West Virginia Miners

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West Virginia Miners
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League Prospect League
LocationBeckley, West Virginia
Ballpark Linda K. Epling Stadium
Founded2010
Division championships5 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
League championships3 (2012, 2013, 2016)
ColorsGreen, Gold, Black, Gray, White
OwnershipDoug Epling
General manager Tim Epling
Media The Register-Herald, WMTD-FM
Website wvminersbaseball.com

The West Virginia Miners were a collegiate summer baseball team located in Beckley, West Virginia. The team began play in the Prospect League for the 2010 season. Home games are played at Linda K. Epling Stadium at the Upper Deck Training Center. It was announced in December 2022 that the Miners would not play in 2023, [1] looking to return in 2024 in a different league. [2] The Miners were not on the 2024 Prospect League schedule. [3]

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Seasons

SeasonManagerRecordWin %LeagueDivisionGBPost-season recordPost-season win %Post-season resultNotes
2010 Tim Epling [4] 26–30.46410th2nd13.00–0.000Did not qualify
2011Tim Epling29–27.5185th1st–1–1.500Won East Division Championship (Slippery Rock)
Lost Prospect League Championship (Quincy)
2012Tim Epling40–19.6781st1st–3–01.000Won East Division Championship (Chillicothe)
Won Prospect League Championship (Dubois County)
2013Tim Epling38–22.6332nd1st–4–01.000Won East Division Championship (Chillicothe)
Won Prospect League Championship (Quincy)
2014Tim Epling38–22.6334th3rd2.00–0.000Did not qualify
2015Tim Epling35–24.5933rd2nd2.52–3.400Won East Division Championship (Chillicothe)
Lost Prospect League Championship (Terre Haute)
2016Tim Epling34–25.5765th1st–4–01.000Won East Division Championship (Kokomo)
Won Prospect League Championship (Quincy)
2017Tim Epling30–28.5174th2nd6.00–2.000Lost East Division Championship (Butler)
2018Tim Epling30–29.5086th3rd7.00–0.000Did not qualify
2019Mike Syrett18–42.30011th6th22.00–0.000Did not qualify
2020Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021Tim Epling23–36.39015th4th12.50–0.000Did not qualify
2022 Tim Epling20–37.35115th4th16.50–0.000Did not qualify
Totals361–341.51414–6.700

References

  1. ↑ Fauber, Gary (December 13, 2022). "West Virginia Miners will not operate in 2023". The Register-Herald . Beckley, West Virginia. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ Farrish, Jessica (December 15, 2022). "WV Miners announce they will not play for 2023 season". WVNS-TV . Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Prospect League adds former team, new team" . Tribune-Star . Terre Haute, Indiana. September 21, 2023. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tim Epling". West Virginia Miners. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.


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