West Virginia Baseball 2022 Postseason Capsule
May 22, 2022 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2019 | Regional | defeated Fordham, lost to Duke, eliminated by Texas A&M |
| 2017 | Regional | defeated Maryland, lost to Wake Forest, eliminated by Wake Forest |
| 2017 | Super Regional | eliminated by Florida |
| 1996 | Regional | defeated Tennessee, defeated Georgia Southern, lost to Clemson, eliminated by Tennessee |
| 1994 | Regional | lost to Florida, defeated Rider, eliminated by Florida |
| 1987 | Regional | lost to Clemson, eliminated by Arkansas |
*all team stats through 5/22
