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.[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]

Randy Mazey
Mazey in 2013
Biographical details
Born (1966-05-23) May 23, 1966 (age 58)
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1985–1988Clemson
1988Burlington Indians
1989Miami Miracle
Position(s)Pitcher, outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1993Clemson (assistant)
1994–1996Charleston Southern
1997Georgia (assistant)
1998East Carolina (assistant)
1999–2002Tennessee (assistant)
2003–2005East Carolina
2006–2012TCU (assistant)
2013–2024West Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall542–425–2
Tournaments4–6 (C-USA)
13–12 (Big 12)
11–16 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Big South regular season (1996)
1 C-USA regular season (2004)
1 Big 12 regular season (2023)
Awards
Big South Coach of the Year
C-USA Coach of the Year (2004)
Big 12 Coach of the Year (2019, 2023)

Head coaching record

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Below is a table of Mazey's yearly records as a head baseball coach.[6][7][8]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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

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  1. ^ "Randy Mazey". WVUSports.com. West Virginia Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Randy Mazey". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. ^ Bacaj, Robert (23 June 2012). "Winning with Pitching". West Virginia Metro News. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  4. ^ "TCU Hires Former Astro and Fullerton Ace as Pitching Coach". Star-Telegram.com. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  5. ^ "weekly-release Week 16" (PDF). www.big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  6. ^ "2011 Big South Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  7. ^ "2012 East Carolina Pirates Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). East Carolina Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  8. ^ "2013 Big 12 Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.