The 2026 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represents the University of Virginia in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season.

The Cavaliers play their home games at Davenport Field at Disharoon Park in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is Chris Pollard's first season as head coach of the Cavaliers. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous Season Last season, under the leadership of Brian O'Connor, the team went 32–18 overall, and 16–11 in ACC Conference play. The Cavaliers were eliminated from the ACC tournament by Boston College and missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2019.

Following the season, O'Connor left to take over the head coaching position at Mississippi State. On June 10, 2025, Virginia announced the hiring of Duke head coach and Amherst County native Chris Pollard as O'Connor's replacement.

Preseason Coaches poll

ACC coaches poll 1 Georgia Tech 237 (7) 2 North Carolina 236 (6) 3 Florida State 221 (1) 4 Louisville 196 5 Clemson 185 (2) 6 NC State 169 7 Virginia 165 8 Miami 159 9 Wake Forest 145 10 Stanford 99 11 Virginia Tech 89 12 Notre Dame 87 13 Duke 67 14 Pittsburgh 45 15 California 41 16 Boston College 35 Source:

Roster

Rankings

Schedule 2026 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log (37–23) Regular season (35–20) February (9–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC February 13 ACCNX Wagner* Davenport FieldCharlottesville, VA W 13–7 Hartman (1–0) Steventon (0–1) None 3,318 1–0 — February 14 ACCNX Wagner*Double Header Davenport Field W 25–10 Stammel (1–0) Brandt (0–1) None 3,615 2–0 — February 14 ACCNX Wagner*Double Header Davenport Field W 31–8 Koenen (1–0) Townsend (0–1) None 3,141 3–0 – February 17 ACCNX VMI* Davenport Field W 5–2 Jaxel (1–0) Driscoll (0–1) Kapa (1) 3,202 4–0 – February 20 vs. Monmouth* Melching FieldDeLand, FL W 21–8 (8) Jaxel (2–0) Mealy (0–1) Kapa (2) 739 5–0 – February 21 at Stetson Melching Field L 5-6 Coppersmith (1-0) Kapa (0-1) None 1,178 5-1 - February 22 vs. North Dakota State* Melching Field W 5-4 Hartman (2-0) Hudson (0-1) None 275 6-1 - February 24 ACCNX George Washington* Davenport Field W 11-0 (7) Lucarelli (1-0) Murphy (0-1) None 3,057 7-1 - February 27 ACCNX VCU* Davenport Field W 5-3 Zatkowski (1-0) Peters (1-1) Kapa (3) 3,358 8-1 - February 28 ACCNX VCU* Davenport Field 'W 7-6 (11) Kapa (1-1) Campbell (0-1) None 3,859 9-1 - March (14–6) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC March 1 ESPN+ at VCU* The DiamondRichmond, VA W 5-3 Paone (1-0) DiGiacomo (0-2) None 1,413 10-1 - March 3 ESPN+ at Charlotte* Hayes StadiumCharlotte, NC L 0-14 Oxborrow (1-0) Yeager (0-1) None 1,012 10-2 - March 4 ESPN+ vs. Charlotte* Atrium Health BallparkKannapolis, NC W 8-1 Hartman (3-0) Jones (1-2) None 1,152 11-2 - March 6 ACCNX at No. 8 North Carolina Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 13-3 (7) Zatkowski (2-0) Decaro (3-1) None 3,848 12-2 1-0 March 7 (DH Game 1) ACCNX at No. 8 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium W 9-2 Stammel (1-0) Lynch (1-1) None 3,504 13-2 2-0 March 7 (DH Game 2) ACCNX at No. 8 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium L 7-8 (12) Matthijs (1-0) Lucarelli (1-1) None 2,283 13-3 2-1 March 10 ACCNX William & Mary* No. 14 Davenport Field W 9–7 Hartman (4–0) McCarthy (0–1) Kapa (3) 3,388 14–3 - March 13 ACCNX Virginia Tech No. 14 Davenport Field W 11–6 Zatkowski (3–0) Yagesh (1–1) None 4,078 15–3 3–1 March 14 ACCNX Virginia Tech No. 14 Davenport Field W 10-5 Stammel (2-0) Renfrow (0-3) None 4,519 16-3 4-1 March 15 ACCNX Virginia Tech No. 14 Davenport Field L 3–6 Stieg (1–1) Paone (1–1) Crowl (1) 4,111 16–4 4–2 March 17 ACCNX Georgetown* No. 9 Davenport Field W 6–4 Jaxel (4–0) Rucker (0–2) Kapa (4) 3,019 17–4 - March 18 ESPN+ at Liberty* No. 9 Liberty Baseball StadiumLynchburg, VA W 14-12 Augustin (1-0) Decker-Petty (1-3) None 1,076 18-4 - March 20 ACCNX No. 24 Wake Forest No. 9 Davenport Field W 10–6 Zatkowski (4–0) Morningstar (2–3) None 3,762 19–4 5–2 March 21 ACCNX No. 24 Wake Forest No. 9 Davenport Field L 4–13 Levonas (5–1) Stammel (2–1) None 4,261 19–5 5–3 March 22 ACCN No. 24 Wake Forest No. 9 Davenport Field W 14–4 (8) Yoder (1–0) Jones (1–1) None 3,993 20–5 6–3 March 24 ACCNX vs. Maryland* No. 9 Virginia Credit Union StadiumFredericksburg, VA W 16-6 (8) Augustin (2-0) Bailey (0-2) Kapa (5) 2,305 21-5 - March 27 ACCNX at Boston College No. 9 Eddie Pellagrini DiamondChestnut Hill, MA L 3–5 Colarusso (2–1) Johnson (0–1) Gonzalez (1) 400 21–6 6–4 March 28 ACCNX at Boston College No. 9 Eddie Pellagrini Diamond L 0–17 (7) Mudd (2–2) Stammel (2–2) None 1,128 21–7 6–5 March 29 ACCNX at Boston College No. 9 Eddie Pellagrini Diamond W 3–1 Hartman (5–0) Soares (0–1) Kapa (6) 2,563 22–7 7–5 March 31 ACCNX Old Dominion* No. 10 Davenport Field W 16–2 (7) Yoder (2–0) Hubbell (0–1) None 3,707 23–7 - April (7–9) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC April 2 ACCN No. 7 Florida State No. 10 Davenport Field W 4–3 Zatkowski (5–0) Mendes (6–2) Kapa (7) 4,341 24–7 8–5 April 3 ACCNX No. 7 Florida State No. 10 Davenport Field L 2–5 Beard (3–0) Stammel (2–3) Abraham (4) 5,141 24–8 8–6 April 4 ACCNX No. 7 Florida State No. 10 Davenport Field L 3–9 Moore (5–1) Paone (1–2) None 4,707 24–9 8–7 April 7 ACCNX James Madison* No. 13 Davenport Field L 7–8 (10) McGrath (2–1) Kapa (1–2) Madden (1) 3,992 24–10 - April 10 ACCNX at Notre Dame No. 13 Frank Eck StadiumSouth Bend, IN W 8-4 Hartman (6-0) Uber (4-2) None 489 25-10 9-7 April 11 ACCNX at Notre Dame No. 13 Frank Eck Stadium L 3–5 Redel (4–2) Stammel (2–4) Jaisie (1) 1,014 25–11 9–8 April 12 ACCNX at Notre Dame No. 13 Frank Eck Stadium W 20–5 (8) Hartman (7–0) Singleton (0–2) None 745 26–11 10–8 April 14 ESPN+ at VCU* No. 9 The Diamond L 2–6 Newman (3–1) Yeager (0–2) None 982 26–12 - April 16 ACCN Clemson No. 9 Davenport Field W 6–4 Zatkowski (6–0) Knaak (2–4) Kapa (8) 3,671 27–12 11–8 April 