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American college baseball season
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.
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]
ACC coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Virginia
251 (13)
2
Florida State
230 (2)
3
North Carolina
217
4
Clemson
214 (1)
5
Duke
182
6
Wake Forest
171
7
NC State
168
8
Stanford
143
9
Louisville
128
10
Georgia Tech
113
11
Miami (FL)
87
12
Virginia Tech
85
13
California
60
14
Pittsburgh
52
15
Notre Dame
44
16
Boston College
31
Source: [ 4]
Lineup
Pos.
No.
Player.
Year
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day
No.
Player.
Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Offseason Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Griff O'Ferrall
6
INF
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 pounds (84 kg)
Junior
Richmond, VA
Declare for 2024 MLB draft ; selected 32nd overall by Baltimore Orioles
Casey Saucke
8
OF
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 pounds (95 kg)
Junior
Rochester, NY
Declare for 2024 MLB draft ; selected 107th overall by Chicago White Sox
Anthony Stephan
16
OF
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
195 pounds (88 kg)
Junior
Ridgewood, NJ
Declare for 2024 MLB draft ; selected 389th overall by Cincinnati Reds
Bobby Whalen
18
OF
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 pounds (84 kg)
Graduate
Camp Hill, PA
Graduated
Owen Coady
19
LHP
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
250 pounds (110 kg)
Graduate
Larchmont, NY
Graduated
Ethan Anderson
23
UTL
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
215 pounds (98 kg)
Junior
Virginia Beach, VA
Declare for 2024 MLB draft ; selected 78th overall by Baltimore Orioles
Joe Savino
27
RHP
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 pounds (100 kg)
Graduate
Ronkonkoma, NY
Graduated; joined coaching staff
Angelo Tonas
31
LHP
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
185 pounds (84 kg)
Graduate
Hillsborough, CA
Graduated
Luke Schauer
45
LHP
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 pounds (95 kg)
Senior
Washington, DC
Graduated
Patric Menk
48
LHP
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
235 pounds (107 kg)
Freshman
Jacksonville, FL
Did not return
2024 Virginia Recruits
Name
Number
B/T
Pos.
Height
Weight
Hometown
High School
Source
Will Broderick
0
L/R
C /OF
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 pounds (86 kg)
San Antonio, TX
Alamo Heights
[ 11]
Tomas Valincius
1
L/L
LHP
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 pounds (95 kg)
Lockport, IL
Baylor (TN)
[ 12]
James Nunnallee
3
L/R
UTL
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 pounds (82 kg)
Aldie, VA
Lightridge (VA)
[ 13]
Isaac VanderWoude
6
L/R
INF /OF
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 pounds (84 kg)
St. John, IN
Illiana Christian
[ 14]
Chone James
17
R/R
C /INF
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
170 pounds (77 kg)
Myrtle Beach, SC
Socastee
[ 15]
Jackson Sirois
18
R/R
INF
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 pounds (79 kg)
Leesburg, VA
Paul VI Catholic
[ 16]
Aiden Harris
19
R/R
UTL
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
240 pounds (110 kg)
Midlothian, VA
Pro Development Group
[ 17]
William Kirk
31
L/L
LHP
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 pounds (88 kg)
Saddle River, NJ
Ramsey (NJ)
[ 17]
Michael Yeager
35
R/R
RHP
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 pounds (98 kg)
Greenwich, CT
