2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record32–18 (16–11 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKevin McMullan (22nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Kirby (14th season)
  • Joe Savino (1st season)
Pitching coachDrew Dickinson (6th season)
Captains
  • Jay Woolfolk
  • Dean Kampschror
Home stadiumDavenport Field
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 24 Georgia Tech ‍†‍‍y 19–11 .63341–19 .683
No. 10 Florida State ‍‍‍y 17–10 .63041–14 .745
No. 9 North Carolina ‍‍‡‍y 18–11 .62146–13 .780
NC State ‍‍‍y 17–11 .60735–21 .625
No. 23 Clemson ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60045–18 .714
Virginia ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59332–18 .640
No. 15 Duke ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56740–19 .678
Wake Forest ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53339–22 .639
No. 16 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍y 15–14 .51734–26 .567
No. 6 Louisville ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50039–21 .650
Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 14–16 .46732–21 .604
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40031–25 .554
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36727–25 .519
Boston College ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36728–29 .491
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33328–27 .509
California  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30024–31 .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 23, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cavaliers will play their home games at Davenport Field as a members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will be led by head coach Brian O'Connor, in his 22nd season at Virginia.

Previous season

The 2024 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team posted a 46–17 (18–12) season record. The Cavaliers finished in pool play in the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, but nevertheless earned a top-16 seed and at-large berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Cavaliers won the Charlottesville Regional, and swept Kansas State in the Charlottesville Super Regional, qualifying for the College World Series in Omaha for the second-consecutive year.[2] In Omaha, the Cavaliers went two and out.[3]

Preseason

Coaches poll

ACC coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Virginia251 (13)
2Florida State230 (2)
3North Carolina217
4Clemson214 (1)
5Duke182
6Wake Forest171
7NC State168
8Stanford143
9Louisville128
10Georgia Tech113
11Miami (FL)87
12Virginia Tech85
13California60
14Pittsburgh52
15Notre Dame44
16Boston College31

Source:[4]

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos.No.Player.Year
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH
Weekend pitching rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Roster

2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
0 C Will Broderick L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Texas San Antonio
1 LHP Tomas Valincius L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Illinois Lockport
2 INF Henry Godbout R/ 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr New York (state) Brooklyn
3 UTL James Nunnallee L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Virginia Aldie
4 RHP Jay Woolfolk R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Virginia Chesterfield
5 INF Luke Hanson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Virginia Williamsburg
6 OF Isaac VanderWoude L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Indiana St. John
7 UTL Aidan Teel L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr New Jersey Mahwah
8 C Trey Wells R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Nebraska Omaha
9 INF Henry Ford R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Virginia Charlottesville
10 UTL Bradley Hodges L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Florida Fleming Island
12 RHP Charlie Oschell R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Pennsylvania Phoenixville
13 RHP Ryan Osinski R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Virginia Alexandria
14 RHP Jack O'Connor R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Virginia Arlington
15 LHP Evan Blanco L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Massachusetts Woburn
16 RHP Bryson Moore R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Virginia Fairfax
17 C Chone James R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr South Carolina Myrtle Beach
18 INF Jackson Sirois R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Virginia Leesburg
19 UTL Aiden Harris R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Virginia Midlothian
20 INF Antonio Perrotta L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Maryland Rockville
21 INF Eric Becker L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So New York (state) Thiells
22 RHP Joe Colucci R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Virginia Purcellville
23 UTL Chris Arroyo L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Florida Coral Springs
25 LHP Matthew Buchanan L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Virginia Lebanon
27 RHP Drew Koenen R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Illinois Park Ridge
28 C Jacob Ference R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Gr Maryland Mount Airy
29 LHP Blake Barker R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Ohio Chardon
30 RHP Kevin Jaxel R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr New York (state) Congers
31 LHP William Kirk L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr New Jersey Saddle River
32 OF Walker Buchanan R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Florida Jupiter
33 LHP Matt Lanzendorfer L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Gr Pennsylvania Pittston
34 OF Harrison Didawick L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Virginia Chesapeake
35 RHP Michael Yeager R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Connecticut Greenwich
36 RHP Alex Markus R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Virginia Richmond
37 LHP Tommy Roldan L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Maryland Poolesville
38 LHP Dean Kampschror L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 21 lb (10 kg) Sr Virginia Falls Church
39 RHP August Richie R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Arizona Tucson
40 RHP Matt Augustin R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So New Jersey Cherry Hill
43 UTL Max Prozny R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Georgia (U.S. state) Fayetteville
45 RHP Wes Arrington R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Gr Virginia Keswick
47 RHP Nate Bassett R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Virginia Bristow
Head coach

Brian O'Connor

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin McMullan
Matt Kirby
Drew Dickinson