17 ACCNX Clemson No. 9 Davenport Field L 1–5 Sharman (5–1) Jaxel (4–1) None 4,216 27–13 11–9 April 18 ACCNX Clemson No. 9 Davenport Field W 5–4 Hartman (8–0) Nelson (1–3) Kapa (9) 5,077 28–13 12–9 April 22 ACCNX Liberty* No. 10 Davenport Field W 5–4 Stewart (1–0) Potts (2–2) Kapa (10) 3,539 29–13 - April 24 ACCNX at Pittsburgh No. 10 Charles L. Cost FieldPittsburgh, PA L 5–7 Kriebel (2–1) Hartman (8–1) Smink (3) 381 29–14 12–10 April 25 ACCNX at Pittsburgh No. 10 Charles L. Cost Field L 0–11 (7) Beruvides Jr. (1–0) Johnson (0–2) None 477 29–15 12–11 April 26 ACCNX at Pittsburgh No. 10 Charles L. Cost Field L 3–7 Gray (4–0) Paone (1–3) Leslie (1) 377 29–16 12–12 April 28 ACCNX George Mason* No. 23 Davenport Field W 5–1 Hartman (9–1) Kaler (1–2) Kapa (11) 3,288 30–16 - April 29 ACCNX Norfolk State* No. 23 Davenport Field Canceled (inclement weather) May (5–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC May 3 ACCNX Radford*Double Header No. 23 Davenport Field W 11–1 (7) Johnson (1–2) Lefevers (5–2) None 4,085 31–16 - May 3 ACCNX Radford*Double Header No. 23 Davenport Field W 14–5 Stammel (3–4) Steinhaus (1–4) None 4,176 32–16 - May 8 ACCNX California No. 23 Davenport Field L 4–7 de la Torre (5–5) Zatkowski (6–1) Clark (4) 3,960 32–17 12–13 May 9 ACCNX California No. 23 Davenport Field W 2–1 Kapa (2–2) Colombara (0–2) None 4,285 33–17 13–13 May 10 ACCNX California No. 23 Davenport Field L 7–8 Clark (3–3) Hartman (9–2) Roach (1) 3,839 33–18 13–14 May 12 ACCNX Richmond* Davenport Field W 16–6 (8) Hartman (10–2) Morris (0–1) None 3,655 34–18 - May 14 ACCNX at Louisville Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY W 8–3 Zatkowski (7–1) Eberle (3–4) None 2,681 35–18 14–14 May 15 ACCNX at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium L 2–12 (8) Hartman (4–2) Paone (1–4) None 3,235 35–19 14–15 May 16 ACCNX at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium L 5–10 Murphy (1–2) Johnson (1–3) England (1) 2,782 35–20 14–16 Postseason (2–3) (1–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACCT May 20 ACCN vs. (16) Duke (8) Truist FieldCharlotte, NC W 6–4 Zatkowski (8–1) Weaver (4–9) Hartman (1) 1,186 36–20 1–0 May 21 ACCN vs. (1) No. 3 Georgia Tech (8) Truist Field L 10–16 Patel (4–0) Stammel (3–5) None 2,906 36–21 1–1 (1–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT May 29 ESPN+ vs. (3) No. 21 Jacksonville State (2) Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS L 7–15 McDougall (5–0) Zatkowski (8–2) None 5,331 36–22 0–1 May 30 ESPN+ vs. (1) No. 9 Southern Miss (2) Pete Taylor Park W 15–11 (10) Stammel (4–5) Crabtree (2–3) None 5,331 37–22 1–1 May 31 ESPN+ vs. (3) No. 21 Jacksonville State (2) Pete Taylor Park L 6–7 Cash (9–2) Stammel (4–6) Sibley (1) 5,331 37–23 1–2 Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold =Virginia team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll or NCAA tournament seeding for postseason play.

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