Second baseman Keith Werman was named to the All-ACC team, while Derek Fisher was a unanimous selection as a Freshman All-American. @CaseySaucke Chesterfield, Va. Lafayette Chesapeake, Va. Lakeland Jr. Sr. 5-10 Haseley, a Golden Spikes award finalist, was the ACC batting champion and was taken eighth overall by the Philadelphia Phillies. / Freshman, R/R The official Roster for the Virginia Tech Hokies. / / The official Baseball Coach List for the Longwood University Lancers Skip To Main . Wilson, perhaps the oldest active baseball coach in West Virginia, was set to again serve as an assistant on Jimmy Tribble's staff at Class A Buffalo this spring. / @jay.woolfolk, 6-2 His last three Notre Dame teams were among the most successful in the schools history. Mike Papi was named a First-Team All-American while becoming UVas first ACC batting champion since 1981. At the end of the year, Virginia was ranked in the top-10 in every major top-25 poll and was as high as No. / For the 12th time in 15 seasons, a UVA position player was named to an All-America team when junior Andy Weber was recognized by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. / The official Baseball Coach List for the University of Washington Huskies . @ConnellyEarly Midlothian, Va. / / / While UVAs pitching staff ranked first nationally in ERA, the Cavaliers recorded a .978 fielding percentage at the time, a school record and ranked among the top 20 nationally in batting. / 29 former Cavaliers have reached the major leagues after playing for OConnor, highlighted by Washington Nationals all-star and Gold Glove third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. @ChaseHungate Graduate Student, L/R The official Roster for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. After sustaining success throughout the OConnor tenure, Virginia reached college baseballs summit in 2015 with the programs first national championship. Message Board Go to the message board and lets start talking baseball. Virginia has succeeded in the classroom as well. / / / DeMatha Catholic 180 Papi and McCarthy were joined by Branden Cogswell, Reed Gragnani and Nick Howard on the All-ACC squad. / Pitching and defense propelled the Cavaliers, as UVA recorded the second-lowest ERA in program history (2.23) and the best fielding percentage in the school annals (.981). Email Address Phone; Rachel Stapleford: Assistant Athletic Trainer (BASE, MSOC) staplefordrm@longwood.edu: 434-395-2965 434-395-2965: Graduate Student, L/L UVA led the league and was third in the nation in ERA (2.81), led by Thompson with a league-best 1.50 mark. @WoolfolkJay He was hired by Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Whit Babcock on June 9, 2017 . / @DidawickMark UVA posted a 53-16 record its fourth 50-win season in the last five years and won the Charlottesville Regional and Super Regional en route to its third trip to Omaha in the last six seasons. In addition, 23 Cavaliers have claimed Freshman All-America distinctions. 17 in Baseball Americas top-25 poll. He enjoyed a pro baseball career as a member of the New York Yankees organization (1990-92) and the Salt Lake City Trappers (1990 and 1992). James River @chrisbaker_33 Welcome to Virginia Baseball Coaches Association, founded to "unite, educate, develop and support" baseball coaches and promote amateur baseball in the state of Virginia. @Matt2021lefty / @_mabe_10, 6-1 He was tabbed the 2009 NCBWA and CollegeBaseballInsider.com National Coach of the Year and also was named the 2006 College Baseball Foundation Coach of the Year. West Virginia went 36-26 and earned an NCAA at-large bid for the first time in program history. @jake.gelof, 6-2 Virginia earned its 16th NCAA Tournament bid in McMullans tenure. 2017 also marked a milestone year for OConnor, recording his 600th career win, becoming the second fastest in ACC history to reach the 600-win plateau. Edgewater, Md. Miclat also broke the single-season stolen base record (32) as the Cavaliers finished 11th nationally in steals. / James Madison 5 national ranking. Teel came up big for the Cavaliers in the Super Regional with the first grand slam in UVA postseason history to erase a 2-1, seventh inning deficit against Dallas Baptist. Abingdon, Va. / * CAPTCHA Wytheville, Va. Pavin Smith set the single-season school record for RBIs in a season with 77, the fifth most in the nation. Woburn, Mass. . / / 195 / The Cavaliers also finished seventh nationally in fielding (.977). / Kyle Crockett was tabbed a Third-Team All-American and finished his career with the second-lowest ERA in UVA history (1.98). / The Cavaliers landed in the upper echelon of the ACC in both hitting and fielding under McMullans direction. @tcourt24, 6-5 / Richlands head coach Tom Rife was captured on video jumping over the team's bench and confronting a male spectator during the final seconds of his team's 54-51 loss to Wise Central. Down the stretch of the 2021 season, Virginia was one of the hottest teams in college baseball winning 14 of 20 ACC games and 10 of its last 14 regular season games. The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 baseball poll, with team's RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in the last poll and first-place votes Arlington, Va. A three-time National Coach of the Year, OConnor is the second-fastest ACC coach to reach 500 career wins. 215 Under OConnors direction, Virginia qualified for its 14th consecutive NCAA Tournament and finished with 43 wins, the 11th time his club reached the 40-win mark. / / @JakeGelof 5 from Baseball America, the Cavaliers struggled out the gate in 2021, particularly in league play dropping 12 of its first 16 ACC contests. 