West Virginia University Men's Baseball

Mazey continued to lead the Mountaineers in the right direction, qualifying for the Big 12 Championship for the second-straight season and narrowly missing a chance to appear in an NCAA Regional for the first time since 1996.   West Virginia finished 28-26 overall, including impressive series wins over Baylor, Oklahoma, Kansas State and Texas.   Offensively, the Mountaineers ranked No. 1 in hitting (.287) amongst Big 12 teams. Individually, Bobby Boyd (.356), Billy Fleming (.351) and Ryan McBroom (.341) were ranked No. 1-3 in the Big 12 in batting average.   The pitching staff posted its lowest earned-run average (3.73) since 1974, marking the first back-to-back under 4.00 ERA seasons since 1973-74.   For the second-straight season, the Mountaineers averaged over 1,000 fans (1,098) with seven of the 15 home games featuring crowds of 1,000 or more.   Following the season, six players were chosen in the MLB Draft, led by eighth rounders Boyd and Harrison Musgrave     After being picked to finish last in the Big 12 preseason poll, Mazeys first season at the helm of the Mountaineers was a magical one. The team finished with a record of 33-26, including a 13-11 mark in Big 12 play, to finish third in the final conference standings and qualify for the Big 12 Championship.   It was only WVUs fifth 30-win season since 1999 and featured Big 12 series victories against Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech.   The fans throughout the state of West Virginia began to follow the Mountaineers, and for the first time ever, WVU ranked in the national average home figures at No. 50 (1,328). Twelve of the 21 home games featured crowds of 1,000 or more, including a Hawley Field record of 2,535 fans on April 30 against Pitt.   Offensively, the Mountaineers continued their annual prowess, batting .275 as a team and smacking 32 home runs. McBroom hit a Big 12-leading 12 home runs, and left fielder Jacob Rice earned the WVU batting title with a .333 average.   The pitching staff posted its lowest earned-run average (3.88) since 1978, lowest opponent batting average (.256) since 1993 and the least earned runs allowed (226) since 2001. Musgrave became the first WVU pitcher to earn All-America honors since 1997, completing the year with a 9-1 record, posting a 2.17 ERA and tossing three complete games. In 95.1 innings of work, Musgrave struck out 81 batters and allowed just 65 hits. Musgrave also earned Big 12 Pitcher of the Year honors after earning Big 12 Pitcher of the Week four times and National Pitcher of the Week three times.   Previously obsolete, the run game changed drastically to help WVU offensively and defensively. Mountaineer runners finished with 68 stolen bases, the most since 1998, while opponents only were successful 31 times. The pitchers also controlled the run game, picking off a school-record and NCAA-best 27 runners.   Following the season, McBroom, Musgrave, right-hander pitcher Sean Carley and third baseman Ryan Tuntland were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft. It was only the fifth time in school history that four or more players were drafted.   A total of nine players earned All-Big 12 honors, while three players were named to the All-Big 12 Academic Team.     Previously the head coach at East Carolina (2004-06) and Charleston Southern (1994-96), Mazey spent six seasons as an assistant at TCU (2007-12), including the final three seasons as associate head coach. With Mazey on staff, the Horned Frogs compiled a record of 269-106 and won at least 40 games each season.   The Horned Frogs made six NCAA Regional appearances, played in three NCAA Super Regionals and made one trip to the College World Series during Mazeys time at TCU, as well as winning six regular season and three Mountain West Conference tournament titles. Additionally, 18 pitchers were drafted in Mazeys six seasons and five pitchers earned All-America honors.   After winning a share of the 2012 Mountain West Conference regular-season title, the Horned Frogs earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA College Station Regional. TCU advanced to its fourth regional championship game in program history with a 5-2 win over Ole Miss; the Frogs previously advanced in 2007, 2009 and 2010. The decisive victory was the first time in school history TCU won a regional on the road. Additionally, it was the first time the Frogs won four games in a regional.   In 2012, Mazey guided freshman right-handed pitcher Preston Morrison to the Mountain West Freshman of the Year and Pitcher of the Year awards. He was the first-ever athlete in the conferences history to earn both honors in one season, and he also earned a spot on the All-Mountain West First Team. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Andrew Mitchell also was named to the first team, while junior right-handed relief pitcher Kevin Allen scored a spot on the second team.   As a staff, TCU owned a 3.35 earned run average and held opponents to a .243 batting average. The Frogs earned seven shutouts, while two of Mazeys pitchers won nine games each. In 2011, the Horned Frogs posted a 3.20 ERA, the lowest mark in program history since 1970, and finished with 477 strikeouts, the fifth-best program mark.   Mazey guided Matt Purke, who was distinguished as the 2010 consensus National Freshman Pitcher of the Year by several publications, to Baseball Americas Freshman of the Year award. That seasons staff produced two All-Americans and four pitchers earned all-conference honors.   The Horned Frogs posted a league-best 484 strikeouts in Mazeys first season, while four pitchers earned all-conference honors. No fewer than two pitchers earned All-Mountain West honors in the subsequent two seasons.   In three seasons at ECU, Mazey put together a 120-66-1 (.644) record, including a school-record 51-13 (.797) mark in his second season in 2004. ECU earned three trips to the NCAA Regionals under his watch.   Prior to a 35-26 campaign in 2005 and a third trip to the NCAA Regionals, Mazey had arguably his most successful season as a head coach, leading the Pirates to a Conference USA regular-season championship with a 25-5 league mark and an NCAA Super Regional appearance. MazeyLeClair   Mazey earned his first head coaching opportunity at Charleston Southern, accepting the position at the age of 27 in 1994. After going 36-60 in his first two seasons, he led a CSU team, picked to finish last in the 1996 preseason coaches poll, to an NCAA Regional appearance, the Buccaneers first-ever bid, and a 30-24-1 mark, the teams first winning season since 1988 and its second 30-win season in school history. Named the Big South Coach of the Year, Mazey directed CSU to the Big South Championship. Following that season, Mazey became the recruiting coordinator and pitching coach at Georgia in 1997, where his staff produced its lowest ERA in four years and set a strikeout record.   Mazey then spent the 1998 season at ECU as an assistant and also served as the programs recruiting coordinator. During his first tenure with the Pirates, the team posted the third-highest strikeout total in school history.   Mazey spent four seasons as the recruiting coordinator and pitching coach at Tennessee. His staffs posted two of the top four strikeout totals in school history, and he produced six Volunteer pitchers who signed professionally, including one first-round draft pick. In 2000, Tennessee had the second-best ERA in the Southeastern Conference. The Vols advanced to the College World Series in 2001 and tied for third place.   Mazey began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Clemson, his alma mater, in 1990. During his four-year stint (1990-93), the Tigers recorded a 198-67 mark, won two Atlantic Coast Conference titles, made four straight NCAA Regional appearances and advanced to the College World Series in 1991.     A three-time All-ACC selection as an outfielder/pitcher during his playing career (1985-88) at Clemson, Mazey won two ACC titles with the Tigers and advanced to two NCAA Regionals. He finished with a career batting average of .331 and was 8-1 on the mound.   Mazey was drafted in the 28th round of the 1988 draft by Cleveland and played two seasons in that organizations minor league system before returning to Clemson as an assistant coach.     A native of Johnstown, Pa., he earned a bachelor of science degree in administrative management from Clemson in 1988 and an MBA from Clemson in 1993. Following his prep career at United High in Johnstown, he was an 11th round pick in the amateur draft by the Baltimore Orioles.   Randy and his wife, Amanda, have a son, Weston Aydan, and a daughter, Sierra Maranda.