2022 ACC Coach of the Year and ABCA/ATEC Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year - enters his sixth season as the head baseball coach at Virginia Tech and his 18th season as an NCAA Division I baseball head coach. He was a member of six championship teams at IUP. The Cavaliers once again dropped the opening game but rallied for back-to-back victories to clinch the programs fifth berth into the College World Series. Elon 1 ranking in 2010. The success at home also featured a program-record 19-game home win streak that dated back to the 2021 season and a new single-game attendance mark with 5,919 fans against Virginia Tech on Ryan Zimmerman Day (April 30, 2022). / @Avemabe10 / UVa finished in the Top 25 of several national polls and won 15 more games than the 2003 squad. Paul VI Collegiate Freshman, R/R Graduate Student, L/R / / @Griff_OFerrall While UVAs pitching staff ranked first nationally in ERA, the Cavaliers recorded a .978 fielding percentage at the time, a school record and ranked among the top 20 nationally in batting. Four qualified hitters sported .300 batting averages including Tanner Morris (.345) and Nic Kent (.337) who ranked 7th and 11th in the ACC, respectively. / / The Cavaliers own a .299 team batting average during that span and led the conference in batting in 2009, 2010 and 2013. Seven Cavaliers were named All-ACC, with four claiming All-America honors Hultzen, Kline, John Hicks and Will Roberts. In addition, 23 Cavaliers have claimed Freshman All-America distinctions. 6-1 Men's and Women's Track and Field Women's Volleyball Recreation and Club Sports Mail and Shipping Address 1 Drexel Drive Campus Box 92 New Orleans, LA 70125 Phone 504-520-7329 Fax 504-520-7934 Ticket info: [email protected] Staff Directory Members By Category/Department 2023 Xavier University of Louisiana. Bishop O'Connell / Ranked No. Assistant Baseball Coach 804-524-5816 804-524-5816: Basketball (Men) Lonnie Blow, Jr. Head Men's Basketball Coach . @angelotonas, 6-10 Minimum of 1 year of coaching experience as an Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach, or a Head Baseball Coach. He is a five-time recipient of ABCA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year laurels (2004, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015) and five-time ACC Coach of the Year honoree (2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014). / After a slow start to the season, UVA caught fire in the back half of the ACC schedule, including a series win at then-No. / First year Chris Newell was named the co-National Freshman of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaperwhile he and classmate Max Cotier claimed freshman All-America honors. / / / Since 2009, UVA owns 50 NCAA tournament wins tied for the fifth most in the nation. Papi and McCarthy were joined by Branden Cogswell, Reed Gragnani and Nick Howard on the All-ACC squad. OConnor enters the 2023 season with a career record of 789-338-2 and a 325-211-1 record in ACC play. / McMullans father, John McMullan, was an All-America football player at Notre Dame and played in the NFL with the New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Titans (now the Jets). 1 seeds and a No. @cullen.mckay, 6-0 / 195 Playing for the Atlanta Braves on June 25, 2010, Billy earned his 400 th career . / / In 1990, he was a Pioneer League All-Star. The VBCA mission it to unite, educate and support baseball coaches in Virginia. (AP) - Terry Holland, who elevated Virginia basketball to national prominence during 16 seasons as coach and later . Outfielder Jake McCarthy was selected in the 39th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks, one of six Cavaliers selected in the 2018 MLB Draft. Box 641, Midlothian VA 23113 Name * First Last Email * How can we help you? @evandob21 During OConnors nine years at Notre Dame, the Irish compiled an overall record of 399-160-1 (.713), won six conference championships and made six trips to the NCAA Tournament. Nathan Kirby earned First-Team All-America honors and was tabbed the Co-ACC Pitcher of the Year; he also was one of a record eight Cavaliers named to the All-ACC Team. His UVA teams have racked up 11 40-win seasons and played host to nine NCAA regionals and five NCAA super regionals. The 2001 Irish team was 49-13-1, ranked No. In 2010 the Cavaliers won a school-record 51 games, was ranked No. 5 national