2023_Virginia_Cavaliers_baseball_team

2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

American college baseball season

The 2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cavaliers played 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.

Quick Facts Virginia Cavaliers baseball, ACC Coastal Division championsCharlottesville Regional championsCharlottesville Super Regional champions ...
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The Cavaliers finished the season 50–15 overall and 19–11 in ACC play to finish in first place in the Coastal Division. They were the second overall seed in the ACC Tournament and were placed into a pool with seventh seed North Carolina and eleventh seed Georgia Tech. They defeated Georgia Tech, but lost to North Carolina and did not advance out of pool play. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, and were selected as the seventh overall seed and the hosted a Super Regional. They went 3–0 during the Regional stage of the tournament defeating Army and East Carolina twice to advance to the Super Regional stage. They hosted fellow ACC team Duke and won the series 2–1 despite losing the first game. The Cavailers advanced to their sixth College World Series in program history, but their stay was short as they lost to Florida and TCU to end their season.

Previous season

Main article: 2022 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

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

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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

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Rankings

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A 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

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References

  1. [1]
    "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "2022-233 Baseball Roster". virginiasports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Series Opener Against Rhode Island Canceled". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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    "2022-23 Baseball Schedule". virginiasports.com. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
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    "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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    "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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    "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
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    "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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    "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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