The 2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cavaliers played their home games at Davenport Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Brian O'Connor, in his 18th season at Virginia.

Virginia qualified for the College World Series for the first time since the 2015 national championship season, where they finished 1–2.

Background

Personnel Roster 2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball roster Pitchers 14 – Brandon Neeck – Junior 15 – Matt Wyatt – Sophomore 16 – Andrew Abbott – Senior 17 - Jacob Hodorovich - Sophomore 25 – Griff McGarry – Senior 27 - Avery Mabe - Freshman 28 – Rece Ritchey – Freshman 29 – Zach Messinger – Junior 30 – Nate Savino – Sophomore 32 - Jake Berry - Freshman 33 – Paul Kosanovich – Graduate 34 – Channing Austin – Freshman 35 – Blake Bales – Senior 37 – Stephen Schoch – Graduate 38 – Kyle Whitten – Senior 40 – Billy Price – Junior 43 – Jacob Baldino – Sophomore 45 - Luke Schauer - Freshman 48 – Mike Vasil – Junior Catchers 12 – Logan Michaels – Graduate

Infielders 2 – Max Cotier – Sophomore 4 – Nic Kent – Junior 10 – Tate Ballestero – Sophomore 18 – Zack Gelof – Junior 21 – David Coppedge – Freshman 22 - Jake Gelof - Freshman 23 – Connor Hincks – Freshman Outfielders 6 – Christian Hlinka – Senior 9 – Chris Newell – Sophomore 11 – Addie Burrow – Freshman 20 – Marc Lebreux – Senior 31 – Jimmy Sullivan – Junior

Utility 3 - Kyle Teel - Freshman 5 – Drew Hamrock – Junior 7 – Devin Ortiz – Senior 8 – Brendan Rivoli – Senior 13 – Alex Tappen – Senior 19 – Alex Greene – Freshman 

Game log Legend UVA win UVA loss Postponement/cancellation Extra innings * Non-conference gameBoldUVA team member † Make-Up Game

