2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

The 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represents West Virginia University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers play their home games at Monongalia County Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 4th season at West Virginia.

2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2016 record36–22 (12–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Derek Matlock (4th season)
  • Steve Sabins (1st season)
  • Robert Moorer (1st season)
Home stadiumMonongalia County Ballpark
2016 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 5 Texas Tech y 1950 .792  47200 .701
No. 4 Oklahoma State y 1680 .667  43220 .662
No. 3 TCU y 1590 .625  49180 .731
West Virginia  12110 .522  36220 .621
Oklahoma  11130 .458  30271 .526
Baylor  10140 .417  24290 .453
Texas  10140 .417  25320 .439
Kansas State  8160 .333  26310 .456
Kansas  6170 .261  20351 .366
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Previous Season

In 2015, the Mountaineers finished the season 7th in the Big 12 with a record of 27–27 (9–13 Big 12). WVU qualified for the 2015 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament and were eliminated in the second round. They failed to qualify for the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2016 West Virginia Mountaineers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 2 - Chad Donato - Junior
  • 4 - Cody Wood - Freshman
  • 5 - Brandon Boone - Junior
  • 7 - Jake Danner - Freshman
  • 11 - Nick Wernke - Sophomore
  • 15 - Conner Dotson - Sophomore
  • 18 - Ross Vance - Senior
  • 19 - Braden Zarbnisky - Freshman
  • 21 - Jacob Brewer - Freshman
  • 22 - Tanner Campbell - Freshman
  • 26 - Shane Ennis - Sophomore
  • 27 - Jeff Hardy - Junior
  • 29 - Michael Grove - Freshman
  • 33 - BJ Myers - Sophomore
  • 34 - Seth Jordan - Sophomore
  • 36 - Blake Smith - Senior
  • 47 - Endy Morales - Freshman
  • 55 - Jacob Potock - Freshman
  • 55 - Jackson Sigman - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 0 - Chase Illig - Freshman
  • 32 - Ivan Vera - Freshman
  • 42 - Ray Guerrini - Junior

Infielders

  • 8 - Shaun Corso - Sophomore
  • 9 - Kyle Gray - Freshman
  • 13 - Jackson Cramer - Junior
  • 25 - Marques Inman - Freshman
  • 28 - Cole Austin - Freshman
  • 31 - Tucker Cascadden - Freshman
  • 40 - Kyle Davis - Sophomore
  • 45 - Andrew Zitel - Freshman
  • 46 - Jimmy Galusky - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 7 - KC Huth - Senior
  • 12 - TJ Lake - Freshman
  • 19 - Kyle Casserly - Sophomore
  • 19 - Braden Zarbnisky - Freshman
  • 23 - Caleb Potter - Sophomore
  • 31 - Darius Hill - Freshman
  • 40 - Tate Brock - Freshman
  • 44 - Shaun Wood - Junior
 

Coaching Staff

NamePositionSeasons at
West Virginia
Alma Mater
Randy MazeyHead Coach4Clemson University (1988)
Derek MatlockAssistant Coach4University of Texas at Arlington (1990)
Steve SabinsAssistant Coach1Embry–Riddle (2011)

Schedule & Results

2016 West Virginia Mountaineers Baseball Game Log
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = West Virginia team member
Regular Season
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

  1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
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