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West Virginia Mountaineers
Founded	1892
University	West Virginia University
Head coach	Randy Mazey (1st season)
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Home stadium	TBD
Nickname	Mountaineers
Colors	Blue and Gold
NCAA Tournament appearances
1955, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1996
Conference tournament champions
A-10: 1982, 1985, 1987, 1994 Big East: 1996
Regular season conference champions
Southern: 1955, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967 A-10 West Division: 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Big East American Division: 1996, 1997

The West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of West Virginia University, located in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. The program will begin competing in the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference in the 2013 season. The program currently lacks a permanent home venue, as its previous venue, Hawley Field, does not meet Big 12 standards. For the 2013 season, the program plans to use nearby minor league venues, such as Appalachian Power Park. Randy Mazey has been the team's head coach since prior to the 2013 season. As of the end of the 2012 season, the program has appeared in 11 NCAA Tournaments. It has won five conference tournament championships and 15 regular season conference and division titles. As of the start of the 2012 Major League Baseball season, 25 former Mountaineers have appeared in Major League Baseball.

History

The program began varsity play in 1892 and had an above-.500 winning percentage in each season until 1920, when the team had a 10–11 record. It adopted the nickname "Mountaineers" in 1905, when West Virginia instituted the state motto "Mountaineers are always free."

After discontinuing the program for three seasons (1943–1945) because of World War II, the program began again prior to the 1946 season and qualified for its first NCAA Tournament in 1955 under head coach Steve Harrick.

On-campus venue Hawley Field opened in 1971 and was used until after the 2012 season, as the field did not meet the standards of the Big 12 Conference, to which West Virginia moved in summer 2012.

As a member of the Southern Conference from 1951–1968, the team appeared in six NCAA Tournaments. As a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference from 1978–1995, the team appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. However, as a member of the Big East Conference from 1995–2012, the team appeared in only one NCAA Tournament.

Conference affiliations

• Independent – 1892–1942, 1946–1950
• Southern – 1951–1968
• Independent – 1969–1977
• Atlantic 10 – 1978–1995

• Known as the Eastern Athletic Conference from 1978–1982

• Big East – 1996–2012
• Big 12 – 2013–present

Venues

Hawley Field

Main article: Hawley Field

Hawley Field, which opened in 1971 and has a capacity of 1,500 spectators, was the program's home venue through the end of the 2012 season. However, the field does not meet the standards of the Big 12 Conference, to which West Virginia moved following the 2012 season. Several alternatives were proposed, including renovations of the current facility, the construction of a new facility, and the usage of an off-campus minor league baseball venue, such as Appalachian Power Park in Charleston, West Virginia.

Head coaches

The program's most successful coach is former head coach Dale Ramsburg, who had 540 career victories from 1968–1994. Ramsburg is also the program's longest tenured head coach, having led the program for 27 seasons.

