The 2026 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represented West Virginia University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Kendrick Family Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by second year head coach, Steve Sabins.
Previous season
West Virginia finished the 2025 season 44–16, 19–9 in Big 12 Conference play, were the Big 12 regular season champions. West Virginia swept the Clemson Regional with two wins over Kentucky and one over the No. 11 ranked Clemson. With the regional title, the Mountaineers advanced to the Baton Rouge Super Regional—where they were eliminated by the No. 6 national seed, LSU, in two games. Preseason Big 12 Coaches poll
The coaches poll was released on February 5, 2026. West Virginia was picked to third in the Big 12. Big 12 coaches poll 1 TCU 169 (13) 2 Arizona 157 (1) 3 West Virginia 137 4 Arizona State 128 t-5 Kansas 112 t-5 Oklahoma State 112 7 Kansas State 87 8 Cincinnati 85 9 Texas Tech 78 10 UCF 66 11 Baylor 54 12 Houston 42 13 BYU 29 14 Utah 18 Source: https://big12sports.com/news/2026/2/5/tcu-voted-atop-2026-big-12-baseball-preseason-poll-strosnider-headlines-awards.aspx
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Personnel
Coaching staff 2026 West Virginia Mountaineers coaching staff Steve Sabins - Head coach - 2nd year Jacob Garcia - Associate Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - 7th year Jimmy Roesinger - Assistant Coach - 3rd year Justin Oney - Assistant Coach - 2nd year Source: https://wvusports.com/sports/baseball/coaches Support staff
2026 West Virginia Mountaineers support staff Joey Cuomo - Director of Operations - 2nd year Jedd Gyorko - Special Assistant to Head Coach - 2nd year Drew Hefner - Director of Player Development
Schedule and results 2026 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball game log (47–17) Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = West Virginia team member Regular season (37–13)February (8–1) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources Feb. 13 6:30 pm ESPN+ at * — J.I. Clements StadiumStatesboro, GA W15-3 Bassinger (1-0) Kalkbrenner (0-1) — 3,023 1-0 — Feb. 14(DH 1) 2:00 pm ESPN+ at Georgia Southern* — J.I. Clements Stadium W11-10 Meyer (1-0) Garrett (0-1) Estridge (1) 2,836 2-0 — Feb. 14(DH 2) 5:00 pm ESPN+ at Georgia Southern* — J.I. Clements Stadium W5-2 Montesa (1-0) Holder (0-1) Perez (1) 2674 3-0 — Feb. 20 4:00 pm ESPN+ at Liberty* — Liberty Baseball StadiumLynchburg, VA W12-0 Cole (1-0) Blair (0-1) — 1,370 4-0 — Feb. 21(DH 1) 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Liberty* — Liberty Baseball Stadium W2-0 Yehl (1-0) Lucas (0-1) Perez (2) 2,390 5-0 — Feb. 21 (DH 2) 5:00 pm ESPN+ at Liberty* — Liberty Baseball Stadium L1-4 Zayac (2-0) Montesa (1-1) Potts (1) 2,390 5-1 — Feb. 25 1:30 pm ESPN+ * #24 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family BallparkMorgantown, WV W19-6 Hagen (1-0) Cook (0-1) — 2,055 6-1 — Feb. 27 4:00 pm ESPN+ at * #24 Mickey Dunn StadiumKennesaw, GA W12-4 Montesa (2-1) McMullen (0-1) — 752 7-1 — Feb. 28 2:00 pm ESPN+ at Kennesaw State* #24 Mickey Dunn Stadium W9-1 Cole (2-0) Bayer (0-2) — 1,005 8-1 — March (12–4) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources Mar. 1 12:00 pm ESPN+ at Kennesaw State* #24 Mickey Dunn Stadium L6-7 Cain (2-0) Perez (0-1) — 802 8-2 — Mar. 3 — ESPN+ at * #23 Jack Cook FieldHuntington, WV Canceled — — — Mar. 6 2:00 pm ESPN+ * #23 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark L4-7 Sotiropoulos (1-0) Montesa (2-2) Soske (1) 2,233 8-3 — Mar. 7 12:00 pm ESPN+ Columbia* #23 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W9-5 (10 inn.) Perez (1-1) Kleinhans (1-1) — 2,885 9-3 — Mar. 8 12:30 pm ESPN+ Columbia* #23 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W16-1 Yehl (2-0) Korthas (0-1) — 2,508 