West Virginia Baseball 2022 Postseason Capsule

 

West Virginia Mountaineers

Big 12 (33-22, 14-10)

 
 
Coach: Randy Mazey
 
Key Field Players:
Dayne Leonard, Junior, C/IF, .331 BA, 23 RBI
Austin Davis, Senior, OF, .330 BA, 26 RBI, 29 SB
McGwire Holbrook, Sophomore, C, .327 BA, 6 HR, 43 RBI
JJ Wetherholt, Freshman, IF, .308 BA, 5 HR, 39 RBI, 15 SB
Braden Barry, Sophomore, OF, .289 BA, 6 HR, 26 RBI, 16 SB
Victor Scott II, Junior, OF, .278 BA, 6 HR, 47 RBI, 38 SB
Grant Hussey, Freshman, 1B/OF, .244 BA, 11 HR, 35 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Ben Hampton, Sophomore, P, 4.66 ERA, 8-5 W/L, 83.0 IP, 90 SO
Jacob Watters, Junior, P, 6.22 ERA, 3-7 W/L, 59.1 IP, 75 SO
Chris Sleeper, Freshman, P, 3.61 ERA, 3-4 W/L, 42.1 IP, 28 SO
Trey Braithwaite, Senior, P, 1.70 ERA, 3-0 W/L, 37.0 IP, 36 SO, 8 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .270 (180th in nation, 7th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.72 (107, 5)
Doubles per Game: 1.87 (124, 7)
Earned Run Average: 5.06 (101, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .973 (81, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.91 (166, 8)
Scoring Offense: 6.6 (120, 6)
Slugging Percentage: .423 (168, 8)
Stolen Bases per Game: 2.91 (2, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.21 (141, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019Regionaldefeated Fordham, lost to Duke, eliminated by Texas A&M
2017Regionaldefeated Maryland, lost to Wake Forest, eliminated by Wake Forest
2017Super Regionaleliminated by Florida
1996Regionaldefeated Tennessee, defeated Georgia Southern, lost to Clemson, eliminated by Tennessee
1994Regionallost to Florida, defeated Rider, eliminated by Florida
1987Regionallost to Clemson, eliminated by Arkansas
 
*all team stats through 5/22