Dale Ramsburg

Dale Ramsburg
Biographical details
Born(1941-10-21)October 21, 1941
Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
DiedNovember 3, 1994(1994-11-03) (aged 53)
Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
EducationWest Virginia University
Playing career
1963–1964West Virginia
1964Wisconsin Rapids Twins
PositionShortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967West Virginia (Assistant)
1968–1994West Virginia
Head coaching record
Overall540–387–9 (.582)
TournamentsNCAA: 3–8 (.273)
A-10: 22–14 (.611)
Eastern 8: 3–6 (.333)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As head coach:
  • Eastern 8 Tournament (1982)
  • 2x Eastern 8 West Division (1981,1982)
  • 3x A-10 Tournament (1985, 1987, 1994)
  • 5x A-10 West Division (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)

As assistant coach:

Awards

Irvin Dale Ramsburg (October 21, 1941 – November 3, 1994) was an American college baseball coach. He served as the head baseball coach at West Virginia University, compiling a record of 540–387–9.[3] He was posthumously inducted into the Mountaineers Hall of Fame in 1995.[4][5]

Ramsburg also played for the Mountaineers, starting at shortstop in 1963 and 1964. He played for the minor league Wisconsin Rapids Twins in 1964.[4][6] He came the Mountaineers head coach at age 26, coaching until his death at age 53 in November 1994.[5]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Ramsburg’s yearly records as an NCAA baseball coach.

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
West Virginia Mountaineers (Southern Conference) (1968)
1968 West Virginia 9–84–45th
West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1969–1977)
1969 West Virginia 12–6–1
1970 West Virginia 12–5
1971 West Virginia 21–6
1972 West Virginia 10–10
1973 West Virginia 8–12–1
1974 West Virginia 12–13
1975 West Virginia 10–18
1976 West Virginia 21–12
1977 West Virginia 10–18
West Virginia Mountaineers (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1978–1994)
1978 West Virginia 16–9
1979 West Virginia 9–13
1980 West Virginia 12–14–2
1981 West Virginia 17–186–21st (West)
1982 West Virginia 24–237–21st (West)NCAA East regional
1983 West Virginia 22–106–42nd (West)
1984 West Virginia 22–11–19–31st (West)
1985 West Virginia 27–169–31st (West)NCAA South I regional
1986 West Virginia 24–14–19–21st (West)
1987 West Virginia 32–159–31st (West)NCAA South I regional
1988 West Virginia 33–19–112–41st (West)
1989 West Virginia 28–13–19–53rd (West)
1990 West Virginia 33–2012–42nd (West)
1991 West Virginia 20–20–19–73rd (West)
1992 West Virginia 27–2012–42nd (West)
1993 West Virginia 29–2513–82nd
1994 West Virginia 40–2117–42ndNCAA Atlantic I regional
West Virginia: 540–387–9
Total:540–387–9

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[3][7]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dale Ramsburg". WVUSports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. 1 2 "2025 West Virginia University Baseball Guide". issuu. pp. 110–115.
  4. 1 2 "Dale Ramsburg (1995) – WVU Sports Hall of Fame". West Virginia University Athletics.
  5. 1 2 "Irvin Dale Ramsburg, Sr". College of Applied Human Sciences | West Virginia University. 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  6. ↑ "Irvin Ramsburg Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  7. ↑ "Dale Ramsburg - Jobs in baseball". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
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