virginia baseball coaches email

/ First rounders Daniel Lynch and Jake McCarthy continued a stretch of five-straight seasons with a first round pick, unmatched by any program in college baseball. The Cavaliers stayed in Columbia for a neutral site Super Regional matchup against Dallas Baptist. 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). Frank W. Cox 195 Friends' Central Moorestown Outfielder Joe McCarthy posted the highest batting average for a UVA freshman in 29 years and was tabbed the ACC Freshman of the Year and a Freshman All-American; he also was one of a league-high six Cavaliers on the All-ACC Team. Full-Time. Great Falls, Va. As a No. UVA has racked up four 50-win seasons since 2010 and also has reached the top of the national polls in four seasons. In McMullans three years at ECU, the Pirates posted a record of 138-46, which placed ECU among the top five programs in the country in wins, averaging 46 victories a season. UVA finished the year with the least amount of strikeouts among ACC schools and recorded the seventh-lowest total in all of college baseball. Freshman, R/R Three Cavaliers were selected in the first round in 2014, the most of any program in the country. / / Minimum of 1 year of coaching experience as an Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach, or a Head Baseball Coach. / / 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. Bishop O'Connell / 235 / / Paul VI The Cavaliers were carried by a plethora of power at the plate, blasting a Disharoon Park record 57 home runs in 34 home games. The Cavaliers led the ACC in team ERA (2.74) for the second straight year. 4 Georgia Tech, which was UVAs second straight regular-season sweep of the Yellow Jackets. Assistant Baseball Coach 804-524-5816 804-524-5816: Basketball (Men) Lonnie Blow, Jr. Head Men's Basketball Coach . The Cavaliers also have become a fixture in the national polls, highlighted by UVAs first-ever No. / 434 Edgemont Circle Vinton, VA 24179. / @chrisbaker_37, 6-5 After advancing to its first College World Series in 2009, Virginia has amassed 573 wins, the fifth-most of any college baseball program. The 2004 team had a 44-15 overall record and 18-6 mark in the ACC. Despite featuring a team with 23 underclassmen, the Cavaliers set 11 team records, including hits (767), runs (507) and strikeouts (593), while posting a 49-15-1 mark. Virginia was ranked No. Sacred Heart Schools Atherton / 5 national seed in the NCAA tournament. Washington, D.C. For five consecutive seasons (2014-18), Virginia had at least one player chosen in the first round of the MLB Draft, including Pavin Smith and Adam Haseley, who were chosen back-to-back in the top 10 in 2017, marking the first position players from the same college to go in the top 10 since 1988. / He has been recognized in a poll of 70 Division I head coaches by Baseball America as the top assistant coach in college baseball three times (2012, 2017, 2020). UVA racked up another 40-win season in 2005, going 41-20 overall and 14-14 in the ACC. / Sophomore, R/R Miclat also broke the single-season stolen base record (32) as the Cavaliers finished 11th nationally in steals. Kline was a member of the 2011 Collegiate National Team. Washington College OConnors 2006 squad set a then-school record with 47 wins on its way to a 47-15 mark, including 21 conference wins. West Virginia went 36-26 and earned an NCAA at-large bid for the first time in program history. On the way to All-America honors, infielder Jake Gelof broke the school record for RBI in a season with 81 and was a home run shy of matching the program mark. Richmond, Va. His last three Notre Dame teams were among the most successful in the schools history. The Cavaliers also finished seventh nationally in fielding percentage with a then-school record mark of .977. / In 2010 the Cavaliers won a school-record 51 games, was ranked No. / While at Notre Dame, OConnor worked with the Fighting Irish pitchers and served as the programs recruiting coordinator. The next week, the Cavaliers rebounded from an opening-game loss to Ole Miss to win the final two contests of the NCAA Oxford Super Regional in front of hostile crowds to take the super regional title and earn a berth in the College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium. The Cavaliers had two of the top four players to strikeout in the ACC in Brendan Rivoli and Logan Michaels. 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). 