seed in the NCAA tournament. Lafayette / Baylor School (TN) @tcourt_ / He notched a 4-2 record with a 4.03 ERA for Martinsville (Va.) of the Appalachian Class-A League in 1993 before accepting a position as pitching coach at Creighton. CareerBuilder TIP. @chasehungate4, 6-1 A total of 10 players from the 2015 National Championship team have appeared in a Major League Baseball game. Guyer, Doolittle and Adams were named to the All-ACC team, and the program earned its best-ever national ranking, No. Wytheville, Va. 1 national seed in the NCAA Tournament and advancing to its second College World Series while winning ACC Tournament and Coastal Division championships. Northwestern Home; Coaches; Rosters. Maury / In 2007, Virginia boasted a 45-16 record and 19-9 mark in the ACC en route to a second-place finish in the ACC Coastal Division. In 2009, OConnor guided Virginia to the programs first College World Series berth while capturing the schools third ACC championship and first regional and super regional crowns on the road to Omaha. / / Coaches Schedule Stats Facilities Recruits Kevin McMullan Associate Head Coach Position (434) 982-5129 Phone [email protected] E-Mail Bio The 2023 season will be Kevin McMullan's 19th season at Virginia and 15th as associate head coach. / The Cavaliers also swept Clemson in three games for the first time since 1972. The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 baseball poll, with team's RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in the last poll and first-place votes Zimmerman led the U.S. to the gold medal at the World University Games in 2004, and Doolittle helped the Americans to a gold medal in 2006. A school-record seven Cavaliers were named to the All-ACC team, highlighted by All-American Phil Gosselin, who set a UVa record with 100 hits. Virginia Tech 17, Radford 2: Carson Jones hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run fourth . / / / Along with Gelof, two-way player Devin Ortiz earned All-America honors from three different publications. Second baseman Keith Werman was named to the All-ACC team, while Derek Fisher was a unanimous selection as a Freshman All-American. @jake.gelof, 6-2 / Scott Township, Pa. Midlothian, Va. He is one of nine coaches ever to collect 700 wins while coaching an ACC program. 1 ranked Miami. @jackt.oconnor, 6-0 / Virginia enjoyed success once again in the MLB Draft with three selections. UVa led the ACC in batting (.314) and ranked second nationally in runs (489) and third in scoring (7.9). To keep the facility among the elite in college baseball, Disharoon Park completed its $18.76 million expansion that included a foul pole to foul pole concourse, a field level club, a new hitting facility, a pitching lab, updated video breakdown facilities and baseball headquarters with coaches offices and meeting rooms. Shortstop Greg Miclat was named First-Team All-ACC and tied the school record for career stolen bases with 83. Stephen Bruno had a huge year, batting .370 while tying a school record with 23 doubles. The Cavaliers led the ACC in team ERA (2.74) for the second straight year. Three Cavaliers were selected in the first round in 2014, the most of any program in the country. UVA played host to a regional in in 2012, going 39-19-1 and earning a second-place finish in the ACC Coastal Division. Sophomore, R/R Prior to his time at Virginia, McMullan served as a manager in the Atlanta Braves organization. Virginia reached the NCAA Tournament in each of McMullans first 14 seasons, one of 15 programs ever to qualify for the NCAA tournament 14-straight seasons. Ernie Clement led UVA with 92 hits (third most in program history) as UVA finished third in the ACC with a .304 team batting average. In 2010, the Cavaliers posted a 51-14 record, setting a then-school record for wins in a season as well as ACC wins in a year (23). UVA has ranked among the top 40 in the nation in total home attendance and average home attendance in all 19 years of OConnors tenure. / Welcome to Virginia Baseball Coaches Association, founded to "unite, educate, develop and support" baseball coaches and promote amateur baseball in the state of Virginia. The Cavaliers were once against successful in the MLB Draft with six selections and an ACC-high, five in the first 10 rounds. / Bergen Catholic Woburn, Mass. Bishop O'Connell Basketball - Men's - John Paul Jones Arena - PO Box 400823 - Charlottesville VA, 22904-4823 - Phone: 434-982-5400 - Fax: 434-982-5425. 