2022 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team explained
Mode: | baseball |
Year: | 2022 |
Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Record: | 39–19 |
Conf Record: | 17–13 |
Head Coach: | Brian O'Connor |
Hc Year: | 19th |
Asst Coach1: | Kevin McMullan |
Ac1 Year: | 19th |
Asst Coach2: | Matt Kirby |
Ac2 Year: | 11th |
Pitch Coach: | Drew Dickinson |
Pc Year: | 3rd |
Stadium: | Davenport Field |
Bowl: | NCAA Greenville Regional |
Bowl Result: | 1–2 |
The 2022 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2022 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 18th season at Virginia.
They 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 and . 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.
Background
See main article: 2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team.
The 2021 team's season was highlighted by qualifying for the College World Series for the first time since the 2015 national championship season. In the College World Series, they finished 1–2. Virginia finished the 2021 season with a 36–27 (18–18 ACC) record.
Schedule
2022 Virginia Cavaliers Patriots baseball game log |
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Regular season (38–17) |
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February (7–0) |
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
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Jerry Bryson Classic |
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February 18 | vs. * | No. 21 | John Henry Moss Stadium Boiling Springs, NC | W 1–0 | Geerdes (1–0) | Pender (0–1) | Wyatt (1) | | 89 | 1–0 | — | February 19 | at * | No. 21 | John Henry Moss Stadium | W 7–0 | Ortiz (1–0) | Simeone (0–1) | None | | 503 | 2–0 | — | February 20 | vs. * | No. 21 | John Henry Moss Stadium | W 8–3 | Gursky (1–0) | Gegeckas (0–1) | None | | 56 | 3–0 | — | |
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February 23 | | No. 21 | Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA | W 14–0 | Ortiz (2–0) | Kaltreider (0–1) | None | | 2,293 | 4–0 | — | February 25 | | No. 21 | Davenport Field | W 24–9 | Savino (1–0) | Yacinich (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 2,515 | 5–0 | — | February 26 | Cornell* | No. 21 | Davenport Field | W 17–2 | Gursky (2–0) | Edwards (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 2,593 | 6–0 | — | February 27 | Cornell* | No. 21 | Davenport Field | W 19–1 | Neeck (1–0) | Cushing (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 2,505 | 7–0 | — | |
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March (16–2) |
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
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March 1 | | No. 22 | Davenport Field | W 12–0 | Ortiz (3–0) | Prairie (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 2,189 | 8–0 | — | March 4 | | No. 22 | Davenport Field | W 10–1 | Savino (2–0) | Luensmann (0–2) | None | ACCNX | 2,574 | 9–0 | — | March 5 | Penn State* | No. 22 | Davenport Field | W 10–4 | Gursky (3–0) | Tulio (1–1) | None | ACCNX | 3,259 | 10–0 | — | March 6 | Penn State* | No. 22 | Davenport Field | W 13–1 | Neeck (2–0) | Molsky (0–2) | None | ACCNX | 4,459 | 11–0 | — | March 8 | | No. 19 | Davenport Field | W 10–2 | Berry (1–0) | Brus (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 2,209 | 12–0 | — | March 11 | at | No. 19 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC | W 5–0 | Savino (3–0) | Johnson (1–3) | None | ACCNX | 447 | 13–0 | 1–0 | March 13 | at Duke | No. 19 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | W 13–1 | Gursky (4–0) | Fox (1–2) | None | | 918 | 14–0 | 2–0 | March 13 | at Duke | No. 19 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | L 6–7 | Loper (2–0) | Ortiz (3–1) | None | ACCNX | 918 | 14–1 | 2–1 | March 15 | | No. 17 | Davenport Field | W 14–4 | Buchanan (1–0) | Sachais (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 2,313 | 15–1 | — | March 16 | Rider* | No. 17 | Davenport Field | W 12–3 | Berry (2–0) | Vitacco (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 2,241 | 16–1 | — | March 18 | | No. 17 | Davenport Field | W 7–6 (10) | Geerdes (2–0) | Ryan (1–1) | None | ACCNX | 2,744 | 17–1 | 3–1 | March 19 | Boston College | No. 17 | Davenport Field | W 18–1 | Gursky (5–0) | Hard (0–2) | None | ACCNX | 3,028 | 18–1 | 4–1 | March 20 | Boston College | No. 17 | Davenport Field | W 16–8 | Woolfolk (1–0) | Pelio (1–1) | None | ACCNX | 3,734 | 19–1 | 5–1 | March 22 | | No. 8 | Davenport Field | W 15–3 | Buchanan (2–0) | Blumenauer (0–4) | None | ACCNX | 2,441 | 20–1 | — | March 25 | at | No. 8 | David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, NC | W 8–2 | Savino (4–0) | Lowder (5–1) | None | ACCNX | 1,527 | 21–1 | 6–1 | March 26 | at Wake Forest | No. 8 | David F. Couch Ballpark | W 8–0 | Berry (3–0) | Hartle (3–3) | None | ACCNX | 1,351 | 22–1 | 7–1 | March 27 | at Wake Forest | No. 8 | David F. Couch Ballpark | L 1–8 | McGraw (2–1) | Neeck (2–1) | None | | 1,154 | 22–2 | 7–2 | March 29 | | No. 3 | Davenport Field | W 8–2 | Ortiz (4–1) | Willitts (1–2) | None | ACCNX | 2,240 | 23–2 | — | |
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April (10–9) |
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
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April 1 | No. 21 | No. 3 | Davenport Field | L 4–6 | Maxwell (2–0) | Savino (4–1) | None | ACCNX | 3,004 | 23–3 | 7–3 | April 2 | No. 21 Georgia Tech | No. 3 | Davenport Field | W 13–9 | Kosanovich (1–0) | Carwile (2–2) | None | ACCNX | 3,336 | 24–3 | 8–3 | April 3 | No. 21 Georgia Tech | No. 3 | Davenport Field | W 18–9 | Berry (4–0) | Grissom (1–3) | None | ACCNX | 5,286 | 25–3 | 9–3 | April 6 | Liberty | No. 3 | Davenport Field | W 7–2 | Ortiz (5–1) | Gibson (3–3) | None | ACCNX | 3,106 | 26–3 | — | April 8 | | No. 3 | Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL | L 2–6 | Palmquist (6–1) | Savino (4–2) | None | ACCN | 3,552 | 26–4 | 9–4 | April 9 | at No. 12 Miami (FL) | No. 3 | Alex Rodriguez Park | L 4–5 | Gallo (1–0) | Neeck (2–2) | Walters (10) | ACCNX | 3,552 | 26–5 | 9–5 | April 10 | at No. 12 Miami (FL) | No. 3 | Alex Rodriguez Park | L 5–15 | Torres (3–0) | Berry (4–1) | None | ACCNX | 3,119 | 26–6 | 9–6 | April 12 | Old Dominion | No. 8 | Davenport Field | L 2–9 | Gertner (2–3) | Buchanan (2–1) | None | ACCNX | 3,347 | 26–7 | — | April 15 | | No. 8 | Charles L. Cost Field Pittsburgh, PA | L 4–9 | Gilbertson (6–2) | Savino (4–3) | None | ACCNX | 632 | 26–8 | 9–7 | April 16 | at Pittsburgh | No. 8 | Charles L. Cost Field | W 18–0 | Gursky (6–0) | Evans (3–4) | None | ACCNX | 608 | 27–8 | 10–7 | April 17 | at Pittsburgh | No. 8 | Charles L. Cost Field | L 1–4 | Corcoran (5–2) | Berry (4–3) | Stuart (5) | ACCN | 398 | 27–9 | 10–8 | |
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April 19 | at VCU* | No. 11 | The Diamond Richmond, VA | L 7–9 (10) | Wilson (4–0) | Hodorovich (0–1) | None | | 3,392 | 27–10 | — | |
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April 20 | | No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 6–4 | Woolfolk (2–0) | Redfern (1–1) | Kosanovich (1) | ACCNX | 2,759 | 28–10 | — | |
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April 22 | | No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 4–2 | Woolfolk (3–0) | Carlson (1–2) | Neeck (1) | ACCNX | 4,078 | 29–10 | 11–8 | April 23 | North Carolina | No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 11–7 (10) | Kosanovich (2–0) | Gillian (1–3) | None | ACCNX | 4,712 | 30–10 | 12–8 | April 24 | North Carolina | No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 10–3 | Berry (5–2) | Mott (6–3) | None | | 4,559 | 31–10 | 13–8 | |
