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American college baseball season
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.
Lineup
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
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day
No.
Player.
Year
Friday
28
Nick Parker
Graduate
Saturday
20
Connelly Early
Junior
Sunday
36
Brian Edgington
Graduate
2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball roster[ 2]
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
2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log
Regular season (44–11)
February (8–0)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
ACC
Sources
Hughes Bros. Challenge Presented by UNCW
February 17
2:00 p.m.
WINA
Navy *
No. 19
Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA
W 24–57
Brian Edginton (1–0)
Nate Mitchell (0–1)
—
844
1–0
—
Box Score
February 18
2:00 p.m.
vs. Ohio *
No. 19
Bill Brooks Field Wilmington, NC
W 8–4
Nick Parker (1–0)
Zach Weber (0–1)
—
1,378
2–0
—
Box Score
February 19
3:00 p.m.
FloSports
at UNCW *
No. 19
Bill Brooks Field
W 7–0
Jack O'Connor (1–0)
Zane Taylor (0–1)
—
1,824
3–0
—
Box Score
February 21
3:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Longwood *
No. 19
Davenport Field
W 26–2
Connelly Early (1–0)
Dylan Saale (0–1)
—
2,509
4–0
—
Box Score
February 24
3:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Columbia *
No. 19
Davenport Field
W 4–1
Nick Parker (2–0)
Andy Leon (0–1)
Jake Berry (1)
2,802
5–0
—
Box Score
February 25
1:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Columbia*
No. 19
Davenport Field
W 11–3
Brian Edginton (2–0)
JD Ogden (0–1)
—
2,812
6–0
—
Box Score
February 26
1:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Columbia*
No. 19
Davenport Field
W 9–1
Jay Woolfolk (1–0)
James Vaughn (0–1)
—
4,140
7–0
—
Box Score
February 28
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
VMI *
No. 19
Davenport Field
W 3–0
Connelly Early (2–0)
Evan Parmer (0–1)
Jay Woolfolk (1)
2,645
8–0
—
Bos Score
March (16–2)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
ACC
Sources
March 3
3:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Rhode Island *
No. 19
Davenport Field
Canceled [ 3]
March 4
12:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Rhode Island*
No. 19
Davenport Field
W 12–6
Chase Hungate (1–0)
Sean Sposato (0–2)
Bradley Hodges (1)
3,902
9–0
—
Box Score
March 4
3:30 p.m.
ACCNX
Rhode Island*
No. 19
Davenport Field
W 13–0
Brian Edginton (3–0)
Trystan Levesque (2–1)
—
3,632
10–0
—
Box Score
March 5
1:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Rhode Island*
No. 19
Davenport Field
W 16–6
Angelo Tonas (1–0)
Braden Perry (1–2)
—
3,240
11–0
—
Box Score
March 7
3:00 p.m.
ACCNX
William & Mary *
No. 17
Davenport Field
W 7–3
Connelly Early (3–0)
Owen Pierce (0–1)
—
2,850
12–0
—
Box Score
March 10
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
at No. 14 North Carolina
No. 17
Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC
W 7–3
Angelo Tonas (2–0)
Max Carlson (0–1)
Jake Berry (2)
1,960
13–0
1–0
Box Score
March 11
2:00 p.m.
ACCNX
at No. 14 North Carolina
No. 17
Boshamer Stadium
W 8–4
Jake Hodorovich (1–0)
Connor Bovair (1–1)
—
3,162
14–0
2–0
Box Score
March 12
1:00 p.m.
ACCNX
at No. 14 North Carolina
No. 17
Boshamer Stadium
L 0–6
Matt Poston (2–0)
Jack O'Connor (1–1)
—
3,103
14–1
2–1
Box Score
March 14
4:00 p.m.
ACCNX
George Washington *
No. 14
Davenport Field
W 20–5
Connelly Early (4–0)
Shugy Klein (0–1)
—
2,241
15–1
—
Box Score
March 16
7:00 p.m.
