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

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.

Personnel Roster 2022 Virginia Cavaliers baseball roster Pitchers 4 - Jay Woolfolk - Sophomore 14 – Brandon Neeck – Senior 15 – Matt Wyatt – Junior 17 - Jacob Hodorovich - Junior 25 - Matthew Buchanan - Freshman 27 - Avery Mabe - Sophomore 28 – Rece Ritchey – Sophomore 30 – Nate Savino – Junior 32 - Jake Berry - Sophomore 33 – Paul Kosanovich – Graduate 34 – Dylan Bowers – Graduate 35 – Will Geerdes – Graduate 36 – Mason Dillow – Junior 37 – Brian Gursky – Graduate 38 - Dean Kampschror - Freshman 39 – Joseph Miceli – Junior 40 – Billy Price – Senior 45 - Luke Schauer - Sophomore Catchers 3 - Kyle Teel - Sophomore 23 - Ethan Anderson - Freshman

Infielders 2 – Max Cotier – Junior 6 - Griff O'Ferrall - Sophomore 8 - Casey Saucke - Freshman 10 – Tristan Shoemaker – Freshman 12 - Justin Rubin - Freshman 16 - Anthony Stephan - Freshman 22 - Jake Gelof - Sophomore Outfielders 9 – Chris Newell – Junior 11 – Addie Burrow – Sophomore 31 – Jimmy Sullivan – Senior

Utility 5 – Drew Hamrock – Senior 7 – Devin Ortiz – Graduate 13 – Alex Tappen – Graduate 18 – Ben Petri – Freshman 19 – Alex Greene – Sophomore 21 - Colin Tuft - Freshman 

Schedule

2022 Virginia Cavaliers Patriots baseball game log Regular season (38–17) February (7–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ACC record Jerry Bryson ClassicFebruary 18 vs. * No. 21 John Henry Moss StadiumBoiling 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 —February 23 * No. 21 Davenport FieldCharlottesville, VA W 14–0 Ortiz (2–0) Kaltreider (0–1) None ACCNX 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 — March (16–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ACC recordMarch 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 ParkDurham, NC W 5–0 Savino (3–0) Johnson (1–3) None ACCNX 447 13–0 1–0March 13 at Duke No. 19 Durham Bulls Athletic Park W 13–1 Gursky (4–0) Fox (1–2) None ACCN 918 14–0 2–0March 13 at Duke No. 19 Durham Bulls Athletic Park L 6–7 Loper (2–0) Ortiz (3–1) None ACCNX 918 14–1 2–1March 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 3–1March 19 Boston College No. 17 Davenport Field W 18–1 Gursky (5–0) Hard (0–2) None ACCNX 3,028 18–1 4–1March 20 Boston College No. 17 Davenport Field W 16–8 Woolfolk (1–0) Pelio (1–1) None ACCNX 3,734 19–1 5–1March 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 BallparkWinston-Salem, NC W 8–2 Savino (4–0) Lowder (5–1) None ACCNX 1,527 21–1 6–1March 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 7–1March 27 at Wake Forest No. 8 David F. Couch Ballpark L 1–8 McGraw (2–1) Neeck (2–1) None ESPNews 1,154 22–2 7–2March 29 * No. 3 Davenport Field W 8–2 Ortiz (4–1) Willitts (1–2) None ACCNX 2,240 23–2 — April (10–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ACC recordApril 1 No. 21 No. 3 Davenport Field L 4–6 Maxwell (2–0) Savino (4–1) None ACCNX 3,004 23–3 7–3April 2 No. 21 Georgia Tech No. 3 Davenport Field W 13–9 Kosanovich (1–0) Carwile (2–2) None ACCNX 3,336 24–3 8–3April 3 No. 21 Georgia Tech No. 3 Davenport Field W 18–9 Berry (4–0) Grissom (1–3) None ACCNX 5,286 25–3 9–3April 6 Liberty* No. 3 Davenport Field W 7–2 Ortiz (5–1) Gibson (3–3) None ACCNX 3,106 26–3 —April 8 at No. 12 Miami (FL) No. 3 Alex Rodriguez ParkCoral Gables, FL L 2–6 Palmquist (6–1) Savino (4–2) None ACCN 3,552 26–4 9–4April 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 9–5April 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 9–6April 12 Old Dominion* No. 8 Davenport Field L 2–9 Gertner (2–3) Buchanan (2–1) None ACCNX 3,347 26–7 —April 15 at Pittsburgh No. 8 Charles L. Cost FieldPittsburgh, PA L 4–9 Gilbertson (6–2) Savino (4–3) None ACCNX 632 26–8 9–7April 16 at Pittsburgh No. 8 Charles L. Cost Field W 18–0 Gursky (6–0) Evans (3–4) None ACCNX 608 27–8 10–7April 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 April 19 at VCU* No. 11 The DiamondRichmond, VA L 7–9 (10) Wilson (4–0) Hodorovich (0–1) None ESPN+/WINA 3,392 27–10 —April 20 * No. 11 Davenport Field W 6–4 Woolfolk (2–0) Redfern (1–1) Kosanovich (1) ACCNX 2,759 28–10 — April 22 North Carolina No. 11 Davenport Field W 4–2 Woolfolk (3–0) Carlson (1–2) Neeck (1) ACCNX 4,078 29–10 11–8April 23 North Carolina No. 11 Davenport Field W 11–7 (10) Kosanovich (2–0) Gillian (1–3) None ACCNX 4,712 30–10 12–8April 24 North Carolina No. 11 Davenport Field W 10–3 Berry (5–2) Mott (6–3) None ESPNU 4,559 31–10 13–8April 26 at Old Dominion* No. 11 Harbor ParkNorfolk, VA CanceledApril 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 April 29 No. 7 Virginia Tech No. 11 Davenport Field L 2–5 Green (7–1) Savino (4–4) Firoved (2) ACCNX 4,873 32–11 13–9April 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 May (7–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ACC record 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 14–10May 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 Clemson 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 15–11May 15 Clemson No. 12 Davenport Field W 6–3 Kosanovich (4–0) Barlow (1–3) None ACCN 3,848 37–13 16–11May 17 * Davenport Field CanceledMay 19 at No. 10 Louisville No. 12 Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY L 1–4 Poland (5–3) Gursky (7–1) Prosecky (10) ACCNX 2,287 37–14 16–12May 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 17–12May 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 Postseason (1–3) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ACCT RecordMay 25 vs. (9) (5) No. 15 Truist FieldCharlotte, NC L 3–13 (8) Crowell (6–1) Gursky (7–2) None ACCRSN 2,141 38–16 0–1May 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 Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 3 vs. (3) Coastal Carolina (2) Clark–LeClair StadiumGreenville, NC W 7–2 Savino (6–6) VanScoter (9–3) None ESPN+ 4,923 39–17 1–0 June 4 at (1) No. 10 East Carolina (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 Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled* = Non-conference game     Bold = Virginia team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Greenville Regional Greenville Regional Teams(1) East Carolina Pirates(2) Virginia Cavaliers(3) Coastal Carolina Chanticleers(4) Coppin State Eagles

Rankings

References

External links Virginia Baseball Schedule