2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

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2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
Big 12 Regular season champions
NCAA Clemson Regional champions
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
D1Baseball.comNo. 14
Record44–16 (19–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jacob Garcia (6th season)
  • Jimmy Roesinger (2nd season)
  • Justin Oney (1st season)
Home stadium Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 West Virginia  y199 .6794416 .733
Kansas  y2010 .6674317 .717
TCU  y1911 .6333920 .661
No. 7 Arizona  y1812 .6004421 .677
Arizona State  y1812 .6003624 .600
Kansas State  y1713 .5673226 .552
Oklahoma State  y1512 .5563025 .545
Cincinnati  y1614 .5333326 .559
Texas Tech  1317 .4332033 .377
Baylor  1317 .4333322 .600
Houston  1217 .4143025 .545
BYU  1020 .3332827 .509
UCF  921 .3002926 .527
Utah  822 .2672129 .420
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 23, 2025 [1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represents West Virginia University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers play their home games at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by first year head coach, Steve Sabins. The Mountaineers finished the season 44–16 and a Big 12 regular-season championship. West Virginia swept the Clemson Regional with two wins over Kentucky Wildcats and one over the No. 11 ranked Clemson Tigers. With the regional title, the Mountaineers advanced to the Baton Rouge Super Regional—marking their second consecutive Super Regional appearance—where they were eliminated by the No. 6 national seed, LSU Tigers, in two games. [2]

Contents

Previous season

The 2024 season marked the final year for head coach Randy Mazey, who retired following the conclusion of the campaign. West Virginia finished with an overall record of 36–24 and a 19–11 mark in Big 12 play. The Mountaineers captured the first NCAA Regional title in program history by winning the Tucson Regional. Their season concluded in the Chapel Hill Super Regional, where they were eliminated in two games by the North Carolina Tar Heels. [3]

Offseason

2024 MLB Draft

2024 MLB draft class
RoundOverall PickPlayerPositionMLB Team
17 JJ Wetherholt INF St Louis Cardinals
4133David HagamanRHP Texas Rangers
5146Aidan MajorRHP Cleveland Guardians
9262Derek ClarkLHP Los Angeles Angels
16478Tyler SwitalskiLHP San Francisco Giants

Acquisitions

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearFormer SchoolNotes
Jack Kartsonas67RHP6’4”220Graduate Kent State
Tyler Hutson53RHP6’4”200Senior Southern Indiana
Jace Rinehart0OF6’0”215Senior USC Upstate
Reese Bassinger29RHP6’1”185Senior Tarleton State
Chase Swain24SS6’0”185RS Junior Manhattan
Griffin Kirn54LHP6’3”215RS Senior Quincy

[4]

Preseason

Preseason Big 12 awards and honors

Preseason All-Big 12 Team
PlayerNo.PositionClassDesignation
Logan Sauve33CJuniorFirst Team

[5]

Big 12 Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on January 23, 2025. West Virginia was picked to finish fourth in the Big 12.

Big 12 coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Oklahoma State163 (9)
2Arizona152 (4)
3TCU149 (1)
4West Virginia115
5Texas Tech111
6Arizona State96
7UCF93
8Kansas State88
9Kansas85
10Cincinnati73
11Houston45
12Utah44
13Baylor39
14BYU2

Source: [6]

Personnel

Coaching staff

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers coaching staff
  • Steve Sabins - Head coach - 1st year (10th overall)
  • Jacob Garcia - Associate Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - 6th year
  • Jimmy Roesinger - Assistant Coach - 2nd year
  • Justin Oney - Assistant Coach - 1st year

Support staff

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers support staff
  • Joey Cuomo – Director of operations – 3rd year
  • Christopher Reilly – Director of Pitching & Personnel – 1st year
  • Drew Hefner – Director of player development – 2nd year
  • Jedd Gyorko – Special Assistant to Head Coach – 1st year

Source: [7]

