The Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represents the

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. Established in 1889, the team participates in the Coastal division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and plays its home games at Davenport Field at Disharoon Park. The team's head coach is Brian O'Connor. The team has reached the College World Series six times, most recently in 2023, and won the national championship in 2015.

History

Virginia played its first baseball game, a 13–4 win over Richmond College, in 1889. The Cavaliers had limited success in their first 100 years of play, winning their first ACC regular season title and making their NCAA tournament debut in 1972 under Jim West and returning in 1985 and 1996 under Dennis Womack, failing to advance past regional play. They won their first ACC tournament championship in 1996 behind the pitching of All-American righthander Seth Greisinger. One highlight was the performance of left-handed pitcher

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, who won 266 games for the

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and

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from 1912–1933 and was inducted into the

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as a Veterans Committee selection in 1963. In 1966, left-handed pitcher Edward Turnbull became the program's first MLB draft pick, going to the

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in the 17th round. Outfielder Brian Buchanan was the first Virginia player to become a first-round pick, going to the

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in the 1994 draft.

Tiering proposal and Davenport Field

In 2001, the program was threatened by recommendations from a university task force that would have split the school's sports into four tiers, with each tier funded differently. The baseball program was placed in the lowest tier and would have lost the ability to offer athletic scholarships if the recommendation was implemented, but the university's Board of Visitors rejected the proposal. The next year, the Virginia athletic department took steps to increase the program's competitiveness, notably renovating the team's stadium, which was renamed Davenport Field after longtime athletic administrator and former baseball coach Ted Davenport, who had died in 2001. The expansion was funded by $2 million in anonymous donations, believed to have come from bestselling author

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, a Charlottesville resident whose son, Ty, played for the team. Before the renovation, the field did not have lights, and the infield was made of artificial turf handed down from an old football facility. Bermuda grass was installed during the renovations.

Brian O'Connor era

Womack stepped down in 2004, and

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associate head coach Brian O'Connor took over and made an immediate impact, with the program hosting its first NCAA regional in his first season. The Cavaliers have made the NCAA tournament every year from 2004-2017, and again from 2021-2023. The Cavaliers have claimed two ACC regular season titles under Coach O'Connor and captured ACC tournament championships in 2009 and 2011. Virginia hosted NCAA regionals again in 2006 and 2007, but did not advance until 2009. That year, the Cavaliers won the Irvine Regional, defeating San Diego State ace Stephen Strasburg in the process, and defeated Ole Miss in the Oxford Super Regional to advance to the program's first College World Series. The Cavaliers would finish fifth, falling to eventual National Champion Louisiana State in their first game, eliminating #2 national seed Cal State Fullerton in their second game, and then bowing out in a 12-inning loss to

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The Cavaliers won the Charlottesville Regional again in 2010, but fell to Oklahoma in the Charlottesville Super Regional. In 2011, entering the NCAA tournament as the top overall seed, they swept the Charlottesville Regional and rallied from a ninth-inning deficit to defeat

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on a two-run single from Chris Taylor in the Charlottesville Super Regional's decisive game three. They finished third in the College World Series, defeating

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twice before twice losing to eventual champion

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, with the elimination loss coming in 13 innings. The 2011 season also witnessed the only perfect game in Virginia baseball history, an accomplishment achieved by UVA pitcher Will Roberts during a March 30 win over George Washington. In 2013, Virginia swept the Charlottesville Regional before losing to

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in the Charlottesville Super Regional. During an impressive 2014 campaign, the Cavaliers finished 53-16 and were rewarded with the #3 National Seed. After sweeping past Arkansas and Bucknell in the Charlottesville Regional and defeating border rival

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in the Charlottesville Super Regional, the Cavaliers returned to the College World Series for the first time in three seasons. They would sweep their side of the bracket, defeating Ole Miss (twice) and

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to advance to the CWS Finals for the first time in school history. After splitting the first two games, UVA would fall to Vanderbilt 3-2 in a decisive Game 3 of the College World Series finals, ending the most successful season in school history up to that point.

2015 NCAA Champions

In 2015, an injury-riddled Virginia team slumped in the regular season and needed a series win in the final regular-season series at

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to sew up a bid in the ACC tournament. They made the NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed and swept through the Lake Elsinore Regional, defeating

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(twice) and San Diego State. They hosted Maryland in the Charlottesville Super Regional and clinched a trip to the College World Series on Ernie Clement's two-run single in the bottom of the ninth of the second game. In Omaha, Virginia defeated Arkansas and

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(twice) to set up a finals rematch with Vanderbilt. The Commodores won the first game 5–1 before the Cavaliers evened the series with a 3–0 victory behind five innings from surprise starter Adam Haseley and four from Josh Sborz. Virginia fell behind early in the decisive third game, giving up two runs in the first inning, but Pavin Smith homered to pull the Cavaliers even and singled to score Haseley with the eventual winning run. Brandon Waddell threw seven strong innings, aided by an acrobatic, run-saving stop from third baseman Kenny Towns, as the Cavaliers won 4–2 to capture the program's first national championship and the first for an ACC program since Wake Forest in 1955.

Lean Years and Return to Omaha

The 2015 National Champions followed that title up with another strong campaign in 2016, finishing 38-20 overall and 19-11 in the ACC. The Cavaliers were rewarded with the #12 national seed in the

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and hosted the Charlottesville Regional, but were eliminated in three games. The Cavaliers followed up 2016 with another successful campaign in 2017, finishing 43-16 overall and 18-12 in the ACC. Despite the strong record, Virginia was denied the chance to host a regional, being sent to the

-hosted Fort Worth regional, falling in three games. The 2018 Virginia baseball team finished 29-25 overall, 12-18 in conference play, missing the NCAA tournament for the first time since the 2003 season. The team was slightly improved in 2019, finishing 32-24, 14-16 in conference, but once again missed the NCAA tournament. The 2020 team got off to a hot start, beginning the season with a 13-2 record and upsetting #8 in NC State in the ACC-opening series. On March 12, 2020, due to the

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, Virginia and the ACC announced the season will be suspended until further notice. On March 17, 2020, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced all spring sports would be cancelled for the remainder of the season. The Cavaliers would return to the Diamond and the NCAA tournament, finishing 36-27 overall, 18-18 in the ACC. They were rewarded with the 3-seed in the Columbia Regional. After falling to 2-seed and host South Carolina (Regional 1-seed Old Dominion was unable to host due to Covid-19 protocol), Virginia rallied to defeat Jacksonville, South Carolina, and Old Dominion twice to advance to the Super Regionals. During this regional, Cavalier closer

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would go viral for his remarks during a post-game interview, being positively compared to fictional pitcher Kenny Powers. The Cavaliers would then face

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in the Columbia Super Regional, defeating the Patriots in three games to advance to the CWS for the first time since their 2015 title. The Cavaliers would defeat #3 National seed

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before falling to #7 seed and eventual National Champion

and #2 seed

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, ending an impressive postseason run. Virginia would finish 39–19 (17–13 ACC) in 2022, being rewarded with the 2-seed in the

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-hosted Greenville Regional. After defeating Coastal Carolina in their first game, UVA would lose consecutive games to ECU and CCU to end their season. Virginia would respond with a stellar season in 2023, finishing the regular season with a 45–12 record, 19–11 in the ACC, and catcher

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won the ACC Player of the Year award, becoming the first Cavalier to do so since Sean Doolittle in 2006. Virginia would receive the #7 National Seed and defeat Army and East Carolina twice to win the Charlottesville Regional. They defeated Duke 2 games to 1 in the Charlottesville Super Regional to reach the College World Series. However, their run ended there as they lost to Florida and TCU to end their season with a 50–15 record.

Notable former players

Active Major League Baseball (MLB) players

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, RHP,

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* Ernie Clement, 2B/3B/OF,

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* Sean Doolittle, LHP,

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* Derek Fisher, OF, Milwaukee Brewers * Zack Gelof (born 1999), 2B,

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* Phil Gosselin, 2B,

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* Adam Haseley, OF,

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, C, Texas Rangers * Artie Lewicki, RHP,

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* Daniel Lynch, LHP,

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, OF,

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* Josh Sborz, RHP, Texas Rangers *

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, 1B/OF, Arizona Diamondbacks * Chris Taylor, SS,

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* Matt Thaiss, 1B/3B, Los Angeles Angels * Brandon Waddell, LHP, St. Louis Cardinals

Notable former MLB players

* Kyle Crockett, LHP, Cleveland Indians,

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, 3B, Texas Rangers,

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* Hank Foiles, C, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians,

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, Kansas City Athletics,

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, Los Angeles Angels * Brandon Guyer, OF,

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, Cleveland Indians *

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, LHP, St. Louis Cardinals,

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, Los Angeles Dodgers * Javier López, LHP,

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* Jarrett Parker, OF, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels * Mark Reynolds, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians,

, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals,

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, Washington Nationals *

, LHP, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, 1963 Hall of Fame inductee *

