2022 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

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2022 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
Virginia Cavaliers text logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record39–19 (17–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Pitching coachDrew Dickinson (3rd season)
Home stadium Davenport Field
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Atlantic
No. 12 Louisville  xy18111 .61742211 .664
No. 6 Notre Dame  y16110 .59341170 .707
Wake Forest  y15141 .51741191 .680
Florida State  y15150 .50034250 .576
NC State  14150 .48336210 .632
Clemson  13160 .44835230 .603
Boston College  5250 .16719340 .358
Coastal
No. 11 Virginia Tech  xy1990 .67945140 .763
No. 20 Miami (FL)  y20100 .66740190 .678
Virginia  y17130 .56739190 .672
No. 14 North Carolina  y15150 .50042220 .656
Georgia Tech  y15150 .50036240 .600
Pittsburgh  13160 .44829270 .518
Duke  10200 .33322320 .407
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 27, 2022 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2022 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 18th season at Virginia.

Contents

They 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.

Background

The 2021 team's season was highlighted by qualifying for the College World Series for the first time since the 2015 national championship season. In the College World Series, they finished 1–2. Virginia finished the 2021 season with a 36–27 (18–18 ACC) record.

Personnel

Roster

2022 Virginia Cavaliers baseball roster [2]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 - Jay Woolfolk - Sophomore
  • 14 – Brandon Neeck – Senior
  • 15 – Matt Wyatt – Junior
  • 17 - Jacob Hodorovich - Junior
  • 25 - Matthew Buchanan - Freshman
  • 27 - Avery Mabe - Sophomore
  • 28 – Rece Ritchey – Sophomore
  • 30 – Nate SavinoJunior
  • 32 - Jake Berry - Sophomore
  • 33 – Paul Kosanovich – Graduate
  • 34 – Dylan Bowers – Graduate
  • 35 – Will Geerdes – Graduate
  • 36 – Mason Dillow – Junior
  • 37 – Brian Gursky – Graduate
  • 38 - Dean Kampschror - Freshman
  • 39 – Joseph Miceli – Junior
  • 40 – Billy Price – Senior
  • 45 - Luke Schauer - Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 3 - Kyle Teel - Sophomore
  • 23 - Ethan Anderson - Freshman

Infielders

  • 2 – Max Cotier – Junior
  • 6 - Griff O'Ferrall - Sophomore
  • 8 - Casey Saucke - Freshman
  • 10 – Tristan Shoemaker – Freshman
  • 12 - Justin Rubin - Freshman
  • 16 - Anthony Stephan - Freshman
  • 22 - Jake Gelof - Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 9 – Chris NewellJunior
  • 11 – Addie Burrow – Sophomore
  • 31 – Jimmy Sullivan – Senior

Utility

  • 5 – Drew Hamrock – Senior
  • 7 – Devin Ortiz – Graduate
  • 13 – Alex Tappen – Graduate
  • 18 – Ben Petri – Freshman
  • 19 – Alex Greene – Sophomore
  • 21 - Colin Tuft - Freshman
 

Schedule

2022 Virginia Cavaliers Patriots baseball game log
Regular season (38–17)
Postseason (1–3)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled
* = Non-conference game     Bold = Virginia team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
[4]

Greenville Regional

Greenville Regional Teams
(1) East Carolina Pirates(2) Virginia Cavaliers(3) Coastal Carolina Chanticleers(4) Coppin State Eagles
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1East Carolina17
4Coppin State1
1East Carolina4
2Virginia2
3Coastal Carolina2
2Virginia7
1East Carolina113
3Coastal Carolina94
Lower round 1Lower final
2Virginia6
4Coppin State83Coastal Carolina7
3Coastal Carolina10

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [5] 2121*22191783 (1)36989910131919*19*RV
Baseball America [6] 54555432685121111172525*25*
Collegiate Baseball^ [7] 24251275322516161818192224
NCBWA [8] 17202317168338111013131515213030*30
D1Baseball [9] 1910438111114121215—*—*

^ 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.

References

  1. "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  2. "2021-22 Baseball Roster". virginiasports.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  3. "Virginia-Mount St. Mary's Game on May 17 Canceled". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  4. "2022 Baseball Schedule". virginiasports.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. Baseball Coaches Poll
  6. Baseball America College: Top 25
  7. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  8. NCBWA Division I poll
  9. Division 1 Baseball Rankings