THE BRIAN O'CONNOR ERA
• 2015 National Champions (first in program history)
• Five College World Series appearances and two CWS Finals berths
• 16 NCAA tournament appearances including 14-straight from 2004-2017
• Seven NCAA regional championships
• Two ACC championships
• Four 50-win seasons
• 789 wins (5th most in the nation), including 573 wins since 2009 (sixth most in the nation)
2015 National Champions
UNFORGETTABLE CAVALIER MOMENTS
CAVALIER COACHING STAFF
KEVIN McMULLAN
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH - 20TH SEASON
- Top Assistant in College Baseball in 2012 & 2017 (Baseball America)
- 2009 National Assistant Coach of the Year
- UVA hitters have a team batting average of .299 over past 13 years, highest in ACC
- Since 2004 UVA owns highest fielding percentage in the ACC (.973)
DREW DICKINSON
ASSISTANT COACH - FOURTH SEASON
- In 2021, UVA had second lowest ERA in the ACC (3.62) and 14th lowest in NCAA
- As a staff, Virginia fanned a school-record 687 strikeouts in 2021, the fourth most in the NCAA
- Spent eight seasons as pitching coach at Illinois
- Coached 18 MLB Draft Picks (2 First Rounders) and five All-Americans in his tenure
- 60.3 winning percentage of final six years at Illinois was best in program history
- Former Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and professional in Oakland A's organization
THE DISH
Virginia has ranked in the top-20 nationally in attendance every year since 2009
Virginia has fed off its home crowds, posting a 360-106 record at Disharoon Park since 2009 (78% winning percentage)
UVA has hosted 9 NCAA regionals and 5 super regionals in last 19 years
After several expansions, Disharoon Park seats 5,919 spectators (3rd largest in ACC)
AROUND THE BALLPARK
DEDICATED PITCHING LAB
Equipped with Rapsodo Pitching Software
- Strike zone analysis
- Horizontal and vertical break
- 3D trajectory
- Pitch velocity
- Spin rate, axis, efficiency
RYAN ZIMMERMAN HITTING FACILITY
- Equipped with Win Reality VR featuring Virtual Reality Game-Speed At Bats
- Rapsodo Hitting Technology - measures exit velocity, launch angle, direction, spin axis and more.
CAVALIER BULLPEN
Features a custom plyo wall, Rapsodo & Yakkertech Technology
PATH TO THE MLB
29 Former Cavaliers have reached the Major Leagues since Brian O'Connor arrived in 2004.
Under Brian O'Connor, 12 Cavaliers have been selected in the first round including Pavin Smith (7th overall) and Adam Haseley (8th overall) in the 2017 MLB Draft
Virginia was represented in the World Series each year from 2016-2020.
- 15 former Cavaliers appeared in an MLB game in 2021, the most in the ACC and tied for the most of any Power-5 school
- Since 2019, 14 former players made their MLB debuts, the most of any college baseball program
- 10 members of the 2015 National Championship Team have played in an MLB game
SUPPORTING LINEUP
BRIAN McGUIRE
ATHLETIC TRAINER
- 20th season at Virginia
- Works exclusively year-round with Virginia Baseball program
- Responsible for the overall daily health care of UVa student-athletes, including prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation for injuries and illnesses
- Served as USA Baseball National Team Athletic Trainer and was part of the 2008 Gold Medal Team
- Recognized by the National Athletic Trainers Association as a Clinical Scholar Champion
RANDY BIRD
SPORTS NUTRITION
- Consults with the baseball coaching staff and student-athletes to provide direction and communicate the value of nutrition programs specifically designed to promote their health and performance
- Works with the a Certified Executive Chef to develop menus for the training table and organize cooking demonstrations and grocery store visits for baseball players to help them make better food choices.
ED NORDENSCHILD
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
- Head Strength Coach for all Olympic Sports at UVA
- Provides year-round comprehensive, baseball-specific training programs for each member of the team
- Each program focuses on many components including: strength, aerobic and anaerobic endurance, flexibility, coordination, speed, agility and power.
- Works closely with nutrition and sports medicine staff to develop the individual strength and conditioning programs
OUTSIDE THE LINES
STEP UP TO THE PLATE
Virginia's annual Step Up to the Plate fundraiser is the program's unofficial kickoff to the season. The event annually draws 1,000-plus supporters and alumni of the program.
