West Virginia Baseball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
West Virginia Mountaineers
 
Big 12 (39-18, 15-9)
 
 
Coach: Randy Mazey
 
Key Field Players:
JJ Wetherholt, Sophomore, IF, .443 BA, 15 HR, 56 RBI, 35 SB
Tevin Tucker, Senior, IF, .319 BA, 1 HR, 21 RBI, 19 SB
Landon Wallace, Junior, OF, .323 BA, 10 HR, 47 RBI, 17 SB
Braden Barry, Junior, OF, .294 BA, 8 HR, 44 RBI, 22 SB
Caleb McNeely, Senior, IF, .301 BA, 13HR, 48 RBI, 14 SB
Grant Hussey, Sophomore, 1B, .262 BA, 13 HR, 45 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Blaine Traxel, Senior, P, 3.79 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 5 CG, 99.2 IP, 71 SO
Ben Hampton, Junior, P, 4.17 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 82.0 IP, 64 SO
Carlson Reed, Junior, P, 1.50 ERA, 2-1 W/L, 36.0 IP, 57 SO, 7 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .299 (54th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.58 (217, 7)
Doubles per Game: 2.27 (25, 3)
Earned Run Average: 4.37 (24, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .968 (171, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 1.36 (85, 4)
Scoring Offense: 8.0 (33, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .501 (50, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 2.16 (15, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.27 (65, 3)
 
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 5/21