Year(s) Coach Seasons W-L-T Pct 1892–1983 None 2 4–3 .571 1894–1896 A. R. Stahlings 3 14–4 .778 1897–1898 J. E. B. Sweeney 2 8–7 .533 1899–1900 Owen Altman 2 28–9 .757 1901 H. Brown 1 11–7 .611 1902–1905 Lee Hutchinson 4 70–31–2 .693 1906–1908 Carl Forkum 3 61–26 .701 1909 Dick Nebinger 1 17–8 .680 1910 J. L. Core 1 14–11 .560 1911 L. L. McClure 1 17–5 .773 1912 John Gronninger 1 13–12 .520 1913, 1915–1917 Charlie Hickman 4 58–23–1 .716 1914 B. P. Pattison 1 12–8 .600 1918–1920 Skeeter Shelton 3 37–17–1 .685 1921–1942, 1946 Ira Rodgers 22 204–211–3 .489 1947 Charles Hockenberry 1 9–7 .563 1948–1967 Steve Harrick 20 333–161–1 .674 1968–1994 Dale Ramsburg 27 540–389–9 .581 1995–2012 Greg Van Zant 18 528–451–1 .539 2013–Present Randy Mazey 0 0–0 .000 TOTALS 19 117 1978–1390–18 .587 Current coaching staff Head coach – Randy Mazey Assistant coach – Derek Matlock Assistant coach – Steven Trout Yearly record Statistics overview Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason Independent (1892–1942) 1892 None 3–3 1893 None 1–0 1894 A. R. Stahlings 5–0 1895 A. R. Stahlings 4–1 1896 A. R. Stahlings 5–3 1897 J. E. B. Sweeney 3–2 1898 J. E. B. Sweeney 5–5 1899 Owen Altman 16–6 1900 Owen Altman 12–3 1901 H. Brown 11–7 1902 Lee Hutchinson 22–7 1903 Lee Hutchinson 14–9 1904 Lee Hutchinson 16–6–1 1905 Lee Hutchinson 19–9–1 1906 Carl Forkum 20–10 1907 Carl Forkum 17–11 1908 Carl Forkum 24–5 1909 Dick Nebinger 17–8 1910 J. L. Core 14–11 1911 L. L. McClure 17–5 1912 John Gronninger 13–12 1913 Charlie Hickman 12–4 1914 B. P. Pattison 12–8 1915 Charlie Hickman 19–7–1 1916 Charlie Hickman 17–6 1917 Charlie Hickman 10–6 1918 Skeeter Shelton 13–3 1919 Skeeter Shelton 14–3–1 1920 Skeeter Shelton 10–11 1921 Ira Rodgers 20–7 1922 Ira Rodgers 16–11 1923 Ira Rodgers 13–11 1924 Ira Rodgers 8–13 1925 Ira Rodgers 13–11 1926 Ira Rodgers 10–10 1927 Ira Rodgers 6–12–1 1928 Ira Rodgers 13–4 1929 Ira Rodgers 8–9 1930 Ira Rodgers 6–13–1 1931 Ira Rodgers 6–9–1 1932 Ira Rodgers 8–8 1933 Ira Rodgers 7–9 1934 Ira Rodgers 4–13 1935 Ira Rodgers 9–9 1936 Ira Rodgers 10–9 1937 Ira Rodgers 12–10 1938 Ira Rodgers 5–10 1939 Ira Rodgers 8–7 1940 Ira Rodgers 9–5 1941 Ira Rodgers 5–10 1942 Ira Rodgers 2–9 No program (1943–1945) Independent (1946–1950) 1946 Ira Rodgers 6–2 1947 Charles Hockenberry 9–7 1948 Steve Harrick 16–6 1949 Steve Harrick 13–8 1950 Steve Harrick 8–14 Independent: 612–417–7 Southern Conference (1951–1968) 1951 Steve Harrick 17–6 1952 Steve Harrick 12–9 7–3 t–2nd (Northern) 1953 Steve Harrick 6–7 2–5 7th (Northern) 1954 Steve Harrick 13–7 5–4 6th 1955 Steve Harrick 20–6 7–2 1st District 3 Regionals 1956 Steve Harrick 16–9 6–3 2nd 1957 Steve Harrick 12–8 4–5 5th 1958 Steve Harrick 12–11 5–3 5th 1959 Steve Harrick 16–9 8–5 5th 1960 Steve Harrick 17–9 6–4 t–3rd 1961 Steve Harrick 17–10 8–2 1st District 3 Regionals 1962 Steve Harrick 17–9 9–2 1st District 3 Regionals 1963 Steve Harrick 30–3 13–1 1st District 3 Regionals 1964 Steve Harrick 24–5 14–2 1st District 3 Regionals 1965 Steve Harrick 19–9 10–4 2nd 1966 Steve Harrick 26–7–1 12–4 2nd 1967 Steve