Roster

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
0 OF Jace RinehartL/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)215 lb (98 kg)Sr Flag of West Virginia.svg Mannington, WV
1 RHP JJ GlasscockR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)RS Fr Fluvanna County, VA
2 C Gavin KellyR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)Fr Pittsburgh, PA
4 OF Jorge ValdesL/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg)Fr Milton, Ontario
5 INF Armani GuzmanL/L5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)205 lb (93 kg)So New York, NY
6 OF Skylar KingL/L6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)Jr Columbia, SC
7 OF Michael PerazzaL/L6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)So Naples, FL
9 INF Grant HusseyL/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)225 lb (102 kg)Sr Flag of West Virginia.svg Parkersburg, WV
10 RHP David HagenR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)Fr Loveland, OH
11 UTL Sam WhiteL/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jr Aurora, Ontario
12 INF Brodie KresserR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)Sr Jesup, IA
13 INF Ryan MaggyL/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr Peru, NY
15 LHP Maxx YehlL/L6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg)Jr Portville, NY
16 RHP Benjamin HudsonL/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)Fr Medford, NJ
17 LHP Joseph FredericksL/L5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)185 lb (84 kg)So Virginia Beach, VA
18 INF Spencer BarnettL/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg)So Pittsburgh, PA
19 INF Jackson IngramR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg)Fr Staunton, VA
20 RHP Luke LymanR/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)212 lb (96 kg)Jr Berryville, VA
21 LHP Cole FehrmanR/L6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)Jr Doylestown, PA
23 INF Ellis GarciaR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)215 lb (98 kg)Jr Elmwood Park, NJ
24 INF Chase SwainR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg)RS Jr Elsinboro, NJ
25 LHP JD CostanzoL/L5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg)Fr Pittsburgh, PA
29 RHP Reese BassingerR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)Sr Wylie, TX
30 RHP Tucker DeLisleR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)Fr Philadelphia, PA
31 UTL Alex MarotR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)RS Fr Johnston, RI
33 C Logan SauveR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)185 lb (84 kg)Jr Boiling Springs, PA
34 RHP Bryant YoakR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)Fr Flag of West Virginia.svg Big Bend, WV
35 RHP Gavin Van KempenR/R6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg)Jr Castleton, NY
37 INF Ben LumsdenL/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jr Simpsonville, SC
39 INF Kyle WestL/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)Sr Flag of West Virginia.svg Hedgesville, WV
40 RHP Carson EstridgeL/R6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)Jr Haymarket, VA
41 OF Maxwell MolessaL/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)192 lb (87 kg)Fr Flag of West Virginia.svg Pullman, WV
42 RHP Carlos CaraballoR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr Hanover, PA
43 RHP Robby PorcoR/R6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg)Jr Warrington, PA
45 RHP Aiden CodyR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)Fr Spring Lake Heights, NJ
46 RHP Mac StifflerR/R6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)Fr Hagerstown, MD
52 RHP Aidan SmithR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg)So Silver Spring, MD
53 RHP Tyler HutsonL/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)Sr Villa Hills, KY
54 RHP Griffin KirnL/L6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS Sr Quincy, IL
55 RHP Ben McDougalL/L6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jr Flag of West Virginia.svg Bridgeport, WV
67 RHP Jack KartsonasR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)Gr Pittsburgh, PA
88 RHP Bryson HoffR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)Fr Flag of West Virginia.svg Charleston, WV
99 RHP Chase MeyerR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)So Daytona Beach, FL
Head coach

Steve Sabins

Assistant coach(es)

Justin Oney

Pitching coach(es)

Jimmy Roesinger


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

[8]

Schedule and results

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers Baseball Game Log (44–16) [9]
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled      Bold = West Virginia team member
Regular Season (40–13)
Postseason (4–3)
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.