Brunswick (CT)
[ 17]
Max Prozny
43
R/R
UTL
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
165 pounds (75 kg)
Fayetteville, GA
Starr's Mill
[ 17]
2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log (24–16)
Regular season (24–16)
February (5–3)
Date
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
ACC
Puerto Rico Challenge
February 14
ESPN+
vs. Michigan *
No. 2
Estadio Francisco Montaner Ponce, PR
L 4–5 (11)
DeVooght (1–0)
Osinski (0–1)
None
450
0–1
—
February 15
ESPN+
vs. Villanova *
No. 2
Estadio Francisco Montaner
W 3–1
Koenen (1–0)
Moore (0–1)
Lanzendorfer (1)
N/A
1–1
—
February 16
ESPN+
vs. Rice *
No. 2
Estadio Francisco Montaner
W 7–0
Valincius (1–0)
McCracken (0–1)
None
600
2–1
–
February 19
ACCNX
George Washington *
No. 2
Davenport Field Charlotteville, VA
Cancelled (snow)
Karbach Round Rock Classic
February 21
D1B+
vs. No. 7 Oregon State *
No. 2
Dell Diamond Round Rock, TX
L 2–7
Segura (2–0)
Colucci (0–1)
None
3,206
2–2
–
February 22
D1B+
vs. Minnesota *
No. 2
Dell Diamond
W 4–2
Lanzendorfer (1–0)
Remington (0–1)
Osinski (1)
N/A
3–2
February 23
D1B+
vs. Oklahoma *
No. 2
Dell Diamond
L 4–5
Barfield (1–0)
Lanzendorfer (1–1)
None
4,302
3–3
February 25
ACCNX
VMI *
No. 10
Davenport Field
W 6–4
Jaxel (1–0)
Velasquez (1–1)
Osinski (2)
3,934
4–3
February 28
ACCNX
Dartmouth *
No. 10
Davenport Field
W 11–3
Woolfolk (1–0)
Loeger (0–2)
None
3,080
5–3
March (10–8)
Date
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
ACC
March 1
ACCNX
Dartmouth*
No. 10
Davenport Field
W 11–1 (8)
Valincius (2–0)
Albert (0–1)
None
4,761
6–3
March 2
ACCNX
Dartmouth*
No. 10
Davenport Field
W 13–3 (8)
Lanzendorfer (2–1)
Isler (0–2)
None
3,920
7–3
March 4
ACCNX
William & Mary *
No. 9
Davenport Field
W 15–4 (7)
Arrington (1–0)
Yates (0–3)
None
3,502
8–3
March 7
ACCNX
Boston College
No. 9
Davenport Field
L 4–7
Colarusso (1–1)
Osinski (0–2)
None
4,595
8–4
0–1
March 8
ACCNX
Boston College
No. 9
Davenport Field
W 22–16
Koenen (2–0)
Schroeder (0–2)
None
5,787
9–4
1–1
March 9
ACCNX
Boston College
No. 9
Davenport Field
L 3–6
Ryan (1–0)
Colucci (0–2)
Colarusso (1)
5,919
9–5
1–2
March 11
MASN
vs. Maryland *
No. 23
Virginia Credit Union Stadium Fredericksburg, VA
W 7–6
Osinski (1–2)
Melendez (1–2)
None
4,000
10–5
March 14
ACCN
at California
No. 23
Evans Diamond Berkeley, CA
L 1–6
Turkington (3–2)
Woolfolk (1–1)
None
421
10–6
1–3
March 15
ACCNX
at California
No. 23
Evans Diamond
W 10–8
Koenen (3–0)
Shaw (0–2)
Lanzendorfer (2)
610
11–6
2–3
March 16
ACCNX
at California
No. 23
Evans Diamond
W 11–5
Blanco (1–0)
Foley (2–1)
None
553
12–6
3–3
March 19
ACCNX
Richmond *
No. 23
Davenport Field
L 2–6
Peacock (2–0)
Hodges (0–1)
Santiago-Cruz (1)
3,912
12–7
March 21
ACCNX
Duke
No. 23
Davenport Field
L 5–9
Nard (2–1)
Woolfolk (1–2)
Easterly (3)
4,453
12–8
3–4
March 22
ACCNX
Duke
No. 23
Davenport Field
L 2–13 (7)
Healy (2–2)
Valincius (2–1)
None
5,227
12–9
3–5
March 23
ACCNX
Duke
No. 23
Davenport Field
L 6–13
Easterly (3–1)
Blanco (1–1)
None
5,048
12–10
3–6
March 25
CUSA.tv
at Liberty *
Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, VA
L 3–6
Cooper (2–0)
Colucci (1–2)
Webb (1)
1,788
12–11
March 27
ACCNX
No. 20 Stanford
Davenport Field
W 11–8
Woolfolk (2–2)
O'Harran (1–2)
None
3,910
13–11
4–6
March 28
ACCNX
No. 20 Stanford
Davenport Field
W 13–7
Buchanan (1–0)
Uber (1–1)
None
4,354
14–11
5–6
March 29
ESPN2
No. 20 Stanford
Davenport Field
W 9–810
Buchanan (2–0)
Moore (1–2)
None
5,364
15–11
6–6
April (9–5)
Date
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
ACC
April 1
ACCNX
Old Dominion *
Davenport Field
