessler, Alek Manoah and Brandon White.
• Twelve newcomers join the squad in 2017-18, including two SEC transfers and three junior college transfers.• West Virginia is ranked No. 22 in the D1 Baseball Preseason Top 25. WVU is ranked in the preseason for the first time since the 1960s, and the
Mountaineers also are No. 27 in the NCBWA Preseason Poll and receiving votes in three other preseason polls.• WVU was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches’ Poll for the second consecutive year. West Virginia has finished fourth in the
final standings in back-to-back seasons.• WVU’s 2018 schedule features 23 home games and 21 games against teams that made the NCAA Tournament in 2017. The 54-game regular-
season also includes 30 contests on the road and one at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.• Coach Randy Mazey begins his sixth season at the helm and owns a 160-127 record in Morgantown. He is the fifth coach in team history to
eclipse the 100-win mark and the second to accomplish the feat in his first four seasons. Mazey is 347-287-2 in his career.• Zarbnisky earned Preseason All-America First Team honors by the NCBWA and was named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List.• Last year, Zarbnisky was named a NCBWA Third Team All-American, the NCBWA District II Player of the Year, a John Olerud Two-Way Player of
the Year Award finalist and an All-Big 12 First Team honoree as a sophomore.• Junior Kyle Davis was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 15th round of the 2017 MLB Draft and senior Jackson Cramer was picked in the 35th
round by the Washington Nationals, becoming the 85th and 86th draft selections in team history. WVU has had 16 picks in Randy Mazey’s five seasons, the most in a five-year stretch in team history. Additionally, senior Jackson Sigman signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.
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Zarbnisky Earns Preseason HonorJunior right-handed pitcher/outfielder Braden Zarbnisky was named to the Preseason All-America First Team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) as the team’s utility player. He also was recognized on the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List.• Zarbnisky is the seventh Mountaineer in program history to earn preseason All-American
accolades and the third since coach Randy Mazey took the helm in 2013. Zarbnisky joins Matt Schubert (1992) as the only Mountaineer to be recognized on the first team.
• He is the lone Big 12 player named to the first team and one of four who were named to one of the three NCBWA teams.
• As a sophomore, Zarbnisky was named to the NCBWA All-America Third Team, the NCBWA District II Player of the Year and was a John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award finalist. He also added All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors.
• As one of the nation’s best two-way players, Zarbnisky played in a total of 52 games, with 17 games where he pitched and played in the field or was the designated hitter.
• At the plate, Zarbnisky led the team with a .336 batting and a .417 on-base percentage and finished second with 12 stolen bases in 12 attempts. He had 42 hits with 12 RBIs, 17 walks and 32 runs scored.
• On the mound, Zarbnisky led the team in both wins and saves, with six apiece, earning a 6-2 record with a 2.75 ERA, second-best amongst pitchers with at least 3.0 innings pitched. In 39.1 innings pitched, he struck out 46, fourth-most on the team, and allowed 12 earned runs on 35 hits.
WVU Fifth in Big 12 Preseason Poll• West Virginia was voted to finish fifth in the 2017 Big 12 Conference baseball preseason
coaches’ poll for the second consecutive year.• The preseason ranking is tied for WVU’s highest since joining the conference in 2013. WVU
has finished in the top four in the final Big 12 standings in back-to-back seasons and in three of its first five years in the league.
• Just four points separate third, fourth and fifth place in the poll. Ahead of WVU’s 38 points is Texas, with 42 points, and Oklahoma, with 40 points.
2017 Big 12 Coaches Preseason Poll 1. Texas Tech (5) 61 2. TCU (4) 60 3. Texas 42 4. Oklahoma 40 5. West Virginia 38 6. Kansas 26 Oklahoma State 26 8. Baylor 22 9. Kansas State 9
First-place votes in parentheses. Coaches were not permitted to vote for own team.
Homegrown TalentFour West Virginia natives are on the 2018 roster, tied for the second-most represented state on the team, behind Texas (8).
Player Position Year Hometown Shane Ennis RHP Sr. Romney Jimmy Galusky SS r-Jr. Arthurdale Michael Grove RHP Jr. Wheeling Chase Illig C r-So. Bluefield
Mazey is WVU’s Newest Mr. 100Coach Randy Mazey is in his sixth season at WVU and owns a 160-127 record in Morgantown. He won his 100th game at WVU on March 26, 2016. • After leading WVU to the NCAA Tournament in 2017, Mazey was named the East Regional
Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and the Chuck Tanner College Coach of the Year Award by the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh.
• Mazey is the fifth coach in program history to eclipse the 100-win mark and the second to accomplish the feat in his first four seasons.
• Mazey joins Ira Errett Rodgers (1921-42, 46), Steve Harrick (1948-67), Dale Ramsburgh (1968-94) and Greg Van Zant (1995-2012) with at least 100 wins at WVU.
• Along with Mazey, only Van Zant won his 100th game in his fourth season. Harrick won his 100th game in his eighth, and Rodgers and Ramsburg reached the milestone in their ninth seasons at WVU.
• In his career, Mazey owns a 347-287-2 record, eclipsing the 300-win mark on May 6, 2016.
WVU’s Record In 2017 When... Overall Big 12Home 14-8 6-6Road 15-16 6-6Neutral 7-2 0-0Day Games 21-15 7-9Night Games 15-11 5-3
WVU Scores First 23-11 7-5Opponent Scores First 13-15 5-7WVU Scores in the 1st 16-6 4-2Opp. Scores in the 1st 7-10 1-4
vs. Top 25 10-8 7-4Following Loss 18-7 4-5TV Game 9-7 7-5
vs. Right-Handed Starter 31-19 10-8vs. Left-Handed Starter 5-7 2-4
Hitting a Home Run 19-14 4-7Not Hitting a Home Run 17-12 8-5
Out Hit Opponent 27-9 8-4Equal Number of Hits 4-4 3-2Get Out Hit by Opponent 5-13 1-6
One-Run Games 7-8 6-3Two-Run Games 9-3 3-2Five+ Run Games 13-6 3-3
Leading After 6 28-5 9-3Trailing After 6 7-16 2-7Tied After 6 1-5 1-2Leading After 7 28-3 8-2Trailing After 7 7-20 3-9Tied After 7 1-3 1-1Leading After 8 30-1 9-0Trailing After 8 4-20 2-10Tied After 8 1-5 1-2
Shutouts 2-2 1-1Extra Innings 2-3 1-1
Score 0-2 Runs 1-10 0-6Score 3-5 Runs 14-12 6-5Score Six or More Runs 21-4 6-1Allow 0-2 Runs 16-1 5-1Allow 3-5 Runs 14-7 5-4Allow Six or More Runs 6-18 2-7
Mountaineers in the PollsFor the first time since the 1960s, West Virginia enters the 2018 season ranked in the preseason polls. WVU comes in at No. 22 in the D1 Baseball Preseason Top 25 and is No. 27 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association (NCBWA) Preseason Poll. Additionally, the Mountaineers are receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches poll, the Collegiate Baseball Pre-Season Poll and the Perfect Game Preseason Top 25.
Baseball Coll. Perfect NCBWA Coaches America BB D1 GamePre 27 RV NR RV 22 RV
WVU In the National RankingsPlayers in the top 50 nationally or top 10 in the Big 12
Statistic Player Total NCAA Big 12Walks Kyle Gray 44 40 3Walks/Game Kyle Gray 0.80 38 2Complete Games Isaiah Kearns 1 134 2 BJ Myers 1 134 2Games Starts BJ Myers 16 32 2Appearances Jackson Sigman 36 6 2Sacrifice Bunts Jimmy Galusky 12 29 1Sac Bunts/Game Jimmy Galusky 0.20 54 3Sacrifice Flies Cole Austin 6 129 3Total Bases Kyle Davis 123 148 3AB/Strikeout Ivan Gonzalez 13.7 27 2Triples Kyle Gray 6 16 1Triples/Game Kyle Gray 0.11 28 2
WVU ranked among the Big 12’s best in several statistical categories last year. West Virginia led the conference with 46 sacrifice bunts in 2017, while its 18 triples and 73 stolen bases were both second-most. Additionally, WVU’s batting average (.287), hits (613), runs (370), home runs (53), slugging percentage (.424), sacrifice flies (26) and WHIP (1.37) all ranked third in the league.
Individually, Jackson Sigman’s school-record 36 appearances ranked No. 6 nationally. Kyle Gray ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 and 16th nationally with six triples, while Jimmy Galusky led the league and was No. 29 nationally with 12 sac bunts. Ivan Gonzalez was also in the top 30 nationally, ranking No. 27 overall and No. 2 in the Big 12 with 13.7 at-bats per strikeout.
Statistical Comparison 2017 Statistics(NCAA/Conference Rankings in parentheses)
36-26 (12-12) Record (Conf.) 37-24 (16-5)14-8 Home 20-915-16 (7-2) Road (Neutral) 13-12 (4-3)10-8 vs. Top-25 4-4.581 (85/6) Win-Loss Pct. .600 (67/2)
HITTING STATISTICS.287 (74/3) Batting Average .282 (96/4)613 (31/3) Hits 586 (62/3)370 (66/3) Runs 332 (115/4)6.0 (405/6) Runs Per Game 5.5 (158/5)97 (130/6) Doubles 103 (99/2)18 (38/2) Triples 4 (280/8)53 (70/3) Home Runs 28 (217/6).368 (115/7) On Base Pct. .362 (141/6).424 (87/3) Slugging Pct. .376 (209/5)257 (62/7) Walks 226 (111/4)73 (55/2) Stolen Bases 37 (219/6)73-110 SB-Attempts 37-6046 (33/1) Sacrifice Bunts 44 (44/1)26 (67/3) Sacrifice Flies 21 (129/2)32 (277/9) Hit by Pitch 46 (179/2)
PITCHING STATISTICS4.21 (84/4) ERA 3.95 (59/4)2.04 (115/6) K-to-BB Ratio 2.28 (81/4)8.5 (51/5) K per 9 Inn. 8.3 (66/3)4.17 (166/5) BB per 9 Inn. 3.64 (90/4)8.18 (34/4) Hits per 9 Inn. 9.17 (110/2)1.37 (67/3) WHIP 1.42 (95/4).245 Opponent BA .2652 (151/7) Shutouts 3 (101/2)
FIELDING STATISTICS.974 (59/4) Fielding Pct. .967 (169/3)47 (86/5) Double Plays 41 (155/2)0 Triple Plays 0
NATIONAL RANKINGS27 NCBWA NRRV USA Today Coaches NRNR Baseball America NRRV Collegiate Baseball RV22 D1 Baseball NRRV Perfect Game NR20 2017 Final RPI 63
Series History vs. JacksonvilleAll-Time WVU leads, 2-1Last Meeting March 24-25, 2017: 2-1In Morgantown 2-1In Jacksonville 0-0Neutral Site 0-0Under Coach Mazey (Since 2013) 2-1
Date Site Result3/24/2017 Morgantown W, 5-33/25/2017 Morgantown W, 8-13/25/2018 Morgantown L, 8-2
Scouting JacksonvilleJacksonville went 37-24 in 2017 and 20-9 at home. JU finished 16-5 in ASUN play to win the regular-season title, its first league crown since 2006. Along with a regular-season championship and an ASUN title-game appearance, five Dolphins were named to all-conference teams.