539 likes. To keep the facility among the elite in college baseball, Disharoon Park completed its $18.76 million expansion that included a foul pole to foul pole concourse, a field level club, a new hitting facility, a pitching lab, updated video breakdown facilities and baseball headquarters with coaches offices and meeting rooms. / @bradhodgess / First year Chris Newell was named the co-National Freshman of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaperwhile he and classmate Max Cotier claimed freshman All-America honors. @dean.kampschror, L/R 1 recruiting class in the country in 2001, as well as the sixth-ranked recruiting class in 2003 according to Baseball America. The couple has three children, Maggie, Emma and Jack. Virginias offense was flourishing ranking in the top-10 in scoring (9.0 rpg), runs (162), hits (187), triples (10) and home runs (22). @NickjParker99 / Maury @KyleTeel9 James Madison Rehoboth Beach, Del. / Bishop O'Connell 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. During the 2011 season the Cavaliers rolled to a 56-12 record, the ACC Coastal Division championship and the overall ACC Championship. While with the Braves, he also coordinated the catchers in spring training and was the coordinator of extended spring training. The success at home also featured a program-record 19-game home win streak that dated back to the 2021 season and a new single-game attendance mark with 5,919 fans against Virginia Tech on Ryan Zimmerman Day (April 30, 2022). Freshman, R/R The Cavaliers battled through a tumultuous, injury-riddled regular season, but caught fire in the postseason, winning the Lake Elsinore (Calif.) Regional before coming home to defeat Maryland twice to win the Charlottesville Super Regional. @harrisondidawick, 6-1 @Matt2021lefty / Rochester, N.Y. / 1 nationally for 12 weeks and won the ACC Coastal Division title as well as an NCAA regional crown. As a pitcher on the Creighton baseball team under then-CU head coach and former Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry, OConnor posted a career record of 20-13 with seven saves and a 3.78 ERA. Coach Bobby Prince : 17U (540) 797-0692 bobby.prince@aecom.com. The APR provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport. 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. 789 wins, including 573 wins since 2009 (fifth most in the nation). / 4 Florida State in successive games. Since 2009, over one million fans have come out to Disharoon Park, including more than 100,000 in ten of the last 13 years. 180 / A season of promise was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic that shutdown all of college baseball. / St. Johns College Head Baseball Coach cfrancis@vwu.edu: 757.455.3348 757.455.3348: Jeff Butler: Assistant Baseball Coach / Recruiting Coordinator jmbutler@vwu.edu: 757.455.3379 757.455.3379: Freddie Torres: Assistant Baseball Coach ftorres@vwu.edu: Peter Slechta: Assistant Baseball Coach pslechta@vwu.edu: Damien Kelly Graduate Student, L/L / Five players earned first-team All-ACC honors, with Hultzen and Parker each gleaning All-America laurels. / / For the third time in McMullans tenure, the Cavaliers were led by a freshman at the plate as first year Kyle Teel hit a team-best .335 on his way to freshman All-America honors. Seven Cavaliers were named All-ACC, with four claiming All-America honors Hultzen, Kline, John Hicks and Will Roberts. / Cavalier fans have flocked to UVAs Disharoon Park in increasing, record numbers during the OConnor tenure, prompting several stadium expansions to push the stadium seating capacity to nearly 6,000 in order to meet the rapidly intensifying demand. Tom Hagan was a first team All-ACC selection after hitting .357, while Brandon Marsh was a second team All-ACC selection as eight of Virginias position starters hit above .300. / Norfolk, Va. During the summer of 2018, OConnor joined forces with his former boss at Notre Dame and former LSU head coach Paul Mainieri on the staff of the U.S. Collegiate National Team. 185 Lebanon / In 1990, he was a Pioneer League All-Star. The couple has three children two daughters, Ellie and Maggie, and a son, Dillon. / A graduate of William and Mary, Kirby came to Virginia in 2011 after spending the previous two seasons as a coach at Georgetown. While UVA advanced to the College World Series for the first time in 2009, the process of reaching Omaha started six years prior. St. Johns Country Day Team USA went 12-3 on a three-week international tour that included games against Cuba, Chinese Taipei and Japan. @EvanBlanco27 / Ninety-four of OConnors Virginia players have been selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft including 14 in the first round. / The Cavaliers will host Rhode Island in a scheduled four-game weekend series set to begin at 3 p.m. Friday. / / Freshman, R/R Collegiate / @jay.woolfolk, 6-2 The duo of Doolittle and Zimmerman teamed up in 2019 to deliver the Washington Nationals their first ever World Series title. / He is married to the former Sandra Leishman of Wayne, N.J. @JakeGelof / Virginia Baseball Coaches Association. 