2022 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

College Baseball Season

2022 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball

Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	33–22 (14–10 Big 12)
Head coach	Randy Mazey (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Sabins (7th season) Mark Ginther (4th season) Jacob Garcia (3rd season)
Home stadium	Monongalia County Ballpark
Seasons← 20212023 →

2022 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 23 TCU ‍†‍‍	16	–	8	.667	38	–	22	.633
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	42	–	22	.656
No. 2 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍	15	–	9	.625	45	–	24	.652
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	39	–	22	.639
No. 8 Texas ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	47	–	22	.681
West Virginia ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	33	–	22	.600
Kansas State ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	29	–	29	.500
Baylor ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	26	–	28	.481
Kansas ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	20	–	35	.364

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 19, 2024 Rankings from D1baseball

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	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
Feb. 18	11:00 am	—	vs. Central Michigan*	—	Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	W 13–8	Lowery (1–0)	Patty (0–1)	—	969	1–0	—	Stats Story
Feb. 19	11:00 am	—	vs. Kent State*	—	Spring Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	W 8–3	Hampton (1–0)	Romel (0–1)	—	1,179	2–0	—	Stats Story
Feb. 20	11:00 am	—	vs. Central Michigan*	—	Spring Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	W 10–0	Sleeper (1–0)	Buczkowski (0–1)	—	1,055	3–0	—	Stats Story
Feb. 21	12:00 pm	ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina*	—	Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	L 7–9	Maton (1–0)	Watters (0–1)	Sharkey (1)	2,312	3–1	—	Stats Story
Feb. 25	4:00 pm	ESPN+	at Charlotte*	—	Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 5–4	Watters (1–1)	Bruce (0–1)	—	1,136	4–1	—	Stats Story
Feb. 26	12:00 pm	—	at Charlotte*	—	Hayes Field Charlotte, NC	W 9–2	Hampton (2–0)	Hansen (0–1)	—	—	5–1	—	Stats Story
Feb. 26	4:15 pm	—	at Charlotte*	—	Hayes Field Charlotte, NC	L 4–5	Michelson (1–0)	Smith (0–1)	Oh (1)	1,180	5–2	—	Stats Story

March (9–7)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
March 1	3:00 pm	ESPN+	Canisius*	-	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 17–3	Kilker (1–0)	Guiliano (0–1)	—	1,356	6–2	—	Stats Story
March 4	8:00 pm	B1G+	at Minnesota*	—	U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 5–4	Lowery (2–0)	Semb (0–2)	Watters (1)	100	7–2	—	Stats Story
March 5	4:00 pm	B1G+	vs. Illinois*	—	U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 2–6	Gowens (1–0)	Hampton (2–1)	—	834	7–3	—	Stats Story
March 6	11:00 am	B1G+	vs. Michigan State*	—	U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 3–9	Szczepaniak (2–0)	Sleeper (1–1)	Bischoff (2)	375	7–4	—	Stats Story
March 8	5:00 pm	—	Rider*	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 5–4	Kilker (2–0)	Stalzer (1–1)	—	1,016	8–4	—	Stats Story
March 11	12:00 pm	ESPN+	Ohio State*	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	L 4–10	Coupet (2–2)	Reed (0–1)	Hammerberg (1)	2,280	8–5	—	Stats
March 11	4:00 pm	ESPN+	Ohio State*	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 7–6	Lowery (3–0)	Brock (0–2)	—	2,880	9–5	—	Stats Story
March 13	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Ohio State*	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	Canceled
March 15	4:00 pm	ACCNX	at Duke*	—	Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC	L 1–2	Stinson (1–0)	Sleeper (1–2)	Loper (3)	371	9–6	—	Stats Story
March 16	4:00 pm	ESPN+	at High Point*	—	George S. Erath Field High Point, NC	Canceled
March 18	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Campbell*	—	Jim Perry Stadium Buies Creek, NC	L 6–8	Harrington (4–1)	Short (0–1)	—	670	9–7	—	Stats Story
March 19	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at Campbell*	—	Jim Perry Stadium Buies Creek, NC	W 6–3	Hampton (3–1)	Kuehler (0–3)	—	686	10–7	—	Stats Story
March 20	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Campbell*	—	Jim Perry Stadium Buies Creek, NC	L 5–6	Murray (1–0)	Sleeper (1–3)	Neto (2)	623	10–8	—	Stats Story
March 22	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Marshall*	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	Postponed
March 24	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Youngstown State*	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 6–4	Bravo (1–0)	Rhodes (0–1)	Braithwaite (1)	1,379	11–8	—	Stats Story
March 25	11:00 am	ESPN+	Youngstown State*	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 9–3	Hampton (4–1)	Coles (0–2)	—	1,030	12–8	—	Stats
March 25	2:30 pm	ESPN+	Youngstown State*	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 13–2	Watters (2–1)	Brosky (2–3)	—	1,066	13–8	—	Stats Story
March 29	3:00 pm	—	at Marshall*	—	Kennedy Center Field Huntington, WV	W 7–3	Bravo (2–0)	Capuano (1–4)	—	145	14–8	—	Stats Story
March 30	5:00 pm	ACCNX	at Pittsburgh*	—	Charles L. Cost Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–9	Devereux (2–0)	Sleeper (1–4)	Stuart (3)	340	14–9	—	Stats Story

