Randy Mazey (born May 23, 1966) is a former American college baseball coach. He was most recently the head baseball coach at West Virginia University, a position he had held from 2013 until 2024. Mazey attended Clemson University, where he played baseball for the Tigers from 1985 to 1988. Following a brief professional playing career, Mazey began his coaching career in 1990 as an assistant at Clemson. He was the head coach of Charleston Southern from 1994 to 1996 and East Carolina from 2003 to 2005, leading both teams to NCAA Division I Tournament appearances, Additionally, he was named the ABCA East Region Coach of the Year in 2004. After seven years as an assistant at TCU, Mazey was named the head coach at West Virginia in July 2012. Mazey was named the Big 12 Conference Baseball Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2023. While also again being named ABCA East Region Coach of the Year in 2017, 2019 and 2024.
Playing career Mazey was drafted by Cleveland in the 28th round of the 1988 draft. He played two seasons in the minors.
Coaching career Returning to Clemson, Mazey was assistant coach from 1990 to 1993, including a trip to the 1991 College World Series.
West Virginia Mountaineers
Mazey was hired as the head baseball coach at West Virginia University on June 6, 2012. This was not long after reports had surfaced that West Virginia might disband the team when they transitioned to the Big 12 conference.
The Mountaineers faced moderate success with Mazey. In 2023, they ended the season with a 40-20 record, becoming the Big 12 Regular Season Champion. They played in the 2023 Lexington Regional, but were eliminated by the Kentucky Wildcats in double elimination. On July 18, 2023, Mazey announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2024 season.
West Virginia finished the 2024 season with a 36–24 overall record, reaching the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season, winning the Tucson Regional but being eliminated by North Carolina in the Chapel Hill Super Regional. Following this elimination, on June 8th, 2024, Mazey retired.
Head coaching record Below is a table of Mazey's yearly records as a head baseball coach.
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