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, including each of their five wins in the CWS. The start saw the Cavaliers go unbeaten in its first 14 games for the second time in OConnors tenure. Mahopac, N.Y. / / / Virginia had one of the best years in program history in 2014, culminating with the programs first trip to the College World Series Finals. UVa finished in the Top 25 of several national polls and won 15 more games than the 2003 squad. / In the sixth home game of the year, six pitchers combined for an 11-inning no-hitter against William & Mary, the fourth in the OConnor era. 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. Email Address Phone Image; Administration; Peggy Davis: . In addition to Trinity, he coaches in the Canes youth baseball organization and with the USA Baseball National Team Identification Series. The official Baseball Coach List for the Longwood University Lancers Skip To Main . Virginia had one of the best years in program history in 2014, culminating with the programs first trip to the College World Series Finals. Zimmerman, Doolittle, Thompson, Branden Kline, Thaiss, Jake McCarthy, Andrew Abbott, Kyle Teel, Nate Savino and Matt Wyatt each played on USA Baseball collegiate national teams. After leading the ACC in three offensive categories total bases, slugging percentage and runs, Zack Gelof was a second team All-America choice byCollegiate Baseball Newspaper. Howard and Mike Papi joined Kirby as 2014 All-Americans. Thaiss competed on the 2015 team, while McCarthy was on the 2017 squad. He is known as one of the top recruiters and developers of players in the country. He has a proven track record of developing pitchers into top-level prospects, including a pair of first-round selections Brad Lidge in 1998 and Aaron Heilman in 2001 who werent drafted in the first 40 rounds coming out of high school (Lidge was a 42nd-round pick, Heilman a 55th-rounder). / Doolittle earned an American League All-Star nod in 2014 and 2018. / / A three-time National Coach of the Year, OConnor is the second-fastest ACC coach to reach 500 career wins. @angelotonas, 6-10 The Cavaliers posted two wins at the CWS before eventual national champion South Carolina eliminated UVA in a 13-inning contest. The Cavaliers went 39-23 overall and 15-15 in the ACC, and steadily improved throughout the season, catching fire in the ACC Baseball Championship, where they defeated No. Virginia has ranked in the top 20 nationally 10 times (second-highest total in college baseball), including six top-three marks. The official Baseball Coach List for the University of Washington Huskies . 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. / It was an historic year in moving players to the next level as Pavin Smith and Adam Haseley were drafted back-to-back in the top-10 of the first round of the MLB Draft. 198 Papi and McCarthy were joined by Branden Cogswell, Reed Gragnani and Nick Howard on the All-ACC squad. / 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. Virginia won 10 of its last 14 regular-season games that included a pair of one-run road losses against then-No. He helped St. Johns to three Big East championship appearances and a Big East title as well as an NCAA Regional berth in 1997. UVa ranked third nationally in doubles (148), fourth in hits (709) and fifth in runs (471). The official Baseball Coach List for the University of Washington Huskies. Virginia reached its 13th straight NCAA tournament in 2016 while hosting its ninth regional in the last 13 seasons. @connelly_early, 6-2 After sustaining success throughout the OConnor tenure, Virginia reached college baseballs summit in 2015 with the programs first national championship. Hatboro, Pa. Three Cavaliers were selected in the first round in 2014, the most of any program in the country. Dallastown Area Sophomore, R/R Virginia averaged 3,148 fans per game, shattering the previous record by nearly 1,400 fans per game. 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. Brooklyn, N.Y. / / In the midst of that run, OConnor etched his name in ACC lure, tallying his 700th career win with a 5-3 victory over Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. In 2009, OConnor guided Virginia to the programs first College World Series berth while capturing the schools third ACC championship and first regional and super regional crowns on the road to Omaha. Chesterfield, Va. @kevin_jaxel Sophomore, L/R After sustaining success throughout the McMullan tenure, Virginia reached college baseballs summit in 2015 with the programs first national championship. UVA teams have thrived on the mound, with the Cavaliers posting the third lowest ERA in the country since 2005 (3.46). / 180 @juanxdelacruzz, R/R Hultzen also was named the ACC Freshman of the Year, while Parker set the Virginia single-season records in runs (75), hits (94) and total bases (176) and tied the record for triples (7). Joe Koshansky (2004) and Sean Doolittle (2006) each were named ACC Player of the Year. Mahwah @CaseySaucke / / / East Carolina won three conference championships and an NCAA Regional Championship while earning two No. As Notre Dames recruiting coordinator, he led the effort that landed a nine-member group ranked as the No. The official Baseball Coach List for the University of Richmond Spiders Skip To Main . Abingdon Five Cavaliers earned All-ACC honors, while Jacob Thompson was a consensus first-team All-American and Doolittle earned second-team All-America laurels. 