Entering his second season in Jacksonville, Chris Hayes owns a 36-24 record. Hayes is a 1995 JU graduate and served as an assistant coach with the Dolphins from 2003-08 and again from 2013-16.
History vs. the DolphinsWest Virginia is 2-1 all-time vs. Jacksonville after a series victory at home last year.
The Mountaineers opened with a 5-3, walk-off win on March 24. In its home-opener, WVU rallied with four runs in the ninth inning, all with two outs, capped by Jackson Cramer’s two-run walk-off home run. West Virginia won the series the following day, 8-1, in the opening game of a doubleheader. Michael Grove was dominant on the mound, allowing one run on five hits with eight strikeouts in 7.2 innings. In the series finale, played as game two of the doubleheader, Jacksonville avoided the sweep with an 8-2 victory.
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2017 VS. JACKSONVILLE // MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
WVU BaseballOverall Statistics for West Virginia (as of Mar 25, 2017)
(All games vs Jacksonville Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 2-1 Home: 2-1 Away: 0-0 Big 12: 0-0
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%
Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Gonzalez, I. (0-1), McDonald, R. (0-1).
Series StatsWVU Baseball
Jacksonville at West VirginiaMar 24, 2017 at Morgantown, W.Va. (Mon. County Ballpark)
Jacksonville 3 (11-13)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob avg
KOSLOWSKI, Nathan rf 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .380
DUBRULE, Scott 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .289
CASSALA, Mike c 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 3 .260
ARMSTRONG, Sam 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272
FERNANDEZ, Evan 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 1 .167
GAU, Chris dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .391
SOMEILLAN, Ruben pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
LEHANE, Chris lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 .258
STEPHENS, Connor cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 .176
JULYLIA, Dakota ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159
BAUMANN, Michael p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -
MEYER, Matt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
SANTANA, Tyler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
STOCKTON, Spencer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
Totals 35 3 10 3 2 3 26 8 8
West Virginia 5 (11-8)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob avg
Gray, Kyle 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 2 .125
Manoah, Alek ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Zitel, Andrew 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000
Davis, Kyle lf 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 .301
Cramer, Jackson 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 13 1 0 .319
Austin, Cole 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 .366
Hill, Darius rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 .308
Inman, Marques dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .351
Zarbnisky, Braden pr 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
Kearns, Isaiah ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .400
Illig, Chase c 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 .231
Gonzalez, Ivan ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Galusky, Jimmy ss 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 .291
White, Brandon cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .348
Myers, BJ p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -
Strowd, Kade p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -
Totals 32 5 6 3 4 14 27 14 8
Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EJacksonville 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 10 2West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 6 1
Note: 2 outs, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - ARMSTRONG, S 2; Cramer, J.. DP - JU 1; Mountaineers 1. LOB - JU 8; Mountaineers 8. 2B - KOSLOWSKI, N;DUBRULE, S.; GAU, C.; JULYLIA, D.; Davis, K.. HR - Cramer, J.. HBP - Hill, D.. SH - White, B. 2. SF - LEHANE,C..
Jacksonville ip h r er bb so ab bf np era
BAUMANN, Michael 6.2 4 1 1 3 12 23 27 111 2.70
MEYER, Matt 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1.84
SANTANA, Tyler 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 4 5 19 2.84
STOCKTON, Spencer 0.2 1 4 0 1 1 4 6 20 2.82
West Virginia ip h r er bb so ab bf np era
Myers, BJ 5.2 7 3 3 1 1 23 25 91 4.03
Strowd, Kade 3.1 3 0 0 1 2 12 13 47 1.08
Win - Strowd, K. (1-0). Loss - STOCKTON, S. (3-2). Save - None.WP - BAUMANN, M. 3. HBP - by SANTANA, T. (Hill, D.). Pitches/strikes: BAUMANN, M. 111/71; MEYER, M. 6/3; SANTANA,T. 19/11; STOCKTON, S. 20/12; Myers, BJ 91/59; Strowd, K. 47/31.
Umpires - HP: Michael Shields 1B: Jon Milesky 2B: Robert Reitz Jr. 3B: Kirk DomanickStart: 6:34 Time: 3:07 Attendance: 1614Weather: 71, Partly Cloudy, 18MPH RTL
West Virginia 5, Jacksonville 3March 24 // Monongalia County Ballpark
WVU BaseballJacksonville at West Virginia (Game 1)
Mar 25, 2017 at Morgantown, W.Va. (Mon. County Ballpark)
Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EJacksonville 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 2West Virginia 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 X 8 13 1
E - SEIFERT, A.; STEPHENS, C.; Gray, K.. DP - JU 2. LOB - JU 5; Mountaineers 7. 2B - Hill, D.. HR - Cramer, J.;Illig, C.. HBP - Davis, K.. SH - Illig, C.; Galusky, J.. SF - Austin, C.. SB - Gray, K.; Lake, TJ.
Jacksonville ip h r er bb so ab bf np
GAU, Chris 6.0 10 5 5 0 3 25 27 89
POTTER, Mark 2.0 3 3 2 1 1 9 12 33
West Virginia ip h r er bb so ab bf np
Grove, Michael 7.2 5 1 1 0 8 29 29 97
Kessler, Sam 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
Manoah, Alek 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 14
Win - Grove, M. (2-1). Loss - GAU, C. (2-3). Save - None.HBP - by POTTER, M. (Davis, K.). Pitches/strikes: GAU, C. 89/61; POTTER, M. 33/18; Grove, M. 97/72; Kessler, S.5/3; Manoah, A. 14/8.
Umpires - HP: Jon Milesky 1B: Robert Reitz Jr. 2B: Kirk Domanick 3B: Michael ShieldsStart: 3:06 Time: 2:26 Attendance: 2084Weather: 74, Partly Cloudy
West Virginia 8, Jacksonville 1March 25 - DH Game 1 // Monongalia County Ballpark
WVU BaseballJacksonville at West Virginia (Game 2)
Mar 25, 2017 at Morgantown, W.Va. (Mon. County Ballpark)
Jacksonville 8 (12-14)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob avg
KOSLOWSKI, Nathan rf 5 1 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 .368
DUBRULE, Scott 2b 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .305
FERNANDEZ, Evan 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 .205
ARMSTRONG, Sam 3b 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .280
SEIFERT, Alex 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .136
CASSALA, Mike dh 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 .267
SOUTHERN, Jacob c 5 0 1 0 0 0 13 0 1 .143
LEHANE, Chris lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 .270
SOMEILLAN, Ruben cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .250
JULYLIA, Dakota ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .150
KULINA, Casey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
WISE, Shane p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -
Totals 40 8 13 6 1 9 27 2 7
West Virginia 2 (12-9)
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob avg
Gray, Kyle 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 .118
Davis, Kyle lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .277
Cramer, Jackson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 8 1 2 .321
Austin, Cole 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .333
Hill, Darius rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 .318
Manoah, Alek dh 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000
Lake, TJ ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Gonzalez, Ivan c 4 0 2 0 0 1 9 1 1 .304
Galusky, Jimmy ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 .292
White, Brandon cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .327
Dotson, Conner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Kearns, Isaiah p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
McDonald, Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Troutt, Riley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Vesuvio, Frank p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
Potock, Jacob p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Sigman, Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -
Zarbnisky, Braden p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
Totals 33 2 6 1 1 13 27 9 7
Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EJacksonville 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 13 2West Virginia 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Win - KULINA, C. (2-0). Loss - Dotson, C. (3-3). Save - None.HBP - by Dotson, C. (LEHANE, C.); by KULINA, C. (White, B.); by KULINA, C. (Gray, K.). BK - KULINA, C.(1).Pitches/strikes: KULINA, C. 100/66; WISE, S. 20/11; CASSALA, M. 11/8; Dotson, C. 50/31; Kearns, I. 20/13; McDonald,R. 18/11; Troutt, R. 12/8; Vesuvio, F. 16/9; Potock, J. 12/8; Sigman, J. 34/24; Zarbnisky, B 14/10.
Umpires - HP: Robert Reitz Jr. 1B: Kirk Domanick 2B: Michael Shields 3B: Jon MileskyStart: 6:14 Time: 3:07 Attendance: 2081Weather: 73, partly cloudy, Wind 3MPH
Jacksonville 8, West Virginia 2March 25 - DH Game 2 // Monongalia County Ballpark
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A Look Back on 2017West Virginia had a record-breaking 2017 season, highlighted by an NCAA Tournament appearance, another All-American, a pair of MLB draft picks, a historical appearance in the national rankings and a win at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.• While celebrating their 125th year of baseball, the Mountaineers posted a 36-26 record,
eclipsing the 35-win plateau for the second consecutive year. The 62 games marked the most in a single season in team history.
• West Virginia earned an NCAA Tournament berth for the 12th time in program history, playing in the Winston-Salem Regional. Seeded second, the Mountaineers made their first tournament appearance since 1996 and were an at-large selection for the first time in team history.
• WVU went 2-2 and advanced to the regional final for the third time and first since 1982. The Mountaineers opened with a 9-1 win over Maryland on June 2 before a 4-3 loss to top-seeded and 13th-ranked Wake Forest, the host of the four-team regional, the following day. West Virginia followed with an 8-5 win over Maryland on June 4 to avoid elimination. Later that evening, WVU’s run came to an end with a 12-8 loss to Wake.
• WVU placed fourth in the Big 12 Conference, the No. 1-ranked RPI league in the country, with a 12-12 record. The Mountaineers advanced to the Big 12 Championship semifinals for the second time in as many years, going 2-2 at the conference tournament.
