Virginia Cavaliers
ACC (34-22, 15-15)
Big Wins: 3/20 Florida State (8-4), 4/18 Miami FL (5-2), 5/16 at North Carolina (8-2)
Bad Losses: 3/7 vs Pittsburgh (0-1), 3/11 Old Dominion (5-14), 4/1 VMI (6-7)
Coach: Brian O’Connor
Key Field Players:
Matt Thaiss, Sophomore, C, .324 BA, 9 HR, 55 RBI
Daniel Pinero, Sophomore, IF, .311 BA, 6 HR, 28 RBI
Pavin Smith, Freshman, 1B/OF, .308 BA, 6 HR, 37 RBI
Kenny Towns, Senior, IF, .308 BA, 5 HR, 55 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Connor Jones, Sophomore, P, 3.05 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 88.2 IP, 97 SO
Brandon Waddell, Junior, P, 4.52 ERA, 3-5 W/L, 75.2 IP, 69 SO
Nathan Kirby, Junior, P, 2.28 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 59.1 IP, 75 SO
Josh Sborz, Junior, P, 2.17 ERA, 3-2 W/L, 12 SV, 54.0 IP, 46 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .276 (135th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.79 (127, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.48 (208, 14)
Earned Run Average: 3.45 (51, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .970 (83, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.54 (141, 11)
Scoring Offense: 5.4 (150, 10)
Slugging Percentage: .379 (169, 12)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.69 (237, 12)
Triples per Game: 0.23 (136, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 Regional defeated Bucknell, defeated Arkansas, defeated Arkansas
2014 Super Regional lost to Maryland, defeated Maryland, defeated Maryland
2014 CWS defeated Mississippi, defeated TCU, defeated Mississippi, lost to Vanderbilt, defeated Vanderbilt, eliminated by Vanderbilt
2013 Regional defeated Army, defeated Elon, defeated Elon
2013 Super Regional lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Mississippi State
2012 Regional defeated Army, lost to Appalachian State, eliminated by Oklahoma
2011 Regional defeated Navy, defeated St. John's, defeated East Carolina
2011 Super Regional defeated UC Irvine
2011 CWS defeated California, lost to South Carolina, defeated California, eliminated by South Carolina
2010 Regional defeated VCU, defeated Mississippi, lost to St. John's, defeated St. John's
2010 Super Regional eliminated by Oklahoma
2009 Regional defeated San Diego State, defeated UC Irvine, defeated UC Irvine
2009 Super Regional defeated Mississippi
2009 CWS lost to LSU, defeated Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Arkansas
2008 Regional lost to UCLA, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2007 Regional defeated Lafayette, defeated Oregon State, lost to Oregon State, eliminated by Oregon State
*all team stats through 5/17
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