Virginia Baseball 2024 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Virginia Cavaliers
 
ACC (41-15, 18-12)
 
 
Coach: Brian O’Connor
 
Key Field Players:
Bobby Whalen, Senior, OF, .403 BA, 2 HR, 34 RBI
Henry Godbout, Sophomore, IF, .376 BA, 7 HR, 40 RBI
Jacob Ference, Senior, C, .360 BA, 17 HR, 40 RBI
Casey Saucke, Junior, OF, .354 BA, 13 HR, 62 RBI
Henry Ford, Freshman, IF, .342 BA, 17 HR, 64 RBI
Ethan Anderson, Junior, C/UTL, .332 BA, 8 HR, 39 RBI
Griff O’Ferrall, Junior, IF, .336 BA, 5 HR, 49 RBI, 15 SB
Harrison Didawick, Sophomore, OF, .301 BA, 23 HR, 67 RBI, 13 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Evan Blanco, Sophomore, P, 3.50 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 79.2 IP, 79 SO
Chase Hungate, Junior, P, 4.23 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 44.2 IP, 32 SO
Owen Coady, Senior, P, 5.94 ERA, 1-1 W/L, 33.1 IP, 29 SO
Aidan Teel, Sophomore, P, 7.88 ERA, 2-2 W/L, 24.0 IP, 32 SO, 6 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .340 (3rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.85 (35, 2)
Doubles per Game: 2.44 (7, 1)
Earned Run Average: 5.57 (101, 7)
Fielding Percentage: .974 (79, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 1.96 (16, 1)
Scoring Offense: 9.6 (4, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .584 (5, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.41 (83, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.24 (84, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2023Regionaldefeated Army, defeated East Carolina, defeated East Carolina
2023Super Regionaldefeated Duke
2023CWSlost to Florida, eliminated by TCU
2022Regionaldefeated Coastal Carolina, lost to East Carolina, eliminated by Coastal Carolina
2021Regionallost to South Carolina, defeated Jacksonville, defeated South Carolina, defeated Old Dominion, defeated Old Dominion
2021Super Regionaldefeated Dallas Baptist
2021CWSdefeated Tennessee, lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Texas
2017Regionaldefeated Dallas Baptist, lost to TCU, eliminated by Dallas Baptist
2016Regionaldefeated William & Mary, lost to East Carolina, eliminated by William & Mary
2015Regionaldefeated USC, defeated San Diego State, defeated USC
2015Super Regionaldefeated Maryland
2015CWSdefeated Arkansas, defeated Florida, lost to Florida, defeated Florida
2015CWS Championshiplost to Vanderbilt, defeated Vanderbilt, defeated Vanderbilt
2014Regionaldefeated Bucknell, defeated Arkansas, defeated Arkansas
2014Super Regionallost to Maryland, defeated Maryland, defeated Maryland
2014CWSdefeated Mississippi, defeated TCU, defeated Mississippi, lost to Vanderbilt, defeated Vanderbilt, eliminated by Vanderbilt
2013Regionaldefeated Army, defeated Elon, defeated Elon
2013Super Regionallost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Mississippi State
2012Regionaldefeated Army, lost to Appalachian State, eliminated by Oklahoma
2011Regionaldefeated Navy, defeated St. John's, defeated East Carolina
2011Super Regionaldefeated UC Irvine
2011CWSdefeated California, lost to South Carolina, defeated California, eliminated by South Carolina
2010Regionaldefeated VCU, defeated Mississippi, lost to St. John's, defeated St. John's
2010Super Regionaleliminated by Oklahoma
2009Regionaldefeated San Diego State, defeated UC Irvine, defeated UC Irvine
2009Super Regionaldefeated Mississippi
2009CWSlost to LSU, defeated Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Arkansas
2008Regionallost to UCLA, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2007Regionaldefeated Lafayette, defeated Oregon State, lost to Oregon State, eliminated by Oregon State
 
*all team stats through 5/19