2022 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

College Baseball Season

2022 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record33–22 (14–10 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Randy Mazey (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Sabins (7th season)
  • Mark Ginther (4th season)
  • Jacob Garcia (3rd season)
Home stadiumMonongalia County Ballpark
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 TCU ‍†‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 38 – 22   .633
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 42 – 22   .656
No. 2 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9   .625 45 – 24   .652
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 39 – 22   .639
No. 8 Texas  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 47 – 22   .681
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 33 – 22   .600
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 29 – 29   .500
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 26 – 28   .481
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 20 – 35   .364
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 1, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1baseball


The 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represented the University of West Virginia during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Monongalia County Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 10th season at West Virginia.

Previous season

The 2021 team finished the season with a 25–27 record and an 8–16 record in the Big 12. In the 2021 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, the eighth-seeded Mountaineers upset top-seeded Texas in the first round 5–1, but fell 2–12 to fourth-seeded Oklahoma State and 2–3 to Texas to end their conference tournament in the Second Round. The Mountaineers did not earn an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at WVU Alma Mater
Randy Mazey Head Coach 10 Clemson (1988)
Steve Sabins Associate Head Coach 7 Embry–Riddle (2011)
Mark Ginther Assistant Coach 4 Oklahoma State (2013)
Jacob Garcia Assistant Coach 3 Northern Colorado (2018)

Roster

2022 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 1 Kevin Dowdell – junior (6'1, 210)
  • 3 Josh Heath – freshman (6'1, 205)
  • 7 Trevor Sharp – sophomore (6'3, 190)
  • 8 Tim Wynia – junior (6'3, 210)
  • 11 Ben Hampton – sophomore (6'1, 205)
  • 12 Chase Smith – Fifth Year (6'2, 180)
  • 15 Trent Hodgdon – freshman (6'3, 205)
  • 17 Carlson Reed – sophomore (6'4, 200)
  • 23 Zach Bravo – Fifth Year (6'0, 170)
  • 24 Jacob Watters – junior (6'4, 230)
  • 30 Beau Lowery – senior (6'0, 210)
  • 31 Tyler Strechay – RS sophomore (6'3, 220)
  • 32 Chris Sleeper – freshman (6'3, 230)
  • 35 Deaton Oak – freshman (6'1, 165)
  • 36 Noah Short – RS junior (6'1, 190)
  • 37 Zach Ottinger – senior (6'1, 190)
  • 39 Trey Braithwaite – Fifth Year (6'3, 220)
  • 40 Aidan Major – freshman (5'11, 210)
  • 42 Tommy Beam – freshman (6'7, 200)
  • 43 Daniel Ouderkirk – RS junior (6'9, 255)
  • 45 Michael Kilker – freshman (6'2, 205)
  • 46 Will Watson – freshman (6'6, 235)
  • 48 David Hagaman – freshman (6'4, 185)
  

Catchers

  • 10 Joel Gardner – freshman (5'11, 210)
  • 25 McGwire Holbrook – sophomore (6'1, 215)
  • 26 Vince Ippoliti – RS senior (6'0, 200)
  • 33 Dane Leonard – RS junior (6'0, 190)

Infielders

  • 2 Tevin Tucker – RS junior (6'0, 190)
  • 9 Grant Hussey – freshman (6'3, 220)
  • 16 Nathan Blasick – sophomore (6'3, 205)
  • 19 Alex Khan – freshman (6'2, 185)
  • 20 Ben Abernathy – sophomore (5’10, 160)
  • 27 JJ Wetherholt – freshman (5'10, 190)
  • 29 Jimmy Sadler – freshman (6'0, 190)
  • 41 Evan Smith – freshman (6'2, 200)
  • 50 Mikey Kluska – sophomore (6'1, 185)

Outfielders

  • 5 Tyler Cox – freshman (5'10, 170)
  • 6 Victor Scott II – junior (5’11, 190)
  • 13 Braden Berry – sophomore (6'4, 190)
  • 21 Austin Davis – senior (5'11, 175)
  

