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2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record24–16 (11–10 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
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 NC State ‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 30 12   .714
No. 5 Florida State ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 31 9   .775
No. 4 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 33 10   .767
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 30 14   .682
No. 3 Clemson ‍‍‍ 13 8   .619 36 10   .783
Duke ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 30 15   .667
No. 17 Louisville ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 30 13   .698
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 27 18   .600
Virginia ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 24 16   .600
Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 29 16   .644
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 27 17   .614
Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 24 17   .585
Boston College ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 20 23   .465
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 21 19   .525
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 6 15   .286 20 21   .488
California  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 18 25   .419
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of April 28, 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

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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

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Coaches poll

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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]

Personnel

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Starters

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Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Roster

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2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home 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

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2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
UVA
Alma Mater
Brian O'Connor Head coach 22 Creighton University (1993)
Kevin McMullan Associate head coach
Hitting coach
22 Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1990)
Drew Dickinson Pitching coach 6 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2009)
Matt Kirby Assistant coach 13 College of William & Mary (2003)
Justin Armistead Baseball Administrator 10 University of Virginia (2008)
Brian McGuire Athletic Trainer 25 Old Dominion University (1999)
Travis Reifsnider Scouting Director 1 James Madison University (2022)
Andrew Behnam Director of Sports Performance 1 Eastern University (2019)
Kraigen Rasalla Assistant Recruiting Coordinator 2 Dominican University New York (2018)
Justin Weiss Director of Operations 2 Lafayette College (2022)
Joe Savino Pitching Coordinator 1 Elon University (2024)

Offseason

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Departures

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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

Outgoing transfers

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Outgoing Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source
Mark Gialluisi 3 C 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Westfield, NJ Freshman Rutgers
Tristan Head 17 INF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Jupiter, FL Freshman Georgetown
Freddy Beruvides Jr. 33 LHP 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 225 pounds (102 kg) Palm Beach Gardens, FL Freshman Chipola[a]
Cullen McKay 35 RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Norfolk, VA Sophomore Coastal Carolina

2024 MLB Draft

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2024 MLB draft class
Round Pick Overall Pick Player Position MLB Team Source
PPI 1 32 Griff O'Ferrall SS Baltimore Orioles [5]
2 22 78 Ethan Anderson C Baltimore Orioles [6]
4 4 107 Casey Saucke OF Chicago White Sox [7]
13 14 389 Anthony Stephan OF Cincinnati Reds [8]

Acquisitions

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Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Previous school Source
Trey Wells 8 C 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 pounds (102 kg) Omaha, NE Junior Wayne State [9]
Joe Colucci 22 RHP 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 pounds (100 kg) Purcellville, VA Junior Harford[a] [10]
Chris Arroyo 23 UTL 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 pounds (102 kg) Coral Springs, FL Junior Pasco–Hernando State [9]
Drew Koenen 27 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 pounds (107 kg) Park Ridge, IL Sophomore Dartmouth [10]
Matt Lanzendorfer 33 LHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Pittston, PA Graduate Misericordia [10]
Alex Markus 36 RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Richmond, VA Graduate William & Mary [10]
August Richie 39 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Tucson, AZ Sophomore Pima[a] [10]
Wes Arrington 45 RHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Keswick, VA Graduate Lynchburg [10]

Incoming recruits

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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]

Game log

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2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log (24–16)
Regular season (24–16)
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
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.

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Rankings

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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
Baseball America[21]57881922
NCBWA[22]3913131417RVRVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[23]221092323
Perfect Game[24]33992121

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.

Awards and honors

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Preseason awards and honors

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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]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Junior college
  2. ^ series canceled in the aftermath of the 2025 Florida State University shooting

References

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  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.
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  18. ^ "Florida State Home Athletics Events Canceled Through Sunday". Florida State University Athletic Department. April 17, 2025.
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