Randy Mazey

Randy Mazey

Mazey in 2013
Biographical details
Born	(1966-05-23) May 23, 1966 (age 59) Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1985–1988	Clemson
1988	Burlington Indians
1989	Miami Miracle
Position(s)	Pitcher, outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1993	Clemson (assistant)
1994–1996	Charleston Southern
1997	Georgia (assistant)
1998	East Carolina (assistant)
1999–2002	Tennessee (assistant)
2003–2005	East Carolina
2006–2012	TCU (assistant)
2013–2024	West Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall	558–425–2
Tournaments	4–6 (C-USA) 15–20 (Big 12) 11–16 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As head coach: 1 Big South regular season (1996) 1 C-USA regular season (2004) 1 Big 12 regular season (2023) 2x NCAA Regional: (2004, 2024) As assistant coach: 5x NCAA Regional: (1991, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012) 2x NCAA Super Regional: (2001, 2010) 1 ACC Tournament (1991) 1 ACC regular season (1991) 4x MWC Tournament (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010) 7x MWC regular season (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Awards
Big South Coach of the Year (1996) C-USA Coach of the Year (2004) 2× Big 12 Coach of the Year (2019, 2023) 4x ABCA East Region Coach of the Year (2004, 2017, 2019, 2024)

Randy Mazey (born May 23, 1966) is an American college baseball coach. He was most recently the head baseball coach at West Virginia University, a position he had held from 2013 until 2024. Mazey attended Clemson University, where he played baseball for the Tigers from 1985 to 1988. Following a brief professional playing career, Mazey began his coaching career in 1990 as an assistant at Clemson. He was the head coach of Charleston Southern from 1994 to 1996 and East Carolina from 2003 to 2005, leading both teams to NCAA Division I Tournament appearances, Additionally, he was named the ABCA East Region Coach of the Year in 2004. ^{[1] [2]} After seven years as an assistant at TCU, Mazey was named the head coach at West Virginia in July 2012. ^{[3] [4]} Mazey was named the Big 12 Conference Baseball Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2023. ^[5] While also again being named ABCA East Region Coach of the Year in 2017, 2019 and 2024. ^{[6] [7]}

Playing career

Mazey was drafted by Cleveland in the 28th round of the 1988 draft. He played two seasons in the minors. ^[8]

Coaching career

Returning to Clemson, Mazey was assistant coach from 1990 to 1993, including a trip to the 1991 College World Series.^{[ citation needed ]}

West Virginia Mountaineers

Further information: West Virginia Mountaineers baseball

Mazey was hired as the head baseball coach at West Virginia University on June 6, 2012. ^[9] On July 18, 2023, Mazey announced his intention to retire after the 2024 season. ^[10]

West Virginia finished its season with a 36–24 overall record, reaching the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season but was eliminated by North Carolina in the Super Regionals.

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Mazey's yearly records as a head baseball coach. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	CB poll
Charleston Southern Buccaneers (Big South Conference)(1994–1996)
1994	Charleston Southern	19–34	14–13	5th
1995	Charleston Southern	17–36	8–16	7th
1996	Charleston Southern	30–24–1	17–4	1st	NCAA regional
Charleston Southern:		66–94–1 (.413)	39–33 (.542)
East Carolina Pirates (Conference USA)(2003–2005)
2003	East Carolina	34–27–1	17–13	5th	NCAA regional
2004	East Carolina	51–13	25–5	1st	NCAA Super Regional
2005	East Carolina	35–26	18–12	4th	NCAA regional
East Carolina:		120–66–1 (.644)	60–30 (.667)
West Virginia Mountaineers (Big 12 Conference)(2013–2024)
2013	West Virginia	33–26	13–11	t-3rd
2014	West Virginia	28–26	9–14	6th
2015	West Virginia	27–27	9–13	7th
2016	West Virginia	36–22	12–11	4th
2017	West Virginia	36–26	12–12	t-4th	NCAA regional
2018	West Virginia	29–27	9–15	7th
2019	West Virginia	38–22	13–11	4th	NCAA regional
2020	West Virginia	11–5	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	West Virginia	25–27	8–16	t-8th
2022	West Virginia	33–22	14–10	t-5th
2023	West Virginia	40–20	15–9	t-1st	NCAA regional
2024	West Virginia	36–24	19–11	4th	NCAA Super Regional
West Virginia:		372–274 (.576)	133–133 (.500)
Total:		558–425–2 (.568)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Randy Mazey". WVUSports.com. West Virginia Sports Information. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
2. "Randy Mazey". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
3. Bacaj, Robert (June 23, 2012). "Winning with Pitching". West Virginia Metro News. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
4. "TCU Hires Former Astro and Fullerton Ace as Pitching Coach". Star-Telegram.com. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
5. "weekly-release Week 16" (PDF). www.big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
6. "Mazey Named ABCA East Region Coach of the Year". West Virginia University Athletics. June 25, 2024.
7. "ABCA Coaches of the Year".
8. "Randy Mazey - Baseball Coach". West Virginia University Athletics.
9. "Randy Mazey Named West Virginia Baseball Head Coach". big12sports.com. June 6, 2012.
10. "Randy Mazey discusses his recent decision to retire". July 19, 2023.
11. "2011 Big South Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
12. "2012 East Carolina Pirates Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). East Carolina Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
13. "2013 Big 12 Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.