2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

The 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers will play their home games at the newly constructed Monongalia County Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 3rd season at West Virginia.

2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2015 record	27–27 (9–13 Big 12)
Head coach	Randy Mazey (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Derek Matlock (3rd season) Steven Trout (3rd season)
Home stadium	Monongalia County Ballpark

2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 TCU ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	5		.783			51	–	15		.773
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	14	–	8		.636			38	–	20		.655
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			34	–	27		.557
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			31	–	24		.564
Texas ‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	13		.458			30	–	27		.526
Kansas State ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			27	–	30		.474
West Virginia ‍‍‍	9	–	13		.409			27	–	27		.500
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			23	–	32		.418
Kansas ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			23	–	32		.418
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Previous Season

In 2014, the Mountaineers finished the season 6th in the Big 12 with a record of 28–26, 9–14 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament and were eliminated in the second round. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

New Venue

In June 2013, the West Virginia University Board of Governors approved a deal that would allow the baseball program to build a new stadium near the university's location of Morgantown.[2] Ground broke on October 17, 2013, at the University Town Centre in nearby Granville.[3] The first game at the venue is scheduled for March 17 against Waynesburg. After the college baseball season is over, the ballpark will be used by the West Virginia Black Bears, a Class A short-season affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Black Bears relocated from Jamestown, New York after the 2014 season.[4]

Personnel

Roster

2015 West Virginia Mountaineers roster[5]
	Pitchers 2 - Chad Donato - Sophomore 5 - Brandon Boone - Sophomore 7 - Jake Danner - Freshman 10 - Jordan Sergent - Freshman 11 - Nick Wernke - Freshman 12 - Shay Phillips - Freshman 15 - Conner Dotson - Freshman 17 - Connor McMann - Freshman 18 - Ross Vance - Junior 24 - Josh Bornstein - Sophomore 26 - Shane Ennis - Freshman 27 - Jeff Hardy - Junior 28 - Alec Horvath - Junior 30 - Adam Keller - Freshman 33 - BJ Myers - Freshman 34 - Seth Jordan - Freshman 36 - Blake Smith - Junior 43 - Dimitri Casas - Freshman 55 - Jackson Sigman - Sophomore		Catchers 22 - Cameron O'Brien - Senior 42 - Ray Guerrini - Sophomore Infielders 3 - Taylor Munden - Senior 6 - Jimmy Galusky - Freshman 8 - Shaun Corso - Freshman 13 - Jackson Cramer - Sophomore 19 - Kyle Casserly - Freshman 21 - Justin Fox - Senior 25 - Brad Johnson - Senior 31 - Tucker Cascadden - Freshman 32 - Kyle Davis - Freshman 44 - Shaun Wood - Sophomore		Outfielders 1 - KC Huth - Junior 4 - Tony Strasiser - Freshman 20 - Caleb Potter - Freshman

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at West Virginia	Alma Mater
Randy Mazey	Head Coach	3	Clemson University (1988)
Derek Matlock	Assistant Coach	3	University of Texas at Arlington (1990)
Steven Trout	Assistant Coach	3	Texas Christian University (2007)

Season

February

West Virginia opened their season with a three-game series against Clemson on the road at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. In game one of the series, freshman B. J. Myers (five innings) and junior Blake Smith (four innings) combined to shutout the Tigers, 2–0.[6]

Schedule

Legend
	West Virginia win
	West Virginia loss
	Postponement
Bold	West Virginia team member