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2025

Coaching staff

2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
UVA		Alma mater
Brian O'ConnorHead coach22Creighton University (1993)
Kevin McMullanAssociate head coach
Hitting coach		22Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1990)
Drew DickinsonPitching coach6University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2009)
Matt KirbyAssistant coach13College of William & Mary (2003)
Justin ArmisteadBaseball Administrator10University of Virginia (2008)
Brian McGuireAthletic Trainer25Old Dominion University (1999)
Travis ReifsniderScouting Director1James Madison University (2022)
Andrew BehnamDirector of Sports Performance1Eastern University (2019)
Kraigen RasallaAssistant Recruiting Coordinator2Dominican University New York (2018)
Justin WeissDirector of Operations2Lafayette College (2022)
Joe SavinoPitching Coordinator1Elon University (2024)

Offseason

Departures

Offseason departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Griff O'Ferrall6INF6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 pounds (84 kg)JuniorRichmond, VADeclare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 32nd overall by Baltimore Orioles
Casey Saucke8OF6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 pounds (95 kg)JuniorRochester, NYDeclare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 107th overall by Chicago White Sox
Anthony Stephan16OF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)195 pounds (88 kg)JuniorRidgewood, NJDeclare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 389th overall by Cincinnati Reds
Bobby Whalen18OF6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 pounds (84 kg)GraduateCamp Hill, PAGraduated
Owen Coady19LHP6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)250 pounds (110 kg)GraduateLarchmont, NYGraduated
Ethan Anderson23UTL6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)215 pounds (98 kg)JuniorVirginia Beach, VADeclare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 78th overall by Baltimore Orioles
Joe Savino27RHP6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 pounds (100 kg)GraduateRonkonkoma, NYGraduated; joined coaching staff
Angelo Tonas31LHP5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)185 pounds (84 kg)GraduateHillsborough, CAGraduated
Luke Schauer45LHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 pounds (95 kg)SeniorWashington, DCGraduated
Patric Menk48LHP6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)235 pounds (107 kg)FreshmanJacksonville, FLDid not return

Outgoing transfers

Outgoing transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source
Mark Gialluisi3C5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)205 pounds (93 kg)Westfield, NJFreshmanRutgers
Tristan Head17INF6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 pounds (91 kg)Jupiter, FLFreshmanGeorgetown
Freddy Beruvides Jr.33LHP5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)225 pounds (102 kg)Palm Beach Gardens, FLFreshmanChipola[a]
Cullen McKay35RHP6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)210 pounds (95 kg)Norfolk, VASophomoreCoastal Carolina

2024 MLB draft

2024 MLB draft class
Round Pick Overall pick Player Position MLB team Source
PPI132Griff O'FerrallSSBaltimore Orioles[5]
22278Ethan AndersonCBaltimore Orioles[6]
44107Casey SauckeOFChicago White Sox[7]
1314389Anthony StephanOFCincinnati Reds[8]

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Previous school Source
Trey Wells8C6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 pounds (102 kg)Omaha, NEJuniorWayne State[9]
Joe Colucci22RHP6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 pounds (100 kg)Purcellville, VAJuniorHarford[a][10]
Chris Arroyo23UTL6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)225 pounds (102 kg)Coral Springs, FLJuniorPasco–Hernando State[9]
Drew Koenen27RHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)235 pounds (107 kg)Park Ridge, ILSophomoreDartmouth[10]
Matt Lanzendorfer33LHP6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 pounds (82 kg)Pittston, PAGraduateMisericordia[10]
Alex Markus36RHP6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 pounds (88 kg)Richmond, VAGraduateWilliam & Mary[10]
August Richie39RHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 pounds (77 kg)Tucson, AZSophomorePima[a][10]
Wes Arrington45RHP6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 pounds (95 kg)Keswick, VAGraduateLynchburg[10]

Incoming recruits

2024 Virginia Recruits
NameNumberB/TPos.HeightWeightHometownHigh SchoolSource
Will Broderick0L/RC/OF6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 pounds (86 kg)San Antonio, TXAlamo Heights[11]
Tomas Valincius1L/LLHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 pounds (95 kg)Lockport, ILBaylor (TN)[12]
James Nunnallee3L/RUTL6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 pounds (82 kg)Aldie, VALightridge (VA)[13]
Isaac VanderWoude6L/RINF/OF6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 pounds (84 kg)St. John, INIlliana Christian[14]
Chone James17R/RC/INF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 pounds (77 kg)Myrtle Beach, SCSocastee[15]
Jackson Sirois18R/RINF6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 pounds (79 kg)Leesburg, VAPaul VI Catholic[16]
Aiden Harris19R/RUTL6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)240 pounds (110 kg)Midlothian, VAPro Development Group[17]
William Kirk31L/LLHP6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 pounds (88 kg)Saddle River, NJRamsey (NJ)[17]
Michael Yeager35R/RRHP6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 pounds (98 kg)Greenwich, CTBrunswick (CT)[17]
Max Prozny43R/RUTL5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)165 pounds (75 kg)Fayetteville, GAStarr's Mill[17]