ACCN
at No. 23 NC State
No. 14
Doak Field Raleigh, NC
W 2–1
Nick Parker (3–0)
Logan Whitaker (2–1)
Jake Berry (3)
2,616
16–1
3–1
Box Score
March 17
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
at No. 23 NC State
No. 14
Doak Field
W 7–0
Brian Edginton (4–0)
Matt Willadsen (2–2)
—
2,485
17–1
4–1
Box Score
March 18
2:00 p.m.
ACCNX
at No. 23 NC State
No. 14
Doak Field
L 4–5
Baker Nelson (4–1)
Jake Berry (0–1)
—
2,936
17–2
4–2
Box Score
March 21
4:00 p.m.
ACCNX
High Point *
No. 8
Davenport Field
W 8–3
Connelly Early (5–0)
Halladay (1–2)
—
2,623
18–2
—
Box Score
March 22
4:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Georgetown *
No. 8
Davenport Field
W 6–4
Kevin Jaxel (1–0)
Kai Leckszas (1–1)
Jay Woolfolk (2)
2,628
19–2
—
Box Score
March 24
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Florida State
No. 8
Davenport Field
W 3–2 (10)
Jay Woolfolk (2–0)
Conner Whittaker (3–1)
—
3,066
20–2
5–2
Box Score
March 25
1:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Florida State
No. 8
Davenport Field
W 12–4
Kevin Jaxel (2–0)
Carson Montgomery (0–2)
—
4,652
21–2
6–2
Box Score
March 26
1:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Florida State
No. 8
Davenport Field
W 15–4
Jack O'Connor (2–1)
Jamie Arnold (1–3)
—
5,706
22–2
7–2
Box Score
March 28
5:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Old Dominion *
No. 5
Davenport Field
W 8–1
Connelly Early (6–0)
Robert Cook (2–1)
—
2,809
23–2
—
Box Score
Commonwealth Series
March 31
8:00 p.m.
ACCN
at Virginia Tech
No. 5
English Field Blacksburg, VA
W 9–5
Brian Edginton (5–0)
Drue Hackenburg (1–4)
–
1,320
24–2
8–2
Box Score
April (11–9)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
ACC
Sources
Commonwealth Series
April 1
7:00 p.m.
ACCNX
at Virginia Tech
No. 5
English Field
L 10–12
Henry Weycker (3–1)
Connelly Early (6–1)
Jonah Hurney (2)
2,202
24–3
8–3
Box Score
April 2
1:00 p.m.
ACCNX
at Virginia Tech
No. 5
English Field
L 7–12
Kiernan Higgins (2–1)
Jake Berry (0–2)
–
2,068
24–4
8–4
Box Score
April 4
6:00 p.m.
CUSA.tv
at Liberty *
No. 7
Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, VA
W 4–1
Chase Hungate (2–0)
Trey Cooper (0–2)
Jay Woolfolk (3)
3,678
25–4
—
Box Score
April 6
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
No. 20 Miami (FL)
No. 7
Davenport Field
W 14–2
Brian Edginton (6–0)
Gage Ziehl (4–4)
–
3,033
26–4
9–4
Box Score
April 7
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
No. 20 Miami (FL)
No. 7
Davenport Field
W 6–5
Angelo Tonas (3–0)
Rafe Schlesinger (1–1)
Jay Woolfolk (4)
4,294
27–4
10–4
Box Score
April 8
1:00 p.m.
ACCNX
No. 20 Miami (FL)
No. 7
Davenport Field
W 6–3
Jack O'Connor (3–1)
Chris Scinta (1–1)
Jake Berry (4)
3,303
28–4
11–4
Box Score
April 11
4:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Richmond *
No. 7
Davenport Field
W 18–0 (7)
Connelly Early (7–1)
Brian Reinke (0–1)
–
2,988
29–4
—
Box Score
April 12
4:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Mount St. Mary's *
No. 7
Davenport Field
W 16–4
Chase Hungate (3–0)
Danny Salisbury (1–1)
–
2,803
30–4
—
Box Score
April 14
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Pittsburgh
No. 7
Davenport Field
L 5–7
Jack Sokol (4–2)
Brian Edgington (6–1)
–
3,817
30–5
11–5
Box Score
April 15
4:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Pittsburgh
No. 7
Davenport Field
L 4–6
Logan Evans (2–1)
Jake Berry (0–3)
Nash Bryan (4)
5,309
30–6
11–6
Box Score
April 16
1:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Pittsburgh
No. 7
Davenport Field
W 8–5
Jack O'Connor (4–1)
Jonathan Bautista (0–3)
Jay Woolfolk (5)
4,684
31–6
12–6
Box Score
Duel at the Diamond
April 18
7:00 p.m.