10-3 — Mar. 10 2:00 pm ESPN+ * — Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W10-3 Estridge (1-0) Morlang (2-3) — 2,480 11-3 — Mar. 13 7:30 pm ESPN+ at — Baylor BallparkWaco, TX L 6-7 Wallace (2-0) Bassinger (1-1) Bunch (2) 2,318 11-4 0-1 Mar. 14 3:00 pm ESPN+ at Baylor — Baylor Ballpark W 13-2 Cole (3-0) Murry (0-1) — 2,461 12-4 1-1 Mar. 15 12:00 pm ESPN+ at Baylor — Baylor Ballpark W 9-0 Yehl (3-0) Calder (1-2) — 1,962 13-4 2-1 Mar. 17 — ESPN+ * #20 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark Canceled — — — Mar. 19 4:30 pm ESPN+ #20 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W7-4 Montesa (3-2) Sumner (1-1) Perez (3) 2,178 14-4 3-1 Mar. 20 2:00 pm ESPN+ BYU #20 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W12-10 Korn(1-0) Johnson (1-2) Perez (4) 2,133 15-4 4-1 Mar. 21 12:30 pm ESPN+ BYU #20 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W11-1 Yehl (4-0) Gray (2-5) — 2,706 16-4 5-1 Mar. 24 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Marshall* #17 Jack Cook Field W3-0 Hagen(2-0) Blaine (1-3) Perez (5) 2,285 17-4 5-1 Mar. 27 9:30 pm ESPN+ at #22 Arizona State #17 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ L4-14 Penn (4-0) Montesa(3-3) — 3,788 17-5 5-2 Mar. 28 9:30 pm ESPN+ at #22 Arizona State #17 Phoenix Municipal Stadium W13-7 Yehl(5-0) Overbay (0-1) — 3,299 18-5 6-2 Mar. 29 8:00 pm ESPN2 at #22 Arizona State #17 Phoenix Municipal Stadium W9-5 Cole(4-0) Klecker (3-2) Perez (6) 3,377 19-5 7-2 Mar. 31 9:00 pm ESPN+ at Arizona* #13 Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ W7-4 Estridge(2-0) Brandt (0-2) Bassinger (1) 2,084 20-5 7-2 April (8–7) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources Apr. 3 6:30 pm ESPN+ #23 #13 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark L0-5 Murray (3-1) Montesa(3-4) — 3,850 20-6 7-3 Apr. 4 2:00 pm ESPN+ #23 UCF #13 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W11-10 Estridge (3-0) Jones (1-2) — 3,413 21-6 8-3 Apr. 5 12:00 pm ESPN+ #23 UCF #13 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark L5-1 Wicker (3-1) Cole(4-1) — 2,386 21-7 8-4 Apr. 8 6:30 pm ESPN+ Marshall* #17 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W12-2 Korn(2-0) Collins (2-3) — 3,312 22-7 8-4 Apr. 10 7:30 pm ESPN+ at #17 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX W12-8 Perez(2-1) Han (0-2) — 3,754 23-7 9-4 Apr. 11 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Texas Tech #17 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park L1-4 Bevis (1-1) Yehl(5-1) — 3,442 23-8 9-5 Apr. 12 2:00 pm ESPN+ at Texas Tech #17 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park W10-2 Cole(4-0) Hayes(3-3) — 3,428 24-8 10-5 Apr. 15 5:30 pm — vs. Penn State* #15 Meritus ParkHagerstown, MD W3-1 Hagen(3-0) Butash(0-1) Bassinger (2) 4,748 25-8 10-5 Apr. 17 6:30 pm ESPN+ #15 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark L7-10 Hoffman (2-4) Montesa (3-5) — 3,851 25-9 10-6 Apr. 18 11:00 am ESPN+ Houston #15 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W7-1 Korn(3-0) Schmitz(2-5) — 3,237 26-9 11-6 Apr. 19 1:00 pm ESPN+ Houston #15 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W7–3 Cole(6–1) Udland(2–3) — 2,657 27–9 12–6 Apr. 21 6:30 pm ESPN+ * #12 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark L1–23 Kriebel(1-1) Thacker(0-1) — 4,571 27-10 12–6 Apr. 24 5:00 pm ESPN+ at Cincinnati #12 UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH W9–5 (13 inn.) Cole(6–1) Schueler(0–1) — 1,457 28-10 13–6 Apr. 25 3:00 pm ESPN+ at Cincinnati #12 UC Baseball Stadium L2–5 Brown (3-0) Hagen(3–1) Buczkowski(3) 1,649 28–11 13-7 Apr. 26 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Cincinnati #12 UC Baseball Stadium L5–7 Garula (1-0) Bassinger(1–2) — 1,503 28-12 13-8 Apr. 29 — — at Penn State* #18 Medlar Field at Lubrano ParkUniversity