2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
NCAA Columbia Regional champion; NCAA Columbia Super Regional champion
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	36–27 (18–18 ACC)
Head coach	Brian O'Connor (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin McMullan (18th season); Matt Kirby (10th season);
Pitching coach	Drew Dickinson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Davenport Field

2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Notre Dame ^x‍‍‍^y	25	–	10	.714	34	–	13	.723
No. 4 NC State ‍‍‍^y	19	–	14	.576	37	–	19	.661
Florida State ‍‍‍^y	20	–	16	.556	31	–	24	.564
Louisville ‍‍‍	16	–	16	.500	28	–	22	.560
Clemson ‍‍‍	16	–	20	.444	25	–	27	.481
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	10	–	22	.313	20	–	27	.426
Boston College ‍‍‍	10	–	23	.303	21	–	28	.429
Coastal
Georgia Tech ^x‍‍‍^y	21	–	15	.583	31	–	25	.554
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍^y	20	–	15	.571	33	–	21	.611
Virginia ‍‍‍^y	18	–	18	.500	36	–	27	.571
North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	18	–	18	.500	28	–	27	.509
Duke ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	17	.485	33	–	22	.600
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	16	–	17	.485	23	–	20	.535
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	16	–	20	.444	27	–	25	.519

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of July 1, 2021^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cavaliers played their home games at Davenport Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Brian O'Connor, in his 18th season at Virginia.

Virginia qualified for the College World Series for the first time since the 2015 national championship season, where they finished 1–2.

Background

Personnel

Roster

2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball roster^[2]

Pitchers

14 – Brandon Neeck – Junior
15 – Matt Wyatt – Sophomore
16 – Andrew Abbott – Senior
17 - Jacob Hodorovich - Sophomore
25 – Griff McGarry – Senior
27 - Avery Mabe - Freshman
28 – Rece Ritchey – Freshman
29 – Zach Messinger – Junior
30 – Nate Savino – Sophomore
32 - Jake Berry - Freshman
33 – Paul Kosanovich – Graduate
34 – Channing Austin – Freshman
35 – Blake Bales – Senior
37 – Stephen Schoch – Graduate
38 – Kyle Whitten – Senior
40 – Billy Price – Junior
43 – Jacob Baldino – Sophomore
45 - Luke Schauer - Freshman
48 – Mike Vasil – Junior

Catchers

12 – Logan Michaels – Graduate

Infielders

2 – Max Cotier – Sophomore
4 – Nic Kent – Junior
10 – Tate Ballestero – Sophomore
18 – Zack Gelof – Junior
21 – David Coppedge – Freshman
22 - Jake Gelof - Freshman
23 – Connor Hincks – Freshman

Outfielders

6 – Christian Hlinka – Senior
9 – Chris Newell – Sophomore
11 – Addie Burrow – Freshman
20 – Marc Lebreux – Senior
31 – Jimmy Sullivan – Junior

Utility

3 - Kyle Teel - Freshman
5 – Drew Hamrock – Junior
7 – Devin Ortiz – Senior
8 – Brendan Rivoli – Senior
13 – Alex Tappen – Senior
19 – Alex Greene – Freshman

Game log

Legend
	UVA win
	UVA loss
	Postponement/cancellation
(10)	Extra innings
*	Non-conference game
Bold	UVA team member
†	Make-Up Game

2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log

Regular season (13–14)

February (4–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
February 19	UConn*	No. 16	Davenport Field Charlottesville, Virginia	W 2–1	Abbott (1–0)	Casparius (0–1)	Schoch (1)	250	1–0	—
February 20	UConn*	No. 16	Davenport Field	L 9–10	Wurster (1–0)	Whitten (0–1)	none	250	1–1	—
February 21	UConn*	No. 16	Davenport Field	W 4–2	Vasil (1–0)	Wang (0–1)	Schoch (2)	250	2–1	—
February 23	VMI*	No. 12	Davenport Field	W 14–5	Bales (1–0)	Light (0–1)	—	250	3–1	—
February 26	at No. 25 North Carolina South's Oldest Rivalry	No. 12	Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 2–3	Love (2–0)	Abbott (1–1)	Ollio (2)	100	3–2	0–1
February 27	at No. 25 North Carolina South's Oldest Rivalry	No. 12	Boshamer Stadium	L 1–2	Carlson (2–0)	McGarry (0–1)	Pry (1)	800	3–3	0–2
February 28	at No. 25 North Carolina South's Oldest Rivalry	No. 12	Boshamer Stadium	W 3–2	Vasil (2–0)	Alba (1–1)	Schoch (3)	900	4–3	1–2

