2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

2023 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Atlantic
	Coastal
	x – Division champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA tournament ; As of May 18, 2023[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
CB	No. 7
Record	42–11 (17–11 ACC)
Head coach	Brian O'Connor (20th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin McMullan (20th season); Matt Kirby (12th season);
Pitching coach	Drew Dickinson (4th season)
Home stadium	Davenport Field

The 2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cavaliers will play their home games at Davenport Field as a members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Brian O'Connor, in his 20th season at Virginia.

Previous season

The 2022 team finished 39–19 overall, and 17–13 in ACC play, to finish in third place in the Coastal Division. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament, they were placed in Pool D with Notre Dame and Florida State. The Cavaliers went 0–2 in pool play and were unable to advance. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the second seed in the Greenville Regional. They won their first game against third seed Coastal Carolina, but then lost to first seed East Carolina. In their elimination game they lost to Coastal Carolina to end their season.

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C	2	Kyle Teel	Junior
1B	23	Ethan Anderson	Sophomore
2B	12	Justin Rubin	Sophomore
3B	22	Jake Gelof	Junior
SS	6	Griff O'Ferrall	Sophomore
LF	34	Harrison Didawick	Freshman
CF	2	Ethan O'Donnell	Junior
RF	8	Casey Saucke	Sophomore
DH	21	Colin Tuft	Sophomore

Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday	36	Brian Edginton	Graduate
Saturday	28	Nick Parker	Graduate
Sunday	14	Jack O'Connor	Freshman

Roster

2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball roster[2]

Pitchers

4 - Jay Woolfolk - Sophomore
10 - Bradley Hodges - Freshman
14 - Jack O'Connor - Freshman
15 - Evan Blanco - Freshman
17 - Jacob Hodorovich - Senior
20 - Connelly Early - Junior
27 - Avery Mabe - Junior
28 - Nick Parker - Graduate
29 - Johnny Ormsby - Freshman
30 - Kevin Jaxel - Freshman
31 - Angelo Tonas - Graduate
32 - Jake Berry - Junior
33 - Aidan Teel - Freshman
35 - Cullen McKay - Freshman
36 - Brian Edgington - Graduate
38 - Dean Kampschror - Sophomore
39 - Chase Hungate - Sophomore
40 - Evan Dobias - Freshman
45 - Luke Schauer - Junior

Catchers

3 - Kyle Teel - Junior
9 - Travis Reifsnider - Graduate
21 - Colin Tuft - Sophomore

Infielders

5 - Luke Hanson - Freshman
6 - Griff O'Ferrall - Sophomore
7 - Henry Godbout - Freshman
8 - Casey Saucke - Sophomore
12 - Justin Rubin - Sophomore
16 - Anthony Stephan - Sophomore
18 - Juan de la Cruz - Freshman
22 - Jake Gelof - Junior

Outfielders

2 - Ethan O'Donnell - Junior
13 - Tommy Courtney - Graduate
34 - Harrison Didawick - Freshman
37 - Chris Baker - Graduate

Utility

23 - Ethan Anderson - Sophomore
25 - Matthew Buchanan - Sophomore

Game log

2023 Virginia Cavaliers Baseball Game Log

Regular Season (42–11)

February (8–0)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	ACC	Sources
Hughes Bros. Challenge Presented by UNCW
February 17	2:00 p.m.	WINA	Navy*	No. 19	Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA	W 24–5⁷	Brian Edginton (1–0)	Nate Mitchell (0–1)	—	844	1–0	—	Box Score
February 18	2:00 p.m.		vs. Ohio*	No. 19	Bill Brooks Field Wilmington, NC	W 8–4	Nick Parker (1–0)	Zach Weber (0–1)	—	1,378	2–0	—	Box Score
February 19	3:00 p.m.	FloSports	at UNCW*	No. 19	Bill Brooks Field	W 7–0	Jack O'Connor (1–0)	Zane Taylor (0–1)	—	1,824	3–0	—	Box Score

