2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
ACC Tournament champions ; Irvine Regional champions ; Oxford Super Regional champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	49–15-1 (22–8 ACC)
Head coach	Brian O'Connor (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin McMullan (6th season); Karl Kuhn (6th season);
Home stadium	Davenport Field
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cavaliers played their home games at Davenport Field. The team was coached by Brian O'Connor, leading his sixth season at Virginia.

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Florida State ^x‍‍‍^y	19	–	9	.679	45	–	18	.714
No. 15 Clemson ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	.633	44	–	22	.667
Boston College ‍‍‍^y	13	–	15	.464	34	–	26	.567
Maryland ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	27	–	27	.500
NC State ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	25	–	31	.446
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	6	–	24	.200	22	–	30	.423
Coastal
No. 5 North Carolina ^x‍‍‍^y	19	–	10	.655	48	–	18	.727
No. 18 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍^y	17	–	10	.630	38	–	19	.667
No. 20 Miami ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	.600	38	–	22	.633
No. 6 Virginia ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	11	.593	49	–	15	.766
Duke ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	35	–	24	.593
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	12	–	17	.414	32	–	21	.604

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2009^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cavaliers won the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, then advanced to the 2009 College World Series.

Personnel

Roster

2009 Virginia Cavaliers roster^[2]

Pitchers

11 - Kevin Arico
12 - Corey Hunt
15 - Matt Packer
17 - Shane Halley
18 - Tyler Wilson
20 - Sean Lucas
22 - Robert Morey
23 - Danny Hultzen
25 - Will Roberts
29 - Scott Silverstein
30 - Blake Forslund
31 - Justin Thompson
34 - Robert Poutier
37 - Brad Grove
38 - Andrew Carraway
39 - Neal Davis
47 - Jeff Lorick

Infielders

2 - Keith Werman
5 - Phil Gosselin
12 - Corey Hunt
13 - Jared King
19 - Steven Proscia
27 - Tyler Biddix

Catchers

8 - John Hicks
10 - Tyler Cannon
33 - Franco Valdes
45 - Will Campbell

Outfielders

3 - Jarrett Parker
7 - John Barr
9 - David Coleman
14 - John Bivens
21 - Dan Grovatt
27 - Tyler Biddix
35 - Steven Kouril

Coaches

2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball coaching staff
Brian O'Connor – Head coach – 6th year Kevin McMullan - Associate head coach - 6th year Karl Kuhn - Assistant Coach - 6th year Eddie Smith - Assistant Coach - 3rd year

Schedule

2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log^[3]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
February 20	Bucknell	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	12–0					1–0
February 21	Bucknell	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	7–0					2–0
February 21	Bucknell	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	6–1					3–0
February 22	Bucknell	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	11–1					4–0
February 24	William & Mary	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	11–1					5–0
February 27	Fordham	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	6–2					5–0
February 27	Delaware	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	11–4					6–0
February 28	Delaware	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	7–3					7–0

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
March 4	George Washington	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	17–4					8–0
March 6	@ Wake Forest	Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC	18–2					9–0	1-0
March 7	@ Wake Forest	Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park •Winston-Salem, NC	8–6					10–0	2-0
March 8	@ Wake Forest	Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park •Winston-Salem, NC	21–5					11–0	3-0
March 10	Navy	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	17–1					12–0
March 11	VMI	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	10–3					12–0
Mar 13	Florida State	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	15–2					13–0	4–0
Mar 17	Marshall	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	5–4					14–0
March 18	Canisius	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	11–3					15–0
March 18	Wagner	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	5–2					16–0
March 20	Miami (FL)	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	9–4					17–0	5-0
March 21	Miami (FL)	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	3–4					17–1	5-1
March 22	Miami (FL)	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	5-7(8)					17–2	5-2
March 24	Towson	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	13–4					18–2
March 25	Towson	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	7–5					19–2
March 27	@ North Carolina	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	3–4					19–3	5-3
March 28	@ North Carolina	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	5–2					20–3	6-3
March 29	@ North Carolina	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	5–6					20–4	6-4
March 31	Radford	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	12–2					21–4

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
April 1	Norfolk State	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	6–2					22–4
April 3	Maryland	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	7–4					23–4	7–4
April 4	Maryland	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	7–8					23–5	7–5
April 5	Maryland	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	17–2					24–5	8–5
April 7	Stony Brook	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	8–0					25–5
April 8	Stony Brook	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	2–6					25–6
April 11	@ Georgia Tech	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	6–7					25-7	8-6
April 11	@ Georgia Tech	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	11–10					26-7	9-6
April 12	@ Georgia Tech	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	4–4					26-7-1	9-6-1
April 17	@ Boston College	Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA	8–3					27-7-1	10-6-1
April 18	@ Boston College	Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA	6–9					27-8-1	10-7-1
April 19	@ Boston College	Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA	2–0					28-8-1	11-7-1
April 21	@ VCU	The Diamond • Richmond, VA	8–1					29-8-1
Apr 22	Georgetown	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	9–3					30-8-1
Apr 24	NC State	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	6–2					31-8-1	12-7-1
Apr 25	NC State	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	6–3					32-8-1	13-7-1
Apr 26	NC State	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	6–7					32-9-1	13-8-1
Apr 28	Liberty	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	5–2					33-9-1

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACC record
May 8	Duke	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	4–11					33-10-1	13-9-1
May 9	Duke	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	10–9					34-10-1	14-9-1
May 10	Duke	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	12–1					35-10-1	15-9-1
May 12	VCU	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	4–1					36-10-1
May 14	@ Virginia Tech	English Field • Blacksburg, VA	4-5(10)					36-11-1	15-10-1
May 15	@ Virginia Tech	English Field • Blacksburg, VA	8–9					36-12-1	15-11-1
May 15	@ Virginia Tech	English Field • Blacksburg, VA	6–4					37-12-1	16-11-1

Postseason

ACC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACCT Record
May 21	Clemson	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC	6–5					38-12-1	1–0
May 22	UNC	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC	11-1(8)					39-12-1	2-0
May 23	Duke	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC	11–7					40-12-1	3-0
May 24	Florida State	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC	6–3					41-12-1	4-0

Irvine Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 29	SDSU	Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA	5–1					42-12-1	1–0
May 30	UC Irvine	Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA	5–0					43-12-1	2–0
May 31	UC Irvine	Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA	4–1					44-12-1	3–0

Oxford Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 5	Ole Miss	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	3-4(12)					44-13-1	3-1
June 6	Ole Miss	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	4–3					45-13-1	4-1
June 7	Ole Miss	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	5–1					46-13-1	5-1

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	CWS record
June 13	vs. #3 LSU	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	5–9					46-14-1	0-1
June 15	vs. Cal State Fullerton	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	7–5					47-14-1	1-1
June 17	vs. Arkansas	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	3–4					47-15-1	1–2

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	14	14*	10	6	5	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	1			4
Baseball America	15	13	13	11	7	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	5	2			3
Collegiate Baseball^	17	14	15	10	6	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	5	2	2	2	3
NCBWA†	13	10	8	6	5	3	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	1	4	1		1	3

^ 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.

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2009". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
^ "Virginia Season Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
^ "2009 Virginia Baseball". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved April 26, 2014.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2009". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 23, 2016.

[2] "Virginia Season Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved April 26, 2014.

[3] "2009 Virginia Baseball". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved April 26, 2014.

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2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball

ACC Tournament champions Irvine Regional champions Oxford Super Regional champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	49–15-1 (22–8 ACC)
Head coach	Brian O'Connor (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin McMullan (6th season) Karl Kuhn (6th season)
Home stadium	Davenport Field
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →