Virginia Cavaliers baseball

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Virginia Cavaliers
Founded: 1889
University	University of Virginia
Conference	ACC Coastal Division
Location	Charlottesville, VA
Head Coach	Brian O'Connor (5th year)
Home Stadium	Davenport Field (Capacity: 2,924)
Nickname	Cavaliers
Colors	Orange and Navy Blue
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1972, 1985, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Conference Champions
1996

The Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represents the University of Virginia in NCAA Division I college baseball. Established in 1889, the team participates in the Coastal division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and plays its home games at Davenport Field.

Contents 1 History 2 Current MLB players 3 Famous former players 4 Head Coaches 5 Virginia in the NCAA Tournament

[edit] History

[edit] Current MLB players

• Joe Koshansky, 1B, Colorado Rockies
• Javier López, RHP, Boston Red Sox
• Mark Reynolds, 3B, Arizona Diamondbacks
• Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, Washington Nationals

[edit] Famous former players

• Seth Greisinger, Retired RHP
• Eppa Rixey, LHP, 1963 Hall of Fame inductee

[edit] Head Coaches

• Unknown (1889-1909) 288-167-9
• Charles Rigler (1910-12) 32-32-2
• Jack Ryan (1913-1916, 1922) 60-43-1
• James L. White (1917, 1920) 13-9-1
• H.H. Lannigan (1918) 7-4-0
• E.W. Smith (1919) 8-8-1
• W. Rice Warren (1921) 7-15-0
• Earle "Greasy" Neale (1923-29) 80-73-2
• Roy Randall (1930) 2-12-0
• Gus Tebell (1931-43, 1945-55) 266-189-9
• A.A. Corcoran (1944) 6-5-1
• Evan “Bus” Male (1956-59) 36-50-0
• Ted Davenport (1960-61) 10-26-2
• James West (1962-80) 281-276-5
• Dennis Womack (1981-2003) 594-605-7
• Brian O'Connor (2004-Present) 130-51 (through 2007 season)

[edit] Virginia in the NCAA Tournament

• The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament started in 1947.

Year	Record	Pct	Notes
1972	2-2	.500
1985	1-2	.333
1996	3-2	.600
2004	2-2	.500	Hosted Charlottesville Regional
2005	0-2	.000
2006	1-2	.333	Hosted Charlottesville Regional
2007	2-2	.500	Hosted Charlottesville Regional
TOTALS	11-14	.440