• Coach Randy Mazey concluded his fifth season at the helm. Following the season, he was named the East Regional Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and the Chuck Tanner College Coach of the Year Award by the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh.
• Among the individual records broken during the 2017 campaign, senior Jackson Cramer and junior Kyle Davis each played in a school-record 62 games. Sophomore Kyle Gray walked a team-record 44 times while senior Jackson Sigman made 36 appearances, the most in a single season in program history.
Historic Return to National RankingsOn April 17, 2017, West Virginia entered the national rankings for the first time since 1982. WVU was ranked No. 21 in two polls and ranked nationally in five of the six major polls for the first time in program history.• WVU debuted at No. 21 in the Baseball America Top 25 and the D1 Baseball rankings,
marking the first time in team history that West Virginia made an appearance in either poll. • The NCBWA and USA Today Coaches Poll also voted the Mountaineers into the Top 25 for the
first time in team history (No. 24 by the NCBWA and No. 25 in the Coaches Poll). Additionally, • Collegiate Baseball Newspaper had WVU at No. 25, the first time the Old Gold and Blue
appeared in the publication’s poll since the final rankings in 1982, when they were No. 16.• Following its breakthrough into the rankings on April 17, WVU would continue to be ranked
the following two weeks and receive votes in several polls for the remainder of the season.• In the final national rankings, WVU received votes in the NCBWA Top 25 and Coaches Poll.
Record Attendance in 2017The Mountaineers played in front of record-breaking crowds throughout the 2017 season at Monongalia County Ballpark. A total of 40,616 fans, for an average of 1,846 per game, filled the stands in 2017, both program records. Additionally, 3,415 saw the Mountaineers face No. 3 TCU on April 15, the largest home crowd in team history.• The total season attendance of 40,616 broke 2016’s record of 40,390, despite WVU playing 22
home games compared to 30 in 2016.• WVU averaged 1,846 fans per game, breaking the record of 1,507 set in 2015, the inaugural
season of Monongalia County Ballpark.• Four single-game crowds ranked in the top 10 all-time, highlighted by a record 3,415 fans
that watched WVU host No. 3 TCU on April 15. That broke the previous record of 3,279, set against Oklahoma in 2013 in Charleston, West Virginia, in WVU’s first season in the Big 12.
• Since joining the Big 12 Conference in 2013, and the opening of Monongalia County Ballpark in 2015, attendance has gone up each season.
This Week in the Big 12FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Oklahoma vs. Indiana (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Maine at Texas Tech
Murray State at Kansas
K-State vs. South Alabama (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
West Virginia at Jacksonville
Oklahoma State at Texas State
Louisiana at Texas
Purdue at Baylor
TCU at Grand Canyon
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Oklahoma vs. South Alabama (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Murray State at Kansas
K-State vs. Indiana (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Maine at Texas Tech
West Virginia at Jacksonville
Oklahoma at Coastal Carolina (Conway, S.C.)
Louisiana at Texas
TCU at Grand Canyon
Purdue at Baylor
Oklahoma State at Texas State
Maine at Texas Tech
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18
West Virginia at Jacksonville
Purdue at Baylor
Murray State at Kansas
Oklahoma vs. Virginia Tech (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Oklahoma State at Texas State
Louisiana at Texas
Maine at Texas Tech
K-State at Coastal Carolina (Conway, S.C.)
TCU at Grand Canyon
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19
K-State vs. Virginia Tech (Conway, S.C.)
Final 2017 Big 12 Standings Big 12 OverallTeam Record Pct Record Pct
Texas Tech 16-8 .667 45-17 .726
TCU 16-8 .667 50-18 .735
Oklahoma 12-11 .522 35-24 .593
West Virginia 12-12 .500 36-26 .581
Baylor 12-12 .500 34-23 .596
Texas 11-12 .478 39-24 .619
Kansas 11-13 .458 30-28 .517
Oklahoma St. 8-14 .364 30-27 .526
Kansas St. 8-16 .333 29-26 .527
TOTAL ATTENDANCE Year Games Total1. 2017 22 40,6162. 2016 30 40,3903. 2015 22 33,1584. 2013 21 27,9075. 2014 15 16,4706. 2010 29 8,8897. 2012 26 8,4758. 2011 27 8,212
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE Year Games Total1. 2017 22 1,8462. 2015 22 1,5073. 2016 30 1,3464. 2013 21 1,3285. 2014 15 1,0986. 2010 29 3297. 2012 26 3258. 2011 27 304
D1 Baseball Top 25 Preseason 2017 Final 2017 Team Record Ranking1 Florida 52-19 12 Oregon State 56-6 33 Texas Tech 45-17 134 Arkansas 45-19 205 Florida State 46-23 66 North Carolina 49-14 117 TCU 50-18 48 Kentucky 43-23 109 Ole Miss 32-25 NR10 Texas A&M 41-23 811 UCLA 30-27 NR12 Mississippi State 40-27 1413 Stanford 42-16 1714 Vanderbilt 36-25 1915 Louisville 53-12 516 LSU 51-20 217 Cal State Fullerton 39-24 718 Dallas Baptist 42-21 NR19 Virginia 43-16 2220 South Alabama 40-21 NR21 Texas 39-24 2322 WEST VIRGINIA 36-26 NR23 Indiana 34-24 NR24 Houston 42-21 2125 Duke 30-28 NR
NCBWA Poll Preseason 2017 Final 2017 Team Record Ranking1 Florida 52-19 12 Oregon State 56-6 33 Texas Tech 45-17 184 Florida State 46-23 65 TCU 50-18 46 Arkansas 45-19 217 North Carolina 49-14 148 Kentucky 43-23 109 Texas A&M 41-23 810 Cal State Fullerton 39-24 711 LSU 51-20 212 UCLA 30-27 NR13 Stanford 42-16 2014 Louisville 53-12 515 Vanderbilt 36-25-1 1516 Ole Miss 32-25 NR17 Mississippi State 40-27 1318 Virginia 43-16 2219 Clemson 42-21 2420 Dallas Baptist 42-21 2821 Texas 39-24 2322 South Alabama 40-21 NR23 Southern Miss 50-16 1724 Indiana 34-24-2 NR25 Houston 42-21 2526 Miami (FL) 30-27 NR27 WEST VIRGINIA 36-26 NR28 NC State 36-25 2929 UCF 40-22 NR30 Arizona 38-21 2631 Duke 30-28 NR32 South Carolina 35-25 NR33 Oklahoma 35-24 NR34 Louisiana 35-21-1 NR35 Missouri State 43-20 12
Others receiving votes: Florida Atlantic (35-21-1), Georgia Tech (27-28), Iowa (37-22), Kent State (37-18), Long Beach State (42-20-1), Maryland (38-23), Michigan (42-17), Nebraska (35-22-1), Oklahoma State (30-27), Oral Roberts (43-16), St. John’s (42-13), Sam Houston State (44-23), San Diego (35-18-1), Tennessee Tech (41-21), UT Arlington (30-25), Wake Forest (43-20), Washington (28-26), Winthrop (34-24).
WVU opponents listed in bold.
Zarbnisky Named All-AmericanDesignated hitter/right-handed pitcher Braden Zarbnisky was named an All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) in 2017, as he was selected to the third team as a utility player.• Earning his first career All-America honor,
Zarbnisky became the 17th All-American in program history and was awarded the 15th total All-America accolade in coach Randy Mazey’s five seasons. The Mountaineers have earned at least one All-America accolade in each of the last three years.
• Zarbnisky earned several additional regional and national honors. The NCBWA District II Player of the Year and a John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award finalist, he also was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and the Big 12 All-Tournament Team.
Setting All-Big 12 RecordsHeadlined by All-Big 12 First Team honoree Braden Zarbnisky, West Virginia earned 12 All-Big 12 honors, the most in team history. Juniors Kyle Davis and BJ Myers and sophomore Michael Grove were named to the second team, while senior Jackson Cramer, sophomores Cole Austin, Jimmy Galusky, Kyle Gray and Darius Hill and freshmen Sam Kessler and Brandon White earned honorable mention. Alek Manoah was on the All-Freshman Team.• The 12 total Big 12 honors bested the
10 earned last season. In total, WVU’s entire infield and outfield were honored and three starting pitchers and one relief pitcher were recognized in addition to Zarbnisky’s first team accolades as a utility player.
• Additionally, for the second consecutive year, WVU earned a team-record-tying four Big 12 All-Tournament Team accolades. Cramer, Hill, Zarbnisky and freshman Isaiah Kearns were recognized. WVU’s four All-Tournament honors was the second-most amongst Big 12 schools.
• Eight Mountaineers were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team, while another three were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team. Davis, Grove, redshirt freshman Chase Illig and senior Jackson Sigman were named to the first team, while Austin, Cramer, Hill and sophomore Jacob Potock were on the second team.
Trio Signs With MLB ClubsA pair of Mountaineers were selected in the 2017 MLB Draft, becoming the 85th and 86th draft selections in team history. Junior Kyle Davis was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 15th round and senior Jackson Cramer was picked in the 35th round by the Washington Nationals.
WVU has had 16 draft picks in Randy Mazey’s five seasons, the most in a five-year stretch in team history.
Additionally, senior Jackson Sigman signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.
Trip to PNC Park a Memorable OneWest Virginia played its first-ever game at PNC Park on May 10, a 4-2 victory over Penn State in the first collegiate baseball game at the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Mountaineers scored single runs in four consecutive innings to come away victorious on the North Shore in Pittsburgh.
The game marked WVU’s first at a Pittsburgh Pirates home ballpark since 1998, a 9-8 win over rival Pitt at Three Rivers Stadium.
Additional 2017 Notes• West Virginia finished the season ranked
No. 20 in the NCAA RPI. The Big 12 had five teams in the top 25 and was the No. 1 RPI in the nation. Seven of the league’s nine teams made the NCAA Tournament.
• West Virginia went 10-8 against top-25 teams in 2017, with all but six games coming on the road.
• Senior Jackson Cramer was named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, an accolade that honors seniors for their accomplishments on the field, in the classroom, in the community and as leaders.
• WVU again swept the season series against Pitt, capped by a 2-0 shutout victory on May 16 at home in the 194th edition of the Backyard Brawl. The Mountaineers improved to 106-88 all-time against the Panthers and have won three in a row and nine of the last 13 meetings.
