2017 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

2017 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record36-26 (12–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumMonongalia County Ballpark
2017 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Texas Tech  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 45 – 17   .726
No. 4 TCU  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 50 – 18   .735
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11   .522 35 – 24   .593
Baylor  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 34 – 23   .596
West Virginia  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 36 – 26   .581
No. 28 Texas  ‍‍‍y 11 – 12   .478 39 – 24   .619
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 30 – 28   .517
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 14   .364 30 – 27   .526
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 29 – 26   .527
† – Conference champion
‡ – Conference Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represented West Virginia University during the 2017 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 5th season at West Virginia. They reached the Winston-Salem Regional final in the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Wake Forest.[1]

Previous season

West Virginia finished the 2016 season with an overall record of 36–22 and a 12–11 record in Big 12 play, placing fifth in the conference standings.[2] The team surged late in the year and made a deep run in the Big 12 Baseball Championship, defeating Oklahoma twice and Texas Tech to reach the tournament final, where they fell to TCU. [3]

Personnel

Coaching staff

2017 West Virginia Mountaineers coaching staff

Roster

2017 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
2 RHP Michael Grove R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So West Virginia Wheeling, West Virginia
3 INF Jimmy Galusky R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So West Virginia Arthurdale, West Virginia
4 RHP Cody Wood R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Denver, Colorado
5 OF Kyle Davis R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
6 RHP Riley Troutt R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bartow, Florida
7 RHP Frank Vesuvio R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Armonk, New York
8 RHP Shane Ennis R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr West Virginia Romney, West Virginia
9 INF Kyle Gray L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Blanco, Texas
10 RHP Conner Dotson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Flower Mound, Texas
12 OF TJ Lake R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Toledo, Ohio
13 INF Jackson Cramer L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Coppell, Texas
15 RHP Endy Morales R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Holyoke, Massachusetts
16 RHP Ryan McDonald R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Las Vegas, Nevada
22 RHP Tanner Campbell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So DeLeon Springs, Florida
23 INF Kevin Brophy L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Randolph, New Jersey
24 C Chase Illig S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr West Virginia Bluefield, West Virginia
25 INF Marques Inman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Elyria, Ohio
26 INF Braden Zarbnisky L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Marietta, Georgia
27 OF Gibson Krzeminski R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Tecumseh, Ontario
28 INF Cole Austin R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Kennesaw, Georgia
29 LHP Phillip Ahern L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Austin, Texas
30 OF Zach Miller R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lawrenceville, Georgia
31 OF Darius Hill L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Dallas, Texas
32 C Ivan Gonzalez R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Round Rock, Texas
33 RHP BJ Myers R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Flower Mound, Texas
34 RHP Jackson Sigman R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Austin, Texas
37 C Nick Denicola R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr East Hanover, New Jersey
40 RHP Jacob Potock R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Glenshaw, Pennsylvania
41 INF Isaiah Kearns R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lewistown, Pennsylvania
42 RHP Sam Kessler R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Mount Sinai, New York
43 RHP Kade Strowd R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Fort Worth, Texas
44 RHP Carter Camp R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr McKinney, Texas
45 INF Andrew Zitel R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Hillsborough, New Jersey
46 OF Brandon White R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Winter Springs, Florida
47 RHP Alek Manoah R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Miami, Florida
Head coach

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Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

Rankings

See also: 2017 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

References

  1. ^ Lananna, Michael (June 5, 2017). "2017 NCAA Regional: Super Deacs Wake The Community". Baseball America. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ^ 2016 Baseball Schedule – West Virginia University Athletics
  3. ^ Big 12 Baseball Championship Bracket – 2016
  4. ^ https://wvusports.com/sports/baseball/roster/2017?view=2&sort=jersey
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