# 2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

The 2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2023 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 20th season at Virginia.
The Cavaliers finished the season 50–15 overall and 19–11 in ACC play to finish in first place in the Coastal Division. They were the second overall seed in the ACC Tournament and were placed into a pool with seventh seed North Carolina and eleventh seed Georgia Tech. They defeated Georgia Tech, but lost to North Carolina and did not advance out of pool play. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, and were selected as the seventh overall seed and the hosted a Super Regional. They went 3–0 during the Regional stage of the tournament defeating Army and East Carolina twice to advance to the Super Regional stage. They hosted fellow ACC team Duke and won the series 2–1 despite losing the first game. The Cavailers advanced to their sixth College World Series in program history, but their stay was short as they lost to Florida and TCU to end their season.

## Previous season

The 2022 team 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.

## Personnel
### Starters

Lineup :
| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
| C | 3 | Kyle Teel | Junior |
| 1B | 23 | Ethan Anderson | Sophomore |
| 2B | 7 | Henry Godbout | Freshman |
| 3B | 22 | Jake Gelof | Junior |
| SS | 6 | Griff O'Ferrall | Sophomore |
| LF | 21 | Colin Tuft | Sophomore |
| CF | 2 | Ethan O'Donnell | Junior |
| RF | 8 | Casey Saucke | Sophomore |
| DH | 16 | Anthony Stephan | Sophomore |
Weekend Pitching Rotation :
| Day | No. | Player. | Year |
| Friday | 28 | Nick Parker | Graduate |
| Saturday | 20 | Connelly Early | Junior |
| Sunday | 36 | Brian Edgington | Graduate |

