2023 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

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2023 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
Big 12 Regular season champions
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
CB No. 29
Record40-20 (15–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Sabins (2nd season)
  • Mark Ginther (5th season)
  • Jacob Garcia (4th season)
Home stadium Monongalia County Ballpark
Seasons
←  2022
2024  →
2023 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Texas  ‍†‍‍y15–9 .62542–22 .656
Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍y15–9 .62541–20 .672
West Virginia  ‍†‍‍y15–9 .62540–20 .667
No. 5 TCU  ‍‍‡‍y13–11 .54244–24 .647
Kansas State  ‍‍‍13–11 .54235–24 .593
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y12–12 .50041–23 .641
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y11–13 .45832–28 .533
Kansas  ‍‍‍8–16 .33325–32 .439
Baylor  ‍‍‍6–18 .25020–35 .364
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023 [1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represent the West Virginia University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played 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 11th season at West Virginia.

Contents

The Mountaineers traveled to Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Arizona to take part in an MLB Spring Training game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on February 27. On May 20, West Virginia was awarded a share in the Big 12 championship alongside the Texas Longhorns.


Schedule

2023 West Virginia Mountaineers Baseball Game Log (40–20)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled      Bold = West Virginia team member
Regular Season (40–20)

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [2] ——*——RVRVRV24RVRV2114117172222*22*RV
Baseball America [3] ———————19——1711117141616*16*—
Collegiate Baseball^ [4] ———————28——18171281829———
NCBWA† [5] ——RV—RV262522252921151361725RVRV*RV
D1Baseball [6] —————242424——181212621——*—*—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at WVUAlma Mater
Randy Mazey Head Coach11 Clemson (1988)
Steve Sabins Associate Head Coach8 Embry–Riddle (2011)
Mark GintherAssistant Coach5 Oklahoma State (2013)
Jacob GarciaAssistant Coach4 Northern Colorado (2018)

Roster

2023 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster [7]
 

Pitchers

  • 1 Kevin Dowdell (LHP) – graduate (6'1, 210)
  • 11 Ben Hampton (LHP) – junior (6'1, 205)
  • 12 Blaine Traxel (RHP) – graduate (5'10, 200)
  • 15 Maxx Yehl (LHP) – freshman (6'6, 225)
  • 16 David Hagaman (RHP) – RS freshman (6'4, 190)
  • 17 Carlson Reed (RHP) – junior (6'4, 195)
  • 20 Nick Matson (LHP) – freshman (5'11, 160)
  • 21 Cole Fehrman (LHP) – freshman (6'3, 180)
  • 24 Aidan Major (RHP) – sophomore (5'11, 200)
  • 30 Bryce Amos (RHP) – freshman (6'5, 235)
  • 31 Jake Carr (LHP) – senior (5'10, 170)
  • 32 Chris Sleeper (RHP) – sophomore (6'3, 225)
  • 35 Gavin Van Kempen (RHP) – freshman (6'6, 225)
  • 36 Noah Short (RHP) – graduate (6'1, 195)
  • 37 Grant Siegel (RHP) – sophomore (6'1, 195)
  • 40 Carson Estridge (RHP) – freshman (6'7, 205)
  • 42 Tommy Beam (RHP) – RS freshman (6'7, 205)
  • 43 Robby Porco (RHP) – freshman (6'8, 235)
  • 44 Keegan Allen (RHP) – sophomore (6'0, 180)
  • 45 Michael Kilker (RHP) – sophomore (6'2, 205)
  • 46 Will Watson (RHP) – sophomore (6'6, 245)
 

Catchers

  • 8 Dayne Leonard – graduate (6'0, 195)
  • 33 Logan Sauve – freshman (5'10, 185)
  • 41 Sam White – freshman (5'11, 195)
  • 83 Zack Ramppen – freshman (5'9, 200)

Infielders

  • 2 Tevin Tucker – graduate (6'0, 180)
  • 7 Michael McKinney – freshman (6'3, 160)
  • 8 Dayne Leonard – graduate (6'0, 195)
  • 9 Grant Hussey – sophomore (6'3, 225)
  • 23 Ellis Garcia – freshman (6'0, 215)
  • 26 Nick Barone – freshman (6'0, 175)
  • 27 JJ Wetherholt – sophomore (5'10, 190)
  • 41 Sam White – freshman (5'11, 195)
  • 50 Caleb McNeely – RS senior (6'1, 180)
  • 83 Zack Ramppen – freshman (5'9, 200)

Outfielders

  • 1 Kevin Dowdell – graduate (6'1, 210)
  • 5 Tyler Cox – sophomore (5'10, 185)
  • 6 Evan Smith – sophomore (6'2, 205)
  • 13 Braden Berry – junior (6'4, 190)
  • 18 Skylar King – freshman (6'1, 180)
  • 19 Tré Keels – freshman (6'0, 185)
  • 25 Landon Wallace – junior (6'2, 170)
 

References

  1. ↑ "2022–23 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today . Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
  4. ↑ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  5. ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
  6. ↑ D1Baseball poll
  7. ↑ "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved February 13, 2025.


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