The 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represented West Virginia University during the 2022 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 10th season at West Virginia.

Previous season The 2021 team finished the season with a 25–27 record and an 8–16 record in the Big 12. In the 2021 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, the eighth-seeded Mountaineers upset top-seeded Texas in the first round 5–1, but fell 2–12 to fourth-seeded Oklahoma State and 2–3 to Texas to end their conference tournament in the Second Round. The Mountaineers did not earn an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Coaching staff Name Position Seasons at WVU Alma mater Randy Mazey Head coach 10 Clemson (1988) Steve Sabins Associate Head Coach 7 Embry–Riddle (2011) Mark Ginther Assistant Coach 4 Oklahoma State (2013) Jacob Garcia Assistant Coach 3 Northern Colorado (2018)

Roster

2022 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster Pitchers

1 Kevin Dowdell – junior (6'1, 210) 3 Josh Heath – freshman (6'1, 205) 7 Trevor Sharp – sophomore (6'3, 190) 8 Tim Wynia – junior (6'3, 210) 11 Ben Hampton – sophomore (6'1, 205) 12 Chase Smith – Fifth Year (6'2, 180) 15 Trent Hodgdon – freshman (6'3, 205) 17 Carlson Reed – sophomore (6'4, 200) 23 Zach Bravo – Fifth Year (6'0, 170) 24 Jacob Watters – junior (6'4, 230) 30 Beau Lowery – senior (6'0, 210) 31 Tyler Strechay – RS sophomore (6'3, 220) 32 Chris Sleeper – freshman (6'3, 230) 35 Deaton Oak – freshman (6'1, 165) 36 Noah Short – RS junior (6'1, 190) 37 Zach Ottinger – senior (6'1, 190) 39 Trey Braithwaite – Fifth Year (6'3, 220) 40 Aidan Major – freshman (5'11, 210) 42 Tommy Beam – freshman (6'7, 200) 43 Daniel Ouderkirk – RS junior (6'9, 255) 45 Michael Kilker – freshman (6'2, 205) 46 Will Watson – freshman (6'6, 235) 48 David Hagaman – freshman (6'4, 185) Catchers 10 Joel Gardner – freshman (5'11, 210) 25 McGwire Holbrook – sophomore (6'1, 215) 26 Vince Ippoliti – RS senior (6'0, 200) 33 Dane Leonard – RS junior (6'0, 190)

Infielders 2 Tevin Tucker – RS junior (6'0, 190) 9 Grant Hussey – freshman (6'3, 220) 16 Nathan Blasick – sophomore (6'3, 205) 19 Alex Khan – freshman (6'2, 185) 20 Ben Abernathy – sophomore (5’10, 160) 27 JJ Wetherholt – freshman (5'10, 190) 29 Jimmy Sadler – freshman (6'0, 190) 41 Evan Smith – freshman (6'2, 200) 50 Mikey Kluska – sophomore (6'1, 185)

Outfielders 5 Tyler Cox – freshman (5'10, 170) 6 Victor Scott II – junior (5’11, 190) 13 Braden Berry – sophomore (6'4, 190) 21 Austin Davis – senior (5'11, 175) 

