# 2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

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.

## 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 | 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 | Site/stadium | 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) :
ACC Tournament (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | 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 | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jacksonville | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jacksonville | 3 | 1 | Old Dominion | 2 | | | | |
| | | | 2 | South Carolina | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | South Carolina | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | South Carolina | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | South Carolina | 4 | | | | 1 | Old Dominion | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Virginia | 8 | 4$^{10}$ |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 3 | Virginia | 8 | 4$^{10}$ |
| | | | 2 | South Carolina | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Jacksonville | 8 | 3 | Virginia | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Virginia | 13 | | | | | | | |

### 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 | First round | First round | | | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| | NC State | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 4 | | | | NC State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arizona | 6 | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | NC State | 1 | – | | | | | | | | |
| Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | | NC State | 1 | – | | | | | | | | |
| Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | Bracket 1 | 4 | Vanderbilt | 3 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 3 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arizona | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arizona | 5 | | | 9 | Stanford | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 2 | 13 | 9 | |
| 3 | Tennessee | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| | Virginia | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia | 6 | | | | Virginia | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 2 | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas | 1 | | | | | | 7 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | 7 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | Bracket 2 | 2 | Texas | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tennessee | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Texas | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas | 8 | | | 2 | Texas | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Virginia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | 14 | 14* | 18 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 14 | 14 | 25 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 15 | 12 | 17 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | 16 | 12 | 16 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.