2022 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team explained

Year:2022
Team:West Virginia Mountaineers
Sport:baseball
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:33–22
Conf Record:14–10
Head Coach:Randy Mazey
Hc Year:10th
Asst Coach1:Steve Sabins
Ac1 Year:7th
Asst Coach2:Mark Ginther
Ac2 Year:4th
Asst Coach3:Jacob Garcia
Ac3 Year:3rd
Stadium:Monongalia County Ballpark

The 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represented the University of West Virginia during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Monongalia County Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 10th season at West Virginia.

Previous season

The 2021 team finished the season with a 25–27 record and an 8–16 record in the Big 12. In the 2021 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, the eighth-seeded Mountaineers upset top-seeded Texas in the first round 5–1, but fell 2–12 to fourth-seeded Oklahoma State and 2–3 to Texas to end their conference tournament in the Second Round. The Mountaineers did not earn an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at WVU Alma Mater
Head Coach 10 Clemson (1988)
Steve Sabins Associate Head Coach 7 Embry–Riddle (2011)
Mark Ginther Assistant Coach 4 Oklahoma State (2013)
Jacob Garcia Assistant Coach 3 Northern Colorado (2018)

Roster

2022 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster[1]
 Pitchers
  • 1 Kevin Dowdell – junior (6'1, 210)
  • 3 Josh Heath – freshman (6'1, 205)
  • 7 Trevor Sharp – sophomore (6'3, 190)
  • 8 Tim Wynia – junior (6'3, 210)
  • 11 Ben Hampton – sophomore (6'1, 205)
  • 12 Chase Smith – Fifth Year (6'2, 180)
  • 15 Trent Hodgdon – freshman (6'3, 205)
  • 17 Carlson Reed – sophomore (6'4, 200)
  • 23 Zach Bravo – Fifth Year (6'0, 170)
  • 24 Jacob Watters – junior (6'4, 230)
  • 30 Beau Lowery – senior (6'0, 210)
  • 31 Tyler Strechay – RS sophomore (6'3, 220)
  • 32 Chris Sleeper – freshman (6'3, 230)
  • 35 Deaton Oak – freshman (6'1, 165)
  • 36 Noah Short – RS junior (6'1, 190)
  • 37 Zach Ottinger – senior (6'1, 190)
  • 39 Trey Braithwaite – Fifth Year (6'3, 220)
  • 40 Aidan Major – freshman (5'11, 210)
  • 42 Tommy Beam – freshman (6'7, 200)
  • 43 Daniel Ouderkirk – RS junior (6'9, 255)
  • 45 Michael Kilker – freshman (6'2, 205)
  • 46 Will Watson – freshman (6'6, 235)
  • 48 David Hagaman – freshman (6'4, 185)
 Catchers
  • 10 Joel Gardner – freshman (5'11, 210)
  • 25 McGwire Holbrook – sophomore (6'1, 215)
  • 26 Vince Ippoliti – RS senior (6'0, 200)
  • 33 Dane Leonard – RS junior (6'0, 190)

Infielders

  • 2 Tevin Tucker – RS junior (6'0, 190)
  • 9 Grant Hussey – freshman (6'3, 220)
  • 16 Nathan Blasick – sophomore (6'3, 205)
  • 19 Alex Khan – freshman (6'2, 185)
  • 20 Ben Abernathy – sophomore (5’10, 160)
  • 27 JJ Wetherholt – freshman (5'10, 190)
  • 29 Jimmy Sadler – freshman (6'0, 190)
  • 41 Evan Smith – freshman (6'2, 200)
  • 50 Mikey Kluska – sophomore (6'1, 185)

Outfielders

  • 5 Tyler Cox – freshman (5'10, 170)
  • 6 Victor Scott II – junior (5’11, 190)
  • 13 Braden Berry – sophomore (6'4, 190)
  • 21 Austin Davis – senior (5'11, 175)
 

Schedule and results

2022 West Virginia Baseball Game Log (33–22)[2]
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled      Bold = West Virginia team member
Regular Season (33–22)
Postseason (0–2)

* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.

Rankings

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . baseball&roster=336&sort=position --> . West Virginia Mountaineers. Mar 8, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2022 Baseball Schedule. West Virginia Mountaineers. Mar 8, 2022.