![Florida's Robert Satin (55) comes into the game to pitch against Stetson in Game 2 of the Fall Ball doubleheader exhibition game, November 5, 2023, at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville, Florida. Florida beat the Hatters 7-0. [Cyndi Chambers/ Gainesville Sun] 2023](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,x_771,y_409,w_1548,h_870/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ReutersImages/mmsport/138/01kx9bmekh52vyw6x8q5.jpg "Florida's Robert Satin (55) comes into the game to pitch against Stetson in Game 2 of the Fall Ball doubleheader exhibition game, November 5, 2023, at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville, Florida. Florida beat the Hatters 7-0. [Cyndi Chambers/ Gainesville Sun] 2023")
The West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team posted their best season in program history this past year, capped by their first-ever trip to the College World Series. Now, with the offseason at hand, they're busy reloading the roster with hopes of making another big postseason run in 2027.
One of the biggest additions the program made this year in the transfer portal is Robert Satin, who spent the past season with the Tampa Spartans at the Division 2 level, helping lead them to a national championship on the mound.
Satin entered the offseason as a draft-eligible player, and there was a possibility he'd find himself selected in the upcoming MLB Draft. But on Friday, Satin removed his name from consideration – and the reason he gave for doing so will be music to the ears of West Virginia fans.
WVU baseball pitcher turns down MLB Draft to make history for the Mountaineers
Satin made it clear with his message to fans when removing his name from the draft pool that he has major plans in Morgantown with the program he has commited to – and those plans involve bringing some hardware back to West Virginia.
"Major League Baseball has always been a dream for me, but I'm headed for the WVU for the 2027 season with a plan to win a national title," Satin said. "I am officially withdrawing my name from consideration for this year's amateur draft."
Morgantown, let’s do this @stevesabins pic.twitter.com/2gnYYXd1dz
— Robert Satin (@RobertSatin3) July 10, 2026
And when Satin makes that claim, it's not some empty bluff. Not only were the Mountaineers a College World Series semifinalist this past year, but Satin has the experience to understand what it takes to lead a program to a national championship. He played a massive role in Tampa's Division 2 title run, recording a 13-2 record on the bump while posting a 2.61 ERA and 115 strikeouts on the year.
And given the success experienced by previous Division 2 transfers on the mound for West Virginia – such as Griffin Kirn, Chansen Cole, and Dawson Montesa – it's not hard to imagine Satin stepping up to take a starting role in the rotation this coming year and helping lead the Mountaineers to that ever-so-elusive national title.
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