2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log Regular season (13–14) February (4–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record February 19 UConn* No. 16 Davenport Field W 2–1 Abbott (1–0) Casparius (0–1) Schoch (1) 250 1–0 — February 20 UConn* No. 16 Davenport Field L 9–10 Wurster (1–0) Whitten (0–1) none 250 1–1 — February 21 UConn* No. 16 Davenport Field W 4–2 Vasil (1–0) Wang (0–1) Schoch (2) 250 2–1 — February 23 VMI* No. 12 Davenport Field W 14–5 Bales (1–0) Light (0–1) — 250 3–1 — February 26 at No. 25 North Carolina No. 12 Boshamer Stadium L 2–3 Love (2–0) Abbott (1–1) Ollio (2) 100 3–2 0–1 February 27 at No. 25 North Carolina No. 12 Boshamer Stadium L 1–2 Carlson (2–0) McGarry (0–1) Pry (1) 800 3–3 0–2 February 28 at No. 25 North Carolina No. 12 Boshamer Stadium W 3–2 Vasil (2–0) Alba (1–1) Schoch (3) 900 4–3 1–2 March (7–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record March 2 George Washington* No. 17 Davenport Field W 11–1 Wyatt (1–0) Solt (0–1) — 74 5–3 — March 5 at Florida State No. 17 Dick Howser Stadium L 0–2 Messick (1–2) Abbott (1–2) Purdue (1) 1,422 5–4 1–3 March 6 at Florida State No. 17 Dick Howser Stadium L 4–9 Hubbart (2–1) McGarry (0–2) — 1,494 5–5 1–4 March 7 at Florida State No. 17 Dick Howser Stadium W 2–1 Vasil (3–0) Grady (1–1) Schoch (4) 1,388 6–5 2–4 March 9 Richmond* No. 25 Davenport Field W 7–0 Messinger (1–0) Lowe (0–1) — 117 7–5 — March 12 No. 23 Notre Dame No. 25 Davenport Field L 5–10 Simon (3–0) Abbott (1–3) Sheridan (1) 221 7–6 2–5 March 13 No. 23 Notre Dame No. 25 Davenport Field L 4–12 Bertrand (2–0) Kosanovich (0–1) — 354 7–7 2–6 March 14 No. 23 Notre Dame No. 25 Davenport Field L 3–8 Tyrell (1–0) Vasil (3–1) Kohlhepp (1) 361 7–8 2–7 March 17 Towson* Davenport Field W 5–0 Kosanovich (1–1) Reeser (0–2) — 246 8–8 — March 20 No. 18 Pitt Davenport Field L 1–2 Myers (2–2) Abbott (1–4) — 362 8–9 2–8 March 21 No. 18 Pitt Davenport Field L 2–6 Gilbertson (3–2) McGarry (0–3) — 492 8–10 2–9 March 22 No. 18 Pitt Davenport Field W 10–4 Savino (1–0) Smith (1–1) — 346 9–10 3–9 March 23 at Liberty* Liberty Baseball Stadium L 2–10 Erickson (5–0) Wyatt (1–1) — 597 9–11 — March 26 No. 19 Miami (FL) Davenport Field L 6–8 Rosario (3–1) Savino (1–1) Palmquist (6) 466 9–12 3–10 March 27 No. 19 Miami (FL) Davenport Field W 4–0 Abbott (2–4) Mederos (0–2) — 552 10–12 4–10 March 28 No. 19 Miami (FL) Davenport Field L 2–4 Federman (1–3) Vasil (3–2) Palmquist (7) 448 10–13 4–11 March 30 at George Washington* Barcroft Park W 7–2 Messinger (2–0) McGinnis (1–2) — 0 11–13 — April (2–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record April 1 at No. 6 Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium L 5–6 Hurter (3–2) McGarry (0–4) Bartnicki (3) 713 11–14 4–12 April 2 at No. 6 Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium W 8–2 Abbott (3–4) Archer (4–2) — 713 12–14 5–12 April 3 at No. 6 Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium W 11–4 Vasil (4–2) Crawford (2–3) Schoch (5) 713 13–14 6–12 April 6 William & Mary* Davenport Field — April 9 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium April 10 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium April 11 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium April 14 No. 22 Old Dominion* Davenport Field — April 16 Louisville Davenport Field April 17 Louisville Davenport Field April 18 Louisville Davenport Field April 20 at VCU* The Diamond — April 23 Duke Davenport Field April 24 Duke Davenport Field April 25 Duke Davenport Field April 27 Liberty* Davenport Field — April 30 at Virginia Tech English Field May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record May 1 at Virginia Tech English Field May 2 at Virginia Tech English Field May 4 VCU* Davenport Field — May 14 Wake Forest Davenport Field May 15 Wake Forest Davenport Field May 16 Wake Forest Davenport Field May 20 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond May 21 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond May 22 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond Postseason (0–0) (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACCT Record May 27 vs. TBD TBD — May 28 vs. TBD TBD — May 29 vs. TBD TBD — (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCCAT Record June 4 at (2) No. 16 South Carolina (3) Founders Park L 3–4 Bosnic (4–2) Abbott (8–6) Lloyd (2) 5,444 29–24 0–1 June 5 vs. (1) No. 11 Old Dominion or (4) Jacksonville (3) Founders Park

Columbia Regional

Columbia Regional Teams(1) Old Dominion Monarchs(2) South Carolina Gamecocks(3) Virginia Cavaliers(4) Jacksonville Dolphins

College World Series

2021 College World Series Teams NC State Wolfpack (9) Stanford Cardinal (5) Arizona Wildcats (4) Vanderbilt Commodores Virginia Cavaliers (3) Tennessee Volunteers(7) Mississippi State Bulldogs (2) Texas Longhorns

Rankings

Notes

References

External links Virginia Baseball Schedule