2015 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

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2015 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
Virginia Cavaliers text logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2015 record 44–24 (15–15 ACC)
Head coach Brian O'Connor (12th year)
Assistant coach Kevin McMullan (12th year)
Assistant coach Karl Kuhn (12th year)
Assistant coach Matt Kirby (4th year)
Home stadium Davenport Field
Seasons
« 2014 2016 »
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Atlantic
#10 Louisville x†y 25 – 5   .833     47 – 18   .723
#26 Notre Dame y 17 – 13   .567     37 – 23   .617
#12 Florida State ‡y 17 – 13   .567     44 – 21   .677
Clemson y 16 – 13   .552     32 – 29   .525
NC State y 15 – 14   .517     36 – 23   .610
Wake Forest 12 – 18   .400     27 – 26   .509
Boston College 10 – 19   .345     27 – 27   .500
Coastal
#6 Miami (FL) xy 22 – 8   .733     50 – 16   .758
#1 Virginia y 15 – 15   .500     44 – 24   .647
North Carolina 13 – 16   .448     34 – 24   .586
Virginia Tech 13 – 16   .448     27 – 27   .500
Georgia Tech 13 – 17   .433     32 – 23   .582
Duke 10 – 19   .345     31 – 22   .585
Pittsburgh 9 – 21   .300     20 – 32   .385
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2015 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 12th season at Virginia.

2015 was a tough regular season for the 2014 NCAA runner-up. The Cavaliers slogged through a disappointing and injury filled regular season. By winning 5 of its last 6 ACC games, the Cavs managed to cobble together a .500 ACC record, qualifying them for a play in game at the the ACC tournament. At the tournament they won the play in game against Georgia Tech and then promptly lost the last three games.

Virginia was given an NCAA tournament birth, as a No. 3 regional seed, and the Cavs took full advantage. They swept through the Lake Elsinore (Calif.) Regional, and because Maryland, also a #3 seed, had won its regional, were able to host a Super Regional, which the Cavaliers swept as well.

In Omaha the Cavaliers wan the 2015 College World Series, highlighted by winning two of three games against Florida before ousting Vanderbilt in three games in the CWS Finals. Virginia's season was notable for the Cavaliers continuing to battle in spite of numerous setbacks. That never give up attitude was evident in its post season as well: UVA scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning or later in each of their 10 postseason wins.[2]

Previous Season

In 2014, the Cavaliers finished the season 2nd in the ACC's Coastal Division with a record of 47–14, 22–8 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in pool play. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament as the #3 overall national seed, and were placed in the Charlottesville Regional, of which they were hosts. Also in the regional were Bucknell, Liberty, and Arkansas. The Cavaliers defeated Bucknell, 10–1, in the opening game, and then shut out Arkansas, 3–0, to advance to the regional final. There, they again defeated Arkansas, this time by a score of 9–2. In the Super Regional, the Cavaliers fell in the opening game to ACC foe Maryland, 4–5. However, they rebounded and defeated the Terrapins in the next two games, 7–3 and 11–2, to advance to the College World Series.

In the College World Series, Virginia's first game was against Ole Miss, whom the Cavaliers defeated, 2–1. In the second round, Virginia defeated #7 national seed TCU, 3–2, in 15 innings. In the semifinals, the Cavaliers again defeated Ole Miss, this time by a score of 4–1. The Cavaliers advanced to the College World Series finals to play Vanderbilt. In the first game of the finals, the Commodores won by a score of 9–8. Virginia then rebounded to defeat Vanderbilt, 7–2, in game two. In a winner-take-all game three, Vanderbilt prevailed, 3–2, to be crowned national champions.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Virginia Cavaliers roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 6 – Matt Doughty – Freshman
  • 7 – Adam Haseley – Freshman
  • 11 – Bennett Sousa – Freshman
  • 13 – Alec Bettinger – Sophomore
  • 14 – Derek Casey – Freshman
  • 16 – Tommy Doyle – Freshman
  • 17 – Jack Roberts – Redshirt Freshman
  • 19 – Nathan Kirby – Junior
  • 20 – Brandon Waddell – Junior
  • 27 – Josh Sborz – Junior
  • 28 – Kevin Doherty – Junior
  • 29 – Riley Cummins – Freshman
  • 30 – Connor Jones – Sophomore
  • 32 – Mark Ostbye – Freshman
  • 34 – Riley Wilson – Freshman
  • 35 – David Rosenberger – Junior
  