190 He came to Virginia after spending nine seasons at Notre Dame (1995-2003) under current LSU coach Paul Mainieri, for whom he served as an assistant coach from 1995-2001 before earning a promotion to associate head coach in 2001. / / 4 Georgia Tech, which was UVAs second straight regular-season sweep of the Yellow Jackets. Learn more. / Western Branch 434-982-5194. [email protected]. Virginia Baseball Coaches Association. / Four Cavalier freshmen were named Freshman All-Americans, tied for the most in the nation. The duo of Doolittle and Zimmerman teamed up in 2019 to deliver the Washington Nationals their first ever World Series title. @caseysaucke, 6-4 Email Address Twitter; Senior Administration; Wren Baker: Vice President and Director of Athletics . The Cavaliers were off to a 14-4 start and were 2-1 in the ACC after a weekend series win over previously unbeaten and No. . Brian Patrick O'Connor (born April 20, 1971) is the head baseball coach of the Virginia Cavaliers.Previously serving as an Associate Head Coach at Notre Dame, he was hired on July 8, 2003, to replace the retiring Dennis Womack (who moved on to assistant athletic director of facilities management and operations). The fan base continued to rally around the team as UVA averaged a program-best 3,298 fans per game (125,355 total). @_agreene1 @juanxdelacruzz, R/R The 2023 season will be Kevin McMullans 19th season at Virginia and 15th as associate head coach. Since 2009, over one million fans have come out to Disharoon Park, including more than 100,000 in ten of the last 13 years. @henrygodbout, 6-3 Billy is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and one of the greatest closers of all time. VBCA fulfills a fundamental need in the state of Virginia to provide a collaborative network of experienced coaches at the high school, college and youth level to share their knowledge and passion for coaching the sport of baseball. / After advancing to its first College World Series in 2009, Virginia has amassed 573 wins, the fifth-most of any college baseball program. Freshman, R/R / A graduate of William and Mary, Kirby came to Virginia in 2011 after spending the previous two seasons as a coach at Georgetown. / / / Sophomore, R/R VBCA Events - Virginia Baseball Coaches Association - a charitable association fulfilling a fundamental need in Virginia to provide a collaborative network of experienced coaches at the high school, college, and youth level to unite, educate and support baseball coaches in Virginia. 1 nationally for 12 weeks and won the ACC Coastal Division title as well as an NCAA regional crown. 6 according to Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, NCBWA and Perfect Game. VCU First rounders Daniel Lynch and Jake McCarthy continued a stretch of five-straight seasons with a first round pick, unmatched by any program in college baseball. Email Address Phone; Chris Fenisey: Head Baseball Coach [email protected] (336) 272-7102, ext.5213 (336) 272-7102, ext.5213: Footer. The Cavaliers turned their season around in dramatic fashion, closing out the regular season by winning 10 of the last 14 games and finished .500 in the ACC at 18-18. East Carolina won three conference championships and an NCAA Regional Championship while earning two No. 200 / @kyle_teel, 6-0 Junior, L/R Only four other programs nationally have matched that feat. / The 2019 season was highlighted by a vintage Cavalier late-season surge. Penn The official staff directory for the Virginia Tech Hokies . James Madison 215 Moorestown Email Address Phone; Head Coach Tracy Woodson: [email protected]: 289-8391 289-8391: Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Nate Mulberg: [email protected]: A program-record 14 former Cavaliers played in Major League Baseball in 2020 and four Cavaliers made their MLB debuts in 2020, tied for the most of any college baseball program. / The Cavaliers also have become a fixture in the national polls, highlighted by UVAs first-ever No. / / / 195 Four players were named All-ACC, led by Sean Doolittle, who was the ACC Player of the Year. Among the 310 colleges with a Division I baseball program, Virginia is one of only 32 to have had the same head coach since 2004. 