Schedule and results 2022 West Virginia baseball game log (33–22) Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled      Bold = West Virginia team member Regular season (33–22)February (5–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources Feb. 18 11:00 am — vs. Central Michigan* — Springs Brooks StadiumConway, SC W13–8 Lowery(1–0) Patty(0–1) — 969 1–0 — StatsStory Feb. 19 11:00 am — vs. * — Spring Brooks StadiumConway, SC W8–3 Hampton(1–0) Romel(0–1) — 1,179 2–0 — StatsStory Feb. 20 11:00 am — vs. Central Michigan* — Spring Brooks StadiumConway, SC W10–0 Sleeper(1–0) Buczkowski(0–1) — 1,055 3–0 — StatsStory Feb. 21 12:00 pm ESPN+ at Coastal Carolina* — Springs Brooks StadiumConway, SC L7–9 Maton(1–0) Watters(0–1) Sharkey(1) 2,312 3–1 — StatsStory Feb. 25 4:00 pm ESPN+ at Charlotte* — Hayes StadiumCharlotte, NC W5–4 Watters(1–1) Bruce(0–1) — 1,136 4–1 — StatsStory Feb. 26 12:00 pm — at Charlotte* — Hayes FieldCharlotte, NC W9–2 Hampton(2–0) Hansen(0–1) — — 5–1 — StatsStory Feb. 26 4:15 pm — at Charlotte* — Hayes FieldCharlotte, NC L4–5 Michelson(1–0) Smith(0–1) Oh(1) 1,180 5–2 — StatsStory March (9–7) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources March 1 3:00 pm ESPN+ * - Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W17–3 Kilker(1–0) Guiliano(0–1) — 1,356 6–2 — StatsStory March 4 8:00 pm B1G+ at * — U.S. Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN W5–4 Lowery(2–0) Semb(0–2) Watters(1) 100 7–2 — StatsStory March 5 4:00 pm B1G+ vs. * — U.S. Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN L2–6 Gowens(1–0) Hampton(2–1) — 834 7–3 — StatsStory March 6 11:00 am B1G+ vs. * — U.S. Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN L3–9 Szczepaniak(2–0) Sleeper(1–1) Bischoff(2) 375 7–4 — StatsStory March 8 5:00 pm — * — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W5–4(10) Kilker(2–0) Stalzer(1–1) — 1,016 8–4 — StatsStory March 11 12:00 pm ESPN+ * — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV L4–10 Coupet(2–2) Reed(0–1) Hammerberg(1) 2,280 8–5 — Stats March 11 4:00 pm ESPN+ Ohio State* — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W7–6 Lowery(3–0) Brock(0–2) — 2,880 9–5 — StatsStory March 13 1:00 pm ESPN+ Ohio State* — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV Canceled March 15 4:00 pm ACCNX at * — Durham Bulls Athletic ParkDurham, NC L1–2 Stinson(1–0) Sleeper(1–2) Loper(3) 371 9–6 — StatsStory March 16 4:00 pm ESPN+ at * — George S. Erath FieldHigh Point, NC Canceled March 18 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Campbell* — Jim Perry StadiumBuies Creek, NC L6–8 Harrington(4–1) Short(0–1) — 670 9–7 — StatsStory March 19 3:00 pm ESPN+ at Campbell* — Jim Perry StadiumBuies Creek, NC W6–3 Hampton(3–1) Kuehler(0–3) — 686 10–7 — StatsStory March 20 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Campbell* — Jim Perry StadiumBuies Creek, NC L5–6 Murray(1–0) Sleeper(1–3) Neto(2) 623 10–8 — StatsStory March 22 6:30 pm ESPN+ Marshall* — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV Postponed March 24 6:30 pm ESPN+ Youngstown State* — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W6–4 Bravo(1–0) Rhodes(0–1) Braithwaite(1) 1,379 11–8 — StatsStory March 25 11:00 am ESPN+ Youngstown State* — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W9–3 Hampton(4–1) Coles(0–2) — 1,030 12–8 — Stats March 25 2:30 pm ESPN+ Youngstown State* — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W13–2 Watters(2–1) Brosky(2–3) — 1,066 13–8 — StatsStory March 29 3:00 pm — at Marshall* — Kennedy Center FieldHuntington, WV W7–3 Bravo(2–0) Capuano(1–4) — 145 14–8 — StatsStory March 30 5:00 pm ACCNX at Pittsburgh* — Charles L. Cost FieldPittsburgh, PA L6–9 Devereux(2–0) Sleeper(1–4) Stuart(3) 340 14–9 — StatsStory April (11–7) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources April 1 7:00 pm ESPN+ at #12 TCU — Lupton StadiumFort Worth, TX W3–2 Braithwaite(1–0) Ridings(2–1) Short(1) 3,902 15–9 1–0 StatsStory April 2 3:00 pm ESPN+ at #12 TCU — Lupton StadiumFort Worth, TX L4–5 Perez(2–1) Hampton(4–2) Ridings(8) 4,668 15–10 1–1 StatsStory April 3 1:00 pm ESPN+ at #12 TCU — Lupton StadiumFort Worth, TX W5–2 Bravo(3–0) Walker(3–1) Braithwaite(2) 4,013 16–10 2–1 StatsStory April 6 3:00 pm ESPN+ Marshall* — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W17–8 Ottinger(1–0) Heiner(0–2) — 