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1 Virginia Virginia Cavaliers (0-0) Probable Starting Rotation ( stats) Fri. - Jr. RHP Connor Jones (7-3, 3.19 ERA) Sat. - Fr. LHP Daniel Lynch (, ERA) Sun. - So. RHP Tommy Doyle (1-1, 3.47 ERA) BASEBALL 2016 caravelle resort tournament Opponents Probable Starting Pitchers ( stats) Fri. (Kent State) - Jr. LHP Eric Lauer (5-4, 1.98 ERA) Sat. (Appalachian State) - Fr. RHP Seth Hardin (, ERA) Sun. (Coastal Carolina) - TBA Schedule/Results FEBRUARY Fri. 19 vs. Kent State p.m. Sat. 20 vs. Appalachian State p.m. Sun. 21 at Coastal Carolina [23]... ESPN p.m. Tue. 23 VMI... 3 p.m. Fri. 26 EAST CAROLINA... 3 p.m. Sat. 27 EAST CAROLINA... 1 p.m. Sun. 28 EAST CAROLINA... 1 p.m. MARCH Tue. 1 william & Mary... 3 p.m. Fri. 4 Monmouth... 3 p.m. Sat. 5 Monmouth... 1 p.m. Sun. 6 Monmouth... 1 p.m. Tue. 8 Wagner... 4 p.m. Wed. 9 Wagner... 4 p.m. Fri. 11 at Duke [DBAP] *... ESPN p.m. Sat. 12 at Duke [DBAP] *... 1 p.m. Sun. 13 at Duke [DBAP] *... 1 p.m. Tue. 15 Towson... 4 p.m. Wed. 16 Towson... 4 p.m. Fri. 18 Wake Forest *... 5 p.m. Sat. 19 Wake Forest *... 1 p.m. Sun. 20 Wake Forest *... 1 p.m. Tue. 22 James Madison... 4 p.m. Fri. 25 at Louisville *... ESPN p.m. Sat. 26 at Louisville *... ESPN p.m. Sun. 27 at Louisville *... ESPN p.m. Tue. 29 Old Dominion... 4 p.m. APRIL Fri. 1 NC State *... 6 p.m. Sat. 2 NC State *... 4 p.m. Sun. 3 NC State *... 1 p.m. Tue. 5 at VCU [The Diamond]... 7 p.m. Wed. 6 George Washington... 5 p.m. Fri. 8 at Boston College *...2:30 p.m. Sat. 9 at Boston College *...1:30 p.m. Sun. 10 at Boston College *... 1 p.m. Tue. 12 Longwood... 6 p.m. Fri. 15 North Carolina *... 6 p.m. Sat. 16 North Carolina *... 4 p.m. Sun. 17 North Carolina *...Noon Tue. 19 Radford... 6 p.m. Wed. 20 VCU... 6 p.m. Fri. 22 at Miami *... ESPN p.m. Sat. 23 at Miami *... ESPN p.m. Sun. 24 at Miami *... ESPN p.m. Tue. 26 at Old Dominion [Harbor Park]...Noon Sat. 30 at Pittsburgh * (DH)... 3/7 p.m. MAY Sun. 1 at Pittsburgh *... 1 p.m. Tue. 3 at Liberty... 7 p.m. Fri. 13 Georgia Tech *... 6 p.m. Sat. 14 Georgia Tech *... 4 p.m. Sun. 15 Georgia Tech *...Noon Tue. 17 Richmond... 6 p.m. Thu. 19 Virginia Tech *... 6 p.m. Fri. 20 Virginia Tech *... 6 p.m. Sat. 21 Virginia Tech *... 4 p.m ACC Championship 2... RSN/ESPN2 June 3-6 NCAA Regionals 3... ESPN Networks NCAA Super Regionals 3... ESPN Networks College World Series 4... ESPN/ESPN2 Home games in BOLD ; *denotes ACC games; all times Eastern; 1 Pelicans Ballpark, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; 2 Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, N.C.; 3 Sites TBA; 4 TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, Neb. All games can be heard on VirginiaSports.com, with select games airing on WINA 1070-AM; game times/dates subject to change reigning champions begin 2016 season This marks the start of the 128th season of Virginia Baseball. Virginia comes off the most special season among its previous 127 after the Cavaliers captured their first national championship in. UVA was overall last season but caught fire in the postseason, going 10-2 in the NCAA tournament. The Cavaliers defeated Arkansas in the College World Series before winning two of three games against Florida and then two of three against Vanderbilt in the CWS Finals. noting the opening weekend Virginia is in opening weekends during Brian O Connor s 12 years as head coach. The Cavaliers swept a three-game series last year to open the season at East Carolina. UVA is opening the season in Myrtle Beach for the second time in the last five years. In 2012, UVA went at the Caravelle Resort Tournament, falling to Boston College (5-3), downing Coastal Carolina (9-3) and tying James Madison (4-4 in 8-inning, rain-shortened game). cavaliers against caravelle resort tourney opponents Virginia has a limited history against each of its opponents this weekend. UVA played Kent State in a four-game series in 1987 in Charlottesville in their lone matchups, with the teams splitting the series. The Cavaliers and Appalachian State have met only one time previously, with Appalachian State scoring a 6-5 win at Davenport Field on June 3, 2012, to bounce UVA from the NCAA tournament. UVA and Coastal Carolina have met eight times, including seven matchups since The Cavaliers have won the last three meetings. UVA s history against its tournament opponents: A all-time Last Meeting Kent State 2-2 3/22/87, Charlottesville Appalachian State 0-1 6/3/12, Charlottesville Coastal Carolina 4-4 2/28/12, Conway, S.C. PROBABLE STARTERS BY POSITION (Lineup Subject to Change; stats) THE basics Site... Myrtle Beach, S.C Pelicans Ballpark (Fri./Sat.) Springs Brooks Stadium (Sun.) Date/Time...Friday/Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday, 1 p.m. Webcast... ESPN3 (Sunday) Radio... WINA 1070-AM (Fri./Sat.) VirginiaSports.com Live Stats...VirginiaSports.com SOCIAL MEDIA National Rankings UVA KSU ASU CCU Baseball America 4 NR NR 23 D1Baseball 13 NR NR 24 NCBWA 8 NR NR 23 USA Today/ESPN 7 NR NR NR things to know Virginia has 15 freshmen on the roster most in Brian O Connor s UVA tenure. Virginia has three preseason All-Americans (Jones, Smith, Thaiss). UVA catchers threw out 42.1 percent of potential base stealers in. UVA played in Myrtle Beach last season from Feb. 27-March 1 when inclement weather prompted a move from Charlottesville. UVA was last year in neutral-site and true road games (18-6 N, 13-8 R). Pos. No. Name, Class BA GP-GS R H HR RBI SB Notes C/1B/DH 21 Matt Thaiss, Jr Named to Golden Spikes Award Watch List or 8 Robbie Coman, Sr Batted team-high.347 in ACC games in 1B 10 Pavin Smith, So Baseball America Preseason All-American 2B 4 Ernie Clement, So Named to All-College World Series Team SS 22 Daniel Pinero, Jr Has started 135 of UVA s 137 games over last two seasons 3B 5 Ryan Karstetter, Fr. Team MVP each of last two seasons at IMG Academy or 19 Andy Weber, Fr. All-Ohio honoree batted.433 last season LF/RF 20 Cameron Simmons, Fr. Batted.452 w/3 HR, 8 2B, 4 3B his senior year or 31 Jake McCarthy, Fr. Selected in 23rd round of 2016 MLB Draft by Pirates or 37 Doak Dozier, Fr. Led state in SB (35), second in HR (7) and hits (56) as senior CF 7 Adam Haseley, So Scored go-ahead run in NCAA Championship game P No. Name, Class W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K BAA Notes RHP 33 Connor Jones, Jr Worked 6 1/3+ IP in each of last nine starts in LHP 9 Daniel Lynch, Fr. First UVA frosh pitcher to start opening weekend since 13 RHP 16 Tommy Doyle, So Pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings in postseason Virginia Athletics Media Relations PO Box JPJA Charlottesville, VA Phone: (434) Website: Baseball Media Contact Information Andy Fledderjohann, Assistant Media Relations Director O: (434) C: (434) fledder@virginia.edu