### Roster
## Game log

2023 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log :
Regular season (44–11) :
February (8–0) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Sources |
| Hughes Bros. Challenge Presented by UNCW ||||||||||||||
| February 17 | 2:00 p.m. | WINA | Navy* | No. 19 | Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA | W 24–5$^7$ | Brian Edginton (1–0) | Nate Mitchell (0–1) | — | 844 | 1–0 | — | Box Score |
| February 18 | 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Ohio* | No. 19 | Bill Brooks Field Wilmington, NC | W 8–4 | Nick Parker (1–0) | Zach Weber (0–1) | — | 1,378 | 2–0 | — | Box Score |
| February 19 | 3:00 p.m. | FloSports | at UNCW* | No. 19 | Bill Brooks Field | W 7–0 | Jack O'Connor (1–0) | Zane Taylor (0–1) | — | 1,824 | 3–0 | — | Box Score |
| February 21 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Longwood* | No. 19 | Davenport Field | W 26–2 | Connelly Early (1–0) | Dylan Saale (0–1) | — | 2,509 | 4–0 | — | Box Score |
| February 24 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Columbia* | No. 19 | Davenport Field | W 4–1 | Nick Parker (2–0) | Andy Leon (0–1) | Jake Berry (1) | 2,802 | 5–0 | — | Box Score |
| February 25 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Columbia* | No. 19 | Davenport Field | W 11–3 | Brian Edginton (2–0) | JD Ogden (0–1) | — | 2,812 | 6–0 | — | Box Score |
| February 26 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Columbia* | No. 19 | Davenport Field | W 9–1 | Jay Woolfolk (1–0) | James Vaughn (0–1) | — | 4,140 | 7–0 | — | Box Score |
| February 28 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | VMI* | No. 19 | Davenport Field | W 3–0 | Connelly Early (2–0) | Evan Parmer (0–1) | Jay Woolfolk (1) | 2,645 | 8–0 | — | Bos Score |
March (16–2) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Sources |
| March 3 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Rhode Island* | No. 19 | Davenport Field | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| March 4 | 12:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Rhode Island* | No. 19 | Davenport Field | W 12–6 | Chase Hungate (1–0) | Sean Sposato (0–2) | Bradley Hodges (1) | 3,902 | 9–0 | — | Box Score |
| March 4 | 3:30 p.m. | ACCNX | Rhode Island* | No. 19 | Davenport Field | W 13–0 | Brian Edginton (3–0) | Trystan Levesque (2–1) | — | 3,632 | 10–0 | — | Box Score |
| March 5 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Rhode Island* | No. 19 | Davenport Field | W 16–6 | Angelo Tonas (1–0) | Braden Perry (1–2) | — | 3,240 | 11–0 | — | Box Score |
| March 7 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | William & Mary* | No. 17 | Davenport Field | W 7–3 | Connelly Early (3–0) | Owen Pierce (0–1) | — | 2,850 | 12–0 | — | Box Score |
| March 10 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 14 North Carolina | No. 17 | Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC | W 7–3 | Angelo Tonas (2–0) | Max Carlson (0–1) | Jake Berry (2) | 1,960 | 13–0 | 1–0 | Box Score |
| March 11 | 2:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 14 North Carolina | No. 17 | Boshamer Stadium | W 8–4 | Jake Hodorovich (1–0) | Connor Bovair (1–1) | — | 3,162 | 14–0 | 2–0 | Box Score |
| March 12 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 14 North Carolina | No. 17 | Boshamer Stadium | L 0–6 | Matt Poston (2–0) | Jack O'Connor (1–1) | — | 3,103 | 14–1 | 2–1 | Box Score |
| March 14 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | George Washington* | No. 14 | Davenport Field | W 20–5 | Connelly Early (4–0) | Shugy Klein (0–1) | — | 2,241 | 15–1 | — | Box Score |
| March 16 | 7:00 p.m. | ACCN | at No. 23 NC State | No. 14 | Doak Field Raleigh, NC | W 2–1 | Nick Parker (3–0) | Logan Whitaker (2–1) | Jake Berry (3) | 2,616 | 16–1 | 3–1 | Box Score |
| March 17 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 23 NC State | No. 14 | Doak Field | W 7–0 | Brian Edginton (4–0) | Matt Willadsen (2–2) | — | 2,485 | 17–1 | 4–1 | Box Score |
| March 18 | 2:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 23 NC State | No. 14 | Doak Field | L 4–5 | Baker Nelson (4–1) | Jake Berry (0–1) | — | 2,936 | 17–2 | 4–2 | Box Score |
| March 21 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | High Point* | No. 8 | Davenport Field | W 8–3 | Connelly Early (5–0) | Halladay (1–2) | — | 2,623 | 18–2 | — | Box Score |
| March 22 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Georgetown* | No. 8 | Davenport Field | W 6–4 | Kevin Jaxel (1–0) | Kai Leckszas (1–1) | Jay Woolfolk (2) | 2,628 | 19–2 | — | Box Score |
| March 24 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Florida State | No. 8 | Davenport Field | W 3–2 (10) | Jay Woolfolk (2–0) | Conner Whittaker (3–1) | — | 3,066 | 20–2 | 5–2 | Box Score |
| March 25 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Florida State | No. 8 | Davenport Field | W 12–4 | Kevin Jaxel (2–0) | Carson Montgomery (0–2) | — | 4,652 | 21–2 | 6–2 | Box Score |
