2026 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

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ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
CoachesNo. 24
D1Baseball.comNo. 23
Record30–16 (12–12 ACC)
2026 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
D1Baseball.comNo. 23
Record30–16 (12–12 ACC)
Head coach
Hitting coachEric Tyler (1st season)
Pitching coachBrady Kirkpatrick (1st season)
Home stadiumDavenport Field
Seasons
← 2025
2027 →
2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 19–5–0 .79236–7–0 .837
No. 2 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .70836–8–1 .811
No. 20 Boston College ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66733–14–0 .702
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .57132–12–0 .727
No. 14 Florida State ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .57129–14–0 .674
No. 23 Virginia ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50029–16–0 .644
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47628–14–0 .667
NC State ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47627–16–0 .628
Louisville ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47626–18–0 .591
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47621–19–0 .525
Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45828–17–0 .622
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45822–20–0 .524
Duke ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37523–23–0 .500
California  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33322–20–0 .524
Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33319–20–0 .487
Clemson ‍‍‍ 6–15–0 .28626–19–0 .578
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of April 27, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represents the University of Virginia in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season.

The Cavaliers play their home games at Davenport Field at Disharoon Park in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is Chris Pollard's first season as head coach of the Cavaliers. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Last season, under the leadership of Brian O'Connor, the team went 32–18 overall, and 16–11 in ACC Conference play. The Cavaliers were eliminated from the ACC tournament by Boston College and missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2019.[2]

Following the season, O'Connor left to take over the head coaching position at Mississippi State. On June 10, 2025, Virginia announced the hiring of Duke head coach and Amherst County native Chris Pollard as O'Connor's replacement.

Preseason

Coaches poll

ACC coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Georgia Tech237 (7)
2North Carolina236 (6)
3Florida State221 (1)
4Louisville196
5Clemson185 (2)
6NC State169
7Virginia165
8Miami159
9Wake Forest145
10Stanford99
11Virginia Tech89
12Notre Dame87
13Duke67
14Pittsburgh45
15California41
16Boston College35

Source:[3]

Roster

2025 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
0 C Will Broderick L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Texas San Antonio
1 INF Noah Murray R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Virginia Crozet
2 RHP Matt Augustin R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr New Jersey Cherry Hill
3 UTL Noah Jouras R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Gr Illinois Western Springs
4 OF Griffin Enis R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mississippi Corinth
5 INF Kyle Johnson R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Virginia Leesburg
6 INF RJ Holmes R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr California Menifee
7 INF Jayden Stroman S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr New York (state) Medford
8 C Thomas O'Connell L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Connecticut Sharon
9 LHP Henry Zatkowski L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Maryland Clarksdale
10 RHP Kevin Jaxel R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr New York (state) Congers
12 RHP Charlie Oschell R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Pennsylvania Phoenixville
13 OF Zach Jackson L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Georgia (country) Smyrna
15 OF Will Mahala L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr New Jersey Far Hills
16 RHP Jake Weatherspoon R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Florida Melbourne
18 INF Sam Harris L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Iowa Urbandale
19 C Aiden Harris R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Virginia Midlothian
20 INF Noah Yoder R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Virginia Mechanicsville
21 INF Eric Becker L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr New York (state) Thiells
22 RHP Joe Colucci R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Virginia Purcellville
23 RHP John Paone R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Massachusetts Lexington
25 INF Joe Tiroly R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pennsylvania Yardley
27 RHP Drew Koenen R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Illinois Park Ridge
28 RHP Lucas Hartman R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Gr Florida Bradenton
29 OF AJ Gracia L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr New Jersey Monroe
30 LHP Brendan Cowen L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Virginia Leesburg
32 OF LJ Edwards L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Florida Lake Helen
33 C Bryce Neely R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Virginia Midlothian
34 OF Harrison Didawick L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Virginia Chesapeake
35 RHP Michael Yeager R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Connecticut Greenwich
36 RHP Christopher Worley R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Michigan Grand Blanc
37 LHP Tommy Roldan L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Maryland Poolesville
38 LHP Dean Kampschror L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Virginia Falls Church
39 RHP Ryan Prior R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr New Jersey Sea Girt
40 RHP Tyler Kapa R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Michigan Waterford
41 UTL Thomas Stewart R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Colorado Lakewood
43 RHP Ben Shulman R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr New York (state) Chappaqua
44 INF Antonio Perrotta L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Maryland Rockville
46 RHP Christian Lucarelli R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pennsylvania Beaver Falls
47 RHP Nate Bassett R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Virginia Bristow
51 LHP Max Stammel L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Texas Dallas
Head coach

