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.

Previous season

The 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team had one of the most successful campaigns in program history. Led by head coach Randy Mazey in his 11th season and earning a share of the Big 12 regular season title—the first in school history since joining the conference in 2013.

West Virginia spent much of the season ranked in the national polls and reached as high as No. 6 in several major rankings, marking the program’s highest placement in modern polling history. The team qualified for the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and was selected as a No. 2 seed in the Lexington Regional, hosted by the 2023 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team. However, West Virginia was eliminated after going 1-2 in the regional finishing with a 40–20 overall record. https://wvusports.com/news/2023/6/4/baseball-historic-season-comes-to-an-end-for-mountaineers-against-kentucky.aspx

Personnel LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 33 Logan Sauve SO 1B 9 Grant Hussey JR 2B 12 Brodie Kresser JR 3B 13 Reed Chumley JR SS 27 JJ Wetherholt JR LF 11 Sam White SO CF 6 Skylar King SO RF 37 Ben Lumsden SO DH 39Kyle West JR https://wvusports.com/sports/baseball/stats/2024/north-carolina/boxscore/20404 Roster

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Coaching staff 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers coaching staff Randy Mazey - Head coach - 12th overall Steve Sabins - Associate Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - 9th year Jacob Garcia - Assistant Coach - 5th year Jimmy Roesinger - Assistant Coach - 1st year

Schedule 2024 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball game log (36–24)2024 WVU baseball schedule Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled      Bold = West Virginia team member Regular season (36–24)February (5–4) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources February 16 – – at Stetson – Melching Field • DeLand, FL W 6–4 – – – – 1–0 – Link February 17 – – at Stetson – Melching Field • DeLand, FL L 5–7 – – – – 1–1 – Link February 19 – – at Stetson – Melching Field • DeLand, FL L 4–5 – – – – 1–2 – Link February 19 – – at Stetson – Melching Field • DeLand, FL W 7–5 – – – – 2–2 – Link February 23 – – at Charlotte – Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 12–8 – – – – 3–2 – Link February 24 – – at Charlotte – Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 8–1 – – – – 4–2 – Link February 24 – – at Charlotte – Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 2–3 – – – – 4–3 – Link February 25 – – at Charlotte – Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 5–6 – – – – 4–4 – Link February 28 – – Canisius – Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 10–3 – – – – 5–4 – Link* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest. March (11–7) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources March 1 – – at Western Kentucky – Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY W 4–0 Watkins – Waters – 6–4 – Link March 2 – – at Western Kentucky – Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY W 8–3 Reed – – – 7–4 – Link March 2 – – at Western Kentucky – Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY L 6–7 – Watkins – – 7–5 – Link March 3 – – at Western Kentucky – Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY L 3–4 – – – – 7–6 – Link March 7 – – BYU – Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 10–4 Watkins – – – 8–6 – Link March 8 – – BYU – Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV L 1–4 – Reed – – 8–7 – Link March 8 – – BYU – Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 2–0 Watkins – Waters – 9–7 – Link March 12 – – vs. Marshall – GoMart Ballpark • Charleston, WV W 11–2 Reed – – – 10–7 – Link March 15 – – Ohio State – Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 5–2 Watkins – Waters – 11–7 – Link March 16 – – Ohio State – Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV L 4–7 – Reed – – 11–8 – Link March 17 – – Ohio State – Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV L 11–26 – – – – 11–9 – Link March 20 – – Marshall – Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 15–0 Watkins – – – 12–9 – Link March 22 – – at Oklahoma – L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK L 0–13 – Reed – – 12–10 0–1 Link March 23 – – at Oklahoma – L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK W 9–5 Watkins – – – 13–10 1–1 Link March 23 – – at Oklahoma – L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK W 8–3 Reed – – – 14–10 2–1 Link March 26 – – Akron – Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 6–2 Watkins – – – 15–10 2–1 Link March 29 – – Oklahoma State – Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV L 1–2 – Reed – – 15–11 2–2 Link March 30 – – Oklahoma State – Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV L 1–10 – – – – 15–12 2–3 Link March 31 – – Oklahoma State – Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 15–10 Watkins – – – 16–12 3–3 Link* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest. April (12–7) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources April 5 at Kansas * • Lawrence, KS W 11–10 16–13 5–5 April 6 at Kansas * • Lawrence, KS W 4-0 17–13 6–5 April 7 at Kansas * • Lawrence, KS W 16-9 18–13 7–5 April 9 at Marshall Jack Cook Field • Huntington, WV L 2-3 19–13 7–5 April 12 UCF * Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV L 4–7 19–14 7–6 April 13 UCF * Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 9–6 20–14 8–6 April 14 UCF * Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 5–3 21–14 9–6 April 16 Pitt Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV L 4–9 21–15 9–6 April 19 at TCU * Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 5–4 22–15 10–6 April 20 at TCU * Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 3–2 23–15 11–6 April 21 at TCU * Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 1–4 23–16 11–7 April 23 Penn State Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 6–5 24–16 11–7 April 26 Texas * Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 7–6 25–16 12–7 April 27 Texas * Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 6–3 26–16 13–7 April 28 Texas * Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV L 4–9 26–17 13–8 * indicates a Big 12 Conference game. Rankings are from the D1Baseball poll on game day. May (6–3) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources May 3 at Cincinnati * UC Baseball Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 5–4 30–18 17–12 WVU May 4 at Cincinnati * UC Baseball Stadium • Cincinnati, OH L 4–10 30–19 17–13 May 5 at Cincinnati * UC Baseball Stadium • Cincinnati, OH L 2–8 30–20 17–14 May 8 Penn State Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 18–7 31–20 17–14 May 10 Kansas State * Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV L 3–4 31–21 17–15 May 11 Kansas State * Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 13–0 32–21 18–15 May 12 Kansas State * Kendrick Family Ballpark • Morgantown, WV W 12–5 33–21 19–15 May 16 at TCU * Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 3–6 33–22 19–16 May 17 at TCU * Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 7–2 34–22 20–16 May 18 at TCU * Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 6–5 35–22 21–16 * indicates a Big 12 regular season game. Postseason (3–4) (0–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources May 21 vs. TCU Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L 2–5 34–21 May 22 vs. Kansas State Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L 4–8 34–22 Games played as part of the 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship. (3-0) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources May 31 vs. Dallas Baptist Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 4–1 34–22 WVU June 1 vs. Grand Canyon Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 5–2 35–22 June 2 vs. Grand Canyon Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 10–6 36–22 Games played as part of the 2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship – Tucson Regional. NCAA Tournament: Chapel Hill Super Regional (0–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources June 7 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 6–8 36–23 WVU June 8 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 1–2 36–24 Games played as part of the 2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship – Super Regional.

Rankings

Postseason 2024 Big 12 Conference Tournament

NCAA Tournament Tucson Regional - Chapel Hill Super Regional

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

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