Game log

2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log (32–18)
Regular season (32–17)
Postseason (0–1)
ACC tournament (0–1)
Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACCT
May 21ACCNvs. (14) Boston College(6)Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Durham, NC		L 8–12Kipp (4–3)Woolfolk (4–3)Gonzalez (1)2,99232–180–1
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.

[19]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[20]4 (1)4 (1)*11112022RVRV—————RVRV—
Baseball America[21]57881922——————————*
NCBWA†[22]3913131417RVRVRVRVRVRV——RVRV
D1Baseball[23]221092323——————————
Perfect Game[24]33992121——————————*

† 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.

Awards and honors

Preseason awards and honors

Preseason awards — National
Name Pos. Award Team Selector Source
Henry GodboutINFAll-AmericanFirst-teamD1Baseball.com[25]
Henry GodboutINFAll-AmericanSecond-teamPerfect Game[25]
Henry FordUTLAll-AmericanSecond-teamPerfect Game[25]
Jacob FerenceCAll-AmericanFirst-teamD1Baseball.com[25]
Evan BlancoRHPAll-AmericanSecond-teamD1Baseball.com[25]
Chris ArroyoUTLAll-AmericanThird-teamD1Baseball.com[25]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Junior college
  2. ↑ series canceled in the aftermath of the 2025 Florida State University shooting

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ Hudtloff, Marty (June 9, 2024). "UVA advances to College World Series, beats Kansas State 10-4 to win Super Regional". WVIR. 29news.com. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ Holland Jr., Peter (June 16, 2024). "Carson Dorsey, Jaime Ferrer's 2 homers keep FSU baseball in College World Series in UVA win". Tallahassee Democrat. Gannett. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Tops 2025 ACC Baseball Preseason Poll". theacc.com. January 30, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ Newton, Matt (July 14, 2024). "Griff O'Ferrall Selected 32nd Overall by Baltimore Orioles in 2024 MLB Draft". Sports Illustrated. Authentic Brands Group. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  6. ↑ Brown, Mark (July 14, 2024). "Orioles select Ethan Anderson, UVa catcher with 61st pick in MLB Draft 2024". Camden Chat. SB Nation. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  7. ↑ Johnson, James (July 19, 2024). "Chicago White Sox select Greece Athena grad Casey Saucke in MLB Draft". Democrat and Chronicle. Gannett. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  8. ↑ @virginiasports; (July 17, 2024). "Congratulations to Anthony Stephan on being selected in the 13th round by the Cincinnati Reds! #GoHoos" – via Instagram.
  9. 1 2 LeMert, Marshall (July 19, 2024). "UVA Baseball: A Way Too Early Potential 2025 Lineup Card". WINA. Saga Communications. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 White, Jeff (September 18, 2024). "Hoos Building on Strong Foundation". virginiasports.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ @WillBroderickAH (February 3, 2024). "I'm blessed to announce that I will be furthering my academic and athletic career at the University of Virginia! I would like to thank my family, friends, and teammates for making me the player I am today! #Gohoos" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  12. ↑ Kean, Walt (May 21, 2024). "Valincius Named Mr. Baseball for the Second Consecutive Year". baylorschoolsports.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  13. ↑ Newton, Matt (August 2, 2024). "Virginia Baseball: MLB Draft Pick James Nunnallee to Enroll at UVA". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  14. ↑ @isaac_vanderwoude; (November 10, 2023). "Let's get to work @uvabaseball ✍️" – via Instagram.
  15. ↑ @uvabaseball; (November 9, 2023). "✍️ 𝒮𝒾𝑔𝓃𝑒𝒹 @chone.james #GoHoos" – via Instagram.
  16. ↑ @uvabaseball; (November 9, 2023). "✍️ 𝒮𝒾𝑔𝓃𝑒𝒹 @jsirois10 #GoHoos" – via Instagram.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Class of 2024 College Commitments - Virginia - 2024". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Florida State Home Athletics Events Canceled Through Sunday". Florida State University Athletic Department. April 17, 2025.
  19. ↑ "2024-25 Baseball Schedule". virginiasports.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  20. ↑ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  21. ↑ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  22. ↑ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Four Cavaliers Headline D1Baseball's Preseason All-American Teams". virginiasports.com. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
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