The West Virginia Miners are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Beckley, West Virginia. The team began play in the Prospect League for the 2010 season. Home games are played at Linda K. Epling Stadium at the Upper Deck Training Center. It was announced in December 2022 that the Miners would not play in 2023,[1] looking to return in 2024 in a different league.[2] The Miners were not on the 2024 Prospect League schedule.[3]
| West Virginia Miners | |
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| League | Prospect League |
| Location | Beckley, West Virginia |
| Ballpark | Linda K. Epling Stadium |
| Founded | 2010 |
| League championships | 3 (2012, 2013, 2016) |
| Division championships | 5 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) |
| Colors | Green, Gold, Black, Gray, White |
| Ownership | Doug Epling |
| General Manager | Tim Epling |
| Media | The Register-Herald, WMTD-FM |
| Website | wvminersbaseball |
Seasons
edit| Season | Manager | Record | Win % | League | Division | GB | Post-season record | Post-season win % | Post-season result | Notes |
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| 2010 | Tim Epling[4] | 26–30 | .464 | 10th | 2nd | 13.0 | 0–0 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| 2011 | Tim Epling | 29–27 | .518 | 5th | 1st | – | 1–1 | .500 | Won East Division Championship (Slippery Rock) Lost Prospect League Championship (Quincy) |
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| 2012 | Tim Epling | 40–19 | .678 | 1st | 1st | – | 3–0 | 1.000 | Won East Division Championship (Chillicothe) Won Prospect League Championship (Dubois County) |
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| 2013 | Tim Epling | 38–22 | .633 | 2nd | 1st | – | 4–0 | 1.000 | Won East Division Championship (Chillicothe) Won Prospect League Championship (Quincy) |
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| 2014 | Tim Epling | 38–22 | .633 | 4th | 3rd | 2.0 | 0–0 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| 2015 | Tim Epling | 35–24 | .593 | 3rd | 2nd | 2.5 | 2–3 | .400 | Won East Division Championship (Chillicothe) Lost Prospect League Championship (Terre Haute) |
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| 2016 | Tim Epling | 34–25 | .576 | 5th | 1st | – | 4–0 | 1.000 | Won East Division Championship (Kokomo) Won Prospect League Championship (Quincy) |
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| 2017 | Tim Epling | 30–28 | .517 | 4th | 2nd | 6.0 | 0–2 | .000 | Lost East Division Championship (Butler) | |
| 2018 | Tim Epling | 30–29 | .508 | 6th | 3rd | 7.0 | 0–0 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| 2019 | Mike Syrett | 18–42 | .300 | 11th | 6th | 22.0 | 0–0 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Tim Epling | 23–36 | .390 | 15th | 4th | 12.5 | 0–0 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| 2022 | Tim Epling | 20–37 | .351 | 15th | 4th | 16.5 | 0–0 | .000 | Did not qualify | |
| Totals | 361–341 | .514 | 14–6 | .700 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Fauber, Gary (December 13, 2022). "West Virginia Miners will not operate in 2023". The Register-Herald. Beckley, West Virginia. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ Farrish, Jessica (December 15, 2022). "WV Miners announce they will not play for 2023 season". WVNS-TV. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Prospect League adds former team, new team". Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. September 21, 2023. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Tim Epling". West Virginia Miners. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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