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2024 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

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2024 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
Tucson Regional champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
D1Baseball.comNo. 13
Record36–24 (19–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Sabins (9th season)
  • Jacob Garcia (5th season)
  • Jimmy Roesinger (2nd season)
Home stadiumKendrick Family Ballpark
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
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 West Virginia ‍‍‍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.

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at WVU Alma mater
Randy Mazey Head coach 12 Clemson (1988)
Steve Sabins Associate head coach 9 Embry–Riddle (2011)
Jacob Garcia Assistant coach 5 Northern Colorado (2018)
Jimmy Roesinger Assistant coach 1 Dayton (2010)

Roster

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2024 West Virginia Mountaineers roster[2]
 

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 Wetherholtjunior (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

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2024 West Virginia Baseball Game Log (36-24)[3]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = West Virginia team member
Regular Season (36-24)

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches'[4]RVRV*RV24RVRVRVRVRV17
Baseball America[5]18212013
NCBWA[6]RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV1213
D1Baseball[7]2213
Perfect Game[8]211315

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

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2024 Big 12 Conference Tournament

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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

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Tucson Regional - Chapel Hill Super Regional

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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

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  1. ^ "2024 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  3. ^ 2024 WVU baseball schedule
  4. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  5. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  6. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  7. ^ D1 Baseball
  8. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings