/ Nathan Kirby earned First-Team All-America honors and was tabbed the Co-ACC Pitcher of the Year; he also was one of a record eight Cavaliers named to the All-ACC Team. As Notre Dames recruiting coordinator, he led the effort that landed a nine-member group ranked as the No. . 789 wins, including 573 wins since 2009 (fifth most in the nation). During the summer of 2018, OConnor joined forces with his former boss at Notre Dame and former LSU head coach Paul Mainieri on the staff of the U.S. Collegiate National Team. / Kyle Crockett was tabbed a Third-Team All-American and finished his career with the second-lowest ERA in UVA history (1.98). He coached two conference players of the year as well as three All-Americans. Senior Devin Ortiz sent the Cavaliers to the Super Regionals with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th of the Columbia Regional title game. UVA led the league and was third in the nation in ERA (2.81), led by Thompson with a league-best 1.50 mark. Nick Howard set an ACC record with 20 saves and then was selected in the first round of the MLB Draft, one of eight Cavaliers to be drafted in 2014. After sustaining success throughout the OConnor tenure, Virginia reached college baseballs summit in 2015 with the programs first national championship. Stephen Bruno had a huge year, batting .370 while tying a school record with 23 doubles. Seven Cavaliers were named All-ACC, with four claiming All-America honors Hultzen, Kline, John Hicks and Will Roberts. CareerBuilder TIP. The next week, the Cavaliers rebounded from an opening-game loss to Ole Miss to win the final two contests of the NCAA Oxford Super Regional in front of hostile crowds to take the super regional title and earn a berth in the College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium. Brian Patrick O'Connor (born April 20, 1971) is the head baseball coach of the Virginia Cavaliers.Previously serving as an Associate Head Coach at Notre Dame, he was hired on July 8, 2003, to replace the retiring Dennis Womack (who moved on to assistant athletic director of facilities management and operations). 4 Florida State in successive games. In 2011 the UVA baseball program earned a public recognition award from the NCAA for its multi-year Academic Progress Rate scores. Search. Junior, R/R In 2009, OConnor guided Virginia to the programs first College World Series berth while capturing the schools third ACC championship and first regional and super regional crowns on the road to Omaha. UVa had a school-record five players earn first-team All-ACC honors, while utility Danny Hultzen and outfielder Jarrett Parker each gleaned All-America laurels. VCU / @evan.dobias, 6-2 The Cavaliers played host to an NCAA Regional and bowed out in the championship to eventual national champion Oregon State. / McMullan guided Joe Koshansky to the 2004 ACC Player of the Year award, a program first. Chesapeake, Va. / McMullan also was a two-sport NCAA All-American as a catcher in baseball and a linebacker in football at IUP. / 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg before shutting down top-ranked UC Irvine twice on its home field to win the regional crown. Junior, L/L @aidan_teel / Joe Koshansky (2004) and Sean Doolittle (2006) each were named ACC Player of the Year. The Cavaliers were off to a 14-4 start and were 2-1 in the ACC after a weekend series win over previously unbeaten and No. (434) 982-5129 Phone uvabaseball@virginia.edu E-Mail Bio Matt Kirby is in his 12th season as the volunteer assistant coach on the Virginia baseball coaching staff. Outfielder Joe McCarthy posted the highest batting average for a UVa freshman in 29 years and was tabbed the ACC Freshman of the Year as well as a Freshman All-American. In 2002, Notre Dame had an overall record of 50-18, won the Big East Championship and advanced to the College World Series. UVA was the only program in the nation to have at least one player chosen in the first round of the MLB Draft from 2014-18, including Pavin Smith and Adam Haseley, who were chosen back-to-back in the top 10 in 2017, marking the first position players from the same college to go in the top 10 since 1988. Western Branch Bishop O'Connell @bradhodgess Coastal Carolina @angelotonas Junior, L/L OConnor was named the head baseball coach at Virginia on July 8, 2003, and he and his staff wasted no time in propelling the program to new heights. 1 in the nation at midseason and played in the NCAA tournament. First rounders Daniel Lynch and Jake McCarthy continued a stretch of five-straight seasons with a first round pick, unmatched by any program in college baseball. He came to Virginia after spending nine seasons at Notre Dame (1995-2003) under current LSU coach Paul Mainieri, for whom he served as an assistant coach from 1995-2001 before earning a promotion to associate head coach in 2001. Main Navigation Menu. @matthewabuchanan, 6-4 After a slow start to the season, UVA caught fire in the back half of the ACC schedule, including a series win at then-No. Freshman, L/L Mahopac, N.Y. Email Address Phone; Rachel Stapleford: Assistant Athletic Trainer (BASE, MSOC) staplefordrm@longwood.edu: 434-395-2965 434-395-2965: UVA went 1-2 in Omaha, including a one-run loss to eventual National Champion Mississippi State. / Virginia Wells, MD: Chief Medical Officer/Director of Medical Services/Team Physician . Graduate Student, R/R @juanxdelacruzz, R/R He is a five-time recipient of ABCA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year laurels (2004, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015) and five-time ACC Coach of the Year honoree (2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014). / The 2019 season was highlighted by a vintage Cavalier late-season surge. He was a member of six championship teams at IUP. The 2004 team had a 44-15 overall record and 18-6 mark in the ACC. Outfielder Jake McCarthy was selected in the 39th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks, one of six Cavaliers selected in the 2018 MLB Draft. / Men's