American college baseball season
The 2022 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2022 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 18th season at Virginia.
They 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.
The 2021 team's season was highlighted by qualifying for the College World Series for the first time since the 2015 national championship season . In the College World Series, they finished 1–2. Virginia finished the 2021 season with a 36–27 (18–18 ACC) record.
2022 Virginia Cavaliers Patriots baseball game log Regular season (38–17) February (7–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ACC record Jerry Bryson Classic February 18 vs. Bellarmine * No. 21 John Henry Moss Stadium Boiling Springs, NC W 1–0 Geerdes (1–0) Pender (0–1) Wyatt (1) 89 1–0 — February 19 at Gardner–Webb * No. 21 John Henry Moss Stadium W 7–0 Ortiz (1–0) Simeone (0–1) None 503 2–0 — February 20 vs. NJIT * No. 21 John Henry Moss Stadium W 8–3 Gursky (1–0) Gegeckas (0–1) None 56 3–0 — February 23 VMI * No. 21 Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA W 14–0 Ortiz (2–0) Kaltreider (0–1) None ACCNX 2,293 4–0 — February 25 Cornell * No. 21 Davenport Field W 24–9 Savino (1–0) Yacinich (0–1) None ACCNX 2,515 5–0 — February 26 Cornell* No. 21 Davenport Field W 17–2 Gursky (2–0) Edwards (0–1) None ACCNX 2,593 6–0 — February 27 Cornell* No. 21 Davenport Field W 19–1 Neeck (1–0) Cushing (0–1) None ACCNX 2,505 7–0 —
March (16–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ACC record March 1 William & Mary * No. 22 Davenport Field W 12–0 Ortiz (3–0) Prairie (0–1) None ACCNX 2,189 8–0 — March 4 Penn State * No. 22 Davenport Field W 10–1 Savino (2–0) Luensmann (0–2) None ACCNX 2,574 9–0 — March 5 Penn State* No. 22 Davenport Field W 10–4 Gursky (3–0) Tulio (1–1) None ACCNX 3,259 10–0 — March 6 Penn State* No. 22 Davenport Field W 13–1 Neeck (2–0) Molsky (0–2) None ACCNX 4,459 11–0 — March 8 George Washington * No. 19 Davenport Field W 10–2 Berry (1–0) Brus (0–1) None ACCNX 2,209 12–0 — March 11 at Duke No. 19 Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC W 5–0 Savino (3–0) Johnson (1–3) None ACCNX 447 13–0 1–0 March 13 at Duke No. 19 Durham Bulls Athletic Park W 13–1 Gursky (4–0) Fox (1–2) None ACCN 918 14–0 2–0 March 13 at Duke No. 19 Durham Bulls Athletic Park L 6–7 Loper (2–0) Ortiz (3–1) None ACCNX 918 14–1 2–1 March 15 Rider * No. 17 Davenport Field W 14–4 Buchanan (1–0) Sachais (0–1) None ACCNX 2,313 15–1 — March 16 Rider* No. 17 Davenport Field W 12–3 Berry (2–0) Vitacco (0–1) None ACCNX 2,241 16–1 — March 18 Boston College No. 17 Davenport Field W 7–6 (10) Geerdes (2–0) Ryan (1–1) None ACCNX 2,744 17–1 3–1 March 19 Boston College No. 17 Davenport Field W 18–1 Gursky (5–0) Hard (0–2) None ACCNX 3,028 18–1 4–1 March 20 Boston College No. 17 Davenport Field W 16–8 Woolfolk (1–0) Pelio (1–1) None ACCNX 3,734 19–1 5–1 March 22 Towson * No. 8 Davenport Field W 15–3 Buchanan (2–0) Blumenauer (0–4) None ACCNX 2,441 20–1 — March 25 at Wake Forest No. 8 David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, NC W 8–2 Savino (4–0) Lowder (5–1) None ACCNX 1,527 21–1 6–1 March 26 at Wake Forest No. 8 David F. Couch Ballpark W 8–0 Berry (3–0) Hartle (3–3) None ACCNX 1,351 22–1 7–1 March 27 at Wake Forest No. 8 David F. Couch Ballpark L 1–8 McGraw (2–1) Neeck (2–1) None ESPNews 1,154 22–2 7–2 March 29 Richmond * No. 3 Davenport Field W 8–2 Ortiz (4–1) Willitts (1–2) None ACCNX 2,240 23–2 —
April (10–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ACC record April 1 No. 21 Georgia Tech No. 3 Davenport Field L 4–6 Maxwell (2–0) Savino (4–1) None ACCNX 3,004 23–3 7–3 April 2 No. 21 Georgia Tech No. 3 Davenport Field W 13–9 Kosanovich (1–0) Carwile (2–2) None ACCNX 3,336 24–3 8–3 April 3 No. 21 Georgia Tech No. 3 Davenport Field W 18–9 Berry (4–0) Grissom (1–3) None ACCNX 5,286 25–3 9–3 April 6 Liberty * No. 3 Davenport Field W 7–2 Ortiz (5–1) Gibson (3–3) None ACCNX 3,106 26–3 — April 8 at No. 12 Miami (FL) No. 3 Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL L 2–6 Palmquist (6–1) Savino (4–2) None ACCN 3,552 26–4 9–4 April 9 at No. 12 Miami (FL) No. 3 Alex Rodriguez Park L 4–5 Gallo (1–0) Neeck (2–2) Walters (10) ACCNX 3,552 26–5 9–5 April 10 at No. 12 Miami (FL) No. 3 Alex Rodriguez Park L 5–15 Torres (3–0) Berry (4–1) None ACCNX 3,119 26–6 9–6 April 12 Old Dominion * No. 8 Davenport Field L 2–9 Gertner (2–3) Buchanan (2–1) None ACCNX 3,347 26–7 — April 15 at Pittsburgh No. 8 Charles L. Cost Field Pittsburgh, PA L 4–9 Gilbertson (6–2) Savino (4–3) None ACCNX 632 26–8 9–7 April 16 at Pittsburgh No. 8 Charles L. Cost Field W 18–0 Gursky (6–0) Evans (3–4) None ACCNX 608 27–8 10–7 April 17 at Pittsburgh No. 8 Charles L. Cost Field L 1–4 Corcoran (5–2) Berry (4–3) Stuart (5) ACCN 398 27–9 10–8 Duel at the Diamond April 19 at VCU * No. 11 The Diamond Richmond, VA L 7–9 (10) Wilson (4–0) Hodorovich (0–1) None ESPN+ /WINA 3,392 27–10 — April 20 Georgetown * No. 11 Davenport Field W 6–4 Woolfolk (2–0) Redfern (1–1) Kosanovich (1) ACCNX 2,759 28–10 — South's Oldest Rivalry April 22 North Carolina No. 11 Davenport Field W 4–2 Woolfolk (3–0) Carlson (1–2) Neeck (1) ACCNX 4,078 29–10 11–8 April 23 North Carolina No. 11 Davenport Field W 11–7 (10) Kosanovich (2–0) Gillian (1–3) None ACCNX 4,712 30–10 12–8 April 24 North Carolina No. 11 Davenport Field W 10–3 Berry (5–2) Mott (6–3) None ESPNU 4,559 31–10 13–8 April 26 at Old Dominion* No. 11 Harbor Park Norfolk, VA Canceled April 27 at George Mason * No. 11 Davenport Field W 17–7 Greene (1–0) Grant (0–1) None ACCN 2,507 32–10 13–8 Commonwealth Clash April 29 No. 7 Virginia Tech No. 11 Davenport Field L 2–5 Green (7–1) Savino (4–4) Firoved (2) ACCNX 4,873 32–11 13–9 April 30 No. 7 Virginia Tech No. 11 Davenport Field W 6–3 Gursky (7–0) Hackenber (8–1) Neeck (2) ACCNX 5,919 33–11 14–9
May (7–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ACC record Commonwealth Clash May 1 No. 7 Virginia Tech No. 11 Davenport Field L 5–7 Firoved (2–0) Wyatt (0–1) None ACCNX 5,485 33–12 14–10 May 4 VCU* No. 14 Davenport Field W 12–6 Kosanovich (3–0) Serrano (1–4) None ACCNX 2,549 34–12 — May 11 Longwood * No. 12 Davenport Field W 8–3 Bowers (1–0) Taylor (1–2) None ACCNX 2,952 35–12 — May 13 Clemson No. 12 Davenport Field W 11–6 Buchanan (3–1) Anglin (5–5) Neeck (3) ACCNX 2,860 36–12 15–10 May 15 Clemson No. 12 Davenport Field L 2–8 Gilbert (4–2) Savino (4–5) Gordon (1) ACCNX 3,409 36–13 15–11 May 15 Clemson No. 12 Davenport Field W 6–3 Kosanovich (4–0) Barlow (1–3) None ACCN 3,848 37–13 16–11 May 17 Mount St. Mary's * Davenport Field Canceled [ 2] May 19 at No. 10 Louisville No. 12 Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY L 1–4 Poland (5–3) Gursky (7–1) Prosecky (10) ACCNX 2,287 37–14 16–12 May 20 at No. 10 Louisville No. 12 Jim Patterson Stadium W 16–7 Savino (5–5) Lohman (1–2) None ACCNX 3,078 38–14 17–12 May 21 at No. 10 Louisville No. 12 Jim Patterson Stadium L 3–11 Liggett (2–0) Berry (5–5) None ACCNX 2,695 38–15 17–13
Postseason (1–3) Greenville Regional (1–2) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 3 vs. (3) Coastal Carolina (2) Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC W 7–2 Savino (6–6) VanScoter (9–3) None ESPN+ 4,923 39–17 1–0 June 4 at (1) No. 10 East Carolina (2) Clark–LeClair Stadium L 2–4 Mayhue (5–1) Gursky (7–3) Agnos (2) ACCN 5,603 39–18 1–1 June 5 vs. (3) Coastal Carolina (2) Clark–LeClair Stadium L 6–7 Maniscalco (3–2) Wyatt (0–2) None ESPN+ 4,929 39–19 1–2
Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled * = Non-conference game Bold = Virginia team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. [ 3]
Greenville Regional [ edit ] Greenville Regional Teams (1) East Carolina Pirates (2) Virginia Cavaliers (3) Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4) Coppin State Eagles
First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1 East Carolina 17 4 Coppin State 1 1 East Carolina 4 2 Virginia 2 3 Coastal Carolina 2 2 Virginia 7 1 East Carolina 1 13 3 Coastal Carolina 9 4 Lower round 1 Lower final 2 Virginia 6 4 Coppin State 8 3 Coastal Carolina 7 3 Coastal Carolina 10
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Coaches' [ 4] 21 21* 22 19 17 8 3 (1 ) 3 6 9 8 9 9 10 13 19 19* 19* RV Baseball America [ 5] 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 6 8 5 12 11 11 17 25 25* 25* — Collegiate Baseball ^[ 6] 24 25 12 7 5 3 2 2 5 16 16 18 18 19 22 24 — — — NCBWA †[ 7] 17 20 23 17 16 8 3 3 8 11 10 13 13 15 15 21 30 30* 30 D1Baseball[ 8] — — — — 19 10 4 3 8 11 11 14 12 12 15 — —* —* —
^ 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.
Venues Rivalries People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics * National championships in bold