6-10 the Cavaliers won a school-record 51 games, was ranked No the youth... Miclat also broke the single-season stolen base record ( 32 ) as the Cavaliers rolled to a mark... Games than the 2003 squad, was ranked No and an NCAA at-large for! Second straight year Pioneer League All-Star spring training and was the coordinator of spring!, Ellie and Maggie, and a son, Dillon games, was No! Record, the ACC in Brendan Rivoli and Logan Michaels All-Star nod 2014! World Series for the first round in 2014, the most successful in national. Married to the former Sandra Leishman of Wayne, N.J. @ JakeGelof / Virginia Coaches! Acc Coach to reach 500 career wins another 40-win season in 2005, going 41-20 overall and 14-14 in country... Washington Huskies named ACC Player of the year, OConnor worked with the Fighting pitchers... Last three Notre Dame teams were among the most of any program in the schools history while advanced! Third lowest ERA in the ACC in Brendan Rivoli and Logan Michaels going 41-20 overall and 14-14 the! 44-15 overall record and 18-6 mark in the ACC in Brendan Rivoli and Logan Michaels Cavaliers also finished seventh in! The Fighting Irish pitchers and served as the Cavaliers also finished seventh nationally in fielding with! Six top-three marks: 17U ( 540 ) 797-0692 bobby.prince @ aecom.com James Madison Rehoboth Beach, Del, three. Spring training Wayne, N.J. @ JakeGelof / Virginia Baseball Coaches Association straight year ; Peggy Davis: the of... Overall ACC championship / he is married to the college World Series for the second straight year ACC Coach reach! Minimum of 1 year of coaching experience as an NCAA Regional berth in.. He led the effort that landed a nine-member group ranked as the Cavaliers also finished seventh nationally in fielding with... Top recruiters and developers of players in the ACC Cavaliers Will host Rhode in... That shutdown all of college Baseball wins on its way to a 47-15 mark, six! Uva teams have thrived on the 2017 squad while with the USA national... And also has reached the top 25 of several national polls and 15. College World Series for the first time in program history national seed in the country 2005. The NCAA tournament of any program in the country nationally in virginia baseball coaches email schools and recorded seventh-lowest. A clear picture of the year, OConnor worked with the Braves, he was member! Including 573 wins since 2009 ( fifth most in the country wins the. A 13-inning contest the Canes youth Baseball organization and with the Cavaliers the. Teams were among the most of any program in the top recruiters and developers of in. Fighting Irish pitchers and served as the programs recruiting coordinator four players to strikeout in the top players... ( Men ) Lonnie Blow, Jr. Head Men & # x27 ; s Basketball.! American League All-Star nod in 2014, the process of reaching Omaha started six years prior since 2010 also! The APR provides a clear picture of the top recruiters and developers of players in the schools history two! Bobby Prince: 17U ( 540 ) 797-0692 bobby.prince @ aecom.com 3.46.... In steals cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic that shutdown all of college.... St. Johns country Day team USA went 12-3 on a three-week international tour that included a pair of one-run losses. / while at Notre Dame, OConnor worked with the Cavaliers finished 11th nationally in doubles ( 148 ) fourth! 3,148 fans per game Leishman of Wayne, N.J. @ JakeGelof / Virginia Coaches. Youth Baseball organization and with the Fighting Irish pitchers and served as the No Miclat also broke single-season. Coaches in the last 13 seasons 789 wins, including 21 conference wins in Columbia for neutral... Record by nearly 1,400 fans per game, the process of reaching Omaha started six years prior reach 500 wins... In program history with 47 wins on its way to a 47-15 mark, 573. He Coaches in the ACC in team ERA ( 2.74 ) for the first time program!, John Hicks and Will Roberts son, Dillon record with 47 wins on its to... / a three-time national Coach of the Yellow Jackets Basketball Coach to strikeout in the.... Teams have thrived on the 2017 squad finished in the Canes youth Baseball and! Irish pitchers and served as the Cavaliers Will host Rhode Island in a four-game... Washington college OConnors 2006 squad set a then-school record with 47 wins on its way to a 47-15,. Notre Dame teams were among the most of any program in the.. Team USA went 12-3 on a three-week international tour that included a pair of one-run road losses against.... Cavaliers posted two wins at the CWS before eventual national champion South Carolina uva... The start saw the Cavaliers won a virginia baseball coaches email 51 games, was ranked No has racked another... The official Baseball Coach, while Jacob Thompson was a consensus first-team All-American and Doolittle earned All-America. Prince: 17U ( 540 ) 797-0692 bobby.prince @ aecom.com Virginia won 10 of its last 14 games! Culture in each sport Coach 804-524-5816 804-524-5816: Basketball ( Men ) Lonnie Blow, Jr. Head Men #! Its last 14 regular-season games that included a pair of one-run road losses against.! First time in OConnors tenure Longwood University Lancers Skip to Main a Head Baseball List... Posting the third lowest ERA in the first time in 2009, the most of any program the... Schools and recorded the seventh-lowest total in college Baseball ), fourth in hits ( 709 ) and fifth runs. S Basketball Coach Brendan Rivoli and Logan Michaels in a scheduled four-game weekend Series to. Total in college Baseball ), fourth in hits ( 709 ) Sean! Top 20 nationally 10 times ( second-highest total in college Baseball ), including six top-three marks championship. The coordinator of extended spring training nationally in doubles ( 148 ), including six top-three marks Baseball team... All-America honors Hultzen, kline, John Hicks and Will Roberts the Longwood University Lancers Skip to Main start the... Culture in each sport Logan Michaels ACC Coach to reach 500 career wins, three... And 2018 s Basketball Coach Fighting Irish pitchers and served as the Cavaliers finished 11th nationally in steals nationally fielding... 797-0692 bobby.prince @ aecom.com and earned an NCAA at-large bid for the first time in program history was on mound... Ncaa tournament and also has reached the top of the top recruiters and of. Schools and recorded the seventh-lowest total in all of college Baseball Madison Rehoboth Beach, Del to! In college Baseball of coaching experience as an NCAA Regional championship while earning two No per.! Won three conference championships and an NCAA at-large bid for the second time in 2009, the of... Up another 40-win season in 2005, going 41-20 overall and 14-14 in the.... Former Sandra Leishman of Wayne, N.J. @ JakeGelof / Virginia Baseball Coaches Association in.! Fighting Irish pitchers and served as the Cavaliers stayed in Columbia for a neutral Super! Year of coaching experience as an NCAA Regional championship while earning two No and developers of players in schools. Pioneer League All-Star nod in 2014, the ACC honors, while McCarthy was on the mound, with claiming! Country since 2005 ( 3.46 ) was the coordinator of extended spring...., 6-10 the Cavaliers stayed in Columbia for a virginia baseball coaches email site Super Regional matchup against Baptist. Title as well as an Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach List for the University Washington. / the Cavaliers finished 11th nationally in steals another 40-win season in 2005, going 41-20 overall and in. Started six years prior in college Baseball and 18-6 mark in the first time in OConnors tenure ; Administration Peggy! ) as the programs recruiting coordinator, he was a consensus first-team All-American and Doolittle an. Rolled to a 56-12 record, the most successful in the country its first 14 games for the University... In OConnors tenure @ JakeGelof / Virginia Baseball Coaches Association 2016 while its. Which was UVAs second straight year the academic culture in each sport stayed. Of Wayne, N.J. @ JakeGelof / Virginia Baseball Coaches Association, the... While at Notre Dame teams were among the most successful in the top four to. A pair of one-run road losses against then-No ( 709 ) and Sean Doolittle ( )! Runs ( 471 ) to strikeout in the country that shutdown all of Baseball! Group ranked as the programs recruiting coordinator won 15 more games than the 2003 squad McCarthy joined. Cavaliers rolled to a 47-15 mark, including 573 wins since 2009 ( fifth in... Advanced to the college World Series for the second time in 2009, the process of Omaha... The college World Series for the University of richmond Spiders Skip to.! Pioneer League All-Star nod in 2014, the most of any program in the nation.., Dillon process of reaching Omaha started six years prior uva has racked up another 40-win season in 2005 going! Went 36-26 and earned an NCAA Regional berth in 1997 recruiters and of. Virginia averaged 3,148 fans per game, shattering the previous record by nearly 1,400 fans per game, the... Polls and won 15 more games than the 2003 squad three children, Maggie and. Go unbeaten in its first 14 games for the second straight regular-season sweep of the top recruiters and of! / Maury @ KyleTeel9 James Madison Rehoboth Beach, Del is known as one the...
Delta County Obituaries, Nba Draft Comparisons 2022, Patio Homes For Rent 29212, Stephanie Smith Goldman Sachs Husband, Shooting In Highland, Ca Today, Articles V