2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Atlantic
	Coastal
	x – Division champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of July 1, 2021; Rankings from D1Baseball

2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
NCAA Columbia Regional champion
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2021 record	29–23 (18–18 ACC)
Head coach	Brian O'Connor (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin McMullan (18th season); Matt Kirby (10th season);
Pitching coach	Drew Dickinson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Davenport Field
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

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

Background[]

Roster[]

Game log[]

Legend
	UVA win
	UVA loss
	Postponement/cancellation
(10)	Extra innings
*	Non-conference game
Bold	UVA 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 Charlottesville, Virginia	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 South's Oldest Rivalry	No. 12	Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 2–3	Love (2–0)	Abbott (1–1)	Ollio (2)	100	3–2	0–1
February 27	at No. 25 North Carolina South's Oldest Rivalry	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 South's Oldest Rivalry	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 Tallahassee, Florida	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 Lynchburg, Virginia	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 Arlington, Virginia	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 Atlanta, Georgia	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 Clemson, South Carolina
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* Duel at the Diamond		The Diamond Richmond, Virginia							—
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 Commonwealth Series		English Field Blacksburg, Virginia

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACC Record
May 1	at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Series		English Field
May 2	at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Series		English Field
May 4	VCU* Duel at the Diamond		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 Boston, Massachusetts
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							—

NCAA Columbia Regional (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	NCCAT Record
June 4	at (2) No. 16 South Carolina Regional First Round	(3)	Founders Park Columbia, South Carolina	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 Regional Losers First Round	(3)	Founders Park

Columbia Regional[]

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

First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals

1	Old Dominion	4
4	Jacksonville	3
			1	Old Dominion	2

			2	South Carolina	1
3	Virginia	3

2	South Carolina	4
						1	Old Dominion	3	3

						3	Virginia	8	4¹⁰
4	Jacksonville	8

3	Virginia	13
			2	South Carolina	2

			3	Virginia	3

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

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

	NC State	10

9	Stanford	4
				NC State	1

			4	Vanderbilt	0
5	Arizona	6

4	Vanderbilt	7¹²
							NC State	1	–

						4	Vanderbilt	3	–^[A]
9	Stanford	14

5	Arizona	5
			9	Stanford	5

			4	Vanderbilt	6



										4	Vanderbilt	8	2	0

										7	Mississippi State	2	13	9
3	Tennessee	0

	Virginia	6
				Virginia	5

			7	Mississippi State	6
7	Mississippi State	2

2	Texas	1
						7	Mississippi State	5	4

						2	Texas	8	3
3	Tennessee	4

2	Texas	8
			2	Texas	6

				Virginia	2

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[3]	14	14*	18	RV
Baseball America^[4]	8	8	8	21
Collegiate Baseball^^[5]	14	14	25	RV
NCBWA†^[6]	15	12	17	25
D1Baseball^[7]	16	12	16	RV

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Notes[]

^ Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.^[2]

References[]

^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
^ "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
^ "USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today.
^ "Baseball America College Top 25". Baseball America.
^ "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
^ "NCBWA Polls". sportswriters.net. NCBWA.
^ "D1Baseball Top 25 Polls". d1baseball.com.

External links[]

Virginia Baseball Schedule

[COVID-3] Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.^[2]

[1] "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.

[2] "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

[coaches_poll-4] "USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today.

[BA_poll-5] "Baseball America College Top 25". Baseball America.

[CBN_poll-6] "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.

[NCBWA_poll-7] "NCBWA Polls". sportswriters.net. NCBWA.

[D1B_poll-8] "D1Baseball Top 25 Polls". d1baseball.com.

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v t Virginia Cavaliers baseball
Venues	(?–2001) Davenport Field at Disharoon Park (2002–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina VCU Virginia Tech
People
	1893 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2019 2020 2021
College World Series appearances in italics * National championships in bold

2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Notre Dame ^x‍‍‍^y	25	–	10	.714	34	–	13	.723
No. 4 NC State ‍‍‍^y	19	–	14	.576	37	–	19	.661
Florida State ‍‍‍^y	20	–	16	.556	31	–	24	.564
Louisville ‍‍‍	16	–	16	.500	28	–	22	.560
Clemson ‍‍‍	16	–	20	.444	25	–	27	.481
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	10	–	22	.313	20	–	27	.426
Boston College ‍‍‍	10	–	23	.303	21	–	28	.429
Coastal
Georgia Tech ^x‍‍‍^y	21	–	15	.583	31	–	25	.554
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍^y	20	–	15	.571	33	–	21	.611
Virginia ‍‍‍^y	18	–	18	.500	36	–	27	.571
North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	18	–	18	.500	28	–	27	.509
Duke ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	17	.485	33	–	22	.600
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	16	–	17	.485	23	–	20	.535
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	16	–	20	.444	27	–	25	.519

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of July 1, 2021^[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball