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.

2021 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
NCAA Columbia Regional champion
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	36–27 (18–18 ACC)
Head coach	Brian O'Connor (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin McMullan (18th season) Matt Kirby (10th season)
Pitching coach	Drew Dickinson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Davenport Field
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Notre Dame  x‍‍‍y	25	–	10		.714			34	–	13		.723
No. 4 NC State  ‍‍‍y	19	–	14		.576			37	–	19		.661
Florida State  ‍‍‍y	20	–	16		.556			31	–	24		.564
Louisville  ‍‍‍	16	–	16		.500			28	–	22		.560
Clemson  ‍‍‍	16	–	20		.444			25	–	27		.481
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	10	–	22		.313			20	–	27		.426
Boston College  ‍‍‍	10	–	23		.303			21	–	28		.429
Coastal
Georgia Tech  x‍‍‍y	21	–	15		.583			31	–	25		.554
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y	20	–	15		.571			33	–	21		.611
Virginia  ‍‍‍y	18	–	18		.500			36	–	27		.571
North Carolina  ‍‍‍y	18	–	18		.500			28	–	27		.509
Duke  ‍‍‡‍y	16	–	17		.485			33	–	22		.600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	16	–	17		.485			23	–	20		.535
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	16	–	20		.444			27	–	25		.519
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of July 1, 2021[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Virginia qualified for the College World Series for the first time since the 2015 national championship season, where they finished 1–2.

Background

Further information: 2020 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

Roster

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 Rank 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 Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record 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 Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record 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

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § Columbia Super Regional

Columbia Regional Teams
(1) Old Dominion Monarchs	(2) South Carolina Gamecocks	(3) Virginia Cavaliers	(4) Jacksonville Dolphins

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Old Dominion	4
	4	Jacksonville	3
						1	Old Dominion	2
						2	South Carolina	1
	3	Virginia	3
	2	South Carolina	4
											1	Old Dominion	3	3
											3	Virginia	8	410
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						2	South Carolina	2
	4	Jacksonville	8			3	Virginia	3
	3	Virginia	13

College World Series

See also: 2021 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					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
		NC State	10
	9	Stanford	4
							NC State	1
						4	Vanderbilt	0
	5	Arizona	6
	4	Vanderbilt	712
												NC State	1	–
	Bracket 1
											4	Vanderbilt	3	–[A]
	9	Stanford	14
	5	Arizona	5
						9	Stanford	5
						4	Vanderbilt	6
																	4	Vanderbilt	8	2	0
																	7	Mississippi State	2	13	9
	3	Tennessee	0
		Virginia	6
							Virginia	5
						7	Mississippi State	6
	7	Mississippi State	2
	2	Texas	1
											7	Mississippi State	5	4
	Bracket 2
											2	Texas	8	3
	3	Tennessee	4
	2	Texas	8
						2	Texas	6
							Virginia	2

Rankings

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[3]	14	14*	18	RV
Baseball America[4]	8	8	8	21
Collegiate Baseball^[5]	14	14	25	RV
NCBWA†[6]	15	12	17	25
D1Baseball[7]	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.

Notes

1. Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.^[2]

References

1. "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
2. "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
3. "USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today.
4. "Baseball America College Top 25". Baseball America.
5. "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
6. "NCBWA Polls". sportswriters.net. NCBWA.
7. "D1Baseball Top 25 Polls". d1baseball.com.

External links

• Virginia Baseball Schedule