Schedule and results

2022 West Virginia Baseball Game Log (33–22)[3]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = West Virginia team member
Regular Season (33–22)
February (5–2)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall
Record 		Big 12
Record 		Sources
Feb. 18 11:00 am — vs. Central Michigan* — Springs Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC		 W
13–8		 Lowery
(1–0)		 Patty
(0–1)		 — 969 1–0 — Stats
Story
Feb. 19 11:00 am — vs. Kent State* — Spring Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC		 W
8–3		 Hampton
(1–0)		 Romel
(0–1)		 — 1,179 2–0 — Stats
Story
Feb. 20 11:00 am — vs. Central Michigan* — Spring Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC		 W
10–0		 Sleeper
(1–0)		 Buczkowski
(0–1)		 — 1,055 3–0 — Stats
Story
Feb. 21 12:00 pm ESPN+ at Coastal Carolina* — Springs Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC		 L
7–9		 Maton
(1–0)		 Watters
(0–1)		 Sharkey
(1)		 2,312 3–1 — Stats
Story
Feb. 25 4:00 pm ESPN+ at Charlotte* — Hayes Stadium
Charlotte, NC		 W
5–4		 Watters
(1–1)		 Bruce
(0–1)		 — 1,136 4–1 — Stats
Story
Feb. 26 12:00 pm — at Charlotte* — Hayes Field
Charlotte, NC		 W
9–2		 Hampton
(2–0)		 Hansen
(0–1)		 — — 5–1 — Stats
Story
Feb. 26 4:15 pm — at Charlotte* — Hayes Field
Charlotte, NC		 L
4–5		 Michelson
(1–0)		 Smith
(0–1)		 Oh
(1)		 1,180 5–2 — Stats
Story
March (9–7)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall
Record 		Big 12
Record 		Sources
March 1 3:00 pm ESPN+ Canisius* - Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
17–3		 Kilker
(1–0)		 Guiliano
(0–1)		 — 1,356 6–2 — Stats
Story
March 4 8:00 pm B1G+ at Minnesota* — U.S. Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN		 W
5–4		 Lowery
(2–0)		 Semb
(0–2)		 Watters
(1)		 100 7–2 — Stats
Story
March 5 4:00 pm B1G+ vs. Illinois* — U.S. Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN		 L
2–6		 Gowens
(1–0)		 Hampton
(2–1)		 — 834 7–3 — Stats
Story
March 6 11:00 am B1G+ vs. Michigan State* — U.S. Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN		 L
3–9		 Szczepaniak
(2–0)		 Sleeper
(1–1)		 Bischoff
(2)		 375 7–4 — Stats
Story
March 8 5:00 pm — Rider* — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
5–4(10)		 Kilker
(2–0)		 Stalzer
(1–1)		 — 1,016 8–4 — Stats
Story
March 11 12:00 pm ESPN+ Ohio State* — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 L
4–10		 Coupet
(2–2)		 Reed
(0–1)		 Hammerberg
(1)		 2,280 8–5 — Stats
March 11 4:00 pm ESPN+ Ohio State* — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
7–6		 Lowery
(3–0)		 Brock
(0–2)		 — 2,880 9–5 — Stats
Story
March 13 1:00 pm ESPN+ Ohio State* — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 Canceled
March 15 4:00 pm ACCNX at Duke* — Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Durham, NC		 L
1–2		 Stinson
(1–0)		 Sleeper
(1–2)		 Loper
(3)		 371 9–6 — Stats
Story
March 16 4:00 pm ESPN+ at High Point* — George S. Erath Field
High Point, NC		 Canceled
March 18 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Campbell* — Jim Perry Stadium
Buies Creek, NC		 L
6–8		 Harrington
(4–1)		 Short
(0–1)		 — 670 9–7 — Stats
Story
March 19 3:00 pm ESPN+ at Campbell* — Jim Perry Stadium
Buies Creek, NC		 W
6–3		 Hampton
(3–1)		 Kuehler
(0–3)		 — 686 10–7 — Stats
Story
March 20 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Campbell* — Jim Perry Stadium
Buies Creek, NC		 L
5–6		 Murray
(1–0)		 Sleeper
(1–3)		 Neto
(2)		 623 10–8 — Stats
Story