1 national seed in the NCAA Tournament and won NCAA Regional and Super Regional crowns before going 2-2 at the College World Series. / Branden Kline, Justin Thompson and Keith Werman each were named to the All-ACC team, while Derek Fisher was a unanimous selection as a freshman All-American. The 2006 team set a school record for conference wins (21), led by 2006 ACC Player of the Year Sean Doolittle. / / UVA led the ACC in batting (.314) and ranked second nationally in runs (489) and third in scoring (7.9). / 3 midway through the year. Sophomore, L/L 185 Connect with Coach Szefc Email: vtbaseball@vt.edu . Four players were named All-ACC, led by Sean Doolittle, who was the ACC Player of the Year. In 2011 the UVA baseball program earned a public recognition award from the NCAA for its multi-year Academic Progress Rate scores. 215 / / / The 2001 Irish team was 49-13-1, ranked No. / / 210 @justin.rubin, 5-10 Baylor School (TN) The 2008 team advanced to the ACC Championship game and broke the school record for stolen bases (134), which was set the previous season. The Cavaliers exploded offensively, leading the ACC in batting (.327) and setting six offensive team records, including hits (767), runs (507), doubles (138), triples (28), RBI (486) and at bats (2343). Jersey City, N.J. Hatboro-Horsham Mahwah, N.J. / He is married to the former Sandra Leishman of Wayne, N.J. / / OConnor stresses the importance of pitching, defense and fundamentals. / / 1 nationally for much of the season, Virginia earned the No. Junior, L/L Six Cavaliers were selected in the top 15 rounds for the fifth time in program history, led by second rounders, Andrew Abbott (53rd overall) and Zack Gelof (60th overall). / Virginia is one of 16 programs ever to advance to an NCAA Regional 14-straight years. The Cavaliers had two of the top four players to strikeout in the ACC in Brendan Rivoli and Logan Michaels. / OConnor guided Virginia to 14-consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 2004-2017. After graduating with a bachelors degree in marketing, OConnor was selected in the 29th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. Scott Township, Pa. 5 seed. In 2005, Virginia went 41-20 and played in the ACC Championship game, then earned a bid to the NCAA Corvallis Regional. / VCU @deankampschrorr The duo of Doolittle and Zimmerman teamed up in 2019 to deliver the Washington Nationals their first ever World Series title. OConnor was named the 2001 National Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America and was AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year in 2003. / / The official Baseball Coach List for the Christopher Newport University Captains Skip To Main . He ranks eighth in ACC history in career wins, eighth in career ACC victories, fifth with 56 career NCAA tournament wins and tenth with 29 ACC tournament wins. / / Six Cavaliers were selected in the 2017 MLB Draft including Pavin Smith and Adam Haseley who went back-to-back, 7th and 8th overall, respectively. / @_ethan.anderson_, 6-0 / / Prior to the shutdown the Cavaliers had been ranked as high as No. Bobby Prince - Head Coach; Mark Andrews - Assistant Coach; Jay McLain - Assistant Coach; Karen Prince - Assistant Coach; Bishop O'Connell / / Contact VBCA - Virginia Baseball Coaches Association Contact Tim Merry | Executive Director Phone: 804-370-3557 Address: P.O. Freshman, L/L Catcher John Hicks earned All-America honors while Hicks and three other Cavaliers notched all-conference laurels. For the last three years, Merry has been a regular instructor at the University of Virginia baseball . / / OConnor was inducted into the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Associations Hall of Fame in 2017. St. Christopher's / Three Cavaliers were selected in the first round in 2014, the most of any program in the country. / / This success has led to record crowds, excitement and national exposure for Virginia Baseball, highlighted by the Cavaliers national championship in 2015. @chasehungate4, 6-1 Tony Bennett. VBCA fulfills a fundamental need in the state of Virginia to provide a collaborative network of experienced coaches at the high school, college and youth level to share their knowledge and passion for coaching the sport of baseball. