The 2019 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represented West Virginia University during the 2019 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 7th season at West Virginia. They hosted the Morgantown Regional in the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Texas A&M.
Previous season
The 2018 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team finished the regular season with an overall record of 29–27 and a 9–15 mark in Big 12 play, placing seventh in the conference standings. The Mountaineers qualified for the 2018 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament, where they posted a 2–2 record. They picked up wins over Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, but were eliminated after a second loss to Texas Tech in the semifinals. https://wvusports.com/sports/baseball/schedule/2018
Preseason Big 12 Coaches poll The coaches poll was released on January 32, 2019. West Virginia was picked to finish sixth in the Big 12. https://big12sports.com/news/2019/1/31/211788568.aspx Big 12 coaches poll 1 Texas Tech 61 (6) 2 Baylor 58 (2) 3 TCU 48 (1) 4 Texas 40 5 Oklahoma State 39 6 West Virginia 31 7 Oklahoma 23 8 Kansas 16 9 Kansas State 8
Personnel
Coaching staff 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers coaching staff Randy Mazey - Head coach - 7th year Mark Ginther - Associate Coach- 1st year Steve Sabins - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - 4th year https://wvusports.com/sports/baseball/roster/2019
Roster 2019 West Virginia Mountaineers roster http://wvustats.com/sport/baseball # Name Position Height Weight Class Hometown 4 Cody Wood RHP 6'3" 195 Jr Denver, CO 5 Kade Strowd RHP 6'2" 175 Jr Fort Worth, TX 6 Gabe Kurtzhals RHP 5'9" 160 Fr Fort Worth, TX 9 Tristen Hudson RHP 6'3" 178 So Seneca, SC 15 Jeremy Lapp-Barger RHP 6'0" 180 Fr Sykesville, MD 16 Dillon Meadows RHP 6'2" 185 Jr Paradise, TX 18 Zach Reid LHP 5'11" 165 Sr Montgomery, AL 19 Brock Helverson RHP 6'3" 185 Fr Schwenksville, PA 20 Drew Britt RHP 6'5" 220 Fr Downingtown, PA 23 Jackson Wolf LHP 6'7" 205 So Gahanna, OH 26 Braden Zarbnisky RHP/OF 6'3" 185 Sr Marietta, GA 30 Beau Lowery LHP 6'0" 225 Fr Martinsburg, WV 33 Madison Jeffrey RHP 6'0" 190 Fr Barboursville, WV 35 Nick Snyder LHP 6'7" 220 Jr Marlton, NJ 37 Zach Ottinger RHP 6'1" 180 Fr Marietta, GA 39 Ryan Bergert RHP 6'2" 195 Fr Canton, OH 42 Sam Kessler RHP 6'1" 192 Jr Mount Sinai, NY 43 Daniel Ouderkirk LHP 6'9" 225 Fr Penn Laird, VA 47 Alek Manoah RHP 6'6" 260 Jr Miami, FL 2 Tevin Tucker INF 6'0" 175 Fr Prince George, VA 11 J.J. Sousa INF 6'1" 155 Fr Palm Coast, FL 13 Kevin Brophy INF 6'3" 215 Jr Randolph, NJ 17 Phillip Dull INF/P 6'0" 192 Fr Alum Bank, PA 21 Austin Davis INF 5'10" 175 Fr Orlando, FL 25 Marques Inman 1B 6'1" 200 Jr Elyria, OH 44 Alec Burns 1B/OF 6'4" 220 Fr Amherst, NH 45 Andrew Zitel INF 6'2" 207 Sr Hillsborough, NJ 1 Tyler Doanes 2B 5'10" 175 So Fayetteville, GA 24 Chase Illig C 6'0" 210 Jr Bluefield, WV 27 Conner Hamilton C 6'1" 220 So Forestport, NY 32 Ivan Gonzalez C 5'9" 184 Sr Round Rock, TX 34 Paul McIntosh C 6'1" 220 So Miami Gardens, FL 7 Brandon White CF 5'11" 160 Jr Winter Springs, FL 10 Trey Lowe III OF 6'2" 218 So Collierville, TN 12 T.J. Lake OF 6'1" 185 Jr Toledo, OH 26 Braden Zarbnisky RHP/OF 6'3" 185 Sr Marietta, GA 31 Darius Hill RF 6'1" 190 Sr Dallas, TX 44 Alec Burns 1B/OF 6'4" 220 Fr Amherst, NH
Awards and honors Big 12 awards and honors https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2025_west_virginia_university_baseball_guide?ff All-Big 12 Team Player No. Position Class Designation Alek Manoah 47 RHP Junior First Team Ivan Gonzalez 32 C Senior Second Team Darius Hill 31 OF Senior Second Team Marques Inman 25 DH Junior Second Team Sam Kessler 2 RHP Junior Second Team Paul McIntosh 34 1B Sophomore Second Team Tyler Doanes 1 2B Sophomore Honorable Mention Nick Snyder 35 LHP Junior Honorable Mention Brandon White 7 OF Junior Honorable Mention
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