February 21	3:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Longwood*	No. 19	Davenport Field	W 26–2	Connelly Early (1–0)	Dylan Saale (0–1)	—	2,509	4–0	—	Box Score
February 24	3:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Columbia*	No. 19	Davenport Field	W 4–1	Nick Parker (2–0)	Andy Leon (0–1)	Jake Berry (1)	2,802	5–0	—	Box Score
February 25	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Columbia*	No. 19	Davenport Field	W 11–3	Brian Edginton (2–0)	JD Ogden (0–1)	—	2,812	6–0	—	Box Score
February 26	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Columbia*	No. 19	Davenport Field	W 9–1	Jay Woolfolk (1–0)	James Vaughn (0–1)	—	4,140	7–0	—	Box Score
February 28	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	VMI*	No. 19	Davenport Field	W 3–0	Connelly Early (2–0)	Evan Parmer (0–1)	Jay Woolfolk (1)	2,645	8–0	—	Bos Score

March (16–2)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	ACC	Sources
March 3	3:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Rhode Island*	No. 19	Davenport Field	Canceled[3]
March 4[lower-alpha 1]	12:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Rhode Island*	No. 19	Davenport Field	W 12–6	Chase Hungate (1–0)	Sean Sposato (0–2)	Bradley Hodges (1)	3,902	9–0	—	Box Score
March 4[lower-alpha 1]	3:30 p.m.	ACCNX	Rhode Island*	No. 19	Davenport Field	W 13–0	Brian Edginton (3–0)	Trystan Levesque (2–1)	—	3,632	10–0	—	Box Score
March 5	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Rhode Island*	No. 19	Davenport Field	W 16–6	Angelo Tonas (1–0)	Braden Perry (1–2)	—	3,240	11–0	—	Box Score
March 7	3:00 p.m.	ACCNX	William & Mary*	No. 17	Davenport Field	W 7–3	Connelly Early (3–0)	Owen Pierce (0–1)	—	2,850	12–0	—	Box Score
March 10	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 14 North Carolina	No. 17	Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 7–3	Angelo Tonas (2–0)	Max Carlson (0–1)	Jake Berry (2)	1,960	13–0	1–0	Box Score
March 11	2:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 14 North Carolina	No. 17	Boshamer Stadium	W 8–4	Jake Hodorovich (1–0)	Connor Bovair (1–1)	—	3,162	14–0	2–0	Box Score
March 12	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 14 North Carolina	No. 17	Boshamer Stadium	L 0–6	Matt Poston (2–0)	Jack O'Connor (1–1)	—	3,103	14–1	2–1	Box Score
March 14	4:00 p.m.	ACCNX	George Washington*	No. 14	Davenport Field	W 20–5	Connelly Early (4–0)	Shugy Klein (0–1)	—	2,241	15–1	—	Box Score
March 16	7:00 p.m.	ACCN	at No. 23 NC State	No. 14	Doak Field Raleigh, NC	W 2–1	Nick Parker (3–0)	Logan Whitaker (2–1)	Jake Berry (3)	2,616	16–1	3–1	Box Score
March 17	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 23 NC State	No. 14	Doak Field	W 7–0	Brian Edginton (4–0)	Matt Willadsen (2–2)	—	2,485	17–1	4–1	Box Score
March 18	2:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 23 NC State	No. 14	Doak Field	L 4–5	Baker Nelson (4–1)	Jake Berry (0–1)	—	2,936	17–2	4–2	Box Score
March 21	4:00 p.m.	ACCNX	High Point*	No. 8	Davenport Field	W 8–3	Connelly Early (5–0)	Halladay (1–2)	—	2,623	18–2	—	Box Score
March 22	4:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Georgetown*	No. 8	Davenport Field	W 6–4	Kevin Jaxel (1–0)	Kai Leckszas (1–1)	Jay Woolfolk (2)	2,628	19–2	—	Box Score
March 24	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Florida State	No. 8	Davenport Field	W 3–2 (10)	Jay Woolfolk (2–0)	Conner Whittaker (3–1)	—	3,066	20–2	5–2	Box Score
March 25	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Florida State	No. 8	Davenport Field	W 12–4	Kevin Jaxel (2–0)	Carson Montgomery (0–2)	—	4,652	21–2	6–2	Box Score
March 26	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Florida State	No. 8	Davenport Field	W 15–4	Jack O'Connor (2–1)	Jamie Arnold (1–3)	—	5,706	22–2	7–2	Box Score
March 28	5:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Old Dominion*	No. 5	Davenport Field	W 8–1	Connelly Early (6–0)	Robert Cook (2–1)	—	2,809	23–2	—	Box Score
Commonwealth Series
March 31	8:00 p.m.	ACCN	at Virginia Tech	No. 5	English Field Blacksburg, VA	W 9–5	Brian Edginton (5–0)	Drue Hackenburg (1–4)	–	1,320	24–2	8–2	Box Score

