The 2013 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represented West Virginia University during the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers were competing in their first year as members of the Big 12 Conference. Playing their non conference home games at Hawley Field in Morgantown, West Virginia and their conference home games at Appalachian Power Park in Charleston, West Virginia. They were led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 1st season at West Virginia.
Preseason Coaches poll Coaches' PollPredictedfinishTeamPoints 1 Oklahoma 62 (6) 2 TCU 55 (3) 3 Texas 48 4 Baylor 47 5 Oklahoma State 38 6 Texas Tech 28 7 Kansas State 20 8 Kansas 189 West Virginia 8
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Awards National Honors Harrison Musgrave LHP - 2nd Team All-American (Louisville Slugger) Honorable Mention (College Baseball Insider)
Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Harrison Musgrave
Hawley Field West Virginia joined the Big 12 Conference following the 2012 season. Since Hawley Field does not meet Big 12 Conference standards, and the state legislature turned down a plan for a taxpayer funded replacement, the Mountaineers played three of their four 2013 home conference series at Appalachian Power Park in Charleston and one at Linda K. Epling Stadium in Beckley (160 and 185 miles from campus, respectively). Non-conference games continued to be played at Hawley Field. In 2013, plans were announced to build a new venue in the nearby town of Granville for the Mountaineers baseball team. The new park, ultimately known as Monongalia County Ballpark, was opened during the 2015 season.
Attendance In 2013, the Mountaineers ranked 50th among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 1,328 per home game.
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