• West Virginia added a season sweep of Marshall, following an 8-4 win in front of a near-capacity crowd of 4,217 in Charleston on April 18. WVU improved to 45-24 all-time vs. MU and 15-3 in the last 18 contests. The Mountaineers have swept back-to-back season series.
• The Mountaineers went 2-1 against No. 3 TCU from April 14-16, WVU’s first-ever series win in the all-time series. The third-ranked Horned Frogs are the highest-ranked opponent WVU has defeated in program history and the third and fourth wins over a top-five team in the last two seasons.
• Sophomore right-hander Michael Grove was named the NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week, the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week and one of the National Players of the Week by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, on April 10, after taking a perfect game into the eighth inning in WVU’s 8-0 win against Kansas on April 8.
• West Virginia went 2-0 against No. 18 Coastal Carolina on Feb. 25 and 27, its first games against a ranked foe in 2017 and its first-ever games against a defending national champion.
• In West Virginia’s 22-9 win at No. 18 Coastal Carolina on Feb. 25, its 22 runs were the most since scoring 23 against Duquesne in 2010. WVU’s 29 hits were three shy of the school record of 32, set in 2009, and the six home runs were one shy of the school record of seven, set in 1997. WVU’s 56 at-bats were a new school record.
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Schedule BreakdownWVU’s 2018 schedule features 23 home games and 21 games against teams that made the NCAA Tournament in 2017. The 54-game regular-season also includes 30 contests on the road and one at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
“I am really excited about this year’s schedule,” Mazey said. “It’s a challenging schedule, with 21 games against teams that made the NCAA Tournament, nearly 40 percent of our season, but I know that will help us as we look to make the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive year. We’ll open with 15 games on the road and then play a lot of home games in April and May, which I am really looking forward to, and I know our fans are as well.”
WVU’s 23-game home slate includes games against Big 12 foes Oklahoma State (April 13-15), Kansas State (April 20-22), Texas (April 27-29) and Baylor (May 17-19), along with regional rivals Pitt (March 27), Maryland (May 1), Virginia Tech (May 9) and Marshall (May 15). UT, OSU, BU and Maryland all made the NCAA Tournament last season.
“We have a really good home schedule, with 10 games against teams that made the NCAA Tournament last year along with games against regional rivals that fans always are excited to see,” Mazey added. “I know our fans are excited for the upcoming season. They helped create a tremendous home field advantage last year which propelled us to the NCAA Tournament, and I can’t wait to see them back at Monongalia County Ballpark in 2018.”
The Mountaineers’ road schedule features a series at Jacksonville (Feb. 16-18) to open the season, a four-game tournament in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Feb. 23-25), and mid-week contests at Pitt (April 17) and vs. Marshall (April 25) in Charleston, West Virginia, along with a matchup against Penn State at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, on April 10. In Big 12 play, West Virginia travels to Oklahoma (March 23-25), Texas Tech (March 29-31), Kansas (May 4-6) and TCU (May 11-13).
Season Preview By Charlie HealyA year after making history, the West Virginia University baseball team has raised expectations, increased national attention and an eagerness to keep the momentum going.
The Mountaineers, ranked No. 22 in the D1 Baseball Preseason Top 25 and receiving votes in four additional polls, enter the 2018 season with sights set on a return trip to the NCAA Tournament and beyond. WVU made the tournament for the first time in 21 years in 2017, and a loss in the regional final has fueled the fire for 23 returning lettermen and 12 newcomers.
“When you lose your last game, the summer and fall is going to be pretty long,” sixth-year coach Randy Mazey said. “So, we feel like we’re coming off a great year. We’ve set the bar pretty high in this program. Things have changed a little bit, as far as I’m concerned, in Mountaineer baseball.”
The run to the 2017 NCAA Tournament was the latest, and biggest, of many changes around this program. It began in 2012-13, with the move to the Big 12 Conference and Mazey’s arrival in Morgantown. The 2015 season saw the opening of Monongalia County Ballpark, one of the finest collegiate baseball facilities in the country. WVU just missed an NCAA Tournament berth in 2016, with an extra-inning loss in the Big 12 Championship title game.
Now, after entering the national rankings last year for the first time since 1982 and appearing in five of the six major polls for the first time ever, WVU is ranked in the preseason for the first time since the 1960s. National media outlets have started to take notice of West Virginia, featuring Mountaineers on preseason watch lists and position rankings and putting the team in postseason conversations.
All this while home attendance records have been broken on a yearly basis.
Things have changed, but a lot is still the same from 2017, as a strong nucleus from last year’s squad returns.
Thirteen position players and 12 pitchers are back, while losing just three position players and five pitchers. Six of nine starting position players return, and everyone has extensive starting experience.
“These guys have been through a lot,” Mazey said. “A lot of them have been playing every day since they were freshmen, and they have lost some really
Coach Randy MazeyABCA East Regional Coach of the YearChuck Tanner College Coach of the Year - Rotary Club of Pittsburgh
Cole AustinAll-Big 12 Honorable Mention TeamAcademic All-Big 12 Second Team
Carter CampAcademic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Jackson CramerDrafted by Washington Nationals (35th round)Big 12 All-Tournament TeamAll-Big 12 Honorable Mention TeamAcademic All-Big 12 Second TeamSenior CLASS Award Finalist
Kyle DavisDrafted by Houston Astros (15th round)All-East Region First Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Big 12 Second TeamAcademic All-Big 12 First Team
Jimmy GaluskyAll-Big 12 Honorable Mention TeamBrooks Wallace Award Watch List
Ivan GonzalezJohnny Bench Award Watch List
Kyle GrayAll-Big 12 Honorable Mention Team
Michael GroveAll-Big 12 Second TeamAcademic All-Big 12 First TeamNational Player of the Week (4/11) NCBWANational Player of the Week (4/10) Collegiate Baseball NewspaperBig 12 Pitcher of the Week (4/10)
Darius HillBig 12 All-Tournament TeamAll-Big 12 Honorable Mention TeamAcademic All-Big 12 Second Team
Chase IlligAcademic All-Big 12 First Team
Isaiah KearnsBig 12 All-Tournament Team
Sam KesslerAll-Big 12 Honorable Mention Team
Alek ManoahBig 12 All-Freshman Team
BJ MyersAll-Big 12 Second TeamBig 12 Pitcher of the Week (4/17)
Jacob PotockAcademic All-Big 12 Second Team
Jackson SigmanSigned as Free Agent with Kansas City RoyalsAcademic All-Big 12 First Team
Kade StrowdAcademic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Riley TrouttAcademic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Brandon WhiteAll-Big 12 Honorable Mention TeamBig 12 Newcomer of the Week (4/17)
Braden ZarbniskyAll-America Third Team NCBWADistrict II Player of the Year NCBWAJohn Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award FinalistBig 12 All-Tournament TeamAll-Big 12 First TeamBig 12 Player of the Week (5/8)
2017 AWARDS AND HONORS
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tough games and won some really big games. That’s going to help us when we get into those situations, close games in the ninth inning. When the new guys in the program don’t know how to react, the older guys have been through it. Hopefully, that’s going to account for some wins this year.”
The group that returns includes every start at catcher, center field and right field, all but one start at second base, 58 of 62 starts at shortstop and 57 starts at designated hitter. On the mound, every start and save is back.
In total, nine of a program-record 12 players who earned All-Big 12 Team honors last season return.
That includes junior right-handed pitcher/outfielder Braden Zarbnisky, a Preseason All-America First Team honoree by the National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association (NCBWA). Last year, Zarbnisky was named to the NCBWA All-America Third Team, the NCBWA District II Player of the Year, a John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award finalist and an All-Big 12 First Team honoree as a sophomore.
Added to that is a highly-touted group of 12 newcomers, including two SEC transfers and three junior college transfers, and Mazey has a team he likes.
“I love this team,” Mazey said. “We have speed at the top and the bottom. We have guys in the middle who can run the ball out of the yard. We can do some different things and play an up-tempo game. We’re going to win some games that way, we’re going to win some games by slugging the ball, we’re going to win some games by pitching, and we’re going to win some games defensively. I don’t think we’re a one-dimensional team by any stretch of the imagination. It’s nice to know that you have a team that’s capable of winning in different ways. We’ve got a lot of options.”
One of many things that stands out about the 2018 Mountaineers is its depth and versatility. That will help fill the void left by the three major losses from last year’s team, who all played in the minor leagues last summer.
Jackson Cramer started all but three games at first base last year and hit a team-high 11 home runs before getting drafted in the 35th round by the Washington Nationals. Left fielder Kyle Davis started every game as a junior, hitting 10 home runs with a team-best .526 slugging percentage, and was drafted in the 15th round by the Houston Astros. Jackson Sigman made a school-record 36 appearances on the mound and notched a team-high-tying six wins before graduating and signing a free-agent contract with the Kansas City Royals.
The trio left big shoes to fill, but several players returning from injury or waiting for their chance expect to be strong options to take those spots.
In the field, Mazey has four catchers, 10 infielders and six outfielders to choose from. On the mound, it’s 18 right-handed pitchers and four lefties.
The 36-man roster includes seven freshmen, 15 sophomores, 11 juniors and two seniors. Eight Mountaineers come from Texas, and another four from New Jersey, Ohio and West Virginia. Three are from Florida and New York, while two come to WVU from Georgia and Pennsylvania. Alabama, Colorado, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are all represented on the roster once.
Position-by-Position BreakdownPITCHINGThe pitching staff is headlined by returning weekend right-handed starters BJ Myers and Alek Manoah, who combined for 26 starts a season ago, and Zarbnisky, who had a team-best six saves and six wins.
“I think we have some depth on this team that we haven’t had in the past,” Mazey said. “I think we can go 10 or 12 guys deep and still put somebody out there that can get good hitters out. So, I’m excited about the depth, but we need somebody on this team to step up and win 10 games. If you don’t have that guy, then it’s hard to have a great year. Somebody’s got to take the bull by the horns and be that guy.”
Myers and Manoah, who both earned All-Big 12 Team accolades a year ago, are expected to lead the starting rotation. Myers, a senior, led the team with 16 starts, 73 strikeouts and 97.2 innings pitched. He has 35 career starts and tied for the team lead with five wins as a junior.
Manoah, a sophomore, made 19 appearances with 10 starts. He started his freshman season as a reliever, transitioned to closer before moving to starter, going from WVU’s fifth starter up to second in a span of five starts in less than four weeks. In 55.2 innings, he posted a 3.07 ERA, fourth-best among all pitchers with more than 3.0 innings pitched and second among pitchers with at least three starts.