Statistics

Cumulative linescore

123456789101112Total
West Virginia0
Opponents0

Awards and honors

Big 12 awards and honors

All-Big 12 Team
PlayerNo.PositionClassDesignation
Logan Sauve33CJuniorFirst Team
Griffin Kirn54RHPSeniorFirst Team
Kyle West39OFSeniorSecond Team
Jack Kartsonas67RHPSeniorSecond Team
Gavin Kelly2C/OFFreshmanFreshman Team

[13]

Weekly Honors

PlayerAwardDateRef.
Griffin KirnBig 12 Pitcher of the WeekMarch 3 [14]
Chase MeyerBig 12 Pitcher of the WeekMarch 17 [15]
Logan SauveBig 12 Player of the WeekApril 14 [16]

Watchlists

PlayerAwardRef.
Logan Sauve Buster Posey Award [17]
Brodie Kresser Brooks Wallace Award [18]

Regional awards and honors

All-Regional Team
PlayerNo.PositionClassDesignation

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches' [19] RVRV*RV242424RV25232014131317232424*17
Baseball America [20] 252214891913
NCBWA [21] 292522222120232320181010131417231212
D1Baseball [22] 241716121614
Perfect Game [23] 21212116131316111111947142323*23*14

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.

NCAA Tournament

Clemson Regional

Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional. Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.

Clemson Regional Teams
(1) Clemson Tigers(2) West Virginia Mountaineers(3) Kentucky Wildcats(4) SC Upstate Spartans
Clemson Regional Round 1
(3) Kentucky Wildcatsvs.(2) West Virginia Mountaineers
May 30, 2025, 2:45 pm (EST) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina
Team123456789 R H E
(3) Kentucky000300000352
(2) West Virginia000021001472
WP: Reese Bassinger (7-1)   LP: Simon Gregersen (0-6)
Attendance: 5,288

[24]

Clemson Regional Round 2
(2) West Virginia Mountaineersvs.(1) Clemson Tigers
May 31, 2025, 6:00 pm (EST) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina
Team123456789 R H E
(2) West Virginia3000100149152
(1) Clemson010004101681
WP: Chase Meyer (9-2)   LP: Lucas Mahlstedt (4-1)   Sv: Ben McDougal (2)
Home runs:
WVU: None
CLEM: Cannarella (5)
Attendance: 6,475

[25]

Clemson Regional Final
(3) Kentucky Wildcatsvs.(2) West Virginia Mountaineers
June 1, 2025, 6:00 pm (EST) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina
Team123456789 R H E
(3) Kentucky04112301012132
(2) West Virginia10060006X13125
WP: Benjamin Hudson (3-1)   LP: McCoy (1-2)   Sv: Griffin Kirn (1)
Home runs:
UK: Brown (3) Burkes (6)
WVU: Sauve (8)
Attendance: 5,330

[26]

Baton Rouge Super Regional

Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional. Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.

Baton Rouge Super Regional Game 1
West Virginia Mountaineersat(6) LSU Tigers
June 7, 2025, 2:00 pm (EST) at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Team123456789 R H E
West Virginia0100042029111
(6) LSU00037600X1682
WP: Kade Anderson (10-1)   LP: Griffin Kirn (5-3)
Home runs:
WVU: West (11) Kelly (2)
LSU: Pearson (7) Milam (11) Curiel (7)
Attendance: 12,093

[27]

Baton Rouge Super Regional Game 2
West Virginia Mountaineersat(6) LSU Tigers
June 8, 2025, 7:00 pm (EST) at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Team123456789 R H E
(6) LSU15000060012101
West Virginia000310010563
WP: Anthony Eyanson (11-2)   LP: Jack Kartsonas (6-4)
Home runs:
WVU: Brown (8)
LSU: White (5) Rinehart (9) Lumsden (2)
Attendance: 12,301

[28]

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  20. Baseball America College: Top 25
  21. NCBWA Division I poll
  22. D1 Baseball
  23. Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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