# 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

The 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represented West Virginia University during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Monongalia County Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

In 2015, the Mountaineers finished the season 7th in the Big 12 with a record of 27–27 (9–13 Big 12). WVU qualified for the 2015 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament and were eliminated in the second round. They failed to qualify for the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at West Virginia | Alma Mater |
| Randy Mazey | Head coach | 4 | Clemson University (1988) |
| Derek Matlock | Assistant coach | 4 | University of Texas at Arlington (1990) |
| Steve Sabins | Assistant coach | 1 | Embry–Riddle (2011) |

## Schedule and results

2016 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
February 194:00 pmat Charleston Southern*Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SCL 3–4Raynor (1–0)Donato (0–1)Hubbard (1)2400–1–
February 202:00 pmat Charleston Southern*Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SCW 5–0Vance (1–0)Johnson (0–1)–3461–1–
February 211:00 pmat Charleston Southern*Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SCW 3–0Myers (1–0)Piriz (0–1)Smith (1)3502–1–
February 269:00 pmat UNLV*Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NVW 9–6Dotson (1–0)Bohall (1–1)–1,6663–1–
February 275:00 pmat UNLV*Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NVW 13–1Vance (2–0)Kremer (0–1)–9064–1–
February 284:00 pmat UNLV*Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NVW 9–4Myers (2–0)Oakley (0–2)–1,0765–1– :
March
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
March 311:35 pmat Hawaii*Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HIL 1–4Hornung (2–2)Donato (0–2)Culp (2)2,3925–2–
March 411:35 pmat Hawaii*Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HIW 4–1Vance (3–0)Von Ruden (1–1)Grove (1)2,9116–2–
March 511:35 pmat Hawaii*Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HIL 2–6Hatch (1–1)Myers (2–1)–3,5856–3–
March 66:05 pmat Hawaii*Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HIW 9–2Dotson (2–0)Pigg (0–2)–2,7757–3–
March 113:00 pmOld Dominion*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW 4–3Dotson (3–0)Lamb (1–1)Smith (1)1,1358–3–
March 123:00 pmOld Dominion*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL 4–5$^{10}$Hartman (2–0)Grove (0–1)Maguire (1)1,3198–4–
March 127:15 pmOld Dominion*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW 5–4$^{12}$Zarbnisky (1–0)Hartman (1–1)–1,3199–4–
March 153:00 pmRadford*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW 6–2Campbell (1–0)Swarmer (0–2)–80810–4–
March 187:30 pmat #11 TCULupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL 6–10Wymer (1–0)Grove (0–2)–4,37910–50–1
March 194:00 pmat #11 TCULupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL 1–7Howard (4–0)Vance (3–1)–4,36410–60–2
March 202:00 pmat #11 TCULupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL 2–14$^7$Hill (2–1)Myers (2–2)–4,19010–70–3
March 226:30 pmat Penn State*Lubrano Park • University Park, PAL 4–5Forsyth (1–1)Dotson (3–1)Anderson (5)68210–8–
March 257:00 pmESPN3at KansasHoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KSW 1–0Donato (1–2)Krauth (1–4)Smith (3)90011–81–3
March 263:00 pmESPN3at KansasHoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KSW 11–6Dotson (4–1)Goldsberry (0–3)Hardy (1)82612–82–3
March 296:30 pmCanisius*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL 5–7$^{10}$Smith (2–1)Dotson (4–2)Remillard (5)1,21212–9–
March 303:00 pmCanisius*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL 0–9Hunt (1–0)Campbell (1–1)–89212–10– :
April
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
April 16:30 pmOklahoma StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW 5–4$^{10}$Smith (1–0)Battenfield (1–1)–1,81813–103–3
April 24:00 pmOklahoma StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW 4–3Vance (4–1)Cobb (3–4)Dotson (1)1,46714–104–3
April 31:00 pmOklahoma StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL 1–8Elliott (3–1)Myers (2–3)–95114–114–4
April 56:00 pmat Marshall*Appalachian Power Park • Charleston, WVW 5–4$^{10}$Smith (2–0)Murphy (3–2)–1,67815–11–
April 66:30 pmEastern Michigan*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW 5–1Campbell (2–1)Wilson (1–2)Hardy (2)83016–11–
April 86:30 pmFurman*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL 3–7Gaddis (5–2)Donato (1–3)–75316–12–
April 1011:00 amFurman*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVL 6–8Fondu (2–1)Smith (2–1)Mullen (4)67516–13–
April 103:15 pmFurman*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WVW 8–5Myers (3–3)Quarles (3–3)Brewer (1)67517–13–
April 126:30 pmPittsburgh*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 156:30 pmKansas StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 164:00 pmKansas StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 171:00 pmKansas StateMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 196:30 pmYoungstown State*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 227:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 233:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 242:00 pmat OklahomaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 266:30 pmMarshall*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 296:30 pmBaylorMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
April 304:00 pmBaylorMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV :
May
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
May 11:00 pmBaylorMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 36:30 pmVirginia Tech*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 66:30 pmTexasMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 74:00 pmTexasMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 81:00 pmTexasMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 106:30 pmMaryland*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 137:00 pmWilliam & Mary*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 144:00 pmWilliam & Mary*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 151:00 pmWilliam & Mary*Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 176:30 pmat Pittsburgh*Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA
May 197:30 pmat Texas TechDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
May 203:00 pmat Texas TechDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
May 212:00 pmat Texas TechDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX :
Post-season :
Big 12 Tournament
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12 Tourn.
May 25TBDTBDChickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
May 26TBDTBDChickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = West Virginia team member :
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball. :