210 @Colin_tuft Defensively, the Cavaliers also have shined under McMullan, and UVA owns the highest fielding percentage in the ACC since his arrival in 2004 (.973). Moorestown, N.J. In 2016 catcher Matt Thaiss was an All-American for the second straight year and led the team with a .375 batting average, while two-way standout Adam Haseley also earned All-America honors. He also earned a Gold Glove Award in 2009 and was a Silver Slugger Award winner in 2009 and 2010. The official Roster for the Virginia Tech Hokies. A vision of OConnor, his staff and Virginia administrators took shape at the beginning of the 2018 season with the completion of an $18.76 million expansion of Disharoon Park at Davenport Field. After a strong regular season, Virginia caught fire in the postseason, winning the ACC Baseball Championship with four wins in as many days. He is married to the former Sandra Leishman of Wayne, N.J. Graduate Student, L/R 1 in the nation at midseason and played in the NCAA tournament. Sophomore, R/R Branden Kline, Justin Thompson and Keith Werman each were named to the All-ACC team, while Derek Fisher was a unanimous selection as a freshman All-American. 3 national seed, UVA won four games at the CWS in reaching the CWS championship game. IMG Academy In addition to Trinity, he coaches in the Canes youth baseball organization and with the USA Baseball National Team Identification Series. / Full-Time. UVa had a school-record five players earn first-team All-ACC honors, while utility Danny Hultzen and outfielder Jarrett Parker each gleaned All-America laurels. @dean.kampschror, L/R Don Bosco Prep 1 national seed in the NCAA Tournament and won NCAA Regional and Super Regional crowns before going 2-2 at the College World Series. Mike Papi was named a First-Team All-American while becoming UVas first ACC batting champion since 1981. . / @tcourt24, 6-5 1 nationally for much of the season, Virginia earned the No. Mahopac, N.Y. / / Email Address Phone; Rachel Stapleford: Assistant Athletic Trainer (BASE, MSOC) [email protected]: 434-395-2965 434-395-2965: 3 regional seed, UVA made a dramatic run to Omaha, capped by winning two of three games against Florida before ousting Vanderbilt in three games in the CWS Finals, UVAs second straight trip to the finals. / West Virginia went 36-26 and earned an NCAA at-large bid for the first time in program history. Ninety-four of OConnors Virginia players have been selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft including 14 in the first round. / / Virginia ranked in the top-15 in the country in batting average (15th .309), ERA (14th 3.99), runs per game (13th 8.6) and strikeouts per nine innings (13th 10.5). Search. Freshman, R/R In this period UVA has made five trips to the College World Series and won seven NCAA Regional championships, two ACC tournament titles and two ACC Coastal Division crowns. On the way to All-America honors, infielder Jake Gelof broke the school record for RBI in a season with 81 and was a home run shy of matching the program mark. Congers, N.Y. Email Address; Leadership; Brian Mann: Director of Athletics (757 . 180 @ethanodonnell, L/R Virginia went 50-12 in 2013 while playing host to an NCAA regional and super regional. Published: Feb. 27, 2023 at 9:01 AM PST | Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 12:11 PM PST. / @treif8, 6-1 / / McMullan also served as an assistant coach at St. Johns (1996-99) and coached at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1994-96). UVA led the league and was third in the nation in ERA (2.81), led by Thompson with a league-best 1.50 mark. He was tabbed the 2009 NCBWA and CollegeBaseballInsider.com National Coach of the Year and also was named the 2006 College Baseball Foundation Coach of the Year. / UVA reached the top of the polls again in 2014, spending 13 weeks at No. He has been recognized in a poll of 70 Division I head coaches by Baseball America as the top assistant coach in college baseball three times (2012, 2017, 2020). OConnors 2006 squad set a then-school record with 47 wins on its way to a 47-15 mark, including 21 conference wins. A native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, OConnor is a 1993 graduate of Creighton University. As the No. Papi was named a First-Team All-American while becoming UVAs first ACC batting champion since 1981. Ortiz was the Most Outstanding Player of the Columbia Regional and Zack Gelof was named to the All-College World Series team after going 