2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	27–27 (9–13 Big 12)
Head coach	Randy Mazey (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Derek Matlock (3rd season); Steven Trout (3rd season);
Home stadium	Monongalia County Ballpark
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represented West Virginia University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at the newly constructed Monongalia County Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 3rd season at West Virginia.

2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 TCU ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	5	.783	51	–	15	.773
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	14	–	8	.636	38	–	20	.655
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	34	–	27	.557
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	31	–	24	.564
Texas ‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	13	.458	30	–	27	.526
Kansas State ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	27	–	30	.474
West Virginia ‍‍‍	9	–	13	.409	27	–	27	.500
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	23	–	32	.418
Kansas ‍‍‍	8	–	15	.348	23	–	32	.418

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball ^[1]

Previous season

In 2014, the Mountaineers finished the season 6th in the Big 12 with a record of 28–26, 9–14 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament and were eliminated in the second round. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

New Venue

In June 2013, the West Virginia University Board of Governors approved a deal that would allow the baseball program to build a new stadium near the university's location of Morgantown.^[2] Ground broke on October 17, 2013, at the University Town Centre in nearby Granville.^[3] The first game at the venue is scheduled for March 17 against Waynesburg. After the college baseball season is over, the ballpark will be used by the West Virginia Black Bears, a Class A short-season affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Black Bears relocated from Jamestown, New York, after the 2014 season.^[4]

Personnel

Roster

2015 West Virginia Mountaineers roster^[5]

Pitchers

2 - Chad Donato - Sophomore
5 - Brandon Boone - Sophomore
7 - Jake Danner - Freshman
10 - Jordan Sergent - Freshman
11 - Nick Wernke - Freshman
12 - Shay Phillips - Freshman
15 - Conner Dotson - Freshman
17 - Connor McMann - Freshman
18 - Ross Vance - Junior
24 - Josh Bornstein - Sophomore
26 - Shane Ennis - Freshman
27 - Jeff Hardy - Junior
28 - Alec Horvath - Junior
30 - Adam Keller - Freshman
33 - BJ Myers - Freshman
34 - Seth Jordan - Freshman
36 - Blake Smith - Junior
43 - Dimitri Casas - Freshman
55 - Jackson Sigman - Sophomore

Catchers

22 - Cameron O'Brien - Senior
42 - Ray Guerrini - Sophomore

Infielders

3 - Taylor Munden - Senior
6 - Jimmy Galusky - Freshman
8 - Shaun Corso - Freshman
13 - Jackson Cramer - Sophomore
19 - Kyle Casserly - Freshman
21 - Justin Fox - Senior
25 - Brad Johnson - Senior
31 - Tucker Cascadden - Freshman
32 - Kyle Davis - Freshman
44 - Shaun Wood - Sophomore

Outfielders

1 - KC Huth - Junior
4 - Tony Strasiser - Freshman
20 - Caleb Potter - Freshman

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at West Virginia	Alma Mater
Randy Mazey	Head coach	3	Clemson University (1988)
Derek Matlock	Assistant coach	3	University of Texas at Arlington (1990)
Steven Trout	Assistant coach	3	Texas Christian University (2007)

Season

February

West Virginia opened their season with a three-game series against Clemson on the road at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. In game one of the series, freshman B. J. Myers (five innings) and junior Blake Smith (four innings) combined to shutout the Tigers, 2–0.^[6]

Schedule

Legend
	West Virginia win
	West Virginia loss
	Postponement
Bold	West Virginia team member

2015 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball game log

Regular season

February

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	B12 Record
February 13	at #24 Clemson	Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	2–0	Smith (1–0)	Bostic (0–1)		4,890	1–0	–
February 14	at #24 Clemson	Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	2–4	Erwin (1–0)	Vance (0–1)	Moyer (1)		1–1	–
February 15	at #24 Clemson	Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	6–1	Donato (1–0)	Koerner (0–1)			2–1	–
February 20	at Georgia Southern	J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	4–7	Pressey (1–0)	Keller (0–1)	Brown (2)		2–2	–
February 21	at Georgia Southern	J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	12–4	Vance (1–1)	Kelly (0–1)			3–2	–
February 22	at Georgia Southern	J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	2–15	Simmons (0–1)	Donato (1–1)			3–3	–
February 27	vs. Kent State	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	2–5	Jensen-Clagg (2–1)	Myers (0–1)			3–4	–
February 27	at Coastal Carolina	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	3–4 (13 innings)	Beckwith (1–0)	Dotson (0–1)			3–5	–
February 28	vs. Ball State	TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC	7–6	Hardy (1–0)	Henderson (0–1)	Wernke (1)		4–5	–

