2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

The 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represents West Virginia University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers play their home games at Monongalia County Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 4th season at West Virginia.

2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2016 record36–22 (12–11 Big 12)
Head coachRandy Mazey (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Derek Matlock (4th season)
  • Steve Sabins (1st season)
  • Robert Moorer (1st season)
Home stadiumMonongalia County Ballpark
2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 5 Texas Tech ‍†‍‍y 19–5–0 .792  47–20–0 .701
No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 16–8–0 .667  43–22–0 .662
No. 3 TCU ‍‍‡‍y 15–9–0 .625  49–18–0 .731
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .522  36–22–0 .621
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .458  30–27–1 .526
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .417  24–29–0 .453
Texas ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .417  25–32–0 .439
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .333  26–31–0 .456
Kansas ‍‍‍ 6–17–0 .261  20–35–1 .366
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Previous Season

In 2015, the Mountaineers finished the season 7th in the Big 12 with a record of 27–27 (9–13 Big 12). WVU qualified for the 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament and were eliminated in the second round. They failed to qualify for the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Personnel

Roster
2016 West Virginia Mountaineers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 2 - Chad Donato - Junior
  • 4 - Cody Wood - Freshman
  • 5 - Brandon Boone - Junior
  • 7 - Jake Danner - Freshman
  • 11 - Nick Wernke - Sophomore
  • 15 - Conner Dotson - Sophomore
  • 18 - Ross Vance - Senior
  • 19 - Braden Zarbnisky - Freshman
  • 21 - Jacob Brewer - Freshman
  • 22 - Tanner Campbell - Freshman
  • 26 - Shane Ennis - Sophomore
  • 27 - Jeff Hardy - Junior
  • 29 - Michael Grove - Freshman
  • 33 - BJ Myers - Sophomore
  • 34 - Seth Jordan - Sophomore
  • 36 - Blake Smith - Senior
  • 47 - Endy Morales - Freshman
  • 55 - Jacob Potock - Freshman
  • 55 - Jackson Sigman - Junior
  

Catchers

  • 0 - Chase Illig - Freshman
  • 32 - Ivan Vera - Freshman
  • 42 - Ray Guerrini - Junior

Infielders

  • 8 - Shaun Corso - Sophomore
  • 9 - Kyle Gray - Freshman
  • 13 - Jackson Cramer - Junior
  • 25 - Marques Inman - Freshman
  • 28 - Cole Austin - Freshman
  • 31 - Tucker Cascadden - Freshman
  • 40 - Kyle Davis - Sophomore
  • 45 - Andrew Zitel - Freshman
  • 46 - Jimmy Galusky - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 7 - KC Huth - Senior
  • 12 - TJ Lake - Freshman
  • 19 - Kyle Casserly - Sophomore
  • 19 - Braden Zarbnisky - Freshman
  • 23 - Caleb Potter - Sophomore
  • 31 - Darius Hill - Freshman
  • 40 - Tate Brock - Freshman
  • 44 - Shaun Wood - Junior
  

Coaching Staff
NamePositionSeasons at
West Virginia		Alma Mater
Randy MazeyHead Coach4Clemson University (1988)
Derek MatlockAssistant Coach4University of Texas at Arlington (1990)
Steve SabinsAssistant Coach1Embry–Riddle (2011)

Schedule & Results
2016 West Virginia Mountaineers Baseball Game Log
Legend:           = Win           = Loss      Bold = West Virginia team member
Regular Season
April
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Big 12
April 16:30 pmOklahoma StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW
5–410		Smith
(1–0)		Battenfield
(1–1)		–1,81813–103–3
April 24:00 pmOklahoma StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW
4–3		Vance
(4–1)		Cobb
(3–4)		Dotson
(1)		1,46714–104–3
April 31:00 pmOklahoma StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL
1–8		Elliott
(3–1)		Myers
(2–3)		–95114–114–4
April 56:00 pmat Marshall*Appalachian Power Park • Charleston, WVW
5–410		Smith
(2–0)		Murphy
(3–2)		–1,67815–11–
April 66:30 pmEastern Michigan*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW
5–1		Campbell
(2–1)		Wilson
(1–2)		Hardy
(2)		83016–11–
April 86:30 pmFurman*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL
3–7		Gaddis
(5–2)		Donato
(1–3)		–75316–12–
April 1011:00 amFurman*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL
6–8		Fondu
(2–1)		Smith
(2–1)		Mullen
(4)		67516–13–
April 103:15 pmFurman*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW
8–5		Myers
(3–3)		Quarles
(3–3)		Brewer
(1)		67517–13–
April 126:30 pmPittsburgh*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 156:30 pmKansas StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 164:00 pmKansas StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 171:00 pmKansas StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 196:30 pmYoungstown State*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 227:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 233:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 242:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 266:30 pmMarshall*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 296:30 pmBaylorMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 304:00 pmBaylorMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

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References
  1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
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