| March 26 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Florida State | No. 8 | Davenport Field | W 15–4 | Jack O'Connor (2–1) | Jamie Arnold (1–3) | — | 5,706 | 22–2 | 7–2 | Box Score |
| March 28 | 5:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Old Dominion* | No. 5 | Davenport Field | W 8–1 | Connelly Early (6–0) | Robert Cook (2–1) | — | 2,809 | 23–2 | — | Box Score |
| Commonwealth Series ||||||||||||||
| March 31 | 8:00 p.m. | ACCN | at Virginia Tech | No. 5 | English Field Blacksburg, VA | W 9–5 | Brian Edginton (5–0) | Drue Hackenburg (1–4) | – | 1,320 | 24–2 | 8–2 | Box Score |
April (11–9) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Sources |
| Commonwealth Series ||||||||||||||
| April 1 | 7:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Virginia Tech | No. 5 | English Field | L 10–12 | Henry Weycker (3–1) | Connelly Early (6–1) | Jonah Hurney (2) | 2,202 | 24–3 | 8–3 | Box Score |
| April 2 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Virginia Tech | No. 5 | English Field | L 7–12 | Kiernan Higgins (2–1) | Jake Berry (0–2) | – | 2,068 | 24–4 | 8–4 | Box Score |
| April 4 | 6:00 p.m. | CUSA.tv | at Liberty* | No. 7 | Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, VA | W 4–1 | Chase Hungate (2–0) | Trey Cooper (0–2) | Jay Woolfolk (3) | 3,678 | 25–4 | — | Box Score |
| April 6 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 20 Miami (FL) | No. 7 | Davenport Field | W 14–2 | Brian Edginton (6–0) | Gage Ziehl (4–4) | – | 3,033 | 26–4 | 9–4 | Box Score |
| April 7 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 20 Miami (FL) | No. 7 | Davenport Field | W 6–5 | Angelo Tonas (3–0) | Rafe Schlesinger (1–1) | Jay Woolfolk (4) | 4,294 | 27–4 | 10–4 | Box Score |
| April 8 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 20 Miami (FL) | No. 7 | Davenport Field | W 6–3 | Jack O'Connor (3–1) | Chris Scinta (1–1) | Jake Berry (4) | 3,303 | 28–4 | 11–4 | Box Score |
| April 11 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Richmond* | No. 7 | Davenport Field | W 18–0 (7) | Connelly Early (7–1) | Brian Reinke (0–1) | – | 2,988 | 29–4 | — | Box Score |
| April 12 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Mount St. Mary's* | No. 7 | Davenport Field | W 16–4 | Chase Hungate (3–0) | Danny Salisbury (1–1) | – | 2,803 | 30–4 | — | Box Score |
| April 14 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Pittsburgh | No. 7 | Davenport Field | L 5–7 | Jack Sokol (4–2) | Brian Edgington (6–1) | – | 3,817 | 30–5 | 11–5 | Box Score |
| April 15 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Pittsburgh | No. 7 | Davenport Field | L 4–6 | Logan Evans (2–1) | Jake Berry (0–3) | Nash Bryan (4) | 5,309 | 30–6 | 11–6 | Box Score |
| April 16 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Pittsburgh | No. 7 | Davenport Field | W 8–5 | Jack O'Connor (4–1) | Jonathan Bautista (0–3) | Jay Woolfolk (5) | 4,684 | 31–6 | 12–6 | Box Score |
| Duel at the Diamond ||||||||||||||
| April 18 | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at VCU* | No. 8 | The Diamond Richmond, VA | W 19–6 | Connelly Early (8–1) | Cam Nuckols (0–1) | – | 3,324 | 32–6 | — | Box Score |
| April 21 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Notre Dame | No. 8 | Frank Eck Stadium South Bend, IN | L 7–10 | Aidan Tyrell (7–1) | Brian Edgington (6–2) | Radek Birkholz (1) | 840 | 32–7 | 12–7 | Box Score |
| April 23 | 12:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Notre Dame | No. 8 | Frank Eck Stadium | L 2–10 | Blake Hely (2–1) | Jack O'Connor (4–2) | – | – | 32–8 | 12–8 | Box Score |
| April 23 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Notre Dame | No. 8 | Frank Eck Stadium | L 4–5 | Caden Spivey (2–0) | Jake Berry (0–4) | – | 703 | 32–9 | 12–9 | Box Score |
| April 25 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Liberty* | No. 13 | Davenport Field | W 7–4 | Evan Blanco (1–0) | Tyler Germanowski (0–2) | Jay Woolfolk (6) | 2,908 | 33–9 | — | Box Score |
| April 26 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Towson* | No. 13 | Davenport Field | W 13–4 | Bradley Hodges (1–0) | Shayne Clowar (0–5) | – | 3,071 | 34–9 | — | Box Score |
| April 28 | 9:00 p.m. | ACCN | No. 20 Duke | No. 13 | Davenport Field | L 5–17 | Owen Proksch (3–1) | Brian Edgington (6–3) | – | 2,730 | 34–10 | 12–10 | Box Score |
| April 29 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 20 Duke | No. 13 | Davenport Field | W 10–2 | Nick Parker (4–0) | Owen Proksch (3–2) | – | 4,823 | 35–10 | 13–10 | Box Score |
| April 30 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 20 Duke | No. 13 | Davenport Field | L 3–7 | Andrew Healy (5–1) | Jack O'Connor (4–3) | – | 3,858 | 35–11 | 13–11 | Box Score |
May (9–0) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Sources |
| May 2 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | VCU* | No. 21 | Davenport Field | W 11–6 | Bradley Hodges (2–0) | Evan Bert (2–2) | – | 2,676 | 36–11 | — | Box Score |