Park, PA Canceled — — — May (9–1) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord Big 12Record Sources May 1 6:30 pm ESPN+ Kansas State #18 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W7–0 Yehl(6–1) Butler(0–3) Korn(1) 2,884 29–12 14–8 May 2 4:00 pm ESPN+ Kansas State #18 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W9–1 Cole(8–1) Sheffield(6–2) — 3,067 30–12 15–8 May 3 1:00 pm ESPN+ Kansas State #18 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W13–6 Estridge(4–0) Guyette(5–2) — 2,757 31-12 16–8 May 5 6:00 pm ESPN+ vs. Marshall* #15 GoMart BallparkCharleston, WV W7–2 Hagen(4–1) Doll(2–4) — 9,302 32-12 16-8 May 8 7:00 pm ESPN+ at #7 Kansas #15 Hoglund BallparkLawrence, KS W4–1 Yehl(7–1) Voegele(5–3) — 2,192 33-12 17-8 May 9 3:00 pm ESPN+ at #7 Kansas #15 Hoglund Ballpark W5–2 Korn(4–0) Ritter (5–2) — 2,301 34-12 18-8 May 10 12:00 pm ESPN+ at #7 Kansas #15 Hoglund Ballpark W13–2 Bassinger(2–2) Nayral(4–3) — 2,087 35-12 19–8 May 14 6:30 pm ESPN+ TCU #9 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W2–0 Korn(5–0) Lapour(1–2) Estridge (7) 2,645 36-12 20-8 May 15 6:30 pm ESPN+ TCU #9 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark L0–4 Davis(5–3) Yehl(7–2) — 3,759 36-13 20-9 May 16 12:00 pm ESPN+ TCU #9 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W6–4 Bassinger(3–2) Sagouspe(3–3) — 3,846 37-13 21-9 Postseason (10-4) (2–1) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord TourneyRecord Sources May 21 7:30 pm ESPNU vs. (11) Kansas State (2) #9 Surprise StadiumSurprise, AZ W4–2 Yehl(8–2) Sheffield(8–4) Korn(2) 2,119 38–13 1–0 May 22 11:00 pm ESPN+ vs. (3) #21 Arizona State (2) #9 Surprise Stadium W7–3 Bassinger(4–2) Edwards(1–3) Montesa(1) 2,153 39–13 2–0 May 22 7:30 pm ESPN2 vs. (1) #13 Kansas (2) #9 Surprise Stadium L0–9 Scheidt(5–1) Korn(5–1) — 3,293 39–14 2–1 (4–1) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord TourneyRecord Sources May 29 5:00 pm ESPN+ vs. (4) (1) #16 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W10–1 Cole(9–1) Griffin (3–4) Hagen(1) 4,120 40–14 1–0 May 30 5:00 pm SEC Network vs. (3) Kentucky (1) #16 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark L9–11 Bennett(2–3) Bassinger (4–3) — 4,276 40–15 1–1 May 31 12:00 pm ESPN2 vs. (2) (1) #16 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W10–5 Montesa(4-5) Dressler (8-2) — 4,181 41–15 2–1 May 31 5:00 pm SEC Network vs. (3) Kentucky (1) #16 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W11–9 McDougal(1-0) Soucie (0-2) — 4,184 42–15 3–1 June 1 6:00 pm ESPN2 vs. (3) Kentucky (1) #16 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W6–5(10 inn.) Montesa(5-5) Bennett (2-4) — 4,607 43–15 4–1 (2-0) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord TourneyRecord Sources June 5 12:00 pm ESPN2 vs. (4) Cal Poly (1) #16 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W 12–2 Cole(10–1) Naess (8–5) — 4,564 44–15 5–1 June 6 12:00 pm ESPN2 vs. (4) Cal Poly (1) #16 Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark W17–1 Yehl (9–2) Turnquist (9–3) — 4,675 45–15 6-1 (2–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend OverallRecord TourneyRecord Sources June 12 2:00 pm ESPN vs. (3) Troy (1) #16 Charles Schwab FieldOmaha, NE W7–5 Korn (6–1) Crotchfelt (7–3) McDougal(1) 24,154 46–15 7–1 June 14 7:00 pm ESPN vs. (1) #5 North Carolina (1) #16 Charles Schwab Field L2–5 McDuffie (9–3) Yehl (9–3) Glauber (5) 24,414 46–16 7–2 June 16 2:00 pm ESPN vs. (3) Troy (1) #16 Charles Schwab Field W12–0 Montesa(6-5) Ellingworth (2-5) — 21,814 47–16 8–2 June 17 2:00 pm ESPN vs. (1) #5 North Carolina (1) #16 Charles Schwab Field L7–12 Rose5-0 Chansen(10-2) — 23,572 47-17 8-3 * indicates a non-conference game. (#) All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.
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