7-for-12 in three games. Tony Bennett. During the summer of 2018, OConnor joined forces with his former boss at Notre Dame and former LSU head coach Paul Mainieri on the staff of the U.S. Collegiate National Team. / / Graduate Student, L/L / Edgewater, Md. @DidawickMark / @kevin_jaxel / / Army / / / @_alexgreene, 6-3 Williamsburg, Va. Thompson notched a silver medal with Team USA at the 2007 Pan American Games. Junior, R/R McMullan is a 1990 graduate of IUP. OConnor guided Virginia to 14-consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 2004-2017. Associate Athletics Director for Strength and Conditioning/Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for Olympic Sports. The 2009 National Assistant Coach of the Year, McMullan has helped guide Virginia to 789 wins in his 19 seasons, an average of nearly 42 wins per season. / Defensively, the Cavaliers also have shined under OConnor. / / Great Falls, Va. Junior, R/R Haseley, a Golden Spikes award finalist, was the ACC batting champion and was taken eighth overall by the Philadelphia Phillies. 200 The official Baseball Coach List for the Greensboro College Pride Skip To Main . / / @harrisondidawick, 6-1 / Head Baseball Coach [email protected]: 757.455.3348 757.455.3348: Jeff Butler: Assistant Baseball Coach / Recruiting Coordinator [email protected]: 757.455.3379 757.455.3379: Freddie Torres: Assistant Baseball Coach [email protected]: Peter Slechta: Assistant Baseball Coach [email protected]: Damien Kelly @aidan_teel, 6-4 UVA finished third overall in the ACC and just one game behind division champion North Carolina while playing host to an NCAA Regional. / Freshman, L/L / / / / For the 12th time in 15 seasons, a UVA position player was named to an All-America team when junior Andy Weber was recognized by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Outfielder Joe McCarthy posted the highest batting average for a UVa freshman in 29 years and was tabbed the ACC Freshman of the Year as well as a Freshman All-American. (757) 648-5350. Three Cavaliers were selected in the first round in 2014, the most of any program in the country. Coach Chuck Spraker : 15U (757) 773-8858 UVA led the conference in batting (.331) for the second straight year and set school records in runs (525), doubles (160), triples (32) and total bases (1166). / / Record crowds packed Disharoon Park, leading to seating expansions on three separate occasions. As a pitcher on the Creighton baseball team under then-CU head coach and former Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry, OConnor posted a career record of 20-13 with seven saves and a 3.78 ERA. As a No. In the midst of that run, OConnor etched his name in ACC lure, tallying his 700th career win with a 5-3 victory over Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. 29 former Cavaliers have reached the major leagues after playing for OConnor, highlighted by Washington Nationals all-star and Gold Glove third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. 205 UVA posted nine wins over ranked opponents, including a three-game sweep of No. OConnor, who pitched on Creightons 1991 College World Series team, tutored 17 eventual professional baseball pitchers, including 13 Major League Draft selections, at Notre Dame. / A three-time National Coach of the Year, OConnor is the second-fastest ACC coach to reach 500 career wins. Six Cavaliers were selected in the 2017 MLB Draft including Pavin Smith and Adam Haseley who went back-to-back, 7th and 8th overall, respectively. Sophomore, L/R Email Address Phone; John Harvell: Head Coach [email protected]: 757-594-7054 757-594-7054: Andy Wissinger: Assistant Coach [email protected]: 757-594-8251 757-594-8251: Five Cavaliers earned All-ACC honors, while Jacob Thompson was a consensus first-team All-American and Doolittle earned second-team All-America laurels. In McMullans three years at ECU, the Pirates posted a record of 138-46, which placed ECU among the top five programs in the country in wins, averaging 46 victories a season. Hatboro, Pa. The Cavaliers had two of the top four players to strikeout in the ACC in Brendan Rivoli and Logan Michaels. Three Cavaliers earned All-America honors: RHP Connor Jones, catcher Matt Thaiss and two-way standout Adam Haseley. In 2005, Virginia went 41-20 and played in the ACC Championship game, then earned a bid to the NCAA Corvallis Regional. /