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April 26 | at Old Dominion* | No. 11 | Harbor Park Norfolk, VA | Canceled | April 27 | at George Mason* | No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 17–7 | Greene (1–0) | Grant (0–1) | None | ACCN | 2,507 | 32–10 | 13–8 | |
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April 29 | | No. 11 | Davenport Field | L 2–5 | Green (7–1) | Savino (4–4) | Firoved (2) | ACCNX | 4,873 | 32–11 | 13–9 | April 30 | No. 7 Virginia Tech | No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 6–3 | Gursky (7–0) | Hackenber (8–1) | Neeck (2) | ACCNX | 5,919 | 33–11 | 14–9 | | |
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May (7–4) |
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
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May 1 | No. 7 Virginia Tech | No. 11 | Davenport Field | L 5–7 | Firoved (2–0) | Wyatt (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 5,485 | 33–12 | 14–10 | |
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May 4 | VCU* | No. 14 | Davenport Field | W 12–6 | Kosanovich (3–0) | Serrano (1–4) | None | ACCNX | 2,549 | 34–12 | — | May 11 | | No. 12 | Davenport Field | W 8–3 | Bowers (1–0) | Taylor (1–2) | None | ACCNX | 2,952 | 35–12 | — | May 13 | | No. 12 | Davenport Field | W 11–6 | Buchanan (3–1) | Anglin (5–5) | Neeck (3) | ACCNX | 2,860 | 36–12 | 15–10 | May 15 | Clemson | No. 12 | Davenport Field | L 2–8 | Gilbert (4–2) | Savino (4–5) | Gordon (1) | ACCNX | 3,409 | 36–13 | 15–11 | May 15 | Clemson | No. 12 | Davenport Field | W 6–3 | Kosanovich (4–0) | Barlow (1–3) | None | ACCN | 3,848 | 37–13 | 16–11 | May 17 | | | Davenport Field | Canceled[1] | May 19 | at No. 10 | No. 12 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | L 1–4 | Poland (5–3) | Gursky (7–1) | Prosecky (10) | ACCNX | 2,287 | 37–14 | 16–12 | May 20 | at No. 10 Louisville | No. 12 | Jim Patterson Stadium | W 16–7 | Savino (5–5) | Lohman (1–2) | None | ACCNX | 3,078 | 38–14 | 17–12 | May 21 | at No. 10 Louisville | No. 12 | Jim Patterson Stadium | L 3–11 | Liggett (2–0) | Berry (5–5) | None | ACCNX | 2,695 | 38–15 | 17–13 | |
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Postseason (1–3) |
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Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | ACCT Record |
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May 25 | vs. (9) | (5) No. 15 | Truist Field Charlotte, NC | L 3–13 (8) | Crowell (6–1) | Gursky (7–2) | None | | 2,141 | 38–16 | 0–1 | May 27 | vs. (4) No. 16 | (5) No. 15 | Truist Field | L 0–3 | Simon (2–0) | Savino (5–6) | Tyrell (1) | ACCRSN | 2,519 | 38–17 | 0–2 | |
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Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
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June 3 | | (2) | Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC | W 7–2 | Savino (6–6) | VanScoter (9–3) | None | ESPN+ | 4,923 | 39–17 | 1–0 | June 4 | | (2) | Clark–LeClair Stadium | L 2–4 | Mayhue (5–1) | Gursky (7–3) | Agnos (2) | ACCN | 5,603 | 39–18 | 1–1 | June 5 | vs. (3) Coastal Carolina | (2) | Clark–LeClair Stadium | L 6–7 | Maniscalco (3–2) | Wyatt (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 4,929 | 39–19 | 1–2 | |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled * = Non-conference game Bold = Virginia team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.[2] |}Rankings
See also: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Virginia-Mount St. Mary’s Game on May 17 Canceled. virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. May 5, 2022. May 5, 2022.
- Web site: 2022 Baseball Schedule . virginiasports.com . February 22, 2022.