Harrick 22–9 13–3 1st District 3 Regionals 1968 Dale Ramsburg 9–8 4–4 5th Southern Conference: 305–141–1 133–56 Independent (1969–1976) 1969 Dale Ramsburg 12–6–1 1970 Dale Ramsburg 12–5 1971 Dale Ramsburg 21–6 1972 Dale Ramsburg 10–10 1973 Dale Ramsburg 8–12–1 1974 Dale Ramsburg 12–13 1975 Dale Ramsburg 10–18 1976 Dale Ramsburg 21–12 ECAC Tournament 1977 Dale Ramsburg 10–18 Independent: 116–100–2 Eastern Athletic Association/Atlantic 10 Conference (1978–1995) 1978 Dale Ramsburg 16–9 1979 Dale Ramsburg 9–13 EAC Tournament 1980 Dale Ramsburg 12–14–2 EAC Tournament 1981 Dale Ramsburg 17–18 6–2 t–1st (West) EAC Tournament 1982 Dale Ramsburg 24–23 7–2 1st (West) East Regional 1983 Dale Ramsburg 22–10 6–4 2nd (West) 1984 Dale Ramsburg 22–11–1 9–3 t–1st (West) A-10 Tournament 1985 Dale Ramsburg 27–16 9–3 t-1st (West) South I Regional 1986 Dale Ramsburg 24–14–1 9–2 1st (West) A-10 Tournament 1987 Dale Ramsburg 32–15 13–3 1st (West) South I Regional 1988 Dale Ramsburg 33–19–1 12–4 1st (West) A-10 Tournament 1989 Dale Ramsburg 28–13–1 9–5 3rd (West) 1990 Dale Ramsburg 33–20 12–4 2nd (West) A-10 Tournament 1991 Dale Ramsburg 20–20–1 9–7 3rd (West) 1992 Dale Ramsburg 27–20 12–4 2nd (West) A-10 Tournament 1993 Dale Ramsburg 29–25 13–8 2nd A-10 Tournament 1994 Dale Ramsburg 40–21 17–4 2nd Atlantic I Regional 1995 Greg Van Zant 18–32 11–13 6th Atlantic 10 Conference: 433–313–5 154–68 Big East Conference (1996–2012) 1996 Greg Van Zant 33–25 15–10 1st (American) Atlantic Regional 1997 Greg Van Zant 36–19 17–7 1st (American) Big East Tournament 1998 Greg Van Zant 37–17–1 13–9 5th (American) Big East Tournament 1999 Greg Van Zant 29–28 12–13 6th Big East Tournament 2000 Greg Van Zant 25–28 10–12 7th 2001 Greg Van Zant 27–26 12–14 7th 2002 Greg Van Zant 24–26 9–16 10th 2003 Greg Van Zant 36–19 18–6 2nd Big East Tournament 2004 Greg Van Zant 23–29 10–16 8th 2005 Greg Van Zant 25–30 10–15 7th 2006 Greg Van Zant 36–22 14–13 5th Big East Tournament 2007 Greg Van Zant 29–22 10–16 t-9th 2008 Greg Van Zant 35–21 13–14 7th Big East Tournament 2009 Greg Van Zant 37–18 17–10 3rd Big East Tournament 2010 Greg Van Zant 27–30 10–17 t–8th Big East Tournament 2011 Greg Van Zant 28–27 14–13 t–4th Big East Tournament 2012 Greg Van Zant 23–32 9–18 11th Big East Conference: 510–419–1 213–219 Total: 1978–1390–18       National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion Notable former players Below is a list of notable former players of the program and the seasons in which they played for the Mountaineers. Babe Barna (1935–1937) Frank Barron (1913–1914) David Carpenter (2004–2006) Gene Curtis (1902) George Freese (1947) Bucky Guth (1967–1969) Jim Heise (1953–1956) Jake Hewitt (1894–1895) Charlie Hickman (1897) Joe Hudson (1990–1992) Ed Kenna (1901) Steve Kline (1993) Larry McClure (1910) Dustin Nippert (2003) Paul Popovich (1960) Scott Seabol (1996) Skeeter Shelton (1907–1909) Bull Smith (1900–1903) Buck Washer (1902) Darrell Whitmore (1988–1990) John Woods (1920–1923) See also List of NCAA Division I baseball programs West Virginia Mountaineers References