West Virginia University
- Location: Morgantown, WV
- Nickname: Mountaineers
- Conference: Big 12 Conference 2013- ; Big East Conference 1996-2012; Atlantic-10 Conference 1983-1995; Eastern 8 1981-1982; Southern Conference 1951-1968
- Ballpark: Monongalia County Ballpark 2015- ; Hawley Field 1971-2014
College World Series Appearances: 1 2026
West Virginia University has sponsored baseball since 1892. In 2015, the Mountaineers baseball team moved into a new publicly funded stadium, which they shared with the West Virginia Black Bears, who were the relocated Jamestown Jammers franchise in the New York-Penn League.
Notable Alumni[edit]
- Babe Barna, outfielder
- Frank Barron, pitcher
- Vince Belnome, designated hitter
- Ryan Bergert, pitcher
- Scoops Carey, infielder
- David Carpenter, pitcher
- Mike Carter, college coach
- John Core, minor league outfielder
- Jeremy Cummings, minor league pitcher
- Gene Curtis, outfielder
- Adrian Dorsey, college coach
- Joe Duff, college coach
- Chris Enochs, minor league pitcher
- George Freese, infielder
- Jim Fridley, outfielder
- Jack Funk, college coach
- Chuck Gismondi, college coach
- Dean Glus, college coach
- Johnny Gorsica, pitcher
- Benjamin Grimm, college coach
- Michael Grove, pitcher
- Bucky Guth, infielder
- Jedd Gyorko, infielder
- Steve Harrick, college coach
- J.T. Heenan, college coach
- Jim Heise, pitcher
- Jake Hewitt, pitcher
- Charlie Hickman, infielder
- Joe Hudson, pitcher
- Ken Kendrick, owner
- Ed Kenna, pitcher
- Alex Khan, Pakistani national team infielder
- Steve Kline, pitcher and coach
- Tyler Kuhn, minor league outfielder/infielder
- Josh Laxton, minor league pitcher
- Herman Layne, outfielder
- Demie Mainieri, college coach
- Alek Manoah, pitcher
- Levi Maxwell, minor league pitcher
- Ryan McBroom, outfielder
- Larry McClure, outfielder
- John Means, pitcher
- Endy Morales, college coach
- Harrison Musgrave, pitcher
- Browning Nagle, drafted pitcher
- Dick Nebinger, college coach
- Dustin Nippert, pitcher
- John Polonius, minor league infielder
- Paul Popovich, infielder
- Chad Porter, college coach
- Grant Psomas, minor league infielder
- Dale Ramsburg, minor league infielder and college coach
- Ronnie Retton, minor league infielder
- Jarod Rine, minor league outfielder
- Ira Rodgers, college coach
- Pat Sandora, strength and conditioning coach
- Victor Scott, outfielder
- Scott Seabol, infielder
- Skeeter Shelton, outfielder
- Bull Smith, outfielder
- Tobias Streich, minor league catcher
- Kade Strowd, pitcher
- Ryan Tuntland, minor league infielder
- Greg Van Zant, college coach
- Buck Washer, pitcher
- Jacob Watters, minor league pitcher
- JJ Wetherholt, infielder
- Adam White, minor league outfielder
- Patrick White, drafted player
- Darrell Whitmore, outfielder
- Jackson Wolf, pitcher
- John Woods, pitcher
- George Yanchak, college coach
- Matt Yurish, minor league pitcher
- Garrett Zyskowski, minor league pitcher
Coaches[edit]
- A.R. Stahlings, 1894-1896
- J.E.B. Sweeney, 1897-1898
- Owen Altman, 1899-1900
- H. Brown, 1901
- Lee Hutchinson, 1902-1905
- Carl Forkum, 1906-1908
- Dick Nebinger, 1909
- J.L. Core 1910
- Larry McClure, 1911
- John Gronninger, 1912
- Charlie Hickman, 1913, 1915-1917
- B.P. Pattison 1914
- Kemper Shelton, 1918-1920
- Ira Errett Rodgers, 1921-1943, 1946
- Charles Hockenberry, 1947
- Steve Harrick, 1948-1967
- Dale Ramsburg, 1968-1994
- Greg Van Zant, 1995-2012
- Randy Mazey, 2013-2024
- Steve Sabins, 2025-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Dallas Burke, 2018
- Trevor Durham
- J.T. Heenan
- Doug Little, 1995-1999
- Derek Matlock, 2013-2017
- Steve Sabins, 2016-2024
- Dave Serrano, 2018
- Brian Sutphin, 2000
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
| Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Post Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 3-3 | ||
