2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team


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 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record49–15-1 (22–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumDavenport Field
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Florida State  x‍‍‍y 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  x‍‍‍y 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

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Roster

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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

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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

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2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log[3]
Regular season
Postseason

Ranking movements

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Danny Hultzen at first base for the Cavaliers in 2009
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'1414*1065312211111314
Baseball America151313117322211111523
Collegiate Baseball^17141510631111121152223
NCBWA13108653222113214113

^ 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

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  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.