2,115 17–10 — StatsStory April 8 5:00 pm ESPN+ — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W7–6 Braithwaite(2–0) Marriott(2–1) — 2,291 18–10 3–1 StatsStory April 9 1:00 pm ESPN+ Baylor — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W8–4 Hampton(5–2) Andrade(2–1) Ottinger(1) 2,463 19–10 4–1 StatsStory April 10 1:00 pm ESPN+ Baylor — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W7–5 Sleeper(2–4) Jackson(2–3) Braithwaite(3) 2,652 20–10 5–1 StatsStory April 12 6:00 pm B1G+ at * — Medlar FieldUniversity Park, PA W8–4 Major(1–0) Molsky(0–5) — 805 21–10 — StatsStory April 15 6:30 pm ESPN+ #5 Oklahoma State — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV L1–2 Campbell(5–1) Watters(2–2) McLean(2) 3,291 21–11 5–2 StatsStory April 16 4:00 pm ESPN+ #5 Oklahoma State — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W5–2 Hampton(6–2) Mederos(3–2) Braithwaite(4) 2,825 22–11 6–2 StatsStory April 17 1:00 pm ESPN+ #5 Oklahoma State — Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV L3–13(8) Osmond(3–1) Bravo(3–1) — 1,840 22–12 6–3 StatsStory April 20 1:00 pm ACCNX vs. Pittsburgh* — PNC ParkPittsburgh, PA W3–2(11) Abernathy(1–0) Devereux(3–2) — 861 23–12 — StatsStory April 22 7:30 pm ESPN+ at #9 Texas Tech — Dan Law FieldLubbock, TX L5–7 Morris(5–0) Watters(2–3) — 23–13 6–4 Stats April 23 3:00 pm ESPN+ at #9 Texas Tech — Dan Law FieldLubbock, TX L2–12(8) Birdsell(6–2) Hampton(6–3) — 4,432 23–14 6–5 StatsStory April 24 2:00 pm ESPN+ at #9 Texas Tech — Dan Law FieldLubbock, TX W15–4 Smith(1–1) Molina(1–5) Braithwaite(5) 3,973 24–14 7–5 StatsStory April 27 6:30 pm ESPN+ Penn State* Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV L4–8 Mellott(3–4) Ottinger(1–1) — 2,612 24–15 — StatsStory April 29 7:00 pm ESPN+ at Hoglund BallparkLawrence, KS L3–7 Hegarty(5–4) Watters(2–4) — 663 24–16 7–6 StatsStory April 30 3:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas Hoglund BallparkLawrence, KS W10–7 Sleeper(3–4) Allen(2–2) Smith(1) 808 25–16 8–6 StatsStory May (8–4) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources May 1 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas Hoglund BallparkLawrence, KS W10–8 Ottinger(2–1) Vanderhei(5–4) Braithwaite(6) 739 26–16 9–6 StatsStory May 4 6:00 pm — * Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W3–2 Ouderkirk(1–0) Peschl(2–1) — 1,226 27–16 — StatsStory May 7 2:00 pm ESPN+ Texas Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV L2–5 Hansen(8–1) Watters(2–5) — 3,213 27–17 9–7 Stats May 7 5:30 pm ESPN+ Texas Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV L0–11(7) Gordon(5–1) Hampton(6–4) — 3,213 27–18 9–8 StatsStory May 8 1:00 pm ESPN+ Texas Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W8–6 Braithwaite(3–0) Stevens(5–6) Short(2) 2,833 28–18 10–8 StatsStory May 10 6:30 pm ESPN+ Pittsburgh* Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W9–1 Major(2–0) Bautista(0–1) — 3,169 29–18 — StatsStory May 13 7:30 pm — at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell ParkNorman, OK L1–15 Bennett(5–3) Watters(2–6) — 1,450 29–19 10–9 StatsStory May 14 3:00 pm — at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell ParkNorman, OK W9–8 Hampton(7–4) Sandlin5–3 Braithwaite(7) 1,392 30–19 11–9 StatsStory May 15 3:00 pm — at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell ParkNorman, OK L7–17(7) Michael(4–1) Ottinger(2–2) — 1,584 30–20 11–10 StatsStory May 19 6:30 pm ESPN+ Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W15–4 Watters(3–6) Adams(5–6) — 2,934 31–20 12–10 StatsStory May 20 6:30 pm ESPN+ Kansas State Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W15–4 Hampton(8–4) Fajardo(4–2) — 2,918 32–20 13–10 StatsStory May 21 12:00 pm ESPN+ Kansas State Monongalia Co. BallparkGranville, WV W5–1 Major(5–1) Phillips(0–1) Braithwaite(8) 2,669 33–20 14–10 StatsStory Postseason (0–2) (0–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord TourneyRecord Sources May 25 7:30 pm ESPN+ vs. (3) Oklahoma (6) Globe Life FieldArlington, TX L4–6 Campbell(3–0) Watters(3–7) — 5,528 33–21 0–1 StatsStory May 26 1:30 pm ESPN+ vs. (7) Kansas State (6) Globe Life FieldArlington, TX L5–8 Adams(6–6) Hampton(8–5) Phillips(7) — 33–22 0–2 StatsStory * indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.

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