# 2022 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

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 Notre Dame and Florida State. 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.

## 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 Classic ||||||||||||
| February 18 | vs. Bellarmine* | No. 21 | John Henry Moss Stadium Boiling Springs, NC | W 1–0 | Geerdes (1–0) | Pender (0–1) | Wyatt (1) | | 89 | 1–0 | — |
| February 19 | at Gardner–Webb* | No. 21 | John Henry Moss Stadium | W 7–0 | Ortiz (1–0) | Simeone (0–1) | None | | 503 | 2–0 | — |
| February 20 | vs. NJIT* | No. 21 | John Henry Moss Stadium | W 8–3 | Gursky (1–0) | Gegeckas (0–1) | None | | 56 | 3–0 | — |
| February 23 | VMI* | No. 21 | Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA | W 14–0 | Ortiz (2–0) | Kaltreider (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 2,293 | 4–0 | — |
| February 25 | Cornell* | 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 record |
| March 1 | William & Mary* | No. 22 | Davenport Field | W 12–0 | Ortiz (3–0) | Prairie (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 2,189 | 8–0 | — |
| March 4 | Penn State* | 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 | George Washington* | No. 19 | Davenport Field | W 10–2 | Berry (1–0) | Brus (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 2,209 | 12–0 | — |
| March 11 | at Duke | No. 19 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC | W 5–0 | Savino (3–0) | Johnson (1–3) | None | ACCNX | 447 | 13–0 | 1–0 |
| March 13 | at Duke | No. 19 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | W 13–1 | Gursky (4–0) | Fox (1–2) | None | ACCN | 918 | 14–0 | 2–0 |
| March 13 | at Duke | No. 19 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | L 6–7 | Loper (2–0) | Ortiz (3–1) | None | ACCNX | 918 | 14–1 | 2–1 |
| March 15 | Rider* | 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 | Boston College | No. 17 | Davenport Field | W 7–6 (10) | Geerdes (2–0) | Ryan (1–1) | None | ACCNX | 2,744 | 17–1 | 3–1 |
| March 19 | Boston College | No. 17 | Davenport Field | W 18–1 | Gursky (5–0) | Hard (0–2) | None | ACCNX | 3,028 | 18–1 | 4–1 |
| March 20 | Boston College | No. 17 | Davenport Field | W 16–8 | Woolfolk (1–0) | Pelio (1–1) | None | ACCNX | 3,734 | 19–1 | 5–1 |
| March 22 | Towson* | No. 8 | Davenport Field | W 15–3 | Buchanan (2–0) | Blumenauer (0–4) | None | ACCNX | 2,441 | 20–1 | — |
| March 25 | at Wake Forest | No. 8 | David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, NC | W 8–2 | Savino (4–0) | Lowder (5–1) | None | ACCNX | 1,527 | 21–1 | 6–1 |
| March 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 | 7–1 |
| March 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 | 7–2 |
| March 29 | Richmond* | 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 record |
| April 1 | No. 21 Georgia Tech | No. 3 | Davenport Field | L 4–6 | Maxwell (2–0) | Savino (4–1) | None | ACCNX | 3,004 | 23–3 | 7–3 |
| April 2 | No. 21 Georgia Tech | No. 3 | Davenport Field | W 13–9 | Kosanovich (1–0) | Carwile (2–2) | None | ACCNX | 3,336 | 24–3 | 8–3 |
| April 3 | No. 21 Georgia Tech | No. 3 | Davenport Field | W 18–9 | Berry (4–0) | Grissom (1–3) | None | ACCNX | 5,286 | 25–3 | 9–3 |
| April 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 Park Coral Gables, FL | L 2–6 | Palmquist (6–1) | Savino (4–2) | None | ACCN | 3,552 | 26–4 | 9–4 |
| April 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 | 9–5 |
| April 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 | 9–6 |
| April 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 Field Pittsburgh, PA | L 4–9 | Gilbertson (6–2) | Savino (4–3) | None | ACCNX | 632 | 26–8 | 9–7 |
| April 16 | at Pittsburgh | No. 8 | Charles L. Cost Field | W 18–0 | Gursky (6–0) | Evans (3–4) | None | ACCNX | 608 | 27–8 | 10–7 |
| April 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 |
| Duel at the Diamond ||||||||||||
| April 19 | at VCU* | No. 11 | The Diamond Richmond, VA | L 7–9 (10) | Wilson (4–0) | Hodorovich (0–1) | None | ESPN+/WINA | 3,392 | 27–10 | — |
| April 20 | Georgetown* | No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 6–4 | Woolfolk (2–0) | Redfern (1–1) | Kosanovich (1) | ACCNX | 2,759 | 28–10 | — |
| South's Oldest Rivalry ||||||||||||
| April 22 | North Carolina | No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 4–2 | Woolfolk (3–0) | Carlson (1–2) | Neeck (1) | ACCNX | 4,078 | 29–10 | 11–8 |
| April 23 | North Carolina | No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 11–7 (10) | Kosanovich (2–0) | Gillian (1–3) | None | ACCNX | 4,712 | 30–10 | 12–8 |
| April 24 | North Carolina | No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 10–3 | Berry (5–2) | Mott (6–3) | None | ESPNU | 4,559 | 31–10 | 13–8 |
| April 26 | at Old Dominion* | No. 11 | Harbor Park Norfolk, VA | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| April 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 |
| Commonwealth Clash ||||||||||||
| 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 | 13–9 |
| April 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 |
| Commonwealth Clash |||||||||||||
| 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 | 14–10 |
| May 4 | VCU* | No. 14 | Davenport Field | W 12–6 | Kosanovich (3–0) | Serrano (1–4) | None | ACCNX | 2,549 | 34–12 | — |
| May 11 | Longwood* | 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 | 15–11 |
| May 15 | Clemson | No. 12 | Davenport Field | W 6–3 | Kosanovich (4–0) | Barlow (1–3) | None | ACCN | 3,848 | 37–13 | 16–11 |
| May 17 | Mount St. Mary's* | | Davenport Field | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| May 19 | at No. 10 Louisville | No. 12 | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | L 1–4 | Poland (5–3) | Gursky (7–1) | Prosecky (10) | ACCNX | 2,287 | 37–14 | 16–12 |
| May 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 | 17–12 |
| May 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) :
ACC Tournament (0–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | ACCT Record |
| May 25 | vs. (9) Florida State | (5) No. 15 | Truist Field Charlotte, NC | L 3–13 (8) | Crowell (6–1) | Gursky (7–2) | None | ACCRSN | 2,141 | 38–16 | 0–1 |
| May 27 | vs. (4) No. 16 Notre Dame | (5) No. 15 | Truist Field | L 0–3 | Simon (2–0) | Savino (5–6) | Tyrell (1) | ACCRSN | 2,519 | 38–17 | 0–2 |
Greenville Regional (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 3 | vs. (3) Coastal Carolina | (2) | Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, 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 member Rankings 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 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | East Carolina | 17 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Coppin State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Coppin State | 1 | 1 | East Carolina | 4 | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Virginia | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | Virginia | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Virginia | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Virginia | 7 | | | | 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 13 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 4 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 3 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Virginia | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Coppin State | 8 | 3 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | | | | |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | | | | | | | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place 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' | 21 | 21* | 22 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 3 (1) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 19* | 19* | RV |
| Baseball America | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 25* | 25* | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 24 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | 17 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 30 | 30* | 30 |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | — | —* | —* | — |
^ 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.