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WVU Baseball Receives Highest Preseason Prediction Since Joining Big 12

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.
Mountaineers slotted fourth in Big 12 preseason poll, the highest mark since joining the conference!
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— WVU Baseball (@WVUBaseball) January 23, 2025
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
- Oklahoma State (9) 163
- Arizona (4) 152
- TCU (1) 149
- West Virginia 115
- Texas Tech 111
- Arizona State 96
- UCF 93
- Kansas State 88
- Kansas 85
- Cincinnati 73
- Houston 45
- Utah 44
- Baylor 39
- 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
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