| 1893 | 1-0 | ||
| 1894 | 5-0 | ||
| 1895 | 4-1 | ||
| 1896 | 5-3 | ||
| 1897 | 3-2 | ||
| 1898 | 5-5 | ||
| 1899 | 15-8 | ||
| 1900 | 12-3 | ||
| 1901 | 11-7 | ||
| 1902 | 22-7 | ||
| 1903 | 14-9 | ||
| 1904 | 13-10-1 | ||
| 1905 | 18-9-1 | ||
| 1906 | 20-10 | ||
| 1907 | 17-11 | ||
| 1908 | 24-5 | ||
| 1909 | 17-8 | ||
| 1910 | 14-11 | ||
| 1911 | 17-5 | ||
| 1912 | 13-12 | ||
| 1913 | 12-4 | ||
| 1914 | 12-8 | ||
| 1915 | 19-8-2 | ||
| 1916 | 17-6 | ||
| 1917 | 10-6 | ||
| 1918 | 14-4 | ||
| 1919 | 14-3-1 | ||
| 1920 | 10-11 | ||
| 1921 | 21-6 | ||
| 1922 | 16-11 | ||
| 1923 | 13-11 | ||
| 1924 | 8-13 | ||
| 1925 | 14-11 | ||
| 1926 | 10-10 | ||
| 1927 | 6-12-1 | ||
| 1928 | 13-4 | ||
| 1929 | 8-9 | ||
| 1930 | 6-13-1 | ||
| 1931 | 6-9-1 | ||
| 1932 | 8-8 | ||
| 1933 | 6-9-1 | ||
| 1934 | 4-13 | ||
| 1935 | 9-9 | ||
| 1936 | 10-9 | ||
| 1937 | 12-10 | ||
| 1938 | 5-10 | ||
| 1939 | 8-7 | ||
| 1940 | 9-5 | ||
| 1941 | 5-10 | ||
| 1942 | 2-9 | ||
| 1946 | 6-2 | ||
| 1947 | 9-7 | ||
| 1948 | 16-6 | CWS District Tournaments | |
| 1949 | 13-8 | ||
| 1950 | 8-14 | ||
| 1951 | 17-6 | 10-4 | SoCon |
| 1952 | 12-9 | 7-3 | |
| 1953 | 6-7 | 2-5 | |
| 1954 | 13-7 | 5-4 | |
| 1955 | 20-6 | 7-2 | CWS District Tournaments |
| 1956 | 16-9 | 6-3 | |
| 1957 | 12-8 | 4-5 | |
| 1958 | 12-11 | 5-3 | |
| 1959 | 16-9 | 8-5 | |
| 1960 | 17-9 | 6-4 | |
| 1961 | 17-10 | 8-2 | CWS District Tournaments |
| 1962 | 17-9 | 9-2 | CWS District Tournaments |
| 1963 | 30-3 | 13-1 | CWS District Tournaments |
| 1964 | 24-5 | 14-2 | CWS District Tournaments |
| 1965 | 19-9 | 10-4 | |
| 1966 | 26-7-1 | 12-4 | |
| 1967 | 22-9 | 13-3 | CWS District Tournaments |
| 1968 | 9-8 | 4-4 | |
| 1969 | 12-6-1 | ||
| 1970 | 12-5 | ||
| 1971 | 21-6 | ||
| 1972 | 10-10 | ||
| 1973 | 8-12-1 | ||
| 1974 | 12-13 | ||
| 1975 | 10-18 | ||
| 1976 | 21-12 | ||
| 1977 | 10-18 | ||
| 1978 | 16-9 | ||
| 1979 | 9-13 | Eastern 8 | |
| 1980 | 12-14-2 | Eastern 8 | |
| 1981 | 17-18 | 6-2 | Eastern 8 |
| 1982 | 24-23 | 7-2 | Eastern 8 / CWS Regionals |
| 1983 | 22-10 | 6-4 | |
| 1984 | 22-11-1 | 9-3 | Atlantic-10 |
| 1985 | 27-16 | 9-3 | Atlantic-10 / CWS Regionals |
| 1986 | 24-14-1 | 9-2 | Atlantic-10 |
| 1987 | 32-15 | 13-3 | Atlantic-10 / CWS Regionals |
| 1988 | 33-19-1 | 12-4 | Atlantic-10 |
| 1989 | 28-13-1 | 9-5 | |
| 1990 | 33-20 | 12-4 | Atlantic-10 |
| 1991 | 20-20-1 | 9-7 | |
| 1992 | 27-20 | 10-6 | Atlantic-10 |
| 1993 | 29-25 | 13-8 | Atlantic-10 |
| 1994 | 40-21 | 17-4 | Atlantic-10 / CWS Regionals |
| 1995 | 18-32 | 11-13 | |
| 1996 | 33-25 | 15-10 | Big East / CWS Regionals |
| 1997 | 36-19 | 17-7 | Big East |
| 1998 | 37-17-1 | 13-9 | Big East |
| 1999 | 29-28 | 12-13 | Big East |
| 2000 | 25-28 | 10-12 | |
| 2001 | 27-26 | 12-14 | |
| 2002 | 24-26 | 9-16 | |
| 2003 | 36-19 | 18-6 | Big East |
| 2004 | 23-29 | 10-16 | |
| 2005 | 25-30 | 10-15 | |
| 2006 | 36-22 | 14-13 | Big East |
| 2007 | 29-22 | 10-16 | |
| 2008 | 35-21 | 13-14 | Big East |
| 2009 | 37-18 | 17-10 | Big East |
| 2010 | 27-30 | 10-17 | Big East |
| 2011 | 28-27 | 14-13 | Big East |
| 2012 | 23-32 | 9-18 | |
| 2013 | 33-26 | 13-11 | Big 12 |
| 2014 | 28-26 | 9-14 | Big 12 |
| 2015 | 27-27 | 9-13 | Big 12 |
| 2016 | 36-22 | 12-11 | Big 12 |
| 2017 | 36-26 | 12-12 | Big 12 / CWS Regionals |
| 2018 | 29-27 | 9-15 | Big 12 |
| 2019 | 38-22 | 13-11 | Big 12 / CWS Regionals |
| 2020 | 11-5 | 0-0 | |
| 2021 | 25-27 | 8-16 | Big 12 |
| 2022 | 33-22 | 14-10 | Big 12 |
| 2023 | 40-20 | 15-9 | Big 12 / CWS Regionals |
| 2024 | 19-11 | Big 12 / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals | |
| 2025 | 44-15 | 19-9 | Big 12 / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals |
| 2026 | 21-9 | Big 12 / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS |


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