There are several contenders to finish out the rotation. Sophomore righty
Isaiah Kearns was strong down the stretch in 2017, highlighted by an eight-inning complete game performance in the Big 12 Championship. He allowed one run on three hits against Baylor to earn all-tournament team accolades. Sophomore right-hander Kade Strowd made 17 appearances with eight starts last year, while redshirt junior Conner Dotson returns from an arm injury that sidelined him after he made six starts in 2017.
“You have Myers and Manoah who have pitched in this role last year,” Mazey said. “So, it looks like they’re going to be starting on the weekends, and that third spot is up for grabs. Isaiah Kearns pitched really well going down the stretch last year, as did Kade Strowd. We have some options.”
In the bullpen, Zarbnisky returns after making 23 relief appearances last year, though he also is an option to start after making four starts as a freshman. Sophomore Sam Kessler was third on the team with 15 appearances in relief in 2017, while Riley Troutt came out of the bullpen 13 times. Myers and Dotson also have experience in relief.
“We have (Zarbnisky) back there, who had six saves last year, but he also had six wins,” Mazey said. “So, we’re toying with the idea of making him a starter. Sam Kessler had a great year pitching out of the bullpen, and BJ Myers has been a starter and a reliever in his career. Conner Dotson is the same way. We’ll just see how it shakes out. It’s early and pitch counts aren’t very high yet, but a lot of guys are going to get opportunities to finish games. The guy that takes more pride in that role is going to end up being that guy.”
There also are eight newcomers on the mound. That includes freshmen Tristen Hudson, the 2016 Mountain Lakes Region Player of the Year, and Jackson Wolf, a Perfect Game Underclass All-America Honorable Mention in 2016. Junior Christian Young was named an NJCAA All-America First Team last season at Niagara CC.
Another big addition in the pitching is assistant coach Dave Serrano. One of the most respected and accomplished coaches in collegiate baseball, Serrano has won 446 games and has taken two different teams to the College World Series in 13 years as a head coach. In 23 years as a coach at the Division I level, Serrano has helped guide his teams to seven College World Series appearances and 16 NCAA Tournaments, including the 2004 national title at Cal State Fullerton as an assistant coach.
“They’re buying in to what he’s teaching, so I think he’s got their attention,” Mazey said of Serrano. “Whether that be his background or his pedigree or the fact that he’s won national championships and been on Team USA. You get instant buy-in even before you meet him, so I think they’re buying in to the success that he’s had and his ability. I think he’s coached 34 pitchers who have gone on to pitch in the big leagues, so how can you not buy in? If you don’t, that’s your fault, it’s not his.”
INFIELDJuniors Jimmy Galusky and Kyle Gray bring a wealth of experience and solid fielding to the infield. Galusky has started 115 of a possible 120 career games, all at shortstop, while Gray has started 104 of 120 games, the majority at second base.
An Arthurdale, West Virginia, native, Galusky was named to the All-Big 12 Honorable Mention team a year ago after hitting .244 with 48 hits, seven doubles, 26 RBIs, 22 walks and eight stolen bases. He added a team-best 12 sacrifice bunts.
Gray also was named to the All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Team. He led the team with 44 walks and six triples and finished third with a .393 on-base percentage, while hitting .260 with nine doubles and 31 RBIs.
“Jimmy Galusky and Kyle Gray, in the middle of the infield, have worked as hard as two middle infielders can at playing together,” Mazey said. “If there’s any justice in this world, then both of those guys will have really good years for us, because our message to the team this year has been ‘you’ll get what you deserve and what you’ve earned,’ and those guys deserve to have a great year, based on how hard they’ve worked at it.”
At the corner infield positions, Mazey has several options to fill roles that were taken by veterans a year ago.
At first base, redshirt sophomore Marques Inman returns after suffering a season-ending injury early in 2017, along with sophomore Kevin Brophy, who played in 25 games, primarily off the bench. Both put up impressive numbers last year, as Inman hit .351 with a .544 slugging percentage in 57 at-bats, while Brophy hit .300 in 40 at-bats.
“Manoah’s a two-way guy who can play first base,” Mazey said. “He’s got great feel around the bag. Inman is back, and he’s working every day to become a great first baseman, and Brophy has shown some great things
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offensively. So, that’s a position that he’s been working really hard at.”
There also are a number of strong options at third base. Freshman Tyler Doanes is expected to see playing time, along with junior Ivan Gonzalez, who has plenty of experience at the hot corner as well as behind the plate.
A freshman All-American in 2016, Gonzalez has made 87 career starts, 26 at third base. Twenty of his 37 starts as a freshman came at third base in the final month of the season.
Doanes, from Fayetteville, Georgia, helped his team to a pair of state championship appearances, while serving as team captain in 2016 and 17.
“Ivan can always go out there when he’s not catching and play a pretty good third base for us,” Mazey added. “We have a new guy, Tyler Doanes, who might see some action over there.
“He’s just a gamer. He can play all three infield positions. He can hit anywhere in the lineup. He can handle the bat. He’s got a great mentality, great work ethic. He’s going to be, before he leaves here, a tremendous, tremendous player. As far as opening day lineup, I don’t know how that’s going to shake up yet. If he’s in the lineup, I feel pretty good about it and if he’s not in the lineup, I’ll feel pretty good about his mentality. He’s trying to get in the lineup. He’s just a real pleasure of a kid to be around, and I’m really glad that we have him in the program.”
OUTFIELDThe outfield is anchored by a wealth of experience in junior Darius Hill in right and sophomore Brandon White in center. Plenty of options are available in left, including Zarbnisky and sophomore TJ Lake.
Hill will once again patrol right field, a post he has held for all but one game of his career. Named to five freshman All-America teams in 2016, Hill was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Team honoree as a sophomore, leading the team with 75 hits and tying for the team lead with 46 RBIs and 14 doubles. His .307 batting average was fourth best on the Mountaineers. Hill also has a knack for clutch hits, with a team-best seven game-winning hits last year, while also recording 14 hits, five RBIs and eight runs scored in WVU’s eight postseason contests.
He is joined by White in center, also an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Team honoree in 2017. As a freshman, White played in 55 games with 50 starts, all in center field. He led the team with 13 stolen bases and hit .277 with 44 hits and 21 walks. His speed and ability to track down balls in center also led to several dazzling catches, including one that made SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays.
The Mountaineers’ speed on the base paths, along with several players who can lay down a bunt, provides an added wrinkle to the lineup.
“It’s letting guys steal bases but, at the same time, if the guy on base is disturbing the pitcher and making him pitch differently, you get a lot better pitches to hit too,”, Mazey said of WVU’s speed and impact on the team’s hitting. “Even if we don’t steal more bases, I think we can create the impression that we’re going to play that way and get a lot better pitches to hit. We might have a game where we don’t steal any bases, but the fact that we can run a little bit really helped us win the game.”
In left, Zarbnisky and Lake have both seen time at the position, either as a starter or a defensive replacement. Zarbnisky hit a team-best .336 in 125 at-bats, with 42 hits and 12 stolen bases in 12 attempts. Lake played in 45 games with 17 starts, hitting .233 with 20 total bases and six steals. Like Zarbnisky, Kearns also can play the outfield when he’s not on the mound.
“Kearns, he’s a two-way guy and has tremendous power,” Mazey added. “He’s going to see some days in left field. Zarbnisky, you have to manage him as a two-way guy. He can play left when he’s not pitching. TJ Lake is a great defensive outfielder, and he’s going to get a lot of games under his belt. So, we have a couple options out there.”
CATCHERBehind the plate is two familiar faces in Gonzalez and sophomore Chase Illig. Gonzalez started 40 games behind the plate as a sophomore, while Illig played the remaining 22.
A freshman All-American in 2016, Gonzalez was named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List a season ago. He finished second on the team with a .317 batting average and fourth with a .444 slugging percentage. With a career batting average of .342, Gonzalez’s bat is expected to find its way into the lineup, even if he’s not behind the plate.
Illig, from Bluefield, West Virginia, hit .242 as a freshman with three home
runs and a .396 slugging percentage. He is coming off a strong summer season with the Bellingham Bells, where he broke the West Coast League record with 15 home runs.
“We’ve got an option behind the plate because Chase Illig had a great summer and is very capable,” Mazey said. “If we need to get him in the lineup, then that can push Pudge (Ivan Gonzalez) to third base. It just depends on who the matchup is on that particular day how we’re going to go, but you’re going to see those guys split time quite a bit.”
