2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

American college baseball season

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 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

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.

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.

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