March 22 6:30 pm ESPN+ Marshall* — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 Postponed
March 24 6:30 pm ESPN+ Youngstown State* — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
6–4		 Bravo
(1–0)		 Rhodes
(0–1)		 Braithwaite
(1)		 1,379 11–8 — Stats
Story
March 25 11:00 am ESPN+ Youngstown State* — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
9–3		 Hampton
(4–1)		 Coles
(0–2)		 — 1,030 12–8 — Stats
March 25 2:30 pm ESPN+ Youngstown State* — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
13–2		 Watters
(2–1)		 Brosky
(2–3)		 — 1,066 13–8 — Stats
Story
March 29 3:00 pm — at Marshall* — Kennedy Center Field
Huntington, WV		 W
7–3		 Bravo
(2–0)		 Capuano
(1–4)		 — 145 14–8 — Stats
Story
March 30 5:00 pm ACCNX at Pittsburgh* — Charles L. Cost Field
Pittsburgh, PA		 L
6–9		 Devereux
(2–0)		 Sleeper
(1–4)		 Stuart
(3)		 340 14–9 — Stats
Story
April (11–7)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall
Record 		Big 12
Record 		Sources
April 1 7:00 pm ESPN+ at #12 TCU — Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		 W
3–2		 Braithwaite
(1–0)		 Ridings
(2–1)		 Short
(1)		 3,902 15–9 1–0 Stats
Story
April 2 3:00 pm ESPN+ at #12 TCU — Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		 L
4–5		 Perez
(2–1)		 Hampton
(4–2)		 Ridings
(8)		 4,668 15–10 1–1 Stats
Story
April 3 1:00 pm ESPN+ at #12 TCU — Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		 W
5–2		 Bravo
(3–0)		 Walker
(3–1)		 Braithwaite
(2)		 4,013 16–10 2–1 Stats
Story
April 6 3:00 pm ESPN+ Marshall* — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
17–8		 Ottinger
(1–0)		 Heiner
(0–2)		 — 2,115 17–10 — Stats
Story
April 8 5:00 pm ESPN+ Baylor — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
7–6		 Braithwaite
(2–0)		 Marriott
(2–1)		 — 2,291 18–10 3–1 Stats
Story
April 9 1:00 pm ESPN+ Baylor — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
8–4		 Hampton
(5–2)		 Andrade
(2–1)		 Ottinger
(1)		 2,463 19–10 4–1 Stats
Story
April 10 1:00 pm ESPN+ Baylor — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
7–5		 Sleeper
(2–4)		 Jackson
(2–3)		 Braithwaite
(3)		 2,652 20–10 5–1 Stats
Story
April 12 6:00 pm B1G+ at Penn State* — Medlar Field
University Park, PA		 W
8–4		 Major
(1–0)		 Molsky
(0–5)		 — 805 21–10 — Stats
Story
April 15 6:30 pm ESPN+ #5 Oklahoma State — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 L
1–2		 Campbell
(5–1)		 Watters
(2–2)		 McLean
(2)		 3,291 21–11 5–2 Stats
Story
April 16 4:00 pm ESPN+ #5 Oklahoma State — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
5–2		 Hampton
(6–2)		 Mederos
(3–2)		 Braithwaite
(4)		 2,825 22–11 6–2 Stats
Story
April 17 1:00 pm ESPN+ #5 Oklahoma State — Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 L
3–13(8)		 Osmond
(3–1)		 Bravo
(3–1)		 — 1,840 22–12 6–3 Stats
Story
April 20 1:00 pm ACCNX vs. Pittsburgh* — PNC Park
Pittsburgh, PA		 W
3–2(11)		 Abernathy
(1–0)		 Devereux
(3–2)		 — 861 23–12 — Stats
Story
April 22 7:30 pm ESPN+ at #9 Texas Tech — Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX		 L
5–7		 Morris
(5–0)		 Watters
(2–3)		 — 23–13 6–4 Stats
April 23 3:00 pm ESPN+ at #9 Texas Tech — Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX		 L
2–12(8)		 Birdsell
(6–2)		 Hampton
(6–3)		 — 4,432 23–14 6–5 Stats
Story
April 24 2:00 pm ESPN+ at #9 Texas Tech — Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX		 W
15–4		 Smith
(1–1)		 Molina
(1–5)		 Braithwaite
(5)		 3,973 24–14 7–5 Stats
Story
April 27 6:30 pm ESPN+ Penn State* Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 L