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RANDY MAZEY HEAD COACH14PersonalHometown Johnstown, Pa.Alma Mater Clemson, 1988 (B.S.) Clemson, 1993 (M.S.)Family wife, Amanda; son, Weston; daughter, Sierra
Playing Experience1985-88 Clemson (NCAA)1988 Burlington (Rookie)1989 Miami (Class A)
Playing Honors1986 All-ACC First Team1987 All-ACC First Team All-ACC Academic Team1988 All-ACC Second Team All-ACC Academic Team
Postseason Experienceat Clemson1990-93 NCAA Regional1991 College World Series
at Charleston Southern1996 NCAA Regional
at Tennessee2001 NCAA Regional2001 NCAA Super Regional2001 College World Series
at East Carolina2003-05 NCAA Regional2004 NCAA Super Regional
at TCU2007-12 NCAA Regional2009-10, ‘12 NCAA Super Regional2010 College World Series
at West Virginia2017 NCAA Regional
Coaching RecordYear School Pos. W-L NCAA1990 Clemson AC 43-23 Regional1991 Clemson AC 60-10 CWS1992 Clemson AC 50-14 Regional1993 Clemson AC 45-20 Regional1994 Char. Southern HC 19-34 1995 Char. Southern HC 17-36 1996 Char. Southern HC 30-24-1 Regional1997 Georgia AC 28-27 1998 East Carolina AC 30-29 1999 Tennessee AC 28-28 2000 Tennessee AC 40-23 2001 Tennessee AC 48-20 CWS2002 Tennessee AC 27-28 2003 East Carolina HC 34-27-1 Regional2004 East Carolina HC 51-13 S. Regional2005 East Carolina HC 36-26 Regional2007 TCU AC 48-14 Regional2008 TCU AC 44-1 Regional2009 TCU AC 40-18 S. Regional2010 TCU AC 54-14 CWS2011 TCU AC 43-19 Regional2012 TCU AC 40-22 S. Regional2013 West Virginia HC 33-26 2014 West Virginia HC 28-26 2015 West Virginia HC 27-272016 West Virginia HC 36-222017 West Virginia HC 36-26 Regional
Total Years – Coaching 28thTotal Years – Head Coach 12thNCAA Tournaments 16College World Series 3
Record at WVU 160-127 (.557)Head Coaching Record 347-287-2 (.547)
2017 Results Breakdown36-26 Overall | 12-12 Big 12 | 14-8 Home | 15-16 Away | 7-2 Neutral
21-15 Day | 15-11 Night | 7-8 One-Run Games | 2-3 Extra Innings | 10-8 vs. Top 25
WVU OpponentDate Opponent Score R H E LOB R H E LOB Inn Record Pitcher Attend Time2/17 at Charlotte L 6-3 3 10 1 8 6 9 0 4 9 0-1 Myers (0-1) 1,135 2:252/19 at Charlotte L 13-2 2 7 1 8 13 15 0 8 9 0-2 Grove (0-1) 1,584 2:562/19 at Charlotte W 6-5 6 12 1 9 3 12 0 11 9 1-2 Dotson (1-0) 1,458 3:082/24 vs. George Mas. # W 5-3 5 10 0 8 3 5 0 4 9 2-2 Myers (1-1) 550 2:252/25 at #18 Coastal # W 22-9 22 29 0 12 9 9 3 11 9 3-2 Kearns (1-0) 2,319 4:132/26 vs. Ball State # W 4-1 4 4 1 5 1 2 1 2 9 4-2 Zarbnisky (1-0) 500 2:152/27 at #18 Coastal # W 4-1 4 9 0 9 1 7 0 10 9 5-2 Dotson (2-0) 1,553 3:113/2 at Nicholls W 8-1 8 14 1 9 1 3 0 6 9 6-2 Kearns (2-0) 418 2:493/3 at Tulane L 9-8 8 11 1 12 9 11 0 6 9 6-3 Sigman (0-1) 2,008 3:123/4 at Tulane L 6-0 0 5 3 6 6 6 0 12 9 6-4 Camp (0-1) 2,210 2:543/5 at Tulane W 18-5 18 20 2 14 5 7 5 7 9 7-4 Dotson (3-0) 1,897 3:303/8 at SE Louisiana L 4-2 2 7 2 7 4 8 1 10 12 7-5 Potock (0-1) 1,492 3:493/10 at Old Dominion L 8-4 4 10 2 10 8 9 0 6 9 7-6 McDonald (0-1) 376 3:073/10 at Old Dominion W 3-1 3 8 1 8 1 2 2 5 9 8-6 Grove (1-1) 376 3:053/11 at Old Dominion L 7-4 4 6 2 6 7 10 1 11 9 8-7 Dotson (3-1) 469 3:363/17 at #10 Baylor * W 7-1 7 13 2 11 1 6 1 7 9 9-7 Myers (2-1) 2,532 3:023/18 at #10 Baylor * W 6-5 6 12 3 10 5 7 0 6 9 10-7 Zarbnisky (2-0) 2,731 2:563/19 at #10 Baylor * L 5-1 1 9 0 5 5 9 1 8 9 10-8 Dotson (3-2) 2,123 2:383/24 Jacksonville W 5-3 5 6 1 8 3 10 2 8 9 11-8 Strowd (1-0) 1,614 3:073/25 Jacksonville W 8-1 8 13 1 7 1 5 2 5 9 12-8 Grove (2-1) 2,084 2:263/25 Jacksonville L 8-2 2 6 1 7 8 13 2 7 9 12-9 Dotson (3-3) 2,084 3:073/28 at Pitt W 8-4 8 7 1 6 4 5 4 10 9 13-9 Kearns (3-0) 487 3:173/31 at #23 Okla. St. * L 3-2 2 4 0 2 3 6 1 6 9 13-10 Myers (2-2) 847 2:304/1 at #23 Okla. St. * W 5-3 5 12 0 12 3 6 2 3 10 14-10 Zarbnisky (3-0) 1,613 3:274/2 at #23 Okla. St. * W 9-8 9 10 0 8 8 8 2 5 9 15-10 McDonald (1-1) 1,263 3:394/4 Marshall W 14-7 14 16 1 10 7 10 5 3 9 16-10 Kearns (4-0) 1,827 3:034/5 Morehead State W 5-1 5 5 0 5 1 4 3 9 9 17-10 Wood (1-0) 1,144 2:564/7 Kansas * W 10-1 10 8 1 5 1 5 4 3 9 18-10 Myers (3-2) 847 2:334/8 Kansas * W 8-0 8 14 0 8 0 1 0 1 9 19-10 Grove (3-1) 2,085 2:214/9 Kansas * L 7-2 2 5 1 6 7 15 0 10 9 19-11 Kessler (0-1) 1,751 3:074/11 at #21 Maryland L 7-6 6 9 1 8 7 9 1 8 9 19-12 Sigman (0-2) 721 3:174/14 #3 TCU * W 5-4 5 8 1 6 4 8 0 7 9 20-12 Zarbnisky (4-0) 2,914 2:504/15 #3 TCU * L 8-6 6 10 3 9 6 10 3 8 9 20-13 McDonald (1-2) 3,415 3:364/16 #3 TCU * W 5-4 5 8 0 7 4 13 1 11 9 21-13 Sigman (1-2) 1,103 3:394/18 at Marshall & W 8-4 8 11 1 7 4 9 0 9 9 22-13 Troutt (1-0) 4,217 3:014/21 at Kansas State * W 9-7 9 13 0 5 7 13 2 8 9 23-13 Zarbnisky (5-0) 1,809 3:034/22 at Kansas State * L 8-4 4 8 2 8 8 7 3 7 9 23-14 Kessler (0-2) 2,344 3:054/23 at Kansas State * L 11-4 4 10 0 7 11 13 2 8 9 23-15 Strowd (1-1) 1,715 2:524/25 at Virginia Tech W 8-6 8 6 1 4 6 9 3 8 9 24-15 Sigman (2-2) 356 3:044/28 Oklahoma * W 4-2 4 12 3 13 2 8 0 9 9 25-15 Kessler (1-2) 2,327 3:24^4/29 Oklahoma * L 3-1 1 6 0 8 3 5 0 5 9 25-16 Manoah (0-1) 2,929 2:424/20 Oklahoma * L 7-4 4 8 0 9 7 9 2 6 10 25-17 Zarbnisky (5-1) 1,765 3:405/2 Eastern Michigan W 17-1 17 20 2 9 1 3 1 8 9 26-17 Ennis (1-0) 1,108 2:455/6 #4 Texas Tech * L 1-0 0 2 0 4 1 7 1 7 9 26-18 Strowd (1-2) 1,573 2:285/6 #4 Texas Tech * L 4-3 3 7 2 5 4 10 1 6 9 26-19 Sigman (2-3) 1,573 2:575/7 #4 Texas Tech * W 3-2 3 8 2 10 2 7 3 10 9 27-19 Sigman (3-3) 1,721 3:165/9 Penn State L 6-5 5 11 0 8 6 6 0 5 9 27-20 Sigman (3-4) 1,702 2:575/10 vs. Penn State > W 4-2 4 7 1 6 2 10 1 10 9 28-20 Wood (2-0) 2,474 2:465/13 Gardner-Webb W 15-5 15 15 1 8 5 12 2 5 9 29-20 Myers (4-2) 1,116 2:325/14 Gardner-Webb W 4-3 4 7 1 6 3 10 2 10 9 30-20 Manoah (1-1) 1,119 2:405/16 Pitt W 2-0 2 7 0 5 0 3 0 5 9 31-20 Sigman (4-4) 2,815 2:295/19 at Texas * L 6-2 2 10 2 7 6 8 0 7 9 31-21 Myers (4-3) 5,231 2:505/20 at Texas * W 4-3 4 7 0 9 3 7 0 9 9 32-21 Sigman (5-4) 5,209 3:265/21 at Texas * L 9-4 4 9 1 9 9 8 0 4 9 32-22 Strowd (1-3) 5,256 3:285/24 vs. Baylor % W 11-1 11 14 0 8 1 3 1 1 8 33-22 Kearns (5-0) 3,436 2:365/25 vs. Oklahoma St. % L 8-4 4 13 0 10 8 11 1 10 9 33-23 Myers (4-4) 4,367 3:235/26 vs. #3 Texas Tech % W 12-7 12 17 1 11 7 11 1 13 10 34-23 Zarbnisky (6-1) 5,067 4:285/27 vs. Oklahoma St. % L 4-3 3 8 2 8 4 7 2 16 10 34-24 Troutt (1-1) 5,241 4:106/2 vs. Maryland + W 9-1 9 11 0 4 1 7 2 10 9 35-24 Myers (5-4) 986 2:396/3 at #13 Wake Forest + L 4-3 3 7 0 6 4 8 0 11 9 35-25 Zarbnisky (6-2) 3,018 3:126/4 vs. Maryland + W 8-5 8 12 1 9 5 9 0 7 9 36-25 Sigman (6-4) 542 3:396/4 at #13 Wake Forest + L 12-8 8 10 0 7 12 16 0 10 9 36-26 Myers (5-5) 1,213 3:17
^ - Game suspended due to lightning at the end of the 5th inning, resumed on 4/29
* - Big 12 Conference Game # - Caravelle Resort Tournament, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina & - Charleston, W.Va. > - PNC Park, Pittsburgh % - Big 12 Championship, Oklahoma City + - NCAA Regional, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
LOB - Team (482), Opponent (465) | DPs turned - Team (47), Opponent (46) | CI - Team (0), Opponent (2)IBB - Team (8), Davis, K. 2, Cramer, J. 2, Hill, D. 1, Lake, TJ 1, Zarbnisky, B 1, Gray, K. 1, Opponent (6)
PB - Team (2), Gonzalez, I. 2, Opponent (9)Pickoffs - Team (17), Zarbnisky, B 4, Illig, C. 2, Kearns, I. 2, Manoah, A. 2, McDonald, R. 2, Grove, M. 1, Kessler, S. 1, Myers, BJ 1, Strowd, K. 1, Gonzalez, I. 1, Opponent (15)SBA/ATT - Gonzalez, I. (41-59), Illig, C. (11-17), Manoah, A. (7-11), Zarbnisky, B (7-10), Myers, BJ (5-9), Grove, M. (7-9), Kearns, I. (7-8), Sigman, J. (3-7), Strowd, K. (3-5), McDonald, R. (3-5), Dotson, C. (2-5), Ennis, S. (3-4), Troutt, R. (2-2), Wood, C. (1-2), Kessler, S. (1-2), Potock, J. (1-1).
