West Virginia Black Bears

• Location: Morgantown, WV
• League: New York-Penn League 2015-2019
• Affiliate: Pittsburgh Pirates 2015-2019
• Ballpark: Monongalia County Ballpark

Team History

After the 2014 season the Jamestown Jammers moved to Morgantown, WV to become the West Virginia Black Bears. The name Black Bears was chosen in a name the team contest over nine other finalists: the Black Diamonds, Canaries, Coal Kings, Coal Sox, The Energy, Moonshiners, Muskets, Wild Ones and Wonders. The team shared its home ballpark with the University of West Virginia baseball team.

The Black Bears lost their MLB affiliation in the minor league reorganization of 2021 and subsequently joined the MLB Draft League, a summer collegiate league.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
2015	42-34	3rd	Wyatt Toregas	League Champs	Jonathan Prieto	Tom Filer
2016	38-38	7th (t)	Wyatt Toregas		Jonathan Prieto	Mark DiFelice
2017	40-35	6th (t)	Brian Esposito		Jonathan Prieto	Tom Filer	Joel Hanrahan
2018	32-44	12th (t)	Kieran Mattison		Jonathan Prieto	Tom Filer
2019	40-36	6th (t)	Drew Saylor		Jonny Tucker	Tom Filer
2020	Season cancelled