2015 West Virginia Mountaineers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12 Record February 13 at #24 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 2–0 Smith (1–0) Bostic (0–1) 4,890 1–0 – February 14 at #24 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 2-4 Erwin (1-0) Vance (0-1) Moyer (1) 1-1 – February 15 at #24 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 6-1 Donato (1-0) Koerner (0-1) 2-1 – February 20 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA 4-7 Pressey (1-0) Keller (0-1) Brown (2) 2-2 – February 21 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA 12-4 Vance (1-1) Kelly (0-1) 3-2 – February 22 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA 2-15 Simmons (0-1) Donato (1-1) 3-3 – February 27 vs. Kent State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC 2-5 Jensen-Clagg (2-1) Myers (0-1) 3-4 – February 27 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC 3-4 (13 innings) Beckwith (1-0) Dotson (0-1) 3-5 – February 28 vs. Ball State TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC 7-6 Hardy (1-0) Henderson (0-1) Wernke (1) 4-5 –
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12 Record March 1 vs. #25 Illinois TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC 1-2 Mamlic (1-0) Donato (1-2) Roper (1) 4-6 – March 6 at East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN 7-6 Smith (2-0) Cate (0-1) 5-6 – March 7 at East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN 18-2 Vance (2-1) Haeberle (2-2) 6-6 – March 8 at East Tennessee State Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN 13-4 Donato (2-2) Krieg (1-1) 7-6 – March 10 at Liberty Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA 7-6 – March 13 at #16 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 3-4 (10 innings) 7-7 0-1 March 14 at #16 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 7-6 (10 innings) 8-7 1-1 March 15 at #16 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 1-5 8-8 1-2 March 17 Waynesburg CONSOL Energy Ballpark • Washington, PA 14-9 9-8 1-2 March 20 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 4-5 9-9 1-3 March 21 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 4-10 9-10 1-4 March 22 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 8-2 10-10 2-4 March 24 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 14-5 11-10 2-4 March 25 at Texas–Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX 6-4 12-10 2-4 March 27 Charleston Southern CONSOL Energy Ballpark • Washington, PA 9-2 13-10 2-4 March 28 Charleston Southern CONSOL Energy Ballpark • Washington, PA 9-2 14-10 2-4 March 29 Charleston Southern CONSOL Energy Ballpark • Washington, PA 8-0 15-10 2-4 March 31 at Pittsburgh Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA 4-1 16-10 2-4
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12 Record April 2 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 2-8 16-11 2-5 April 3 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 5-3 17-11 3-5 April 4 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 3-2 18-11 4-5 April 7 at #17 Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD 7-12 18-12 4-5 April 10 Butler Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 6-5 (13 innings) 3,110 19-12 4-5 April 11 Butler Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 8-0 2,211 20-12 4-5 April 12 Butler Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 12-4 1,647 21-12 4-5 April 14 Penn State Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 3-5 21-13 4-5 April 17 #23 Oklahoma Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 0-2 1,719 21-14 4-6 April 18 #23 Oklahoma Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 6-5 2,871 22-14 5-6 April 19 #23 Oklahoma Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 2-10 22-15 5-7 April 21 Marshall Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 3-2 23-15 5-7 April 24 Kansas Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 1-3 23-16 5-8 April 25 Kansas Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 5-9 23-17 5-9 April 26 Kansas Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 5-4 1,503 24-17 6-9 April 28 vs. Marshall Appalachian Power Park • Charleston, WV 2-3 2,263 24-18 6-9 April 29 vs. Radford RU Baseball Stadium • Radford, VA 4-9 24-19 6-9
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12 Record May 1 #4 TCU Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 4-9 2,541 24-20 6-10 May 2 #4 TCU Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 2-6 2,107 24-21 6-11 May 3 #4 TCU Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 0-5 1,691 24-22 6-12 May 5 at Virginia Tech English Field • Blacksburg, VA 3-13 24-23 6-12 May 8 at #11 Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK 5-4 25-23 7-12 May 9 at #11 Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK 25-23 7-12 May 10 at #11 Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK 25-23 7-12 May 12 Pittsburgh Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 1-4 3,037 25-24 7-12 May 14 Texas Tech Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 6-4 26-24 8-12 May 15 Texas Tech Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 8-2 1,883 27-24 9-12 May 16 Texas Tech Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 2-8 1,697 27-25 9-13
Post-Season
Big 12 Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12 Record May 20 #11 Oklahoma State ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK 0-3 27-26 9-13 May 21 Oklahoma ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK 1-6 27-27 9-13

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
2. "WVU Board Approves Land Buy for Baseball Stadium". WBOY-TV. Associated Press. June 6, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
3. "New Ballpark". West Virginia Mountaineers. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07.
4. Vingle, Mitch. Morgantown lands NY-Penn League baseball team. Charleston Gazette. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
5. "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
6. "WVU DEFEATS NO. 24 CLEMSON IN OPENER". wvusports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.