4–8		 Mellott
(3–4)		 Ottinger
(1–1)		 — 2,612 24–15 — Stats
Story
April 29 7:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS		 L
3–7		 Hegarty
(5–4)		 Watters
(2–4)		 — 663 24–16 7–6 Stats
Story
April 30 3:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS		 W
10–7		 Sleeper
(3–4)		 Allen
(2–2)		 Smith
(1)		 808 25–16 8–6 Stats
Story
May (8–4)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall
Record 		Big 12
Record 		Sources
May 1 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS		 W
10–8		 Ottinger
(2–1)		 Vanderhei
(5–4)		 Braithwaite
(6)		 739 26–16 9–6 Stats
Story
May 4 6:00 pm — Charleston* Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
3–2		 Ouderkirk
(1–0)		 Peschl
(2–1)		 — 1,226 27–16 — Stats
Story
May 7 2:00 pm ESPN+ Texas Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 L
2–5		 Hansen
(8–1)		 Watters
(2–5)		 — 3,213 27–17 9–7 Stats
May 7 5:30 pm ESPN+ Texas Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 L
0–11(7)		 Gordon
(5–1)		 Hampton
(6–4)		 — 3,213 27–18 9–8 Stats
Story
May 8 1:00 pm ESPN+ Texas Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
8–6		 Braithwaite
(3–0)		 Stevens
(5–6)		 Short
(2)		 2,833 28–18 10–8 Stats
Story
May 10 6:30 pm ESPN+ Pittsburgh* Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
9–1		 Major
(2–0)		 Bautista
(0–1)		 — 3,169 29–18 — Stats
Story
May 13 7:30 pm — at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Park
Norman, OK		 L
1–15		 Bennett
(5–3)		 Watters
(2–6)		 — 1,450 29–19 10–9 Stats
Story
May 14 3:00 pm — at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Park
Norman, OK		 W
9–8		 Hampton
(7–4)		 Sandlin
5–3		 Braithwaite
(7)		 1,392 30–19 11–9 Stats
Story
May 15 3:00 pm — at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Park
Norman, OK		 L
7–17(7)		 Michael
(4–1)		 Ottinger
(2–2)		 — 1,584 30–20 11–10 Stats
Story
May 19 6:30 pm ESPN+ Kansas State Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
15–4		 Watters
(3–6)		 Adams
(5–6)		 — 2,934 31–20 12–10 Stats
Story
May 20 6:30 pm ESPN+ Kansas State Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
15–4		 Hampton
(8–4)		 Fajardo
(4–2)		 — 2,918 32–20 13–10 Stats
Story
May 21 12:00 pm ESPN+ Kansas State Monongalia Co. Ballpark
Granville, WV		 W
5–1		 Major
(5–1)		 Phillips
(0–1)		 Braithwaite
(8)		 2,669 33–20 14–10 Stats
Story
Postseason (0–2)
Big 12 Tournament (0–2)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall
Record 		Tourney
Record 		Sources
May 25 7:30 pm ESPN+ vs. (3) Oklahoma (6) Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX		 L
4–6		 Campbell
(3–0)		 Watters
(3–7)		 — 5,528 33–21 0–1 Stats
Story
May 26 1:30 pm ESPN+ vs. (7) Kansas State (6) Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX		 L
5–8		 Adams
(6–6)		 Hampton
(8–5)		 Phillips
(7)		 — 33–22 0–2 Stats
Story
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[4]——*RVRV—————RVRVRV———————
Baseball America[5]———————————————————
Collegiate Baseball^[6]—30——————2428—————————
NCBWA†[7]RVRVRV———RVRVRVRV—RV————
D1Baseball[8]——————————————————

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† 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.

References

  1. ^ "2022 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
  5. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  6. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  7. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  8. ^ D1Baseball poll
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