Catchers

  • 8 – Robbie Coman – Junior
  • 21 – Matt Thaiss – Sophomore

Infielders

  • 2 – John La Prise – Junior
  • 4 – Ernie Clement – Freshman
  • 9 – Kenny Towns – Senior
  • 10 – Pavin Smith – Freshman
  • 12 – Charlie Cody – Freshman
  • 18 – Justin Novak – Freshman
  • 22 – Daniel Pinero – Sophomore
  • 25 – Jack Gerstenmaier – Freshman
  • 37 – Thomas Woodruff – Senior
  

Outfielders

  • 23 – Christian Lowry – Freshman
  • 31 – Joe McCarthy – Junior
  

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at
Virginia		 Alma Mater
Brian O'Connor Head Coach 12 Creighton University (1993)
Kevin McMullan Associate Head Coach 12 Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1990)
Karl Kuhn Assistant Coach 12 University of Florida (1992)
Matt Kirby Assistant Coach 4 College of William & Mary (2003)

Schedule

Legend
  Virginia win
  Virginia loss
  Postponement
Bold Virginia team member
2015 Virginia Cavaliers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season
NCAA Tournament – Lake Elsinore (Calif.) Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
May 29 (2) USC Lake Elsinore Diamond • Lake Elsinore, CA 6–1 Jones (6–2) Davis (3–3) Sborz (13) 2,000 35–22 1–0
May 30 (4) San Diego State Lake Elsinore Diamond • Lake Elsinore, CA 3–1 Sborz (4–2) Seyler (9–3) 2,114 36–22 2–0
May 31 (2) USC Lake Elsinore Diamond • Lake Elsinore, CA 14–1011 Rosenberger (3–0) Wheatley (4–4) Sborz (14) 1,065 37–22 3–0
NCAA Tournament – Charlottesville, VA Super Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
June 5 Maryland #13 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 5–3 Jones (7–2) Mooney (3–1) Sborz (14) 5,001 38–22 4–0
June 6 Maryland #13 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 5–4 Bettinger (5–5) Galligan (4–5) 5,001 39–22 5–0
NCAA Tournament – College World Series
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record
June 13 #7 Arkansas #8 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 5–3 Sborz (5–2) Killian (3–5) 24,228 40–22 1–0
June 15 #2 Florida #8 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 1–0 Waddell (4–5) Puk (9–4) Sborz (15) 19,544 41–22 2–0
June 19 #2 Florida #8 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 5–10 Faedo (11–6) Kirby (5–3) 19,015 41–23 2–1
June 20 #2 Florida #8 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 5–4 Sborz (6–2) Lewis (6–2) 15,560 42–23 3–1
June 22 #5 Vanderbilt #8 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 1–5 Fulmer (14–2) Jones (7–3) 21,652 42–24 3–2
June 23 #5 Vanderbilt #8 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 3–0 Sborz (7–2) Pfeiffer (6–5) 24,645 43–24 4–2
June 24 #5 Vanderbilt #8 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 4–2 Waddell (5–5) Kilichowski (3–4) Kirby (1) 17,689 44–24 5–2

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

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See also: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = 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' 2 2* 1 1 1 7 14 12 17 23 20 23 24 NR 25 NR NR* 1 1 
Baseball America 4 4 4 3 3 14 20 16 22 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 1 
Collegiate Baseball^ 3 3 2 2 3 12 25 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR 29 NR 13 8 1 
NCBWA† 2 1 1 1 1 9 12 9 15 21 19 22 27 27 24 30 14 1

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards and honors

Nathan Kirby
Joe McCarthy
  • Louisville Slugger Pre-season Second Team All-American[4]
  • Perfect Game USA Pre-season Second Team All-American[5]
  • Baseball America Pre-season Second Team All-American[6]
Josh Sborz
  • Most Outstanding Player, 2015 College World Series[8]
  • ACC Second Team[7]
Brandon Waddell
  • Louisville Slugger Pre-season Second Team All-American[4]
  • Perfect Game USA Pre-season Third Team All-American[5]
Matt Thaiss
  • Louisville Slugger 2015 Third Team All-American[9]
Pavin Smith
  • ACC All Freshman Team[7]
  • Louisville Slugger Freshmen A-A Team[10]
Adam Haseley
  • ACC All Freshman Team[7]
  • Louisville Slugger Freshmen A-A Team[10]
Kenny Towns
  • ACC Second Team[7]
Daniel Pinero
  • ACC Second Team[7]

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