March

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Overall record	B12 Record
March 1	vs. #25 Illinois	TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC	1–2	Mamlic (1–0)	Donato (1–2)	Roper (1)	4–6	–
March 6	at East Tennessee State	Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN	7–6	Smith (2–0)	Cate (0–1)		5–6	–
March 7	at East Tennessee State	Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN	18–2	Vance (2–1)	Haeberle (2–2)		6–6	–
March 8	at East Tennessee State	Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN	13-4	Donato (2–2)	Krieg (1–1)		7–6	–
March 10	at Liberty	Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA					7–6	–
March 13	at #16 Texas	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	3–4 (10 innings)				7–7	0-1
March 14	at #16 Texas	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	7–6 (10 innings)				8–7	1-1
March 15	at #16 Texas	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	1–5				8–8	1-2
March 17	Waynesburg	CONSOL Energy Ballpark • Washington, PA	14–9				9–8	1-2
March 20	at Baylor	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	4–5				9–9	1-3
March 21	at Baylor	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	4–10				9–10	1-4
March 22	at Baylor	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	8–2				10–10	2-4
March 24	at Stephen F. Austin	Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX	14–5				11–10	2-4
March 25	at Texas–Arlington	Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	6–4				12–10	2-4
March 27	Charleston Southern	CONSOL Energy Ballpark • Washington, PA	9–2				13–10	2-4
March 28	Charleston Southern	CONSOL Energy Ballpark • Washington, PA	9–2				14–10	2-4
March 29	Charleston Southern	CONSOL Energy Ballpark • Washington, PA	8–0				15–10	2-4
March 31	at Pittsburgh	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA	4–1				16–10	2-4

April

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Attendance	Overall record	B12 Record
April 2	at Kansas State	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	2–8		16–11	2-5
April 3	at Kansas State	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	5–3		17–11	3-5
April 4	at Kansas State	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	3–2		18–11	4-5
April 7	at #17 Maryland	Shipley Field • College Park, MD	7–12		18–12	4-5
April 10	Butler	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	6–5 (13 innings)	3,110	19–12	4-5
April 11	Butler	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	8–0	2,211	20–12	4-5
April 12	Butler	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	12–4	1,647	21–12	4-5
April 14	Penn State	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	3–5		21–13	4-5
April 17	#23 Oklahoma	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	0–2	1,719	21–14	4-6
April 18	#23 Oklahoma	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	6–5	2,871	22–14	5-6
April 19	#23 Oklahoma	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	2–10		22–15	5-7
April 21	Marshall	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	3–2		23–15	5-7
April 24	Kansas	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	1–3		23–16	5-8
April 25	Kansas	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	5–9		23–17	5-9
April 26	Kansas	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	5–4	1,503	24–17	6-9
April 28	vs. Marshall	Appalachian Power Park • Charleston, WV	2–3	2,263	24–18	6-9
April 29	vs. Radford	RU Baseball Stadium • Radford, VA	4–9		24–19	6-9

May

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Attendance	Overall record	B12 Record
May 1	#4 TCU	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	4–9	2,541	24–20	6-10
May 2	#4 TCU	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	2–6	2,107	24–21	6-11
May 3	#4 TCU	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	0–5	1,691	24–22	6-12
May 5	at Virginia Tech	English Field • Blacksburg, VA	3–13		24–23	6-12
May 8	at #11 Oklahoma State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK	5–4		25–23	7-12
May 9	at #11 Oklahoma State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK			25–23	7-12
May 10	at #11 Oklahoma State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK			25–23	7-12
May 12	Pittsburgh	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	1–4	3,037	25–24	7-12
May 14	Texas Tech	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	6–4		26–24	8-12
May 15	Texas Tech	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	8–2	1,883	27–24	9-12
May 16	Texas Tech	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV	2–8	1,697	27–25	9-13

Post-season

Big 12 Tournament

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	B12 Record
May 20	#11 Oklahoma State		ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK	0–3					27–26	9-13
May 21	Oklahoma		ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK	1–6					27–27	9-13

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ "WVU Board Approves Land Buy for Baseball Stadium". WBOY-TV. Associated Press. June 6, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
^ "New Ballpark". West Virginia Mountaineers. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014.
^ Vingle, Mitch. Morgantown lands NY-Penn League baseball team. Charleston Gazette. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
^ "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
^ "WVU DEFEATS NO. 24 CLEMSON IN OPENER". wvusports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

[1] "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[2] "WVU Board Approves Land Buy for Baseball Stadium". WBOY-TV. Associated Press. June 6, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.

[3] "New Ballpark". West Virginia Mountaineers. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014.

[4] Vingle, Mitch. Morgantown lands NY-Penn League baseball team. Charleston Gazette. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

[5] "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved January 20, 2015.

[6] "WVU DEFEATS NO. 24 CLEMSON IN OPENER". wvusports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

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