2 seven of nine starting position starters return Virginia returns seven of its nine starting position players from its championship team (77.5 percent of games started). UVA lost four-year starting third baseman Kenny Towns and three-year starting right fielder Joe McCarthy. Three-quarters of the infield is back with Pavin Smith (1B), Ernie Clement (2B) and Daniel Pinero (SS), while starting catchers/dh Matt Thaiss and Robbie Coman also are back in the mix. Starting outfielders Adam Haseley and Kevin Doherty also are back. ACC Standings ( final) Atlantic ACC Pct. Overall Pct. x-louisville x-florida State x-notre Dame x-clemson x-nc State Wake Forest Boston College Coastal ACC Pct. Overall Pct. x#-miami x#-virginia North Carolina Virginia Tech Georgia Tech Duke Pittsburgh x-denotes NCAA qualifiers; #-denotes CWS qualifiers THE POLLS (Preseason) Baseball America 1. Florida 2. Louisville 3. Texas A&M 4. Virginia 5. Oregon State 6. Miami 7. Vanderbilt 8. California 9. Oklahoma State 10. UCLA 11. Louisiana State 12. Houston 13. Louisiana-Lafayette 14. Oregon 15. Michigan 16. Southern California 17. Florida State 18. Texas Christian 19. N.C. State 20. Mississippi State 21. Oklahoma 22. Cal State Fullerton 23. Coastal Carolina 24. Mississippi 25. Kentucky Italics denotes 2016 UVA opponent D1Baseball 1. Florida 2. Louisville 3. Vanderbilt 4. Texas A&M 5. Oregon State 6. Miami 7. LSU 8. Oklahoma State 9. California 10. N.C. State 11. UCLA 12. Southern California 13. Virginia 14. Oregon 15. Mississippi State 16. North Carolina 17. South Carolina 18. Louisiana-Lafayette 19. TCU 20. Florida State 21. Cal State Fullerton 22. Houston 23. Texas 24. Coastal Carolina 25. Arkansas uva picked second in coastal in preseason Virginia was voted second in the ACC s Coastal Division in the 2016 ACC Preseason Coaches Poll. Miami was picked to win the ACC Coastal Division, totaling 97 points. Virginia was second with 80 points. Louisville was a unanimous selection as the team to beat in both the Atlantic Division and the conference. Florida State was picked second in the division with 74 points. uva week-by-week in the polls BA CB Coaches D1 NCBWA PG PRE /22 2/29 3/7 3/14 3/21 3/28 4/4 4/11 4/18 4/25 5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 NCBWA 1. Florida 2. Louisville 3. Vanderbilt 4. Texas A&M 5. Oregon State 6. Miami (Fla.) 7. LSU 8. Virginia 9. UCLA 10. California 11. Oklahoma State 12. TCU 13. Louisiana-Lafayette 14. Florida State 15. Houston 16. Cal State Fullerton 17. Oregon 18. USC 19. Mississippi State 20. N.C. State 21. North Carolina 22. Arkansas 23. Coastal Carolina 24. South Carolina 25. Michigan 26. Rice 27. Maryland 28. Missouri State 29. Texas 30. Oklahoma USA Today/ ESPN Coaches 1. Florida (21) 2. Louisville (2) 3. Vanderbilt (3) 4. Texas A&M (1) 5. LSU (1) 6. Miami (FL) 7. Virginia (3) 8. Oregon State 9. UCLA 10. Oklahoma State 11. TCU 12. California 13. Louisiana-Lafayette 14. Florida State 15. Oregon 16. Cal State Fullerton 17. Mississippi State 18. Houston 19. N.C. State 20. North Carolina 21. USC 22. Arkansas 23. South Carolina 24. Rice 25. Missouri State pitching rotation features pair of new faces UVA s starting rotation takes on a new look this year. Preseason All-America RHP Connor Jones headlines the group after an excellent campaign in which he took over as the Friday starter in late April. Gone are MLB draft picks Nathan Kirby (Brewers) and Brandon Waddell (Pirates), who combined to make 84 career starts. In are freshman LHP Daniel Lynch and sophomore RHP Tommy Doyle. Doyle made 16 relief appearances last year, but is making his first college start. lynch nabs rare freshman rotation slot Slated to start Saturday, Daniel Lynch is the first UVA freshman to start in the Cavaliers opening-weekend rotation since Brandon Waddell earned the starting nod in UVA s 2013 season opener at East Carolina. Lynch was high school teammates with current UVA infielder Jack Gerstenmaier at Douglas Freeman HS in Richmond. Jones, Thaiss on golden spikes watch list Virginia pitcher Connor Jones and catcher Matt Thaiss each were named to the preseason Golden Spikes Award watch list. The list consists of 50 players in amateur baseball. Virginia is one of six schools