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2017 Home Run BreakdownNo. Player Gm# Date Opponent Pitcher On Base Inn Outs Count Score Final1. Kyle Davis 1 2/17 at Charlotte Colton Laws 1 5 2 0-0 L, 2-0 L, 6-32. Darius Hill 5 2/25 at Coastal Carolina Andrew Beckwith 1 1 1 1-0 0-0 W, 22-03. Cole Austin 5 2/25 at Coastal Carolina Andrew Beckwith 2 4 0 0-1 W, 6-4 W, 22-04. Jimmy Galusky 5 2/25 at Coastal Carolina Rafi Vazquez 0 * 6 0 1-2 W, 12-7 W, 22-05. Marques Inman 5 2/25 at Coastal Carolina Mitchell Mikes 0 * 9 0 0-0 W, 14-9 W, 22-06. Ivan Gonzalez 5 2/25 at Coastal Carolina Mitchell Mikes 0 9 0 1-1 W, 15-9 W, 22-07. Jackson Cramer 5 2/25 at Coastal Carolina Mitchell Mikes 2 9 0 1-2 W, 19-9 W, 22-08. Darius Hill 6 2/26 vs. Ball State Colin Brockhouse 1 8 2 1-0 L, 1-0 W, 4-19. Cole Austin 7 2/27 at Coastal Carolina Zack Hopeck 0 3 1 0-1 W, 2-1 W, 4-110. Jackson Cramer 8 3/2 at Nicholls Alex Ernestine 1 6 2 1-0 W, 5-0 W, 8-111. Cole Austin # 11 3/5 at Tulane Ross Massey 0 3 1 0-0 W, 4-2 W, 18-512. Isaiah Kearns 11 3/5 at Tulane Robert Price 0 9 1 0-1 W, 17-5 W, 18-513. Marques Inman 12 3/8 at SE Louisiana Carlisle Koestler 0 2 2 1-0 0-0 L, 4-2 (12)14. Chase Illig 13 3/10 at Old Dominion Sam Sinnen 1 4 2 2-2 0-0 L, 8-415. Kyle Davis 14 3/10 at Old Dominion Adam Bainbridge 0 6 1 1-1 1-1 W, 3-116. Jackson Cramer 19 3/24 Jacksonville Spencer Stockton 1 9 2 1-1 3-3 W, 5-317. Chase Illig 20 3/25 Jacksonville Chris Gau 0 * 2 0 1-1 W, 2-0 W, 8-118. Jackson Cramer 20 3/25 Jacksonville Chris Gau 0 5 2 2-1 W, 3-1 W, 8-119. Cole Austin 24 4/1 at Oklahoma State Jake Cowan 1 9 1 2-0 L, 3-1 W, 5-320. Chase Illig 25 4/2 at Oklahoma State Blake Battenfield 3 3 1 2-2 2-2 W, 9-821. Jackson Cramer 26 4/4 Marshall Brad O’Conner 1 1 1 3-1 L, 1-0 W, 14-722. Ivan Gonzalez 28 4/7 Kansas Taylor Turski 1 1 0 3-2 0-0 W, 10-123. Kyle Gray 28 4/7 Kansas Gabriel Sotomayor 1 8 1 1-1 W, 8-0 W, 10-124. Darius Hill 29 4/8 Kansas Jackson Goddard 1 4 1 0-0 0-0 W, 8-025. Jackson Cramer 29 4/8 Kansas Jackson Goddard 0 5 1 1-1 W, 4-0 W, 8-026. Kyle Davis 29 4/8 Kansas Jeider Rincon 2 5 1 1-1 W, 5-0 W, 8-027. Darius Hill 30 4/9 Kansas Ryan Zeferjahn 1 4 1 3-2 L, 2-0 L, 7-228. Cole Austin 31 4/11 at Maryland Taylor Bloom 2 1 0 1-0 0-0 L, 7-629. Jackson Cramer 31 4/11 at Maryland Taylor Stiles 0 3 1 3-1 W, 3-0 L, 7-630. Jimmy Galusky 33 4/15 TCU Nick Lodolo 1 2 0 1-0 W, 1-0 L, 8-631. Kyle Davis 33 4/15 TCU Trey Morris 1 3 0 1-1 W, 3-0 L, 8-632. Kyle Davis 35 4/18 at Marshall Will Ray 0 5 1 2-2 W, 4-2 W, 8-433. Ivan Gonzalez 35 4/18 at Marshall Will Ray 1 6 1 1-0 W, 5-4 W, 8-434. Kyle Gray 38 4/23 at Kansas State Kasey Ford 0 * 4 0 2-0 0-0 L, 11-435. Kyle Davis 39 4/25 at Virginia Tech Andrew McDonald 2 4 1 0-0 L, 5-4 W, 8-636. Kyle Davis 41 4/29 Oklahoma Kyle Tyler 0 2 2 2-2 0-0 L, 3-137. Jackson Cramer 42 4/20 Oklahoma Devon Perez 1 6 1 3-2 L, 4-0 L, 7-4 (10)38. Ivan Gonzalez 43 5/2 Eastern Michigan Justin McMurtrey 1 1 0 3-2 0-0 W, 17-139. Braden Zarbnisky 43 5/2 Eastern Michigan Luke DeVenney 2 4 2 0-0 W, 9-0 W, 17-140. Kyle Davis 45 5/6 Texas Tech Ryan Shetter 0 3 1 1-1 W, 2-1 L, 4-341. Cole Austin 47 5/9 Penn State Dakota Forsyth 0* 8 0 1-2 L, 5-4 L, 6-542. Andrew Zitel 49 5/13 Gardner-Webb Taylor Goodwin 1 8 2 0-1 W, 13-5 W, 15-543. Jackson Cramer 54 5/21 at Texas Kyle Johnston 0 4 1 0-0 L, 4-0 L, 9-444. Jackson Cramer 54 5/21 at Texas Connor Mayes 0* 8 0 0-0 L, 6-3 L, 9-445. Isaiah Kearns 57 5/26 vs. Texas Tech Dylan Dusek 0 8 1 1-2 L, 6-3 W, 12-7 (10)46. Kyle Davis 59 6/2 vs. Maryland Brian Shaffer 1 2 1 0-0 0-0 W, 9-147. Jimmy Galusky 59 6/2 vs. Maryland Brian Shaffer 0 2 2 0-1 W, 2-0 W, 9-148. Ivan Gonzalez 59 6/2 vs. Maryland Brian Shaffer 0 3 1 1-2 W, 3-1 W, 9-149. Kyle Davis 59 6/2 vs. Maryland Brian Shaffer 0* 4 0 0-0 W, 4-1 W, 9-150. Cole Austin 59 6/2 vs. Maryland Brian Shaffer 1 5 2 0-1 W, 5-1 W, 9-151. Jimmy Galusky 59 6/2 vs. Maryland Jamal Wade 0 8 1 0-0 W, 8-1 W, 9-152. Jackson Cramer 60 6/3 at Wake Forest Parker Dunshee 1 1 2 0-0 W, 1-0 L, 4-353. Kyle Gray 62 6/4 at Wake Forest Donnie Sellers 1 2 1 0-1 L, 4-1 L, 12-8
2017 Starter Game-By-Game Score FinalPitcher Date Opponent Dec. IP H R ER BB SO NP When Left ScoreBJ Myers 2/17 at Charlotte L 6.1 6 4 4 0 3 70 L, 3-2 L, 6-3Michael Grove 2/18 at Charlotte L 4.0 6 4 4 2 4 73 L, 4-0 L, 13-2Conner Dotson 2/19 at Charlotte W^ 6.0 7 1 1 1 0 78 W, 4-0 W, 6-3BJ Myers 2/24 vs. George Mason W^ 7.0 4 1 1 1 7 92 W, 5-1 W, 5-3Michael Grove 2/25 at Coastal Carolina ND 3.0 3 4 4 3 3 64 L, 4-3 W, 22-9Carter Camp 2/26 vs. Ball State ND 5.0 2 1 1 0 7 64 L, 1-0 W, 4-1Conner Dotson 2/27 at Coastal Carolina W^ 6.0 6 1 1 5 10 104 W, 4-1 W, 4-1Isaiah Kearns 3/2 at Nicholls W 5.2 1 0 0 1 5 81 W, 7-0 W, 8-1BJ Myers 3/3 at Tulane ND 5.0 8 7 5 2 5 83 L, 7-0 L, 9-8Carter Camp 3/4 at Tulane L 1.0 1 3 3 5 3 46 L, 2-0 L, 6-0Conner Dotson 3/5 at Tulane W 5.0 4 4 4 4 7 92 W, 15-4 W, 18-5Isaiah Kearns 3/8 at SE Louisiana ND 4.1 3 2 2 3 2 83 L, 2-1 L, 4-2 (12)BJ Myers 3/10 at Old Dominion ND^ 6.0 5 3 3 3 3 99 W, 4-3 L, 8-4Michael Grove 3/10 at Old Dominion W 5.0 0 0 0 3 11 85 W, 1-0 W, 3-1Conner Dotson 3/11 at Old Dominion L 5.0 3 2 2 3 3 80 L, 2-0 L, 7-4BJ Myers 3/17 at Baylor W^ 8.0 5 1 1 0 6 103 W, 7-1 W, 7-1Michael Grove 3/18 at Baylor ND 5.0 3 2 0 2 5 83 W, 4-2 W, 6-5Conner Dotson 3/19 at Baylor L 4.1 6 5 5 5 4 96 L, 5-0 L, 5-1BJ Myers 3/24 Jacksonville ND 5.2 7 3 3 1 1 91 L, 3-0 W, 5-3Michael Grove 3/25 Jacksonville W ^ 7.2 5 1 1 0 8 97 W, 8-1 W, 8-1Conner Dotson 3/25 Jacksonville W 1.1 4 6 4 1 2 50 L, 5-0 L, 8-2Isaiah Kearns 3/28 at Pitt W 3.2 2 0 0 2 3 55 W, 2-0 W, 8-4BJ Myers 3/31 at Oklahoma State L ^ 6.0 5 3 3 3 10 110 L, 3-2 L, 3-2Michael Grove 4/1 at Oklahoma State ND ^ 7.0 5 3 3 0 9 110 L, 3-1 W, 5-3 (10)Kade Strowd 4/2 at Oklahoma State ND 4.1 2 2 2 5 3 95 W, 6-2 W, 9-8Isaiah Kearns 4/4 Marshall W 5.2 9 7 7 0 7 95 W, 11-6 W, 14-7Alek Manoah 4/5 Morehead State ND 3.2 1 0 0 1 1 48 W, 4-0 W, 5-1BJ Myers 4/7 Kansas W * ^ 