| May 3 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | James Madison* | No. 21 | Davenport Field | W 9–8 | Connelly Early (9–1) | Sean Culkin (1–1) | Jay Woolfolk (7) | 2,996 | 37–11 | — | Box Score |
| May 10 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Radford* | No. 21 | Davenport Field | W 8–0 | Jack O'Connor (5–3) | Zack Mallia (0–3) | – | 2,792 | 38–11 | — | Box Score |
| May 12 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Louisville | No. 21 | Davenport Field | W 15–5 | Nick Parker (5–0) | Ryan Hawks (5–3) | – | 3,741 | 39–11 | 14–11 | Box Score |
| May 13 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCN | Louisville | No. 21 | Davenport Field | W 4–1 | Connelly Early (10–1) | Tate Kuehner (2–3) | Jake Berry (5) | 3,553 | 40–11 | 15–11 | Box Score |
| May 14 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Louisville | No. 21 | Davenport Field | W 8–3 | Brian Edgington (7–3) | Carson Liggett (7–1) | – | 3,755 | 41–11 | 16–11 | Box Score |
| May 18 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Georgia Tech | No. 21 | Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, GA | W 12–5 | Nick Parker (6–0) | Luke Schmolke (4–6) | – | 1,032 | 42–11 | 17–11 | Box Score |
| May 19 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Georgia Tech | No. 21 | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 10–6 | Angelo Tonas (4–0) | Ben King (7–1) | Jay Woolfolk (8) | 1,413 | 43–11 | 18–11 | Box Score |
| May 20 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Georgia Tech | No. 21 | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 8–7 | Jack O'Connor (6–3) | Camron Hill (1–1) | Jay Woolfolk (9) | 1,467 | 44–11 | 19–11 | Box Score |
Post-season (6–4) :
ACC Tournament (1–1) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACCT Record | Sources |
| May 24 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCN | (11) Georgia Tech | (2) No. 12 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC | W 15–1 (7) | Nick Parker (7–0) | Aeden Finateri (2–4) | – | 2,086 | 45–11 | 1–0 | Box Score |
| May 25 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCN | (7) North Carolina | (2) No. 12 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC | L 2–10 | Jake Knapp (5–3) | Connelly Early (10–2) | Dalton Pence (1) | 4,084 | 45–12 | 1–1 | Box Score |
NCAA tournament Charlottesville Regional (3–0) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Regional Record | Sources |
| Jun 2 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | (4) Army | (1) No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 15–1 | Brian Edgington (8–3) | Robbie Buecker (5–4) | – | 5,487 | 46–12 | 1–0 | Box Score |
| Jun 3 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | (2) No. 15 East Carolina | (1) No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 2–1 | Nick Parker (8–0) | Danny Beal (6–2) | Jake Berry (6) | 5,919 | 47–12 | 2–0 | Box Score |
| Jun 4 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCN | (2) No. 15 East Carolina | (1) No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 8–3 | Connelly Early (11–2) | Landon Ginn (6–1) | – | 5,919 | 48–12 | 3–0 | Box Score |
NCAA tournament Charlottesville Super Regional (2–1) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Super Regional Record | Sources |
| Jun 9 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN2 | Duke | (7) No. 11 | Davenport Field | L 4–5 | Fran Oschell (6–0) | Jay Woolfolk (2–1) | James Tallon (12) | 5,919 | 48–13 | 3–1 | Box Score |
| Jun 10 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN | Duke | (7) No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 14–4 | Connelly Early (12–2) | Alex Gow (3–4) | – | 5,919 | 49–13 | 4–1 | Box Score |
| Jun 11 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN2 | Duke | (7) No. 11 | Davenport Field | W 12–2 | Brian Edgington (9–3) | Ryan Higgins (3–1) | – | 5,919 | 50–13 | 5–1 | Box Score |
College World Series (0–2) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | NCAAT Record | Sources |
| June 16 | 7:00 pm | ESPN | vs. (2) No. 2 Florida | (7) No. 11 | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha, NE | L 5–6 | Brandon Neely (1–2) | Jake Berry (0–5) | – | 24,801 | 50–14 | 0–1 | Box Score |
| June 18 | 2:00 pm | ESPN | vs. No. 17 TCU | (7) No. 11 | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha, NE | L 3–4 | Garrett Wright (3–2) | Connelly Early (12–3) | Ben Abeldt (2) | 24,479 | 50–15 | 0–2 | Box Score |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold =Virginia team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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' | 20 | 20* | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9* | 9* | 6 |
| Baseball America | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10* | 10* | 8 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| NCBWA† | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5* | 7 |
| D1Baseball | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11* | 11* | 6 |
^ 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.