March (7–10)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
March 2	George Washington*	No. 17	Davenport Field	W 11–1	Wyatt (1–0)	Solt (0–1)	—	74	5–3	—
March 5	at Florida State	No. 17	Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	L 0–2	Messick (1–2)	Abbott (1–2)	Purdue (1)	1,422	5–4	1–3
March 6	at Florida State	No. 17	Dick Howser Stadium	L 4–9	Hubbart (2–1)	McGarry (0–2)	—	1,494	5–5	1–4
March 7	at Florida State	No. 17	Dick Howser Stadium	W 2–1	Vasil (3–0)	Grady (1–1)	Schoch (4)	1,388	6–5	2–4
March 9	Richmond*	No. 25	Davenport Field	W 7–0	Messinger (1–0)	Lowe (0–1)	—	117	7–5	—
March 12	No. 23 Notre Dame	No. 25	Davenport Field	L 5–10	Simon (3–0)	Abbott (1–3)	Sheridan (1)	221	7–6	2–5
March 13	No. 23 Notre Dame	No. 25	Davenport Field	L 4–12	Bertrand (2–0)	Kosanovich (0–1)	—	354	7–7	2–6
March 14	No. 23 Notre Dame	No. 25	Davenport Field	L 3–8	Tyrell (1–0)	Vasil (3–1)	Kohlhepp (1)	361	7–8	2–7
March 17	Towson*		Davenport Field	W 5–0	Kosanovich (1–1)	Reeser (0–2)	—	246	8–8	—
March 20	No. 18 Pitt		Davenport Field	L 1–2	Myers (2–2)	Abbott (1–4)	—	362	8–9	2–8
March 21	No. 18 Pitt		Davenport Field	L 2–6	Gilbertson (3–2)	McGarry (0–3)	—	492	8–10	2–9
March 22	No. 18 Pitt		Davenport Field	W 10–4	Savino (1–0)	Smith (1–1)	—	346	9–10	3–9
March 23	at Liberty*		Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, Virginia	L 2–10	Erickson (5–0)	Wyatt (1–1)	—	597	9–11	—
March 26	No. 19 Miami (FL)		Davenport Field	L 6–8	Rosario (3–1)	Savino (1–1)	Palmquist (6)	466	9–12	3–10
March 27	No. 19 Miami (FL)		Davenport Field	W 4–0	Abbott (2–4)	Mederos (0–2)	—	552	10–12	4–10
March 28	No. 19 Miami (FL)		Davenport Field	L 2–4	Federman (1–3)	Vasil (3–2)	Palmquist (7)	448	10–13	4–11
March 30	at George Washington*		Barcroft Park Arlington, Virginia	W 7–2	Messinger (2–0)	McGinnis (1–2)	—	0	11–13	—

April (2–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
April 1	at No. 6 Georgia Tech		Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, Georgia	L 5–6	Hurter (3–2)	McGarry (0–4)	Bartnicki (3)	713	11–14	4–12
April 2	at No. 6 Georgia Tech		Russ Chandler Stadium	W 8–2	Abbott (3–4)	Archer (4–2)	—	713	12–14	5–12
April 3	at No. 6 Georgia Tech		Russ Chandler Stadium	W 11–4	Vasil (4–2)	Crawford (2–3)	Schoch (5)	713	13–14	6–12
April 6	William & Mary*		Davenport Field							—
April 9	at Clemson		Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, South Carolina
April 10	at Clemson		Doug Kingsmore Stadium
April 11	at Clemson		Doug Kingsmore Stadium
April 14	No. 22 Old Dominion*		Davenport Field							—
April 16	Louisville		Davenport Field
April 17	Louisville		Davenport Field
April 18	Louisville		Davenport Field
April 20	at VCU* Duel at the Diamond		The Diamond Richmond, Virginia							—
April 23	Duke		Davenport Field
April 24	Duke		Davenport Field
April 25	Duke		Davenport Field
April 27	Liberty*		Davenport Field							—
April 30	at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Series		English Field Blacksburg, Virginia