who have multiple players on the list, joining Florida, Louisville, Missouri, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt. trio of preseason all-americans Three Cavaliers have earned preseason All-America honors from the plethora of national publications: RHP Connor Jones, 1B/OF Pavin Smith and C Matt Thaiss. Jones has been named to the preseason All-America squads of D1Baseball (first team),collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game (second team) and Baseball America (third team). Thaiss was a second-team selection by D1Baseball and a third-team pick by Collegiate Baseball. Smith was a third-team selection by Baseball America. thaiss aims to build on great season Matt Thaiss had a breakout season in, leading the team in batting at.323 (14th in ACC). He played in 67 of UVA s 68 games, catching 41 (all 12 in NCAA tourney) He was named a third-team All-American by Louisville Slugger and the NCBWA and was a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy (nation s top player). Thaiss blasted a team-high 10 home runs and also led the team in slugging (.512) and OBP (.413). He batted a team-best.318 (14-for-44) in the NCAA Tournament and also hit.321 in ACC contests (second on team). #UVABase VirginiaSports.com

3 Quick Facts THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Name...The University of Virginia Founded... by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 Nicknames...Cavaliers, Wahoos, Hoos Location...Charlottesville, Va. Enrollment...21,800 President...Teresa A. Sullivan Athletics Director...Craig Littlepage Conference... Atlantic Coast Colors...Orange and Blue STADIUM INFORMATION Facility (Capacity)...Ted Davenport Field at UVa Baseball Stadium (5,025) Dimensions Surface...Natural Grass First Year of Operation Largest Attendance Figure...5,074 vs. North Carolina (April 14, 2012) UVA s Overall Record in Facility (.781) First Game... Feb. 16, 2002 vs. Bucknell Hosted Regionals , 06, 07, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Hosted Super Regionals , 11, 13, 14, 15 COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Brian O Connor (Creighton, 93) 13th season Career/School Record , ACC Associate Head Coach...Kevin McMullan (Indiana-Pa., 90) Assistant Coach...Karl Kuhn (Florida, 92) Assistant Coach...Matt Kirby (William and Mary, 03) Student Assistant...Greg Miclat TEAM INFORMATION Record ACC Record/Finish /2nd, Coastal Division ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament...Lake Elsinore Regional Champions, NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional Champions NCAA College World Series Champions Position Starters Returning/Lost... 7/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost... 9/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 17/9 Newcomers (15 freshmen, 2 transfers) Athletics MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant AD for Media Relations... Jim Daves Asst. Director/Baseball Contact...Andy Fledderjohann Office... (434) Cell... (434) fledder@virginia.edu UVA Media Relations Phone... (434) Davenport Field Press Box... (434) Official UVA Athletics Website...VirginiaSports.com 2016 ACC Coaches Preseason Poll (first-place votes in parentheses) Coastal Division Atlantic Division 1. Miami (13), Louisville (14), Virginia (1), Florida State, North Carolina, NC State, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Duke, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Pitt, Boston College, 17 Overall Champion: Louisville (14) jones takes over ace role After stepping up in, Connor Jones takes full control of UVA s Friday starting rotation slot this year. Jones went 7-3 with a 3.19 ERA over 