2024 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

2024 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
2024 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
NCAA Tucson Regional champions
NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional, 0–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
D1Baseball.com	No. 13
Record	36–24 (19–11 Big 12)
Head coach	Randy Mazey (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Sabins (9th season); Jacob Garcia (5th season); Jimmy Roesinger (2nd season);
Home stadium	Kendrick Family Ballpark

2024 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍^y	23	–	7	.767	40	–	21	.656
No. 21 Oklahoma State ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	9	.679	42	–	19	.689
Texas ‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	.667	36	–	24	.600
No. 13 ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	.633	36	–	24	.600
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	32	–	25	.561
No. 14 Kansas State ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15	.500	35	–	26	.574
Kansas ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	31	–	23	.574
UCF ‍‍‍^y	14	–	15	.483	37	–	21	.638
TCU ‍‍‍	14	–	16	.467	33	–	21	.611
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	12	–	17	.414	33	–	26	.559
Baylor ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	22	–	31	.415
Houston ‍‍‍	7	–	21	.250	26	–	28	.481
BYU ‍‍‍	7	–	23	.233	21	–	31	.404

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 26, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1baseball

The 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represented West Virginia University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Kendrick Family Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 12th season at West Virginia.

Previous season

The 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team had one of the most successful campaigns in program history. Led by head coach Randy Mazey in his 11th season and earning a share of the Big 12 regular season title—the first in school history since joining the conference in 2013.

West Virginia spent much of the season ranked in the national polls and reached as high as No. 6 in several major rankings, marking the program’s highest placement in modern polling history. The team qualified for the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and was selected as a No. 2 seed in the Lexington Regional, hosted by the 2023 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team. However, West Virginia was eliminated after going 1-2 in the regional finishing with a 40–20 overall record. ^[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

2024 West Virginia Mountaineers coaching staff

Randy Mazey - Head coach - 1st year (12th overall)
Steve Sabins - Associate Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - 9th year
Jacob Garcia - Assistant Coach - 5th year
Jimmy Roesinger - Assistant Coach - 1st year

Roster

2024 West Virginia Mountaineers roster^[3]

Pitchers

1 JJ Glasscock (RHP) – freshman (6'0, 170)
2 Derek Clark (LHP) – senior (5'9, 190)
3 Andrew Callaway (LHP) – freshman (6'0, 210)
10 Chase Meyer (RHP) – freshman (6'2, 175)
15 Maxx Yehl (LHP) – sophomore (6'6, 235)
16 David Hagaman (RHP) – RS sophomore (6'4, 215)
17 Joseph Fredericks (LHP) – freshman (5'9, 185)
20 Luke Lyman (RHP) – sophomore (6'5, 212)
21 Cole Fehrman (LHP) – sophomore (6'3, 180)
24 Aidan Major (RHP) – junior (5'11, 200)
35 Gavin Van Kempen (RHP) – sophomore (6'6, 225)
36 Bryce Amos (RHP) – sophomore (6'5, 235)
38 Tyler Switalski (LHP) – junior (6'4, 235)
40 Carson Estridge (RHP) – sophomore (6'7, 210)
42 Tommy Beam (RHP) – RS sophomore (6'7, 205)
43 Robby Porco (RHP) – sophomore (6'8, 235)
46 Hambleton Oliver (RHP) – graduate (6'2, 220)
52 Aidan Smith (RHP) – freshman (6'3, 215)
54 Hayden Cooper (RHP) – senior (6'3, 210)

Catchers

8 Brody Dalton – freshman (6'5, 185)
30 Luke Szepek – freshman (6'4, 215)
33 Logan Sauve – sophomore (5'10, 185)

Infielders

5 Armani Guzman – freshman (5'10, 205)
7 Tony Konopiots – freshman (6'1, 200)
9 Grant Hussey – junior (6'3, 225)
12 Brodie Kresser – junior (6'1, 180)
13 Reed Chumley – senior (6'1, 205)
18 Spencer Barnett – freshman (6'2, 205)
23 Ellis Garcia – sophomore (6'0, 215)
26 Nick Barone – sophomore (6'0, 175)
27 JJ Wetherholt – junior (5'10, 190)
31 Alex Marot – freshman (6'2, 200)
37 Ben Lumsden – sophomore (6'3, 200)
39 Kyle West – junior (6'4, 195)

