2026 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

2026 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
Record	6–1 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Chris Pollard (1st season)
Hitting coach	Eric Tyler (1st season)
Pitching coach	Brady Kirkpatrick (1st season)
Home stadium	Davenport Field
Seasons ←  2025 2027 →

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Clemson  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
No. 5 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
No. 23 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
No. 10 North Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
Virginia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
No. 16 Florida State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
No. 17 NC State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
Duke  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Boston College  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
California  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
No. 22 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
No. 15 Louisville  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
Stanford  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of February 16, 2026 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026Virginia Cavaliers baseball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season.

The Cavaliers will play their home games at Davenport Field at Disharoon Park in Charlottesville, Virginia. It will be Chris Pollard's first season as head coach of the Cavaliers. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous Season

Last season, under the leadership of Brian O'Connor, the team went 32–18 overall, and 16–11 in ACC Conference play. The Cavaliers were eliminated from the ACC tournament by Boston College and missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2019. ^[2]

Following the season, O'Connor left to take over the head coaching position at Mississippi State. On June 10, 2025, Virginia announced the hiring of Duke head coach and Amherst County native Chris Pollard as O'Connor's replacement.

Preseason

Coaches poll

ACC coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Georgia Tech	237 (7)
2	North Carolina	236 (6)
3	Florida State	221 (1)
4	Louisville	196
5	Clemson	185 (2)
6	NC State	169
7	Virginia	165
8	Miami	159
9	Wake Forest	145
10	Stanford	99
11	Virginia Tech	89
12	Notre Dame	87
13	Duke	67
14	Pittsburgh	45
15	California	41
16	Boston College	35

Source: ^[3]

Roster

2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 0 C Will Broderick L/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So San Antonio 1 INF Noah Murray R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Crozet 2 RHP Matt Augustin R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cherry Hill 3 UTL Noah Jouras R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Gr Western Springs 4 OF Griffin Enis R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Corinth 5 INF Kyle Johnson R/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Leesburg 6 INF RJ Holmes R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Menifee 7 INF Jayden Stroman S/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Medford 8 C Thomas O'Connell L/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Sharon 9 LHP Henry Zatkowski L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Clarksdale 10 RHP Kevin Jaxel R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Congers 12 RHP Charlie Oschell R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Phoenixville 13 OF Zach Jackson L/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Smyrna 15 OF Will Mahala L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Far Hills 16 RHP Jake Weatherspoon R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Melbourne 18 INF Sam Harris L/L 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Urbandale 19 C Aiden Harris R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Midlothian 20 INF Noah Yoder R/R 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Mechanicsville 21 INF Eric Becker L/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Thiells 22 RHP Joe Colucci R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Purcellville 23 RHP John Paone R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lexington 25 INF Joe Tiroly R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Yardley 27 RHP Drew Koenen R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Park Ridge 28 RHP Lucas Hartman R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Gr Bradenton 29 OF AJ Gracia L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Monroe 30 LHP Brendan Cowen L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Leesburg 32 OF LJ Edwards L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Lake Helen 33 C Bryce Neely R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Midlothian 34 OF Harrison Didawick L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Chesapeake 35 RHP Michael Yeager R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Greenwich 36 RHP Christopher Worley R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Grand Blanc 37 LHP Tommy Roldan L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Poolesville 38 LHP Dean Kampschror L/L 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Falls Church 39 RHP Ryan Prior R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Sea Girt 40 RHP Tyler Kapa R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Waterford 41 UTL Thomas Stewart R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lakewood 43 RHP Ben Shulman R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Chappaqua 44 INF Antonio Perrotta L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Rockville 46 RHP Christian Lucarelli R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Beaver Falls 47 RHP Nate Bassett R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Bristow 51 LHP Max Stammel L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Dallas	Head coach Chris Pollard Assistant coach(es) Brady Kirkpatrick Derek Simmons Eric Tyler Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 17, 2026

Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' [4]	22	22*
Baseball America [5]	14	14
NCBWA† [6]	24	24
D1Baseball [7]	—	—
Perfect Game [8]	14	14

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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.