and Women's Track and Field Women's Volleyball Recreation and Club Sports Mail and Shipping Address 1 Drexel Drive Campus Box 92 New Orleans, LA 70125 Phone 504-520-7329 Fax 504-520-7934 Ticket info: tickets@xula.edu Staff Directory Members By Category/Department 2023 Xavier University of Louisiana. @WoolfolkJay The offense propelled UVA to a 22-1 record in the first 23 games, the best start in program history. / Sacred Heart Schools Atherton Freshman, L/L The Cavaliers were once against successful in the MLB Draft with six selections and an ACC-high, five in the first 10 rounds. contact for all media inquiries) 231-9965 231-9965: Carter W. Brown: Director, Creative Communications (Football credentials . / 7 NC State. A tribute to the hitting philosophy instilled by McMullan and the Virginia baseball coaching staff, the Cavaliers were among the toughest in the country to strikeout in 2018. / Freshman, R/R / @Griff_OFerrall 195 @jay.woolfolk, 6-2 Rochester, N.Y. 200 / / @brianedge3, 6-1 Three Cavaliers went on to earn All-America honors including Jake Gelof who set the single-season record for RBI in a season with 81. 195 The VBCA provides a collaborative network of experienced coaches at . / 17 in Baseball Americas top-25 poll. Sean Doolittle broke the school record for career RBI (167), while Guyer finished in the top 10 in career hits (221) in just three seasons. At ECU, he served as the recruiting coordinator, hitting coach and catching instructor. DeMatha Catholic Coach Bobby Prince : 17U (540) 797-0692 bobby.prince@aecom.com. Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site, Academics and Student-Athlete Development, Virginia Sports Radio Network - Listen Live. In McMullans three years at ECU, the Pirates posted a record of 138-46, which placed ECU among the top five programs in the country in wins, averaging 46 victories a season. Since 2009, over one million fans have come out to Disharoon Park, including more than 100,000 in ten of the last 13 years. VBCA's mission is to unite, educate, develop and support baseball coaches in Virginia. The Cavaliers battled through a tumultuous, injury-riddled regular season, but caught fire in the postseason, winning the Lake Elsinore (Calif.) Regional before coming home to defeat Maryland twice to win the Charlottesville Super Regional. / Baseball - Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site Baseball Team Coaches Schedule News Stats Facilities Recruits 2022-23 Baseball Roster print Players Coaching Staff 2 2 Ethan O'Donnell OF 6-1 / 190 / Junior L/R / Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Northwestern / Regis Jesuit / @ethanodonnell 3 3 Kyle Teel C/INF 6-1 / 190 / Junior Five Cavalier position players were drafted following the season, including first rounders Derek Fisher and Papi. At the end of the year, Virginia was ranked in the top-10 in every major top-25 poll and was as high as No. Contact; Sponsors; REGISTER; PROFILE; Search; Team Virginia Baseball. The Cavaliers exploded offensively, leading the ACC in batting (.327) and setting six offensive team records, including hits (767), runs (507), doubles (138), triples (28), RBI (486) and at bats (2343). Despite numerous setbacks throughout the season, Virginia kept battling, and that never-say-die attitude was never more evident than in the postseason: UVA scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning or later in each of their 10 postseason wins, including each of their five wins in the CWS. Graduate Student, L/R In 2016 catcher Matt Thaiss was an All-American for the second straight year and led the team with a .375 batting average, while two-way standout Adam Haseley also earned All-America honors. Haddonfield, N.J. / / / @tcourt_ Four players were named All-ACC, led by Sean Doolittle, who was the ACC Player of the Year. The duo became the first set of position players from the same college to be selected in the top 10 of an MLB Draft since 1988. @cullen.mckay, 6-0 / @the_ethana 210 Virginia was ranked No. @_alexgreene, 6-3 180 The 2001 Irish team was 49-13-1, ranked No. / UVa finished in the Top 25 of several national polls and won 15 more games than the 2003 squad. Four qualified hitters sported .300 batting averages including Tanner Morris (.345) and Nic Kent (.337) who ranked 7th and 11th in the ACC, respectively. UVA ranked second nationally in ERA and fourth in fielding. Moorestown After garnering a preseason ranking as high as No. / As a No. 3 regional seed, UVA made a dramatic run to Omaha, capped by winning two of three games against Florida before ousting Vanderbilt in three games in the CWS Finals. Danny Hultzen earned ACC Pitcher of the Year honors in 2010 and 2011, while Nathan Kirby claimed the distinction in 2014. Ridgewood, N.J. The start saw the Cavaliers go unbeaten in its first 14 games for the second time in OConnors tenure. Both Teel and third baseman Zack Gelof earned All-ACC accolades. / A Cavalier has played in the Fall Classic in five-straight seasons from 2016-2020, something no other college baseball program in the country accomplished in that span. In this period UVA has made five trips to the College World Series and won seven NCAA Regional championships, two ACC tournament titles and two ACC Coastal Division crowns. His UVA teams have racked up 11 40-win seasons and played host to nine NCAA regionals and five NCAA super regionals. uvabaseball@virginia.edu E-Mail Bio After leading the Virginia baseball program to its first NCAA National Championship in 2015, five-time ACC Coach of the Year and three-time national coach of the year Brian O'Connor has built his program into a college baseball powerhouse and turned Virginia Baseball into a national brand. / In addition, 23 Cavaliers have claimed Freshman All-America distinctions. As a team, the Cavaliers hit .292 as a team, the second highest in the league while committing just 47 errors, the second lowest amongst ACC Cohorts. / 5 national seed in the NCAA tournament. 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