Outfielders

4 Aaron Jamison – freshman (6'0, 195)
6 Skylar King – sophomore (6'1, 180)
25 Tyler Cox – junior (6'0, 185)
31 Alex Marot – freshman (6'2, 200)
41 Michael Perazza – freshman (6'3, 195)
44 Lincoln Pack – freshman (5'8, 170)

Utility players

11 Sam White – sophomore (5'11, 195)

Schedule

2024 West Virginia Baseball Game Log (36-24)^[4]

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = West Virginia team member

Regular Season (36-24)

February (0–0)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources

* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
Coaches'^[5]	RV	RV*	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	24	RV	RV	—	RV	—	RV	RV	17
Baseball America^[6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	21	20	—	—	—	—	—	13
NCBWA†^[7]	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	12	13
D1Baseball^[8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13
Perfect Game^[9]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	15

† 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.

Postseason

2024 Big 12 Conference Tournament

First round Tuesday May 21 Wednesday May 22			Second round Wednesday May 22 Thursday May 23			Third round Thursday May 23 Friday May 24			Semifinals Friday May 24			Finals Saturday May 25

7	Kansas	2
6	Kansas State	1	1	Oklahoma	4
9	TCU	5	9	TCU	0
4	West Virginia	2				1	Oklahoma	7
						7	Kansas	5


									1	Oklahoma	8
6	Kansas State	8							7	Kansas	6
4	West Virginia	4	6	Kansas State	4
			9	TCU	9
						9	TCU	10
						7	Kansas	11


												1	Oklahoma	3
8	UCF	6⁽¹¹⁾										2	Oklahoma State	9
5	Cincinnati	5	2	Oklahoma State	7
10	Texas Tech	6	10	Texas Tech	2
3	Texas	4				2	Oklahoma State	6
						8	UCF	7⁽¹⁰⁾


									8	UCF	1
5	Cincinnati	8							2	Oklahoma State	10
3	Texas	7	5	Cincinnati	5
			10	Texas Tech	10
						2	Oklahoma State	4
						10	Texas Tech	0

NCAA Tournament

Tucson Regional - Chapel Hill Super Regional

Bold indicates winner. Seeds for regional tournaments indicate seeds within regional. Seeds for super regional tournaments indicate national seeds only.

Regional			Regional			Regional Final				Super Regional

1	Arizona	4

4	Grand Canyon	9
			4	Grand Canyon	2

			3	West Virginia	5
3	West Virginia	4

2	Dallas Baptist	1
						3	West Virginia	10	–
Tucson Regional – Hi Corbett Field
						4	Grand Canyon	6	–
1	Arizona	0

2	Dallas Baptist	7
			4	Grand Canyon	12

			2	Dallas Baptist	10



											West Virginia	6	1	–

										4	North Carolina	8	2	–
1	North Carolina	11

4	LIU	8
			1	North Carolina	6

			2	LSU	2
3	Wofford	3

2	LSU	4
						1	North Carolina	4	4¹⁰
Chapel Hill Regional – Boshamer Stadium
						2	LSU	8	3
4	LIU	2

3	Wofford	5
			2	LSU	13

			3	Wofford	6

References

^ "2024 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ https://wvusports.com/news/2023/6/4/baseball-historic-season-comes-to-an-end-for-mountaineers-against-kentucky.aspx
^ "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
^ 2024 WVU baseball schedule
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ D1 Baseball
^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings

[1] "2024 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[2] ttps://wvusports.com/news/2023/6/4/baseball-historic-season-comes-to-an-end-for-mountaineers-against-kentucky.aspx

[roster-3] "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

[4] 2024 WVU baseball schedule

[5] Baseball Coaches Poll

[6] Baseball America College: Top 25

[7] NCBWA Division I poll

[8] D1 Baseball

[9] Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings

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