# 2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

The 2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team will represent the University of Virginia during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cavaliers will play their home games at Davenport Field as a members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will be led by head coach Brian O'Connor, in his 22nd season at Virginia.

## Previous season

The 2024 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team posted a 46–17 (18–12) season record. The Cavaliers finished in pool play in the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, but nevertheless earned a top-16 seed and at-large berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Cavaliers won the Charlottesville Regional, and defeated Kansas State in the Charlottesville Super Regional, qualifying for the College World Series in Omaha for the second-consecutive year. In Omaha, the Cavaliers went two and out.

## Preseason
### Coaches poll

ACC coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Virginia | 251 (13) |
| 2 | Florida State | 230 (2) |
| 3 | North Carolina | 217 |
| 4 | Clemson | 214 (1) |
| 5 | Duke | 182 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 171 |
| 7 | NC State | 168 |
| 8 | Stanford | 143 |
| 9 | Louisville | 128 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 113 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 87 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 85 |
| 13 | California | 60 |
| 14 | Pitt | 52 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 44 |
| 16 | Boston College | 31 |
Source:

## Personnel
### Starters

Lineup :
* Pos.
* C
* 1B
* 2B
* 3B
* SS
* LF
* CF
* RF
* DH
Weekend Pitching Rotation :
* Day
* Friday
* Saturday
* Sunday

### Coaching staff
## Offseason
### Departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Griff O'Ferrall | 6 | INF | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 pounds (84 kg) | Junior | Richmond, VA | Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 32nd overall by Baltimore Orioles |
| Casey Saucke | 8 | OF | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 pounds (95 kg) | Junior | Rochester, NY | Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 107th overall by Chicago White Sox |
| Anthony Stephan | 16 | OF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 195 pounds (88 kg) | Junior | Ridgewood, NJ | Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 389th overall by Cincinnati Reds |
| Bobby Whalen | 18 | OF | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 pounds (84 kg) | Graduate | Camp Hill, PA | Graduated |
| Owen Coady | 19 | LHP | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 250 pounds (110 kg) | Graduate | Larchmont, NY | Graduated |
| Ethan Anderson | 23 | UTL | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 pounds (98 kg) | Junior | Virginia Beach, VA | Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 78th overall by Baltimore Orioles |
| Joe Savino | 27 | RHP | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 pounds (100 kg) | Graduate | Ronkonkoma, NY | Graduated; joined coaching staff |
| Angelo Tonas | 31 | LHP | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 pounds (84 kg) | Graduate | Hillsborough, CA | Graduated |
| Luke Schauer | 45 | LHP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 pounds (95 kg) | Senior | Washington, DC | Graduated |
| Patric Menk | 48 | LHP | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 235 pounds (107 kg) | Freshman | Jacksonville, FL | Did not return |

#### 2024 MLB Draft
### Acquisitions
#### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | Year | Previous school |
| Trey Wells | 8 | C | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 225 pounds (102 kg) | Omaha, NE | Junior | Wayne State |
| Joe Colucci | 22 | RHP | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 pounds (100 kg) | Purcellville, VA | Junior | Harford |
| Chris Arroyo | 23 | UTL | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 225 pounds (102 kg) | Coral Springs, FL | Junior | Pasco–Hernando State |
| Drew Koenen | 27 | RHP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 235 pounds (107 kg) | Park Ridge, IL | Sophomore | Dartmouth |
| Matt Lanzendorfer | 33 | LHP | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 pounds (82 kg) | Pittston, PA | Graduate | Misericordia |
| Alex Markus | 36 | RHP | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 pounds (88 kg) | Richmond, VA | Graduate | William & Mary |
| August Richie | 39 | RHP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 pounds (77 kg) | Tucson, AZ | Sophomore | Pima |
| Wes Arrington | 45 | RHP | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 pounds (95 kg) | Keswick, VA | Graduate | Lynchburg |

