Justin Oney joined the Mountaineer coaching staff as the team’s Director of Player Development in the summer of 2022.
Oney assists the team with daily activities, implementation of technology and data, and camp functions while working primarily with the pitching staff.
Oney arrived in Morgantown following a four-year stint as the pitching coach at Eastern Oklahoma State College. While at the junior college, he was apart of a staff that complied a record of 142-39 in the 4 seasons while helping 55 players move onto a four-year school, 21 of which were at the Division I level. Eastern Oklahoma State, also the Mountaineers, won two NJCAA Region II Tournament Championships as well as two Regular Season Championships, both coming in 2021 and 2022. In 2022 the Mountaineers went 51-5 and Oney saw his staff pitch at a 3.60 ERA in 432.0 IP with 512 strikeouts and only 188 walks while holding opponents to a .220 batting average. In 2021 the Mountaineers were 47-7 with the pitching staff having a 3.92
ERA in 413.2 IP with 595 strikeouts and a .216 opponent batting average.
Prior to Eastern Oklahoma, Oney served as the Graduate Assistant for Oklahoma Wesleyan where he primarily assisted with the pitching staff.
A native of Logan, West Virginia, Oney pitched at Glenville State University where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education.