2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
Big 12 Regular season champions
NCAA Clemson Regional champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
D1Baseball.comNo. 14
Record44–16 (19–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jacob Garcia (6th season)
  • Jimmy Roesinger (2nd season)
  • Justin Oney (1st season)
Home stadiumWagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark
2025 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 9   .679 44 – 16   .733
Kansas ‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 43 – 17   .717
TCU ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 39 – 20   .661
No. 7 Arizona ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 12   .600 44 – 21   .677
Arizona State ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 36 – 24   .600
Kansas State ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 32 – 26   .552
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 15 – 12   .556 30 – 25   .545
Cincinnati ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 33 – 26   .559
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 20 – 33   .377
Baylor ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 33 – 22   .600
Houston ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 30 – 25   .545
BYU ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 28 – 27   .509
UCF ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 29 – 26   .527
Utah ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 21 – 29   .420
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 23, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represents West Virginia University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers play their home games at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by first year head coach, Steve Sabins. The Mountaineers finished the season 44–16 and a Big 12 regular-season championship. West Virginia swept the Clemson Regional with two wins over Kentucky Wildcats and one over the No. 11 ranked Clemson Tigers. With the regional title, the Mountaineers advanced to the Baton Rouge Super Regional—marking their second consecutive Super Regional appearance—where they were eliminated by the No. 6 national seed, LSU Tigers, in two games.[2]

Previous season

Main article: 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

The 2024 season marked the final year for head coach Randy Mazey, who retired following the conclusion of the campaign. West Virginia finished with an overall record of 36–24 and a 19–11 mark in Big 12 play. The Mountaineers captured the first NCAA Regional title in program history by winning the Tucson Regional. Their season concluded in the Chapel Hill Super Regional, where they were eliminated in two games by the North Carolina Tar Heels.[3]

Offseason

2024 MLB Draft

Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball draft
2024 MLB draft class
Round Overall Pick Player Position MLB Team
1 7 JJ Wetherholt INF St Louis Cardinals
4 133 David Hagaman RHP Texas Rangers
5 146 Aidan Major RHP Cleveland Guardians
9 262 Derek Clark LHP Los Angeles Angels
16 478 Tyler Switalski LHP San Francisco Giants

Acquisitions

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Former School Notes
Jack Kartsonas 67 RHP 6’4” 220 Graduate Kent State
Tyler Hutson 53 RHP 6’4” 200 Senior Southern Indiana
Jace Rinehart 0 OF 6’0” 215 Senior USC Upstate
Reese Bassinger 29 RHP 6’1” 185 Senior Tarleton State
Chase Swain 24 SS 6’0” 185 RS Junior Manhattan
Griffin Kirn 54 LHP 6’3” 215 RS Senior Quincy

[4]

Preseason

Preseason Big 12 awards and honors

Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Player No. Position Class Designation
Logan Sauve 33 C Junior First Team

[5]

Big 12 Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on January 23, 2025. West Virginia was picked to finish fourth in the Big 12.

Big 12 coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oklahoma State 163 (9)
2 Arizona 152 (4)
3 TCU 149 (1)
4 West Virginia 115
5 Texas Tech 111
6 Arizona State 96
7 UCF 93
8 Kansas State 88
9 Kansas 85
10 Cincinnati 73
11 Houston 45
12 Utah 44
13 Baylor 39
14 BYU 2

Source:[6]

Personnel

Coaching staff

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers coaching staff
  • Steve Sabins - Head coach - 1st year (10th overall)
  • Jacob Garcia - Associate Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - 6th year
  • Jimmy Roesinger - Assistant Coach - 2nd year
  • Justin Oney - Assistant Coach - 1st year

Support staff

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers support staff
  • Joey Cuomo – Director of operations – 3rd year
  • Christopher Reilly – Director of Pitching & Personnel – 1st year
  • Drew Hefner – Director of player development – 2nd year
  • Jedd Gyorko – Special Assistant to Head Coach – 1st year

Source:[7]

Roster

2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
0 OF Jace Rinehart L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Mannington, WV
1 RHP JJ Glasscock R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Fluvanna County, VA
2 C Gavin Kelly R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pittsburgh, PA
4 OF Jorge Valdes L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Milton, Ontario
5 INF Armani Guzman L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So New York, NY
6 OF Skylar King L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Columbia, SC
7 OF Michael Perazza L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Naples, FL
9 INF Grant Hussey L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Parkersburg, WV
10 RHP David Hagen R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Loveland, OH
11 UTL Sam White L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Aurora, Ontario
12 INF Brodie Kresser R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jesup, IA
13 INF Ryan Maggy L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Peru, NY
15 LHP Maxx Yehl L/L 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Portville, NY
16 RHP Benjamin Hudson L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Medford, NJ
17 LHP Joseph Fredericks L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Virginia Beach, VA
18 INF Spencer Barnett L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Pittsburgh, PA
19 INF Jackson Ingram R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Staunton, VA
20 RHP Luke Lyman R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Berryville, VA
21 LHP Cole Fehrman R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Doylestown, PA
23 INF Ellis Garcia R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Elmwood Park, NJ
24 INF Chase Swain R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Elsinboro, NJ
25 LHP JD Costanzo L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Pittsburgh, PA
29 RHP Reese Bassinger R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Wylie, TX
30 RHP Tucker DeLisle R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Philadelphia, PA
31 UTL Alex Marot R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Johnston, RI
33 C Logan Sauve R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Boiling Springs, PA
34 RHP Bryant Yoak R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Big Bend, WV
35 RHP Gavin Van Kempen R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Castleton, NY
37 INF Ben Lumsden L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Simpsonville, SC
39 INF Kyle West L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hedgesville, WV
40 RHP Carson Estridge L/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Haymarket, VA
41 OF Maxwell Molessa L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Pullman, WV
42 RHP Carlos Caraballo R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hanover, PA
43 RHP Robby Porco R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Warrington, PA
45 RHP Aiden Cody R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Spring Lake Heights, NJ
46 RHP Mac Stiffler R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hagerstown, MD
52 RHP Aidan Smith R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Silver Spring, MD
53 RHP Tyler Hutson L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Villa Hills, KY
54 RHP Griffin Kirn L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Quincy, IL
55 RHP Ben McDougal L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bridgeport, WV
67 RHP Jack Kartsonas R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Gr Pittsburgh, PA
88 RHP Bryson Hoff R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Charleston, WV
99 RHP Chase Meyer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Daytona Beach, FL
Head coach