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
May 1	at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Series		English Field
May 2	at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Series		English Field
May 4	VCU* Duel at the Diamond		Davenport Field							—
May 14	Wake Forest		Davenport Field
May 15	Wake Forest		Davenport Field
May 16	Wake Forest		Davenport Field
May 20	at Boston College		Eddie Pellagrini Diamond Boston, Massachusetts
May 21	at Boston College		Eddie Pellagrini Diamond
May 22	at Boston College		Eddie Pellagrini Diamond

Postseason (0–0)

ACC Tournament (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACCT Record
May 27	vs. TBD		TBD							—
May 28	vs. TBD		TBD							—
May 29	vs. TBD		TBD							—

NCAA Columbia Regional (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	NCCAT Record
June 4	at (2) No. 16 South Carolina Regional First Round	(3)	Founders Park Columbia, South Carolina	L 3–4	Bosnic (4–2)	Abbott (8–6)	Lloyd (2)	5,444	29–24	0–1
June 5	vs. (1) No. 11 Old Dominion or (4) Jacksonville Regional Losers First Round	(3)	Founders Park

Columbia Regional

Columbia Regional Teams
(1) Old Dominion Monarchs	(2) South Carolina Gamecocks	(3) Virginia Cavaliers	(4) Jacksonville Dolphins


First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals



1	Old Dominion	4

4	Jacksonville	3
			1	Old Dominion	2

			2	South Carolina	1
3	Virginia	3

2	South Carolina	4
						1	Old Dominion	3	3

						3	Virginia	8	4¹⁰
Lower round 1			Lower final



			2	South Carolina	2

4	Jacksonville	8	3	Virginia	3

3	Virginia	13

College World Series

2021 College World Series Teams
NC State Wolfpack	(9) Stanford Cardinal	(5) Arizona Wildcats	(4) Vanderbilt Commodores	Virginia Cavaliers	(3) Tennessee Volunteers	(7) Mississippi State Bulldogs	(2) Texas Longhorns

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

	NC State	10

9	Stanford	4
				NC State	1

			4	Vanderbilt	0
5	Arizona	6

4	Vanderbilt	7¹²
							NC State	1	–
Bracket 1
						4	Vanderbilt	3	–^[A]
9	Stanford	14

5	Arizona	5
			9	Stanford	5

			4	Vanderbilt	6



										4	Vanderbilt	8	2	0

										7	Mississippi State	2	13	9
3	Tennessee	0

	Virginia	6
				Virginia	5

			7	Mississippi State	6
7	Mississippi State	2

2	Texas	1
						7	Mississippi State	5	4
Bracket 2
						2	Texas	8	3
3	Tennessee	4

2	Texas	8
			2	Texas	6

				Virginia	2

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[4]	14	14*	18	RV
Baseball America^[5]	8	8	8	21
Collegiate Baseball^^[6]	14	14	25	RV
NCBWA†^[7]	15	12	17	25
D1Baseball^[8]	16	12	16	RV

^ 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.

Notes

↑ Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.^[3]

References

↑ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
↑ "2020-21 Baseball Roster". virginiasports.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
↑ "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
↑ "USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today.
↑ "Baseball America College Top 25". Baseball America.
↑ "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
↑ "NCBWA Polls". sportswriters.net. NCBWA.
↑ "D1Baseball Top 25 Polls". d1baseball.com.

External links

Virginia Baseball Schedule

[COVID-4] Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.^[3]

[1] "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.

[roster-2] "2020-21 Baseball Roster". virginiasports.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.

[3] "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

[coaches_poll-5] "USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today.

[BA_poll-6] "Baseball America College Top 25". Baseball America.

[CBN_poll-7] "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.

[NCBWA_poll-8] "NCBWA Polls". sportswriters.net. NCBWA.

[D1B_poll-9] "D1Baseball Top 25 Polls". d1baseball.com.

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Virginia Cavaliers baseball
Venues	UVA Baseball Field (?–2001) Davenport Field at Disharoon Park (2002–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina Virginia Tech
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
National championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics