Randy Mazey (born May 23, 1966) is a former 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, Additionally, he was named the ABCA East Region Coach of the Year in 2004. [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] While also again being named ABCA East Region Coach of the Year in 2017, 2019 and 2024.[6] [7]
.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 |
| Positions | 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 | 558–434–2 (.562) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 11–16 C-USA: 4–6 Big 12: 15–20 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
As head coach:
As assistant coach: | |
| Awards | |
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Playing career
editMazey was drafted by Cleveland in the 28th round of the 1988 draft. He played two seasons in the minors.[8]
Coaching career
editReturning to Clemson, Mazey was assistant coach from 1990 to 1993, including a trip to the 1991 College World Series.[citation needed]
West Virginia Mountaineers
editMazey was hired as the head baseball coach at West Virginia University on June 6, 2012. [9] This was not long after reports had surfaced that West Virginia might disband the team when they transitioned to the Big 12 conference.
The Mountaineers faced moderate success with Mazey. In 2023, they ended the season with a 40-20 record, becoming the Big 12 Regular Season Champion. They played in the 2023 Lexington Regional, but were eliminated by the Kentucky Wildcats in double elimination. On July 18, 2023, Mazey announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2024 season.[10]
West Virginia finished the 2024 season with a 36–24 overall record, reaching the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season, winning the Tucson Regional but being eliminated by North Carolina in the Chapel Hill Super Regional. Following this elimination, on June 8th, 2024, Mazey retired.
Head coaching record
editBelow is a table of Mazey's yearly records as a head baseball coach.[11][12][13]
| 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: | 558–434–2 (.562) | ||||||||
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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 November 11, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Randy Mazey". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ↑ Bacaj, Robert (June 23, 2012). "Winning with Pitching". West Virginia Metro News. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ↑ "TCU Hires Former Astro and Fullerton Ace as Pitching Coach". Star-Telegram.com. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 19, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "weekly-release Week 16" (PDF). www.big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Mazey Named ABCA East Region Coach of the Year". West Virginia University Athletics. June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "ABCA Coaches of the Year".
- ↑ "Randy Mazey - Baseball Coach". West Virginia University Athletics.
- ↑ "Randy Mazey Named West Virginia Baseball Head Coach". big12sports.com. June 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Randy Mazey discusses his recent decision to retire". July 19, 2023.
- ↑ "2011 Big South Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ↑ "2012 East Carolina Pirates Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). East Carolina Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ↑ "2013 Big 12 Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.