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, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies * Monte Weaver, RHP, Washington Senators,

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* Tyler Wilson, RHP, Baltimore Orioles * Ryan Zimmerman, 1B/3B,

First-Round MLB Draft Picks

* Jimmy Blankenship, P, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1978 * Jimmy Blankenship, P, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1980 * Brian Buchanan, OF, New York Yankees, 1994 * Seth Greisinger, RHP, Detroit Tigers, 1996 * Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, Washington Nationals, 2005 * Sean Doolittle, 1B/LHP,

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, 2007 *

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, LHP, Seattle Mariners, 2011 * Nick Howard, RHP, Cincinnati Reds, 2014 * Mike Papi, OF, Cleveland Indians, 2014 * Nathan Kirby, LHP, Milwaukee Brewers, 2015 * Matt Thaiss, C, Los Angeles Angels, 2016 *

, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks, 2017 * Adam Haseley, OF, Philadelphia Phillies, 2017 * Daniel Lynch, LHP, Kansas City Royals, 2018 *

, OF, Arizona Diamondbacks, 2018 (Includes supplemental and competitive-balance picks)

Honors

First-Team All-Americans

*1977: Jimmy Blankenship, P (BA) *1978: Jimmy Blankenship, P (BA) *1979: Jimmy Blankenship, P (BA) *1994: Brian Buchanan, OF (BA) *1996: Seth Greisinger, RHP (ABCA, BA, CB) *2007: Jacob Thompson, RHP (ABCA, BA, CB) *2009: Danny Hultzen, UTIL (ABCA) *2010: Kevin Arico, RHP (NCBWA, CB) *2010: Danny Hultzen, LHP (ABCA, CB, NCBWA) *2011: Danny Hultzen, UTIL (BA, CB), LHP (ABCA) *2013: Mike Papi, OF (ABCA, BA) *2014: Nathan Kirby, LHP (ABCA, BA, CB) *2016: Connor Jones, RHP (ABCA) *2017: Adam Haseley, OF (ABCA, BA)

National Coach of the Year

*2006: Brian O'Connor (CBF) *2009: Brian O'Connor (NCBWA, CBI) *2015: Brian O'Connor (CB, PG, BA) Legend: *ABCA = American Baseball Coaches Association *BA = ''

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College World Series All-Tournament Team

*2009 :Tyler Cannon, SS *2014 :Branden Cogswell, 2B :Brandon Downes, OF :Nate Irving, C :Artie Lewicki, P :Brandon Waddell, P *2015 :Ernie Clement, 2B : Daniel Pinero, SS :Kenny Towns, 3B : Josh Sborz, P :Brandon Waddell, P *2021 : Zack Gelof, 3B

College World Series Most Outstanding Player

*2015: Josh Sborz, P

ACC Player of the Year

*1977: Jimmy Blankenship, P/SS *1978: Jimmy Blankenship, P/SS *2004: Joe Koshansky, P/1B *2006: Sean Doolittle, P/1B *2023:

, C

ACC Pitcher of the Year

*1977: Jimmy Blankenship *1978: Jimmy Blankenship *2010: Danny Hultzen *2011: Danny Hultzen *2014: Nathan Kirby (co-winner)

ACC Coach of the Year

*1987: Dennis Womack *2004: Brian O'Connor *2010: Brian O'Connor *2011: Brian O'Connor *2013: Brian O'Connor *2014: Brian O'Connor

Head coaches

*Unknown (1889–1909) 288–167–9 (Duffy may have been coach during this period) * Charles Rigler (1910–12) 32–32–2 *

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(1913–1916, 1922) 60–43–1 *

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(1917, 1920) 13–9–1 * Henry Lannigan (1918) 7–4–0 *

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(1919) 8–8–1 *

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(1921) 7–15–0 *

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(1923–29) 80–73–2 *

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(1930) 2–12–0 * Gus Tebell (1931–43, 1945–55) 266–189–9 *

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(1944) 6–5–1 * Evan "Bus" Male (1956–59) 36–50–0 *

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(1960–61) 10–26–2 * James West (1962–80) 281–276–5 * Dennis Womack (1981–2003) 594–605–7 * Brian O'Connor (2004–present) 839–353–2 When West died on May 24, 2009, the Cavaliers added a black circle with the number "24" above the team name on their uniforms for the rest of the season. West had worn that number when he was coach.

Virginia in the NCAA tournament

*The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947. The Cavaliers advanced to the

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in 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2021, and 2023, finishing as the runners-up to Vanderbilt in 2014 and defeating the Commodores in 2015 to win the championship.

References

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