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WVU Baseball Receives Highest Preseason Prediction Since Joining Big 12

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To increase the already high expectations on Steve Sabins in his first season at the helm of the WVU baseball program, the Mountaineers are expected to finish near the top of the Big 12. On Thursday, the conference revealed the 2025 preseason poll as voted on by the league’s head coaches, showing West Virginia predicted to be fourth.

This is the highest predicted finish for WVU since joining the Big 12 in 2013. West Virginia won the regular season conference title in 2023.

The Mountaineers are coming off an historic 2024 campaign in which they finished 36-24 and reached the NCAA Super Regionals for the first time. Sabins now looks to lead WVU to a regional appearance for the third straight season.

With a succession plan already in place, Sabins officially took over when former head coach Randy Mazey retired at the conclusion of West Virginia’s postseason run.

2025 Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll

  1. Oklahoma State (9)                         163
  2. Arizona (4)                                        152
  3. TCU (1)                                              149
  4. West Virginia                              115
  5. Texas Tech                                         111
  6. Arizona State                                     96
  7. UCF                                                     93
  8. Kansas State                                      88
  9. Kansas                                                 85
  10. Cincinnati                                           73
  11. Houston                                              45
  12. Utah                                                     44
  13. Baylor                                                  39
  14. BYU                                                      21

2025 Big 12 Preseason Team

C            Logan Sauve                    West Virginia

IF            Mason White                     Arizona

IF            Kerrington Cross             Cincinnati

IF            Colin Brueggemann        Oklahoma State

IF            Aidan Meola                     Oklahoma State

IF            Anthony Silva                   TCU

OF          Brendan Summerhill       Arizona

OF          Kien Vu                              Arizona State

OF          Nolan Schubart*              Oklahoma State

OF          Damian Bravo                   Texas Tech

DH          Wesley Jordan                  Baylor

UTL        Christian Mitchelle           Cincinnati

SP           Ben Jacobs                          Arizona State

SP           Dom Stagliano                  UCF

SP           Nathan Taylor                   Cincinnati

SP           Dominic Voegele*            Kansas

SP           Gabe Davis                        Oklahoma State

RP           Stone Cushing                  BYU

RP           Dominic Castellano         UCF

RP           Ben Abeldt*                      TCU

Find more coverage of the WVU baseball program at WV Sports Now.

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