# 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team

The 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represents West Virginia University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers play their home games at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by Steve Sabins, in his first season at West Virginia.

## Previous season

The 2024 West Virginia baseball team, led by head coach Randy Mazey, had a strong season, finishing with an overall record of 36-24 and a 19-11 record in Big 12 Conference play. WVU earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, winning the Tucson Regional before advancing to their first-ever Super Regional, where they lost the series to the North Carolina Tar Heels.

### 2024 MLB Draft

List of Drafted Players :
| Name | 2024 Class | Pos. | Team | Round | No. |
| JJ Wetherholt | Junior | INF | St Louis Cardinals | 1 | 7 |
| David Hagaman | Sophomore | RHP | Texas Rangers | 4 | 133 |
| Aidan Major | Junior | RHP | Cleveland Guardians | 5 | 146 |
| Derek Clark | Senior | LHP | Los Angeles Angels | 9 | 262 |
| Tyler Switalski | Senior | LHP | San Francisco Giants | 16 | 478 |

## Preseason
### Big 12 Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on January 23, 2025. West Virginia was voted to finish fourth in the Big 12.
Coaches' Poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Points |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 163 (9) |
| 2 | Arizona | 152 (4) |
| 3 | TCU | 149 (1) |
| 4 | West Virginia | 115 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 111 |
| 6 | Arizona State | 96 |
| 7 | UCF | 93 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 88 |
| 9 | Kansas | 85 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 73 |
| 11 | Houston | 45 |
| 12 | Utah | 44 |
| 13 | Baylor | 39 |
| 14 | BYU | 21 |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at WVU | Alma Mater |
| Steve Sabins | Head Coach | 10 | Embry–Riddle (2011) |
| Jacob Garcia | Assistant Coach | 6 | Northern Colorado (2018) |
| Jimmy Roesinger | Assistant Coach | 2 | Dayton (2010) |
| Justin Oney | Assistant Coach | 3 | Clemson (1988) |
| Jedd Gyorko | Special Assistant to Head Coach | 1 | West Virginia (2010) |

### Roster
## Schedule and results

2025 West Virginia Baseball Game Log (16-1) :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = West Virginia team member :
Regular Season (16-1) :
February (9–0) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attend | Overall Record | Big 12 Record |
| Feb. 14 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Jacksonville* | — | John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL | W 4-2 | Kirn (1-0) | Long (0-1) | Bassinger (1) | 638 | 1-0 | — |
| Feb. 15 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Jacksonville* | — | John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL | W 10-3 | Estridge (1-0) | Barquin (0-1) | — | 755 | 2-0 | — |
| Feb. 15 | 4:30 pm | ESPN+ | at Jacksonville* | — | John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL | W 3-2 | Van Kempen (1-0) | Colin (0-1) | Bassinger (2) | 729 | 3-0 | — |
| Feb. 22 | 2:00 pm | | at Lipscomb* | — | Dugan Field Nashville, TN | W 5-4 | Kartsonas (1-0) | Lynch (0-1) | Bassinger (3) | 237 | 4-0 | — |
| Feb. 23 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Lipscomb* | — | Dugan Field Nashville, TN | W 5-0 | Meyer (1-0) | Ramos (1-1) | — | 324 | 5-0 | — |
| Feb. 23 | 4:30 pm | ESPN+ | at Lipscomb* | — | Dugan Field Nashville, TN | W 4-2 | Estridge (2-0) | Puckett (0-1) | — | 324 | 6-0 | — |
| Feb. 24 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Lipscomb* | — | Dugan Field Nashville, TN | W 5-4 | Bassinger (1-0) | Kantola (0-1) | — | 113 | 7-0 | — |
| Feb. 26 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Ohio* | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | W 8-4 | Lyman (1-0) | Geiser (0-1) | — | 2505 | 8-0 | — |
| Feb. 28 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | at Queens* | — | Atrium Health Ballpark Kannapolis, NC | W 7-1 | Kirn (2-0) | Jurecka (0-2) | — | 1049 | 9-0 | — |
March (7-1) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attend | Overall Record | Big 12 Record |
| Mar. 1 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Queens* | — | Atrium Health Ballpark Kannapolis, NC | W 11-7 | Meyer (2-0) | Green (0-1) | Estridge (1) | 1670 | 10-0 | — |
| Mar. 2 | 2:00 pm | | at Queens* | — | First National Bank Field Charlotte, NC | W 11-1 | Van Kempen (2-0) | Quezada (0-2) | — | 269 | 11-0 | — |
| Mar. 3 | 1:00 pm | | at Queens* | — | The Stick Williams Dreams Field Charlotte, NC | W 17-3 | Hagen (1-0) | Ruller (0-3) | | 172 | 12-0 | – |
| Mar. 7 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kennesaw State* | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | W 16-2 | Kirn (3-0) | Osbolt (0-1) | — | 2411 | 13-0 | — |
| Mar. 8 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kennesaw State* | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | L 9-13 | Renfroe (2-0) | Kartsonas (1-1) | — | 2544 | 13-1 | — |
| Mar. 9 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kennesaw State* | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | W 14-7 | Hutson (1-0) | Gold (0-1) | — | 2594 | 14-1 | — |
| Mar. 11 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Towson* | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | W 16-5 | Meyer (3-0) | Rosario (0-2) | — | 2469 | 15-1 | — |
| Mar. 14 | 7:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Oklahoma State | — | O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK | Canceled | | | — | | – | — |
| Mar. 15 | 7:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Oklahoma State | — | O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK | Canceled | | | — | | – | — |
| Mar. 16 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Oklahoma State | — | O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK | W 8-6 | Meyer (4-0) | Ure (1-1) | — | 4550 | 16-1 | 1-0 |
| Mar. 18 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. James Madison* | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | | | | — | | – | — |
| Mar. 19 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. James Madison* | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | | | | — | | – | — |
| Mar. 21 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Arizona | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | | | | — | | – | — |
| Mar. 22 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Arizona | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | | | | — | | – | — |
| Mar. 23 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Arizona | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | | | | — | | – | — |
| Mar. 25 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Marshall* | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | | | | — | | – | — |
| Mar. 27 | 8:30 pm | ESPN+ | at BYU | — | Miller Park Provo, UT | | | | — | | – | — |
| Mar. 28 | 8:30 pm | ESPN+ | at BYU | — | Miller Park Provo, UT | | | | — | | – | — |
| Mar. 29 | 3:30 pm | ESPN+ | at BYU | — | Miller Park Provo, UT | | | | — | | – | — |
April (0–0) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Save | Overall Record | Big 12 Record |
| Apr. 1 | 6:00 pm | B1G+ | at Ohio State* | — | Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, OH | — | – | — |
| Apr. 2 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Pittsburgh* | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
| Apr. 4 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Utah | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
| Apr. 5 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Utah | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
| Apr. 6 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Utah | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
| Apr. 8 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Penn State* | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
| Apr. 11 | 7:30 pm | ESPN+ | at Houston | — | Schroeder Park Houston, TX | — | – | — |
| Apr. 12 | 7:30 pm | ESPN+ | at Houston | — | Schroeder Park Houston, TX | — | – | — |
| Apr. 13 | 12:30 pm | ESPN+ | at Houston | — | Schroeder Park Houston, TX | — | – | — |
| Apr. 15 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Marshall* | — | Jack Cook Field Huntington, WV | — | – | — |
| Apr. 17 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Cincinnati | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
| Apr. 18 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Cincinnati | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
| Apr. 19 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Cincinnati | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
| Apr. 22 | 6:00 pm | BTN | at Penn State* | — | Medlar Field at Lubrano Park University Park, PA | — | – | — |
| Apr. 25 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | at UCF | — | John Euliano Park Orlando, FL | — | – | — |
| Apr. 26 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | at UCF | — | John Euliano Park Orlando, FL | — | – | — |
| Apr. 27 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | at UCF | — | John Euliano Park Orlando, FL | — | – | — |
| Apr. 30 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Marshall* | — | GoMart Ballpark Charleston, WV | — | – | — |
May (0–0) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Save | Overall Record | Big 12 Record |
| May 2 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Texas Tech | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
| May 3 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Texas Tech | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
| May 4 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Texas Tech | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
| May 6 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Pittsburgh* | — | Charles L. Cost Field Pittsburgh, PA | — | – | — |
| May 9 | 7:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Kansas State | — | Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS | — | – | — |
| May 10 | 5:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Kansas State | — | Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS | — | – | — |
| May 11 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Kansas State | — | Tointon Family Stadium Manhattan, KS | — | – | — |
| May 15 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kansas | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
| May 16 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kansas | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
| May 17 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kansas | — | Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Morgantown, WV | — | – | — |
Postseason (0–0) :
Big 12 Tournament (0–0) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Seed | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attend | Overall Record | Tourney Record | Sources |
| May 21–24 | TBA | | vs. TBA | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | | | | — | | – | — | |
* 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 | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | RV | 24 | 24 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perfect Game | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† 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.