April (11–9)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	ACC	Sources
Commonwealth Series
April 1	7:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Virginia Tech	No. 5	English Field	L 10–12	Henry Weycker (3–1)	Connelly Early (6–1)	Jonah Hurney (2)	2,202	24–3	8–3	Box Score
April 2	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Virginia Tech	No. 5	English Field	L 7–12	Kiernan Higgins (2–1)	Jake Berry (0–2)	–	2,068	24–4	8–4	Box Score

April 4	6:00 p.m.	CUSA.tv	at Liberty*	No. 7	Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 4–1	Chase Hungate (2–0)	Trey Cooper (0–2)	Jay Woolfolk (3)	3,678	25–4	—	Box Score
April 6	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	No. 20 Miami (FL)	No. 7	Davenport Field	W 14–2	Brian Edginton (6–0)	Gage Ziehl (4–4)	–	3,033	26–4	9–4	Box Score
April 7	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	No. 20 Miami (FL)	No. 7	Davenport Field	W 6–5	Angelo Tonas (3–0)	Rafe Schlesinger (1–1)	Jay Woolfolk (4)	4,294	27–4	10–4	Box Score
April 8	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	No. 20 Miami (FL)	No. 7	Davenport Field	W 6–3	Jack O'Connor (3–1)	Chris Scinta (1–1)	Jake Berry (4)	3,303	28–4	11–4	Box Score
April 11	4:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Richmond*	No. 7	Davenport Field	W 18–0 (7)	Connelly Early (7–1)	Brian Reinke (0–1)	–	2,988	29–4	—	Box Score
April 12	4:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Mount St. Mary's*	No. 7	Davenport Field	W 16–4	Chase Hungate (3–0)	Danny Salisbury (1–1)	–	2,803	30–4	—	Box Score
April 14	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Pittsburgh	No. 7	Davenport Field	L 5–7	Jack Sokol (4–2)	Brian Edgington (6–1)	–	3,817	30–5	11–5	Box Score
April 15	4:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Pittsburgh	No. 7	Davenport Field	L 4–6	Logan Evans (2–1)	Jake Berry (0–3)	Nash Bryan (4)	5,309	30–6	11–6	Box Score
April 16	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Pittsburgh	No. 7	Davenport Field	W 8–5	Jack O'Connor (4–1)	Jonathan Bautista (0–3)	Jay Woolfolk (5)	4,684	31–6	12–6	Box Score
Duel at the Diamond
April 18	7:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at VCU*	No. 8	The Diamond Richmond, VA	W 19–6	Connelly Early (8–1)	Cam Nuckols (0–1)	–	3,324	32–6	—	Box Score