#### Incoming recruits
## Game log

2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log (11–6) :
Regular season (11–6) :
February (5–3) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC |
| Puerto Rico Challenge ||||||||||||
| February 14 | ESPN+ | vs. Michigan* | No. 2 | Estadio Francisco Montaner Ponce, PR | L 4–5 (11) | DeVooght (1–0) | Osinski (0–1) | None | 450 | 0–1 | — |
| February 15 | ESPN+ | vs. Villanova* | No. 2 | Estadio Francisco Montaner | W 3–1 | Koenen (1–0) | Moore (0–1) | Lanzendorfer (1) | N/A | 1–1 | — |
| February 16 | ESPN+ | vs. Rice* | No. 2 | Estadio Francisco Montaner | W 7–0 | Valincius (1–0) | McCracken (0–1) | None | 600 | 2–1 | – |
| February 19 | ACCNX | George Washington* | No. 2 | Davenport Field Charlotteville, VA | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) |
| Karbach Round Rock Classic ||||||||||||
| February 21 | D1B+ | vs. No. 7 Oregon State* | No. 2 | Dell Diamond Round Rock, TX | L 2–7 | Segura (2–0) | Colucci (0–1) | None | 3,206 | 2–2 | – |
| February 22 | D1B+ | vs. Minnesota* | No. 2 | Dell Diamond | W 4–2 | Lanzendorfer (1–0) | Remington (0–1) | Osinski (1) | N/A | 3–2 | |
| February 23 | D1B+ | vs. Oklahoma* | No. 2 | Dell Diamond | L 4–5 | Barfield (1–0) | Lanzendorfer (1–1) | None | 4,302 | 3–3 | |
| February 25 | ACCNX | VMI* | No. 10 | Davenport Field | W 6–4 | Jaxel (1–0) | Velasquez (1–1) | Osinski (2) | 3,934 | 4–3 | |
| February 28 | ACCNX | Dartmouth* | No. 10 | Davenport Field | W 11–3 | Woolfolk (1–0) | Loeger (0–2) | None | 3,080 | 5–3 | |
March (6–3) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC |
| March 1 | ACCNX | Dartmouth* | No. 10 | Davenport Field | W 11–1 (8) | Valincius (2–0) | Albert (0–1) | None | 4,761 | 6–3 | |
| March 2 | ACCNX | Dartmouth* | No. 10 | Davenport Field | W 13–3 (8) | Lanzendorfer (2–1) | Isler (0–2) | None | 3,920 | 7–3 | |
| March 4 | ACCNX | William & Mary* | No. 9 | Davenport Field | W 15–4 (7) | Arrington (1–0) | Yates (0–3) | None | 3,502 | 8–3 | |
| March 7 | ACCNX | Boston College | No. 9 | Davenport Field | L 4–7 | Colarusso (1–1) | Osinski (0–2) | None | 4,595 | 8–4 | 0–1 |
| March 8 | ACCNX | Boston College | No. 9 | Davenport Field | W 22–16 | Koenen (2–0) | Schroeder (0–2) | None | 5,787 | 9–4 | 1–1 |
| March 9 | ACCNX | Boston College | No. 9 | Davenport Field | L 3–6 | Ryan (1–0) | Colucci (0–2) | Colarusso (1) | 5,919 | 9–5 | 1–2 |
| March 11 | MASN | vs. Maryland* | No. 23 | Virginia Credit Union Stadium Fredericksburg, VA | W 7–6 | Osinski (1–2) | Melendez (1–2) | None | 4,000 | 10–5 | |
| March 14 | ACCN | at California | No. 23 | Evans Diamond Berkeley, CA | L 1–6 | Turkington (3–2) | Woolfolk (1–1) | None | 421 | 10–6 | 1–3 |
| March 15 | ACCNX | at California | No. 23 | Evans Diamond | W 10–8 | Koenen (3–0) | Shaw (0–2) | Lanzendorfer (2) | 610 | 11–6 | 2–3 |
| March 16 | ACCNX | at California | No. 23 | Evans Diamond | W 11–5 | Blanco (1–0) | Foley (2–1) | None | 553 | 12–6 | 3–3 |
| March 19 | ACCNX | Richmond* | No. 23 | Davenport Field | | | | | | | |
| March 21 | ACCNX | Duke | No. 23 | Davenport Field | | | | | | | |
| March 22 | ACCNX | Duke | No. 23 | Davenport Field | | | | | | | |
| March 23 | ACCNX | Duke | No. 23 | Davenport Field | | | | | | | |
| March 25 | CUSA.tv | at Liberty* | | Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, VA | | | | | | | |
| March 27 | ACCNX | Stanford | | Davenport Field | | | | | | | |
| March 28 | ACCNX | Stanford | | Davenport Field | | | | | | | |
| March 29 | ACCNX | Stanford | | Davenport Field | | | | | | | |
April (0–0) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Stadium |
| April 1 | ACCNX | Old Dominion* | Davenport Field |
| April 4 | ACCNX | at NC State* | Doak Field Raleigh, NC |
| April 5 | ACCNX | at NC State* | Doak Field |
| April 6 | ACCNX | at NC State* | Doak Field |
| April 8 | ESPN+ | at VCU* | The Diamond Richmond, VA |
| April 11 | ACCNX | Pitt | Davenport Field |
| April 12 | ACCNX | Pitt | Davenport Field |
| April 13 | ACCNX | Pitt | Davenport Field |
| April 15 | ACCNX | Liberty* | Davenport Field |
| April 17 | ACCNX | at Florida State* | Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL |
| April 18 | ACCNX | at Florida State* | Dick Howser Stadium |
| April 19 | ACCNX | at Florida State* | Dick Howser Stadium |
| April 22 | ACCNX | Georgetown* | Davenport Field |
| April 23 | ACCNX | James Madison* | Davenport Field |
| April 25 | ACCNX | at Georgia Tech* | Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, GA |
| April 26 | ACCNX | at Georgia Tech* | Russ Chandler Stadium |
| April 27 | ACCNX | at Georgia Tech* | Russ Chandler Stadium |
| April 29 | ACCNX | VCU* | Davenport Field |
| April 30 | ACCNX | Navy* | Davenport Field |
May (0–0) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Stadium |
| May 7 | ACCNX | Towson* | Davenport Field |
| May 9 | ACCNX | Miami (FL)* | Davenport Field |
| May 10 | ACCNX | Miami (FL) | Davenport Field |
| May 11 | ACCNX | Miami (FL) | Davenport Field |
| May 13 | ACCNX | George Mason* | Davenport Field |
| May 15 | ACCNX | at Virginia Tech* | English Field Blacksburg, VA |
| May 16 | ACCNX | at Virginia Tech* | English Field |
| May 17 | ACCNX | at Virginia Tech* | English Field |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold =Virginia team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll or NCAA tournament seeding for postseason play. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = 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' | 4 (1) | 4 (1)* | 11 | 11 | 20 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perfect Game | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† 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.