April (11–7)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
April 1	7:00 pm	ESPN+	at #12 TCU	—	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 3–2	Braithwaite (1–0)	Ridings (2–1)	Short (1)	3,902	15–9	1–0	Stats Story
April 2	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at #12 TCU	—	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 4–5	Perez (2–1)	Hampton (4–2)	Ridings (8)	4,668	15–10	1–1	Stats Story
April 3	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at #12 TCU	—	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 5–2	Bravo (3–0)	Walker (3–1)	Braithwaite (2)	4,013	16–10	2–1	Stats Story
April 6	3:00 pm	ESPN+	Marshall*	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 17–8	Ottinger (1–0)	Heiner (0–2)	—	2,115	17–10	—	Stats Story
April 8	5:00 pm	ESPN+	Baylor	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 7–6	Braithwaite (2–0)	Marriott (2–1)	—	2,291	18–10	3–1	Stats Story
April 9	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Baylor	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 8–4	Hampton (5–2)	Andrade (2–1)	Ottinger (1)	2,463	19–10	4–1	Stats Story
April 10	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Baylor	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 7–5	Sleeper (2–4)	Jackson (2–3)	Braithwaite (3)	2,652	20–10	5–1	Stats Story
April 12	6:00 pm	B1G+	at Penn State*	—	Medlar Field University Park, PA	W 8–4	Major (1–0)	Molsky (0–5)	—	805	21–10	—	Stats Story
April 15	6:30 pm	ESPN+	#5 Oklahoma State	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	L 1–2	Campbell (5–1)	Watters (2–2)	McLean (2)	3,291	21–11	5–2	Stats Story
April 16	4:00 pm	ESPN+	#5 Oklahoma State	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 5–2	Hampton (6–2)	Mederos (3–2)	Braithwaite (4)	2,825	22–11	6–2	Stats Story
April 17	1:00 pm	ESPN+	#5 Oklahoma State	—	Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	L 3–13	Osmond (3–1)	Bravo (3–1)	—	1,840	22–12	6–3	Stats Story
April 20	1:00 pm	ACCNX	vs. Pittsburgh*	—	PNC Park Pittsburgh, PA	W 3–2	Abernathy (1–0)	Devereux (3–2)	—	861	23–12	—	Stats Story
April 22	7:30 pm	ESPN+	at #9 Texas Tech	—	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 5–7	Morris (5–0)	Watters (2–3)	—		23–13	6–4	Stats
April 23	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at #9 Texas Tech	—	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 2–12	Birdsell (6–2)	Hampton (6–3)	—	4,432	23–14	6–5	Stats Story
April 24	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at #9 Texas Tech	—	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 15–4	Smith (1–1)	Molina (1–5)	Braithwaite (5)	3,973	24–14	7–5	Stats Story
April 27	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Penn State*		Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	L 4–8	Mellott (3–4)	Ottinger (1–1)	—	2,612	24–15	—	Stats Story
April 29	7:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	L 3–7	Hegarty (5–4)	Watters (2–4)	—	663	24–16	7–6	Stats Story
April 30	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	W 10–7	Sleeper (3–4)	Allen (2–2)	Smith (1)	808	25–16	8–6	Stats Story

May (8–4)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
May 1	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas		Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	W 10–8	Ottinger (2–1)	Vanderhei (5–4)	Braithwaite (6)	739	26–16	9–6	Stats Story
May 4	6:00 pm	—	Charleston*		Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 3–2	Ouderkirk (1–0)	Peschl (2–1)	—	1,226	27–16	—	Stats Story
May 7	2:00 pm	ESPN+	Texas		Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	L 2–5	Hansen (8–1)	Watters (2–5)	—	3,213	27–17	9–7	Stats
May 7	5:30 pm	ESPN+	Texas		Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	L 0–11	Gordon (5–1)	Hampton (6–4)	—	3,213	27–18	9–8	Stats Story
May 8	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Texas		Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 8–6	Braithwaite (3–0)	Stevens (5–6)	Short (2)	2,833	28–18	10–8	Stats Story
May 10	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Pittsburgh*		Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 9–1	Major (2–0)	Bautista (0–1)	—	3,169	29–18	—	Stats Story
May 13	7:30 pm	—	at Oklahoma		L. Dale Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 1–15	Bennett (5–3)	Watters (2–6)	—	1,450	29–19	10–9	Stats Story
May 14	3:00 pm	—	at Oklahoma		L. Dale Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 9–8	Hampton (7–4)	Sandlin 5–3	Braithwaite (7)	1,392	30–19	11–9	Stats Story
May 15	3:00 pm	—	at Oklahoma		L. Dale Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 7–17	Michael (4–1)	Ottinger (2–2)	—	1,584	30–20	11–10	Stats Story
May 19	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Kansas State		Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 15–4	Watters (3–6)	Adams (5–6)	—	2,934	31–20	12–10	Stats Story
May 20	6:30 pm	ESPN+	Kansas State		Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 15–4	Hampton (8–4)	Fajardo (4–2)	—	2,918	32–20	13–10	Stats Story
May 21	12:00 pm	ESPN+	Kansas State		Monongalia Co. Ballpark Granville, WV	W 5–1	Major (5–1)	Phillips (0–1)	Braithwaite (8)	2,669	33–20	14–10	Stats Story

Postseason (0–2)

Big 12 Tournament (0–2)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Seed	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Tourney Record	Sources
May 25	7:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. (3) Oklahoma	(6)	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 4–6	Campbell (3–0)	Watters (3–7)	—	5,528	33–21	0–1	Stats Story
May 26	1:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. (7) Kansas State	(6)	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 5–8	Adams (6–6)	Hampton (8–5)	Phillips (7)	—	33–22	0–2	Stats Story

* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	—	—*	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV				—	RV	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

"2022 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
"Official Baseball Roster". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
"2022 Baseball Schedule". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
"NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
Baseball America College: Top 25
NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
NCBWA Division I poll
D1Baseball poll

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