Steve Sabins

Assistant coach(es)

Justin Oney

Pitching coach(es)

Jimmy Roesinger

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

[8]

Schedule and results

2025 West Virginia Baseball Game Log (44–16)[9]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = West Virginia team member
Regular Season (40–13)
Postseason (4–3)
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.

Statistics

Cumulative linescore

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
West Virginia 0
Opponents 0

Awards and honors

Big 12 awards and honors

All-Big 12 Team
Player No. Position Class Designation
Logan Sauve 33 C Junior First Team
Griffin Kirn 54 RHP Senior First Team
Kyle West 39 OF Senior Second Team
Jack Kartsonas 67 RHP Senior Second Team
Gavin Kelly 2 C/OF Freshman Freshman Team

[13]

Weekly Honors

Player Award Date Ref.
Griffin Kirn Big 12 Pitcher of the Week March 3 [14]
Chase Meyer Big 12 Pitcher of the Week March 17 [15]
Logan Sauve Big 12 Player of the Week April 14 [16]

Watchlists

Player Award Ref.
Logan Sauve Buster Posey Award [17]
Brodie Kresser Brooks Wallace Award [18]

Regional awards and honors

All-Regional Team
Player No. Position Class Designation

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches'[19]RVRV*RV242424RV25232014131317232424*17
Baseball America[20]—————25———22148919———13
NCBWA†[21]292522222120232320181010131417231212
D1Baseball[22]—————————2417161216———14
Perfect Game[23]21212116131316111111947142323*23*14

† 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.

NCAA Tournament

Clemson Regional

See also: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § Baton Rouge Super Regional

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

Clemson Regional Teams
(1) Clemson Tigers (2) West Virginia Mountaineers (3) Kentucky Wildcats (4) SC Upstate Spartans
Clemson Regional Round 1
(3) Kentucky Wildcats vs. (2) West Virginia Mountaineers
May 30, 2025, 2:45 pm (EST) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(3) Kentucky 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2
(2) West Virginia 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 7 2
WP: Reese Bassinger (7-1)   LP: Simon Gregersen (0-6)
Attendance: 5,288

[24]

Clemson Regional Round 2
(2) West Virginia Mountaineers vs. (1) Clemson Tigers
May 31, 2025, 6:00 pm (EST) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) West Virginia 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 9 15 2
(1) Clemson 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 6 8 1
WP: Chase Meyer (9-2)   LP: Lucas Mahlstedt (4-1)   Sv: Ben McDougal (2)
Home runs:
WVU: None
CLEM: Cannarella (5)
Attendance: 6,475

[25]

Clemson Regional Final
(3) Kentucky Wildcats vs. (2) West Virginia Mountaineers
June 1, 2025, 6:00 pm (EST) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(3) Kentucky 0 4 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 12 13 2
(2) West Virginia 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 X 13 12 5
WP: Benjamin Hudson (3-1)   LP: McCoy (1-2)   Sv: Griffin Kirn (1)
Home runs:
UK: Brown (3) Burkes (6)
WVU: Sauve (8)
Attendance: 5,330

[26]

Baton Rouge Super Regional

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

Baton Rouge Super Regional Game 1
West Virginia Mountaineers at (6) LSU Tigers
June 7, 2025, 2:00 pm (EST) at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Virginia 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 9 11 1
(6) LSU 0 0 0 3 7 6 0 0 X 16 8 2
WP: Kade Anderson (10-1)   LP: Griffin Kirn (5-3)
Home runs:
WVU: West (11) Kelly (2)
LSU: Pearson (7) Milam (11) Curiel (7)
Attendance: 12,093

[27]

Baton Rouge Super Regional Game 2
West Virginia Mountaineers at (6) LSU Tigers
June 8, 2025, 7:00 pm (EST) at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(6) LSU 1 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 12 10 1
West Virginia 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 6 3
WP: Anthony Eyanson (11-2)   LP: Jack Kartsonas (6-4)
Home runs:
WVU: Brown (8)
LSU: White (5) Rinehart (9) Lumsden (2)
Attendance: 12,301

[28]

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  20. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  21. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  22. ^ D1 Baseball
  23. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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