Schedule

2026 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log (6–1)
Regular season (6–1)
February (6–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC February 13 ACCNX Wagner* Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA W 13–7 Hartman (1–0) Steventon (0–1) None 3,318 1–0 — February 14 ACCNX Wagner* Double Header Davenport Field W 25–10 Stammel (1–0) Brandt (0–1) None 3,615 2–0 — February 14 ACCNX Wagner* Double Header Davenport Field W 31–8 Koenen (1–0) Townsend (0–1) None 3,141 3–0 – February 17 ACCNX VMI* Davenport Field W 5–2 Jaxel (1–0) Driscoll (0–1) Kapa (1) 3,202 4–0 – February 20 vs. Monmouth* Melching Field DeLand, FL W 21–88 Jaxel (2–0) Mealy (0–1) Kapa (2) 739 5–0 – February 21 at Stetson Melching Field L 5-6 Coppersmith (1-0) Kapa (0-1) None 1,178 5-1 - February 22 vs. North Dakota State* Melching Field W 5-4 Hartman (2-0) Hudson (0-1) None 275 6-1 - February 24 ACCNX George Washington* Davenport Field - February 27 ACCNX VCU* Davenport Field - February 28 ACCNX VCU* Davenport Field -
March (0-0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC March 1 at VCU* The Diamond Richmond, VA - March 3 at Charlotte Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC - March 4 vs. Charlotte* Atrium Health Ballpark Kannapolis, NC - March 6 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC - March 7 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium - March 8 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium - March 10 ACCNX William & Mary* Davenport Field - March 13 ACCNX Virginia Tech Davenport Field - March 14 ACCNX Virginia Tech Davenport Field - March 15 ACCNX Virginia Tech Davenport Field - March 17 ACCNX Georgetown* Davenport Field - March 18 at Liberty* Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, VA - March 20 ACCNX Wake Forest Davenport Field - March 21 ACCNX Wake Forest Davenport Field - March 22 ACCNX Wake Forest Davenport Field - March 24 vs. Maryland* Virginia Credit Union Stadium Fredericksburg, VA - March 27 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond Chestnut Hill, MA - March 28 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond - March 29 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond - March 31 ACCNX Old Dominion* Davenport Field -
April (0-0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC April 2 ACCNX Florida State Davenport Field - April 3 ACCNX Florida State Davenport Field - April 4 ACCNX Florida State Davenport Field - April 7 ACCNX James Madison* Davenport Field - April 10 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium South Bend, IN - April 11 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium - April 12 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium - April 14 at VCU* The Diamond - April 16 ACCNX Clemson Davenport Field - April 17 ACCNX Clemson Davenport Field - April 18 ACCNX Clemson Davenport Field - April 22 ACCNX Liberty* Davenport Field - April 24 at Pittsburgh Charles L. Cost Field Pittsburgh, PA - April 25 at Pittsburgh Charles L. Cost Field - April 26 at Pittsburgh Charles L. Cost Field - April 28 ACCNX George Mason* Davenport Field - April 29 ACCNX Norfolk State* Davenport Field -
May (0-0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC May 3 ACCNX Radford* Double Header Davenport Field - May 3 ACCNX Radford* Double Header Davenport Field - May 8 ACCNX California Davenport Field - May 9 ACCNX California Davenport Field - May 10 ACCNX California Davenport Field - May 12 ACCNX Richmond* Davenport Field - May 14 ACCNX at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY - May 15 ACCNX at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium - May 16 ACCNX at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium -
Legend:   = Win   = Loss   = Canceled Bold =Virginia team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll or NCAA tournament seeding for postseason play. [9]

References

1. "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
2. "Virginia baseball excluded from NCAA Tournament". Virginia baseball excluded from NCAA Tournament - The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
3. "Georgia Tech Tops 2026 ACC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". theacc.com. January 29, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
4. Baseball Coaches Poll
5. Baseball America College: Top 25
6. NCBWA Division I poll
7. D1 Baseball
8. Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
9. "2024-25 Baseball Schedule". virginiasports.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.