ESPN+
at VCU *
No. 8
The Diamond Richmond, VA
W 19–6
Connelly Early (8–1)
Cam Nuckols (0–1)
–
3,324
32–6
—
Box Score
April 21
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
at Notre Dame
No. 8
Frank Eck Stadium South Bend, IN
L 7–10
Aidan Tyrell (7–1)
Brian Edgington (6–2)
Radek Birkholz (1)
840
32–7
12–7
Box Score
April 23
12:00 p.m.
ACCNX
at Notre Dame
No. 8
Frank Eck Stadium
L 2–10
Blake Hely (2–1)
Jack O'Connor (4–2)
–
–
32–8
12–8
Box Score
April 23
3:00 p.m.
ACCNX
at Notre Dame
No. 8
Frank Eck Stadium
L 4–5
Caden Spivey (2–0)
Jake Berry (0–4)
–
703
32–9
12–9
Box Score
April 25
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Liberty*
No. 13
Davenport Field
W 7–4
Evan Blanco (1–0)
Tyler Germanowski (0–2)
Jay Woolfolk (6)
2,908
33–9
—
Box Score
April 26
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Towson *
No. 13
Davenport Field
W 13–4
Bradley Hodges (1–0)
Shayne Clowar (0–5)
–
3,071
34–9
—
Box Score
April 28
9:00 p.m.
ACCN
No. 20 Duke
No. 13
Davenport Field
L 5–17
Owen Proksch (3–1)
Brian Edgington (6–3)
–
2,730
34–10
12–10
Box Score
April 29
4:00 p.m.
ACCNX
No. 20 Duke
No. 13
Davenport Field
W 10–2
Nick Parker (4–0)
Owen Proksch (3–2)
–
4,823
35–10
13–10
Box Score
April 30
1:00 p.m.
ACCNX
No. 20 Duke
No. 13
Davenport Field
L 3–7
Andrew Healy (5–1)
Jack O'Connor (4–3)
–
3,858
35–11
13–11
Box Score
May (9–0)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
ACC
Sources
May 2
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
VCU*
No. 21
Davenport Field
W 11–6
Bradley Hodges (2–0)
Evan Bert (2–2)
–
2,676
36–11
—
Box Score
May 3
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
James Madison *
No. 21
Davenport Field
W 9–8
Connelly Early (9–1)
Sean Culkin (1–1)
Jay Woolfolk (7)
2,996
37–11
—
Box Score
May 10
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Radford *
No. 21
Davenport Field
W 8–0
Jack O'Connor (5–3)
Zack Mallia (0–3)
–
2,792
38–11
—
Box Score
May 12
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Louisville
No. 21
Davenport Field
W 15–5
Nick Parker (5–0)
Ryan Hawks (5–3)
–
3,741
39–11
14–11
Box Score
May 13
4:00 p.m.
ACCN
Louisville
No. 21
Davenport Field
W 4–1
Connelly Early (10–1)
Tate Kuehner (2–3)
Jake Berry (5)
3,553
40–11
15–11
Box Score
May 14
1:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Louisville
No. 21
Davenport Field
W 8–3
Brian Edgington (7–3)
Carson Liggett (7–1)
–
3,755
41–11
16–11
Box Score
May 18
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
at Georgia Tech
No. 21
Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, GA
W 12–5
Nick Parker (6–0)
Luke Schmolke (4–6)
–
1,032
42–11
17–11
Box Score
May 19
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
at Georgia Tech
No. 21
Russ Chandler Stadium
W 10–6
Angelo Tonas (4–0)
Ben King (7–1)
Jay Woolfolk (8)
1,413
43–11
18–11
Box Score
May 20
1:00 p.m.
