MORGANTOWN — The final take on West Virginia’s best baseball season in school history was the Mountaineers saw four of its top players drafted into the major leagues over the weekend.
As for WVU’s future roster, utility man Armani Guzman announced Sunday he was coming back to Morgantown for his senior season, while incoming transfer shortstop Owen Henne and incoming freshman pitcher Kyle Casteel were drafted.
After seeing pitchers Dawson Montesa (St. Louis) and Maxx Yehl (Kansas City) get selected within the first 100 picks on Saturday, former teammates Paul Schoenfeld and Ian Korn were drafted on Sunday.
Schoenfeld went in the eighth round (236th overall) to the Arizona Diamondbacks, while Korn was drafted in the 10th round (298th overall) by the San Francisco Giants.
Both players were seniors and out of college eligibility.
“The ultimate psycho, teammate, and winner is headed to the Diamondbacks,” WVU head coach Steve Sabins tweeted about Schoenfeld.
Guzman’s announcement – made on social media – might have been the biggest news of the day for WVU’s 2027 season. The New York native batted .321 and drove in 45 runs last season and also set the school record with 42 stolen bases in a single season. He became the first WVU player to ever have at least 40 RBIs and 40 stolen bases in the same season.
“I just wanted to announce I’m coming back,” Guzman said. “Can’t wait to make another run to Omaha. Let’s go Mountaineers.”
Meanwhile, Korn and Schoenfeld came to the Mountaineers as Division II transfers with one season of eligibility remaining and both players played key roles in helping WVU advance to the College World Series.
Schoenfeld batted .327 with four home runs and 52 RBIs. His dramatic two-run home run in the ninth inning helped the Mountaineers defeat Kentucky, 11-9, during the Morgantown Regional.
Korn, a right-handed pitcher, transferred from Seton Hill (Pa.) and finished 6-1 with a 3.39 ERA. He appeared in 24 games for the Mountaineers and also recorded two saves.
Schoenfeld’s slotted signing-bonus value was $237,800, while Korn’s was slotted at $196,000, although college seniors drafted in the middle rounds are rarely offered their slotted value.
The first incoming WVU player to go off the board was Henne, a shortstop at Division II Seton Hill (Pa.), the same school that produced Korn.
Henne, who was entering his senior season, had announced his transfer to WVU last month after batting .401 with five home runs and 39 RBIs this past season. He was taken in the sixth round (175th overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Henne was the first Division II-level college player selected in the draft and is expected to sign professionally. He also played 16 games for the West Virginia Black Bears in the MLB Draft League, where he batted .302 with one home run and eight RBIs over 16 games. His signing bonus slot value at that pick is worth around $383,400.
“Didn’t get to coach Owen Henne, but he gets to join the other Mountaineers with the St. Louis Cardinals,” Sabins tweeted. “Congrats to Seton Hill. Those guys do an incredible job developing great players.”
While Henne will likely never suit up for the Mountaineers, Casteel’s future is more uncertain. He was projected as the 162nd top prospect for the draft, but fell to the Chicago White Sox in the 11th round (315th overall).
That pick does not come with a slotted signing-bonus value, so much will depend on how much the White Sox offer him to forgo his college eligibility.
“This guy is beyond special,” Sabins tweeted. “Talent and makeup (is) off the charts.”
WVU also saw two former players drafted. Chase Meyer, who began the season as the Mountaineers’ lone all-Big 12 preseason selection, was taken in the ninth round (227th overall) by the Chicago Cubs. Meyer was dismissed from the team on March 3 after appearing in two relief appearances. He recently committed to Arizona State as a transfer.
Former WVU pitcher Gavin Van Kempen was taken by the Los Angeles Dodgers with the final pick in the 12th round.
Van Kempen came to WVU in 2023 after he was drafted in the 20th round by the St. Louis Cardinals out of high school. He pitched for the Mountaineers for three seasons, before transferring to East Carolina for the 2026 season.
