West Virginia Baseball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
May 19, 2023 · CSM Staff
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:
| 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 5/21