9.0 5 1 1 1 10 125 N/A W, 10-1Michael Grove 4/8 Kansas W ^ 8.0 1 0 0 0 12 109 W, 8-0 W, 8-0Kade Strowd 4/9 Kansas ND 3.2 5 2 2 0 4 69 L, 2-0 L, 7-2Alek Manoah 4/11 at Maryland ND ^ 6.0 3 2 2 3 6 95 W, 5-2 L, 7-6BJ Myers 4/14 TCU ND ^ 8.1 6 3 2 1 6 126 W, 4-2 W, 5-4Michael Grove 4/15 TCU ND ^ 7.0 6 3 2 3 9 124 W, 6-2 L, 8-6Alek Manoah 4/16 TCU ND 3.1 7 4 4 1 3 71 L, 4-3 W, 5-4Kade Strowd 4/18 Marshall ND 4.0 5 3 3 4 3 95 W, 5-2 W, 8-4BJ Myers 4/21 at Kansas State ND 5.0 9 4 4 1 4 109 4-4 W, 9-7Michael Grove 4/22 at Kansas State ND 0.1 0 1 1 2 0 16 0-0 L, 8-4Alek Manoah 4/23 at Kansas State ND 4.0 1 1 1 4 1 74 W, 4-0 L, 11-4Isaiah Kearns 4/25 at Virginia Tech ND 2.2 5 4 4 2 1 60 L, 2-0 W, 8-6BJ Myers 4/28 Oklahoma ND < 5.0 5 2 2 0 3 72 L, 2-1 W, 4-2Alek Manoah 4/29 Oklahoma L ^ 8.0 5 3 3 3 6 93 L, 3-1 L, 3-1Kade Strowd 4/20 Oklahoma ND 4.2 5 3 3 2 2 76 L, 3-0 L, 7-4 (10)Sam Kessler 5/2 Eastern Michigan ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 32 W, 8-0 W, 17-1Kade Strowd 5/6 Texas Tech L 4.1 4 1 1 1 4 66 0-0 L, 1-0BJ Myers 5/6 Texas Tech ND < 4.0 5 1 1 0 2 52 W, 3-1 L, 4-3Alek Manoah 5/7 Texas Tech ND 4.2 4 2 1 3 3 95 L, 2-1 W, 3-2Carter Camp 5/9 Penn State ND 2.0 2 3 3 2 3 37 L, 3-1 L, 6-5Sam Kessler 5/10 vs. Penn State ND 4.0 5 1 1 1 5 67 W, 4-1 W, 4-2BJ Myers 5/13 Gardner-Webb W 5.1 11 5 5 0 5 101 W, 9-5 W, 15-5Alek Manoah 5/14 Gardner-Webb W 5.2 6 1 1 2 7 105 W, 2-1 W, 4-3Isaiah Kearns 5/16 Pitt ND 5.2 3 0 0 3 7 94 0-0 W, 2-0BJ Myers 5/19 at Texas L 6.1 6 5 4 3 5 122 L, 4-2 L, 6-2Alek Manoah 5/20 at Texas ND 4.1 3 1 1 4 3 71 1-1 W, 4-3Kade Strowd 5/21 at Texas L 0.0 2 4 4 3 0 22 L 4-0 L, 9-4Isaiah Kearns 5/24 vs. Baylor % W * ^ 8.0 3 1 1 0 6 103 W, 11-1 W, 11-1 (8)BJ Myers 5/25 vs. Oklahoma State % L 2.0 4 2 2 1 1 43 L, 2-0 L, 8-4Alek Manoah 5/26 vs. Texas Tech % ND 4.2 4 4 4 5 6 95 L, 4-2 W, 12-7 (10)Kade Strowd 5/27 vs. Oklahoma State % ND 5.2 3 2 2 5 7 115 W, 1-0 L, 4-3 (10)Alek Manoah 6/2 vs. Maryland + ND 3.1 3 1 1 1 1 52 W, 4-1 W, 9-1Isaiah Kearns 6/3 at Wake Forest + ND 4.0 3 2 2 2 4 54 W, 3-2 L, 4-3Kade Strowd 6/4 vs. Maryland + ND 4.1 5 4 4 3 4 94 L, 4-0 W, 8-5BJ Myers 6/4 at Wake Forest + L 3.0 10 8 8 3 1 80 L, 8-3 L, 12-8 * - Complete Game ^ - Quality Start < - Start shortened due to weather delay % - Big 12 Championship, Oklahoma City + - NCAA Regional, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. B/T Hometown High School/Last School13 Kevin Brophy INF 6-3 215 So. L/R Randolph, N.J. Morristown Beard School44 Carter Camp RHP 6-5 215 So. R/R McKinney, Texas McKinney North HS37 Nick Denicola C 6-0 190 R-Fr. R/R East Hanover, N.J. Seton Hall Prep1 Tyler Doanes INF 5-10 175 Fr. R/R Fayetteville, Ga. Whitewater HS10 Conner Dotson RHP 6-4 215 R-Jr. R/R Flower Mound, Texas Marcus HS8 Shane Ennis RHP 6-2 210 Sr. R/R Romney, W.Va. Hampshire HS3 Jimmy Galusky INF 6-3 185 R-Jr. R/R Arthurdale, W.Va. Preston HS32 Ivan Gonzalez C/3B 5-9 190 Jr. R/R Round Rock, Texas Stony Point HS9 Kyle Gray INF 5-10 175 Jr. L/R Blanco, Texas Blanco HS2 Michael Grove RHP 6-3 200 Jr. R/R Wheeling, W.Va. Wheeling Park HS27 Connor Hamilton C 6-1 220 Fr. R/R Forestport, N.Y. Adirondack HS31 Darius Hill OF 6-1 190 Jr. L/L Dallas, Texas Dallas Jesuit17 Tristen Hudson RHP/INF 6-3 178 Fr. S/R Seneca, S.C. Seneca HS24 Chase Illig C 6-0 210 R-So. S/R Bluefield, W.Va. IMG Academy/College of Charleston25 Marques Inman INF 6-1 215 R-So. R/R Elyria, Ohio Elyria HS41 Isaiah Kearns RHP/OF 6-1 195 So. R/R Lewistown, Pa. Mifflin County HS42 Sam Kessler RHP 6-1 192 So. R/R Mount Sinai, N.Y. Mount Sinai HS12 TJ Lake OF/INF 6-1 185 R-So. L/R Toledo, Ohio St. John’s Jesuit21 Will Liverpool RHP 5-11 165 Fr. R/R McLean, Va. McLean HS30 Trey Lowe III OF 6-3 198 Fr. R/R Collierville, Tenn. Bolivar Central HS47 Alek Manoah RHP/1B 6-6 260 So. R/R Miami, Fla. South Dade Senior HS16 Dillon Meadows RHP 6-2 185 R-So. R/R Paradise, Texas Paradise HS/Weatherford College33 BJ Myers RHP 6-0 195 Sr. R/R Flower Mound, Texas Flower Mound HS40 Jacob Potock RHP 6-5 250 R-So. R/R Glenshaw, Pa. Shaler Area HS18 Zach Reid LHP 5-11 165 R-Jr. L/L Montgomery, Ala. Trinity Presbyterian School/Tennessee28 Ty Shoaff LHP 6-0 236 Jr. L/L Akron, Ohio Walsh Jesuit/Missouri50 Nick Snyder LHP 6-7 220 So. L/L Marlton, N.J. Cherokee HS/Mercer County CC5 Kade Strowd RHP 6-2 175 So. R/R Fort Worth, Texas Mansfield Legacy6 Riley Troutt RHP 5-9 175 So. R/R Bartow, Fla. Bartow Senior HS7 Brandon White OF/RHP 5-11 160 So. R/R Winter Springs, Fla. Winter Springs HS23 Jackson Wolf LHP 6-7 205 Fr. L/L Gahanna, Ohio Gahanna Lincoln HS4 Cody Wood RHP 6-3 195 R-So. R/R Denver, Colo. Cherry Creek HS20 Christian Young RHP 6-5 215 Jr. R/R Hamburg, N.Y. Frontier Central/Niagara CC26 Braden Zarbnisky RHP/OF 6-3 185 Jr. L/R Marietta, Ga. Pope HS45 Andrew Zitel INF 6-2 207 Jr. R/R Hillsborough, N.J. Hillsborough HS
COACHES AND STAFFHead Coach: Randy Mazey – 6th seasonAssistant Coach (Hitting): Steve Sabins – 3rd seasonAssistant Coach (Pitching): Dave Serrano – 1st seasonVolunteer Assistant: Dallas Burke – 1st seasonDirector of Baseball Operations: Pat CroweDirector of Player Development: Zach BargeronDirector of Player Personnel: Jared FabianStrength Coach: Lance SewelAthletic Trainer: Will Payne
NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos.1 Tyler Doanes INF2 Michael Grove RHP3 Jimmy Galusky INF4 Cody Wood RHP5 Kade Strowd RHP6 Riley Troutt RHP7 Brandon White OF/RHP8 Shane Ennis RHP9 Kyle Gray INF10 Conner Dotson RHP12 TJ Lake OF/INF13 Kevin Brophy INF16 Dillon Meadows RHP17 Tristen Hudson RHP/INF18 Zach Reid LHP20 Christian Young RHP21 Will Liverpool RHP23 Jackson Wolf LHP24 Chase Illig C25 Marques Inman INF26 Braden Zarbnisky RHP/OF27 Connor Hamilton C28 Ty Shoaff LHP30 Trey Lowe III OF31 Darius Hill OF32 Ivan Gonzalez C/3B33 BJ Myers RHP37 Nick Denicola C40 Jacob Potock RHP41 Isaiah Kearns RHP/OF42 Sam Kessler RHP44 Carter Camp RHP45 Andrew Zitel INF47 Alek Manoah RHP/1B50 Nick Snyder LHP