W 11–5
Osinski (2–2)
Park (0–3)
None
3,886
16–11
April 4
ACCNX
at NC State*
Doak Field Raleigh, NC
W 8–6
Buchanan (3–0)
Fritton (4–3)
O'Connor (1)
2,937
17–11
7–6
April 5
ACCNX
at NC State*
Doak Field
L 2–9
Andrews (3–1)
Blanco (1–2)
Shaffner (4)
3,048
17–12
7–7
April 6
ACCN
at NC State*
Doak Field
L 8–9
Dudan (2–1)
Lanzendorfer (2–2)
None
3,048
17–13
7–8
April 8
ESPN+
at VCU *
The Diamond Richmond, VA
W 13-0 (7)
Hodges (1-1)
Garrett (0-2)
None
2,160
18-13
April 11
ACCNX
Pittsburgh
Davenport Field
W 7-5
Lanzendorfer (3-2)
Firoved (1-3)
None
4,261
19-13
8-8
April 12
ACCNX
Pittsburgh
Davenport Field
L 7-8
Gardner (3-2)
Blanco (1-3)
McAuliff (3)
4,859
19-14
8-9
April 13
ACCNX
Pittsburgh
Davenport Field
W 18-0 (7)
Valincius (3-1)
Lafferty (1-2)
None
5,919
20-14
9-9
April 15
ACCNX
Liberty*
Davenport Field
L 3–10
Swink (3–2)
Jaxel (1–1)
None
3,894
20–15
April 17
ACCNX
at No. 7 Florida State *
Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL
Canceled [ 18] [ b]
April 18
ACCNX
at No. 7 Florida State*
Dick Howser Stadium
April 19
ACCNX
at No. 7 Florida State*
Dick Howser Stadium
April 22
ACCNX
Georgetown *
Davenport Field
W 13–1 (7)
Blanco (2–1)
Franco (2–2)
None
3,884
21–15
April 23
ACCNX
James Madison *
Davenport Field
W 12–6
Valincius (4–1)
Muscar (1–3)
None
4,358
22–15
April 25
ACCNX
at No. 24 Georgia Tech *
Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, GA
W 12–9
Jaxel (2–1)
McKee (5–2)
Lanzendorfer (3)
1,425
23–15
10–9
April 26
ACCNX
at No. 24 Georgia Tech*
Russ Chandler Stadium
W 6–5
Hodges (2–1)
Jones (4–2)
Markus (1)
2,935
24–15
11–9
April 27
ACCNX
at No. 24 Georgia Tech*
Russ Chandler Stadium
L 6–7 (10)
Patel (9–1)
Blanco (9–1)
None
1,705
24–16
11–10
April 29
ACCNX
VCU*
Davenport Field
April 30
ACCNX
Navy *
Davenport Field
May (0–0)
Date
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
ACC
May 7
ACCNX
Towson *
Davenport Field
May 9
ACCNX
Miami (FL) *
Davenport Field
May 10
ACCNX
Miami (FL)
Davenport Field
May 11
ACCNX
Miami (FL)
Davenport Field
May 13
ACCNX
George Mason *
Davenport Field
May 15
ACCNX
at Virginia Tech *
English Field Blacksburg, VA
May 16
ACCNX
at Virginia Tech*
English Field
May 17
ACCNX
at Virginia Tech*
English Field
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]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Coaches' [ 20] 4 (1) 4 (1) * 11 11 20 22 RV RV — — — — Baseball America [ 21] 5 7 8 8 19 22 — — — — — — NCBWA †[ 22] 3 9 13 13 14 17 RV RV RV RV RV RV D1Baseball[ 23] 2 2 10 9 23 23 — — — — — — Perfect Game[ 24] 3 3 9 9 21 21 — — — — — —
† 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.
Preseason awards and honors [ edit ]
Preseason awards — National
Name
Pos.
Award
Team
Selector
Source
Henry Godbout
INF
All-American
First-team
D1Baseball.com
[ 25]
Henry Godbout
INF
All-American
Second-team
Perfect Game
[ 25]
Henry Ford
UTL
All-American
Second-team
Perfect Game
[ 25]
Jacob Ference
C
All-American
First-team
D1Baseball.com
[ 25]
Evan Blanco
RHP
All-American
Second-team
D1Baseball.com
[ 25]
Chris Arroyo
UTL
All-American
Third-team
D1Baseball.com
[ 25]
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^ @uvabaseball (November 9, 2023). "✍️ 𝒮𝒾𝑔𝓃𝑒𝒹 @jsirois10 #GoHoos" – via Instagram .
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^ a b c d e f "Four Cavaliers Headline D1Baseball's Preseason All-American Teams" . virginiasports.com . January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2025 .
Venues Rivalries People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics * National championships in bold