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2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team
| 2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball |
|---|
| Atlantic Coast Conference |
| No. 6 |
| No. 7 |
| 50–15 (19–11 ACC) |
| Brian O'Connor (20th season) |
| Kevin McMullan (20th season) |
| Matt Kirby (12th season) |
| Drew Dickinson (4th season) |
| Davenport Field |
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.
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.
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.
| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | Kyle Teel | Junior |
| 1B | 23 | Ethan Anderson | Sophomore |
| 2B | 7 | Henry Godbout | Freshman |
| 3B | 22 | Jake Gelof | Junior |
| SS | 6 | Griff O'Ferrall | Sophomore |
| LF | 21 | Colin Tuft | Sophomore |
| CF | 2 | Ethan O'Donnell | Junior |
| RF | 8 | Casey Saucke | Sophomore |
| DH | 16 | Anthony Stephan | Sophomore |
| Day | No. | Player. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 28 | Nick Parker | Graduate |
| Saturday | 20 | Connelly Early | Junior |
| Sunday | 36 | Brian Edgington | Graduate |
| 2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† 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.
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