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Image Name Title Area Code 540 Email Address; Cam Davis: Director of Baseball Operations (276) 596-4005 (276) 596-4005: camd25@vt.edu / In 2005 Zimmerman went on to make one of the quickest jumps ever to the major leagues two months and in 2009 became the first former Cavalier to play in the MLB All-Star Game. / Virginia reached its 16th NCAA Tournament OConnor, taking a game from Coastal Carolina in the Greenville Regional before bowing out in the elimination game against the Chanticleers the following day. / He notched a 4-2 record with a 4.03 ERA for Martinsville (Va.) of the Appalachian Class-A League in 1993 before accepting a position as pitching coach at Creighton. As a No. / Nathan Kirby earned First-Team All-America honors and was tabbed the Co-ACC Pitcher of the Year; he also was one of a record eight Cavaliers named to the All-ACC Team. Mark Reynolds also flourished, tying the then-single-season school runs record of 60 in 2004. nine of the 19 UVA teams have ranked among the nations top 40 in fielding percentage. Thompson notched a silver medal with Team USA at the 2007 Pan American Games. / Thaiss was UVAs fifth first-round MLB Draft pick in the last three seasons, while Jones (second round) and shortstop Daniel Pinero (ninth) also were chosen in the draft. Frank W. Cox 6-1 Friends' Central @evandob21 Five Cavalier position players were drafted following the season, including first rounders Derek Fisher and Papi. 180 The fan base continued to rally around the team as UVA averaged a program-best 3,298 fans per game (125,355 total). Email Address Phone; Chris Fenisey: Head Baseball Coach chris.fenisey@greensboro.edu (336) 272-7102, ext.5213 (336) 272-7102, ext.5213: Footer. 230 Freshman, L/L Among the 310 colleges with a Division I baseball program, Virginia is one of only 32 to have had the same head coach since 2004. In 1990, he was a Pioneer League All-Star. / The official staff directory for the Virginia State University Trojans Skip To Main . UVA went 1-2 in Omaha, including a one-run loss to eventual National Champion Mississippi State. UVA teams have thrived on the mound, with the Cavaliers posting the third lowest ERA in the country since 2005 (3.46). @aidan_teel, 6-4 In 2002, he recruited and coached NCBWA National Freshman Player of the Year Darryl Lawhorn. As Notre Dames recruiting coordinator, he led the effort that landed a nine-member group ranked as the No. Virginia swept five three-game series over conference foes, including a three-game sweep over Georgia Tech in Atlanta for the first time in school history. Joe Koshansky (2004) and Sean Doolittle (2006) each were named ACC Player of the Year. @johnwormsby, 6-4 / UVA went 56-12 and won its third straight NCAA regional title before taking the super regional against UC Irvine after a dramatic ninth-inning rally in Game 3. / / / UVa finished in the Top 25 of several national polls and won 15 more games than the 2003 squad. / (434) 982-5129 Phone uvabaseball@virginia.edu E-Mail Bio Matt Kirby is in his 12th season as the volunteer assistant coach on the Virginia baseball coaching staff. / As a No. / Haddonfield, N.J. / @Griff_OFerrall Virginia has led the ACC in batting over the last 14 years combined. @juanxdelacruzz, R/R 200 / Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site, Academics and Student-Athlete Development, Virginia Sports Radio Network - Listen Live. As the tournaments No. / / In 2009 Virginia won 49 games and earned the ACC Championship as well as NCAA Irvine Regional and Oxford Super Regional titles en route to the schools first College World Series appearance. McMullan also was a two-sport NCAA All-American as a catcher in baseball and a linebacker in football at IUP. / @jackt_oconnor The Cavaliers stayed in Columbia for a neutral site Super Regional matchup against Dallas Baptist. Rochester, N.Y. UVa also was the No. Before joining the Braves organization, McMullan served as acting head coach at East Carolina in 2001-02 for Keith LeClair, who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrigs Disease. Coach Chuck Spraker : 15U (757) 773-8858 / Mahwah Only four other programs nationally have matched that feat. Senior. Paul VI / 200 contact for all media inquiries) 231-9965 231-9965: Carter W. Brown: Director, Creative Communications (Football credentials . 1 by Baseball America for 12 weeks during the 2010 season and for a dozen more weeks in 2011. Virginia was ranked No. Associate Athletics Director for Strength and Conditioning/Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for Olympic Sports. In 2014 Crockett became the first player from the 2013 MLB Draft to reach the big leagues. 7 seed in the ACC tournament, the Cavaliers went to the championship by knocking off three ranked opponents, including two wins over Clemson and a triumph over NC State. Despite numerous setbacks throughout the season, Virginia kept battling, and that never-say-die attitude was never more evident than in the postseason: UVA scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning or later in each of their 10 postseason wins. Brian Patrick O'Connor (born April 20, 1971) is the head baseball coach of the Virginia Cavaliers.Previously serving as an Associate Head Coach at Notre Dame, he was hired on July 8, 2003, to replace the retiring Dennis Womack (who moved on to assistant athletic director of facilities management and operations). Virginia reached its 13th straight NCAA tournament in 2016 while hosting its ninth regional in the last 13 seasons. Thaiss competed on the 2015 team, while McCarthy was on the 2017 squad. / 195 Gelof went on to be selected in the second round (60th overall) by the Oakland Athletics and shortstop Nic Kent was taken in the 11th round by the Colorado Rockies. McMullan also serves as Virginias recruiting coordinator and hitting coach and works defensively with the Cavaliers infielders and catchers. R/R Team VA 17U Roster; Team VA 15U Roster; Team VA 14U Roster; Team VA 13U Roster; Team VA 12U Roster; . 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