Chris Pollard

Assistant coach(es)

Brady Kirkpatrick
Derek Simmons
Eric Tyler

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 17, 2026

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[4]2222*RVRV1612111414121224
Baseball America[5]1414121199919252324—
NCBWA†[6]242424251812111920191423
D1Baseball[7]————1499101391023
Perfect Game[8]1414141510991217161724

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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.

Schedule

2026 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log (30–16)
Regular season (30–16)
April (7–9)
Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC
April 2ACCNNo. 7 Florida StateNo. 10Davenport FieldW 4–3Zatkowski (5–0)Mendes (6–2)Kapa (7)4,34124–78–5
April 3ACCNXNo. 7 Florida StateNo. 10Davenport FieldL 2–5Beard (3–0)Stammel (2–3)Abraham (4)5,14124–88–6
April 4ACCNXNo. 7 Florida StateNo. 10Davenport FieldL 3–9Moore (5–1)Paone (1–2)None4,70724–98–7
April 7ACCNXJames Madison*No. 13Davenport FieldL 7–8 (10)McGrath (2–1)Kapa (1–2)Madden (1)3,99224–10-
April 10ACCNXat Notre DameNo. 13Frank Eck Stadium
South Bend, IN		W 8-4Hartman (6-0)Uber (4-2)None48925-109-7
April 11ACCNXat Notre DameNo. 13Frank Eck StadiumL 3–5Redel (4–2)Stammel (2–4)Jaisie (1)1,01425–119–8
April 12ACCNXat Notre DameNo. 13Frank Eck StadiumW 20–5 (8)Hartman (7–0)Singleton (0–2)None74526–1110–8
April 14ESPN+at VCU*No. 9The DiamondL 2–6Newman (3–1)Yeager (0–2)None98226–12-
April 16ACCNClemsonNo. 9Davenport FieldW 6–4Zatkowski (6–0)Knaak (2–4)Kapa (8)3,67127–1211–8
April 17ACCNXClemsonNo. 9Davenport FieldL 1–5Sharman (5–1)Jaxel (4–1)None4,21627–1311–9
April 18ACCNXClemsonNo. 9Davenport FieldW 5–4Hartman (8–0)Nelson (1–3)Kapa (9)5,07728–1312–9
April 22ACCNXLiberty*No. 10Davenport FieldW 5–4Stewart (1–0)Potts (2–2)Kapa (10)3,53929–13-
April 24ACCNXat PittsburghNo. 10Charles L. Cost Field
Pittsburgh, PA		L 5–7Kriebel (2–1)Hartman (8–1)Smink (3)38129–1412–10
April 25ACCNXat PittsburghNo. 10Charles L. Cost FieldL 0–11 (7)Beruvides Jr. (1–0)Johnson (0–2)None47729–1512–11
April 26ACCNXat PittsburghNo. 10Charles L. Cost FieldL 3–7Gray (4–0)Paone (1–3)Leslie (1)37729–1612–12
April 28ACCNXGeorge Mason*No. 23Davenport FieldW 5–1Hartman (9–1)Kaler (1–2)Kapa (11)3,28830–16-
April 29ACCNXNorfolk State*No. 23Davenport FieldCanceled (inclement weather)
Legend:   = Win   = Loss   = Canceled
Bold =Virginia team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll or NCAA tournament seeding for postseason play.[9]

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