ACCNX
at Georgia Tech
No. 21
Russ Chandler Stadium
W 8–7
Jack O'Connor (6–3)
Camron Hill (1–1)
Jay Woolfolk (9)
1,467
44–11
19–11
Box Score
Post-season (6–4)
ACC Tournament (1–1)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
ACCT Record
Sources
May 24
3:00 p.m.
ACCN
(11) Georgia Tech
(2) No. 12
Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC
W 15–1 (7)
Nick Parker (7–0)
Aeden Finateri (2–4)
–
2,086
45–11
1–0
Box Score
May 25
3:00 p.m.
ACCN
(7) North Carolina
(2) No. 12
Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC
L 2–10
Jake Knapp (5–3)
Connelly Early (10–2)
Dalton Pence (1)
4,084
45–12
1–1
Box Score
NCAA tournament Charlottesville Regional (3–0)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Regional Record
Sources
Jun 2
12:00 p.m.
ESPN+
(4) Army
(1) No. 11
Davenport Field
W 15–1
Brian Edgington (8–3)
Robbie Buecker (5–4)
–
5,487
46–12
1–0
Box Score
Jun 3
6:00 p.m.
ESPN+
(2) No. 15 East Carolina
(1) No. 11
Davenport Field
W 2–1
Nick Parker (8–0)
Danny Beal (6–2)
Jake Berry (6)
5,919
47–12
2–0
Box Score
Jun 4
6:00 p.m.
ACCN
(2) No. 15 East Carolina
(1) No. 11
Davenport Field
W 8–3
Connelly Early (11–2)
Landon Ginn (6–1)
–
5,919
48–12
3–0
Box Score
NCAA tournament Charlottesville Super Regional (2–1)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Super Regional Record
Sources
Jun 9
12:00 p.m.
ESPN2
Duke
(7) No. 11
Davenport Field
L 4–5
Fran Oschell (6–0)
Jay Woolfolk (2–1)
James Tallon (12)
5,919
48–13
3–1
Box Score
Jun 10
12:00 p.m.
ESPN
Duke
(7) No. 11
Davenport Field
W 14–4
Connelly Early (12–2)
Alex Gow (3–4)
–
5,919
49–13
4–1
Box Score
Jun 11
12:00 p.m.
ESPN2
Duke
(7) No. 11
Davenport Field
W 12–2
Brian Edgington (9–3)
Ryan Higgins (3–1)
–
5,919
50–13
5–1
Box Score
College World Series (0–2)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
NCAAT Record
Sources
June 16
7:00 pm
ESPN
vs. (2) No. 2 Florida
(7) No. 11
Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha, NE
L 5–6
Brandon Neely (1–2)
Jake Berry (0–5)
–
24,801
50–14
0–1
Box Score
June 18
2:00 pm
ESPN
vs. No. 17 TCU
(7) No. 11
Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha, NE
L 3–4
Garrett Wright (3–2)
Connelly Early (12–3)
Ben Abeldt (2)
24,479
50–15
0–2
Box Score
Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold =Virginia team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Coaches' [ 5] 20 20* 14 11 10 7 5 7 7 7 10 12 14 13 9 9 9* 9* 6 Baseball America [ 6] 19 17 15 14 9 7 5 8 8 9 11 14 14 14 9 10 10* 10* 8 Collegiate Baseball ^[ 7] 16 15 12 6 4 5 3 5 5 7 9 14 10 7 6 8 5 5 7 NCBWA †[ 8] 19 17 11 10 9 7 5 7 6 8 11 13 16 17 12 11 5 5* 7 D1Baseball[ 9] 19 19 19 17 14 8 5 7 7 8 13 21 21 21 12 11 11* 11* 6
^ 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.
^ "Baseball Standings" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 26, 2023 .
^ "2022-233 Baseball Roster" . virginiasports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "Series Opener Against Rhode Island Canceled" . virginiasports.com . University of Virginia Athletics. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023 .
^ "2022-23 Baseball Schedule" . virginiasports.com . Retrieved February 15, 2023 .
^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll" . USA Today . Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ "College Top 25" . Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls" . baseballnews.com .
^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls" . sportswriters.net . Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings" . d1baseball.com . Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
Venues Rivalries People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics * National championships in bold