2019 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

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2019 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
CB No. 27
Record38-22 (13-11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadium Monongalia County Ballpark
Seasons
 2018
2020 
2019 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Texas Tech  y168 .6674620 .697
No. 23 Baylor  y148 .6363519 .648
No. 11 Oklahoma State  y149 .6094021 .656
No. 27 West Virginia  y1311 .5423822 .633
Kansas  1212 .5003226 .552
TCU  y1113 .4583428 .548
Oklahoma  1113 .4583323 .589
Kansas State  816 .3332533 .431
Texas  716 .3042727 .500
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The 2019 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represented West Virginia University during the 2019 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 7th season at West Virginia. They hosted the Morgantown Regional in the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Texas A&M.

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Previous season

The 2018 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team finished the regular season with an overall record of 29–27 and a 9–15 mark in Big 12 play, placing seventh in the conference standings. The Mountaineers qualified for the 2018 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament, where they posted a 2–2 record. They picked up wins over Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, but were eliminated after a second loss to Texas Tech in the semifinals. [2]

Preseason

Big 12 Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on January 32, 2019. West Virginia was picked to finish sixth in the Big 12. [3]

Big 12 coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Texas Tech61 (6)
2Baylor58 (2)
3TCU48 (1)
4Texas40
5Oklahoma State39
6West Virginia31
7Oklahoma23
8Kansas16
9Kansas State8

Personnel

Coaching staff

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers coaching staff

[4]

Roster

2019 West Virginia Mountaineers roster [5]
 
#NamePositionHeightWeightClassHometown
 
4Cody WoodRHP6'3"195JrDenver, CO
5 Kade Strowd RHP6'2"175JrFort Worth, TX
6Gabe KurtzhalsRHP5'9"160FrFort Worth, TX
9Tristen HudsonRHP6'3"178SoSeneca, SC
15Jeremy Lapp-BargerRHP6'0"180FrSykesville, MD
16Dillon MeadowsRHP6'2"185JrParadise, TX
18Zach ReidLHP5'11"165SrMontgomery, AL
19Brock HelversonRHP6'3"185FrSchwenksville, PA
20Drew BrittRHP6'5"220FrDowningtown, PA
23 Jackson Wolf LHP6'7"205SoGahanna, OH
26Braden ZarbniskyRHP/OF6'3"185SrMarietta, GA
30Beau LoweryLHP6'0"225FrMartinsburg, WV
33Madison JeffreyRHP6'0"190FrBarboursville, WV
35Nick SnyderLHP6'7"220JrMarlton, NJ
37Zach OttingerRHP6'1"180FrMarietta, GA
39 Ryan Bergert RHP6'2"195FrCanton, OH
42Sam KesslerRHP6'1"192JrMount Sinai, NY
43Daniel OuderkirkLHP6'9"225FrPenn Laird, VA
47 Alek Manoah RHP6'6"260JrMiami, FL
2Tevin TuckerINF6'0"175FrPrince George, VA
11J.J. SousaINF6'1"155FrPalm Coast, FL
13Kevin BrophyINF6'3"215JrRandolph, NJ
17Phillip DullINF/P6'0"192FrAlum Bank, PA
21Austin DavisINF5'10"175FrOrlando, FL
25Marques Inman1B6'1"200JrElyria, OH
44Alec Burns1B/OF6'4"220FrAmherst, NH
45Andrew ZitelINF6'2"207SrHillsborough, NJ
1Tyler Doanes2B5'10"175SoFayetteville, GA
24Chase IlligC6'0"210JrBluefield, WV
27Conner HamiltonC6'1"220SoForestport, NY
32Ivan GonzalezC5'9"184SrRound Rock, TX
34Paul McIntoshC6'1"220SoMiami Gardens, FL
7Brandon WhiteCF5'11"160JrWinter Springs, FL
10Trey Lowe IIIOF6'2"218SoCollierville, TN
12T.J. LakeOF6'1"185JrToledo, OH
26Braden ZarbniskyRHP/OF6'3"185SrMarietta, GA
31 Darius Hill RF6'1"190SrDallas, TX
44Alec Burns1B/OF6'4"220FrAmherst, NH

Awards and honors

Big 12 awards and honors

[7]

All-Big 12 Team
PlayerNo.PositionClassDesignation
Alek Manoah 47RHPJuniorFirst Team
Ivan Gonzalez32CSeniorSecond Team
Darius Hill 31OFSeniorSecond Team
Marques Inman25DHJuniorSecond Team
Sam Kessler2RHPJuniorSecond Team
Paul McIntosh341BSophomoreSecond Team
Tyler Doanes12BSophomoreHonorable Mention
Nick Snyder35LHPJuniorHonorable Mention
Brandon White7OFJuniorHonorable Mention

Rankings


References

  1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. https://wvusports.com/sports/baseball/schedule/2018
  3. https://big12sports.com/news/2019/1/31/211788568.aspx
  4. https://wvusports.com/sports/baseball/roster/2019
  5. http://wvustats.com/sport/baseball
  6. http://wvustats.com/sport/baseball
  7. https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2025_west_virginia_university_baseball_guide?ff