April 21	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Notre Dame	No. 8	Frank Eck Stadium South Bend, IN	L 7–10	Aidan Tyrell (7–1)	Brian Edgington (6–2)	Radek Birkholz (1)	840	32–7	12–7	Box Score
April 23[lower-alpha 1]	12:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Notre Dame	No. 8	Frank Eck Stadium	L 2–10	Blake Hely (2–1)	Jack O'Connor (4–2)	–	–	32–8	12–8	Box Score
April 23[lower-alpha 1]	3:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Notre Dame	No. 8	Frank Eck Stadium	L 4–5	Caden Spivey (2–0)	Jake Berry (0–4)	–	703	32–9	12–9	Box Score
April 25	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Liberty*	No. 13	Davenport Field	W 7–4	Evan Blanco (1–0)	Tyler Germanowski (0–2)	Jay Woolfolk (6)	2,908	33–9	—	Box Score
April 26	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Towson*	No. 13	Davenport Field	W 13–4	Bradley Hodges (1–0)	Shayne Clowar (0–5)	–	3,071	34–9	—	Box Score
April 28	9:00 p.m.	ACCN	No. 20 Duke	No. 13	Davenport Field	L 5–17	Owen Proksch (3–1)	Brian Edgington (6–3)	–	2,730	34–10	12–10	Box Score
April 29	4:00 p.m.	ACCNX	No. 20 Duke	No. 13	Davenport Field	W 10–2	Nick Parker (4–0)	Owen Proksch (3–2)	–	4,823	35–10	13–10	Box Score
April 30	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	No. 20 Duke	No. 13	Davenport Field	L 3–7	Andrew Healy (5–1)	Jack O'Connor (4–3)	–	3,858	35–11	13–11	Box Score

May (7–0)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	ACC	Sources
May 2	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	VCU*	No. 21	Davenport Field	W 11–6	Bradley Hodges (2–0)	Evan Bert (2–2)	–	2,676	36–11	—	Box Score
May 3	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	James Madison*	No. 21	Davenport Field	W 9–8	Connelly Early (9–1)	Sean Culkin (1–1)	Jay Woolfolk (7)	2,996	37–11	—	Box Score
May 10	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Radford*	No. 21	Davenport Field	W 8–0	Jack O'Connor (5–3)	Zack Mallia (0–3)	–	2,792	38–11	—	Box Score
May 12	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Louisville	No. 21	Davenport Field	W 15–5	Nick Parker (5–0)	Ryan Hawks (5–3)	–	3,741	39–11	14–11	Box Score
May 13	4:00 p.m.	ACCN	Louisville	No. 21	Davenport Field	W 4–1	Connelly Early (10–1)	Tate Kuehner (2–3)	Jake Berry (5)	3,553	40–11	15–11	Box Score
May 14	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	Louisville	No. 21	Davenport Field	W 8–3	Brian Edgington (7–3)	Carson Liggett (7–1)	–	3,755	41–11	16–11	Box Score
May 18	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Georgia Tech	No. 21	Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 12–5	Nick Parker (6–0)	Luke Schmolke (4–6)	–	1,032	42–11	17–11	Box Score
May 19	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Georgia Tech	No. 21	Russ Chandler Stadium
May 20	1:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Georgia Tech	No. 21	Russ Chandler Stadium

Post-Season (0–0)

ACC Tournament (0–0)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A10T Record	Sources
May 23–28		TBD			Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold =Virginia team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'[5]	20	20*	14	11	10	7	5	7	7	7	10	12	14	13
Baseball America[6]	19	17	15	14	9	7	5	8	8	9	11	14	14	14
Collegiate Baseball^[7]	16	15	12	6	4	5	3	5	5	7	9	14	10	7
NCBWA†[8]	19	17	11	10	9	7	5	7	6	8	11	13	16	17
D1Baseball[9]	19	19	19	17	14	8	5	7	7	8	13	21	21	21

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Notes

Part of a doubleheader

References

"Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
"2022-233 Baseball Roster". virginiasports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
"Series Opener Against Rhode Island Canceled". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
"2022-23 Baseball Schedule". virginiasports.com. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
"NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
"College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
"2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
"NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
"D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

External links

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[Doubleheader-4] Part of a doubleheader

[1] "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2023.

[roster-2] "2022-233 Baseball Roster". virginiasports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

[3] "Series Opener Against Rhode Island Canceled". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[5] "2022-23 Baseball Schedule". virginiasports.com. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

[coaches_poll-6] "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[7] "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[8] "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.

[9] "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[10] "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

Virginia Cavaliers baseball
Venues	UVA Baseball Field (?–2001) Davenport Field at Disharoon Park (2002–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina VCU Virginia Tech
People	Head coaches
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College World Series appearances in italics * National championships in bold