Randy Mazey (born May 23, 1966) is an American college baseball coach. He was most recently the head baseball coach at West Virginia University, a position he had held from 2013 until 2024. Mazey attended Clemson University, where he played baseball for the Tigers from 1985 to 1988. Following a brief professional playing career, Mazey began his coaching career in 1990 as an assistant at Clemson. He was the head coach of Charleston Southern from 1994 to 1996 and East Carolina from 2003 to 2005, leading both teams to NCAA Division I Tournament appearances.[1][2] After seven years as an assistant at TCU, Mazey was named the head coach at West Virginia in July 2012.[3][4] Mazey was named the Big 12 Conference Baseball Coach of the Year in 2019 and 2023.[5]
.jpg) Mazey in 2013 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 23, 1966 Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1988 | Clemson |
| 1988 | Burlington Indians |
| 1989 | Miami Miracle |
| Position(s) | Pitcher, outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1993 | Clemson (assistant) |
| 1994–1996 | Charleston Southern |
| 1997 | Georgia (assistant) |
| 1998 | East Carolina (assistant) |
| 1999–2002 | Tennessee (assistant) |
| 2003–2005 | East Carolina |
| 2006–2012 | TCU (assistant) |
| 2013–2024 | West Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 542–425–2 |
| Tournaments | 4–6 (C-USA) 13–12 (Big 12) 11–16 (NCAA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Big South regular season (1996) 1 C-USA regular season (2004) 1 Big 12 regular season (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| Big South Coach of the Year C-USA Coach of the Year (2004) 2× Big 12 Coach of the Year (2019, 2023) | |
Head coaching record
editBelow is a table of Mazey's yearly records as a head baseball coach.[6][7][8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Southern Buccaneers (Big South Conference) (1994–1996) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Charleston Southern | 19–34 | 14–13 | 5th | |||||
| 1995 | Charleston Southern | 17–36 | 8–16 | 7th | |||||
| 1996 | Charleston Southern | 30–24–1 | 17–4 | 1st | NCAA regional | ||||
| Charleston Southern: | 66–94–1 (.413) | 39–33 (.542) | |||||||
| East Carolina Pirates (Conference USA) (2003–2005) | |||||||||
| 2003 | East Carolina | 34–27–1 | 17–13 | 5th | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2004 | East Carolina | 51–13 | 25–5 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2005 | East Carolina | 35–26 | 18–12 | 4th | NCAA regional | ||||
| East Carolina: | 120–66–1 (.644) | 60–30 (.667) | |||||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers (Big 12 Conference) (2013–2024) | |||||||||
| 2013 | West Virginia | 33–26 | 13–11 | t-3rd | |||||
| 2014 | West Virginia | 28–26 | 9–14 | 6th | |||||
| 2015 | West Virginia | 27–27 | 9–13 | 7th | |||||
| 2016 | West Virginia | 36–22 | 12–11 | 4th | |||||
| 2017 | West Virginia | 36–26 | 12–12 | t-4th | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2018 | West Virginia | 29–27 | 9–15 | 7th | |||||
| 2019 | West Virginia | 38–22 | 13–11 | 4th | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2020 | West Virginia | 11–5 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | West Virginia | 25–27 | 8–16 | t-8th | |||||
| 2022 | West Virginia | 33–22 | 14–10 | t-5th | |||||
| 2023 | West Virginia | 40–20 | 15–9 | T-1st | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2024 | West Virginia | 36–24 | 19–11 | 4th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| West Virginia: | 372–274 (.576) | 133–133 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 558–425–2 (.568) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Randy Mazey". WVUSports.com. West Virginia Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Randy Mazey". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ Bacaj, Robert (23 June 2012). "Winning with Pitching". West Virginia Metro News. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "TCU Hires Former Astro and Fullerton Ace as Pitching Coach". Star-Telegram.com. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "weekly-release Week 16" (PDF). www.big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "2011 Big South Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "2012 East Carolina Pirates Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). East Carolina Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "2013 Big 12 Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.