115 2/3 innings last year. He limited opponents to a.216 batting average and struck out 113. He ranked eighth nationally in innings pitched. He was named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, although he did not compete after UVA s long season. After Friday starter Nathan Kirby went down with an injury on April 17, Jones went 4-1 with a 2.67 ERA over nine starts, working at least 6 1/3 innings in each. many roles still up for grabs While Virginia has several starters back, several positions and roles are still up for grabs. UVA has a hole at third base after the graduation of Kenny Towns, and the corner outfield spots also need to be decided. The bullpen also remains a work in progress, and O Connor has not yet named a closer. fresh faces line cavaliers roster Virginia s roster features 17 newcomers this season 15 freshmen and junior transfers Holden Grounds and Tyler Shambora. The group of 15 incoming freshmen is the largest in Brian O Connor s 13 years at UVA. UVA had 14 freshmen on the roster last year, which was the previous high. Rookies are slated to earn the starting nod at third base and the corner outfield positions, while freshman Daniel Lynch is scheduled to start on the mound Saturday against Appalachian State. The 17 newcomers hail from nine different states. O Connor leads Active Coaches in Win pct., 13th all-time Virginia head coach Brian O Connor is (.733) in his 13th season in charge of the Cavaliers program. O Connor s 73.3 percent winning percentage entering the season ranked No. 3 among active Division I head coaches. O Connor also ranks 14th all-time in career winning percentage among all coaches with at least 10 years of head coaching experience. Coming off the program s first national championship in, Virginia has won at least 39 games in all 12 of O Connor s seasons, including win seasons and four 50-win campaigns. cavaliers in MLB (at start of spring training) A total of 14 former Virginia baseball players are reporting t0 Major League Baseball Spring Training camps, which begin this week. Eleven former Cavaliers are on their respective teams active rosters, while three more are nonroster invitees to spring training. In addition to the 14 in MLB camps, 20 former UVA players remain active in Minor League Baseball. Major League Baseball Kyle Crockett ( )...LHP... Cleveland Indians Sean Doolittle ( )...LHP... Oakland Athletics Phil Gosselin ( )...INF... Arizona D Backs Brandon Guyer ( )...OF...Tampa Bay Rays John Hicks ( )...C...Minnesota Twins Javier Lopez ( )...LHP... San Francisco Giants Jarrett Parker ( )...OF... San Francisco Giants Mark Reynolds ( )...INF...Colorado Rockies Chris Taylor ( )...INF... Seattle Mariners Tyler Wilson ( )...RHP...Baltimore Orioles Ryan Zimmerman ( )...INF... Washington Nationals Spring Training Non-Roster Invitees Derek Fisher (Houston) Danny Hultzen (Seattle) Will Roberts (Cleveland) most wins since 2009 With 342 victories since the start of the 2009 season, Virginia owns the most wins of any team in the nation in that span. In the time, Virginia has been to four College World Series, including two CWS Finals. The Cavaliers have won 50 games or more four times since Most Wins Since 2009 (All Division I Teams) 1. Virginia, LSU, Florida State, 321 South Carolina, North Carolina, 310 who s gone? Virginia lost several key players off of its National Championship squad. The biggest losses came on the mound, where UVA lost key contributors Brandon Waddell (school-record 53 career starts), Nathan Kirby (31 starts) and Josh Sborz (80 career games). Sborz was the Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series, while Waddell and third baseman Kenny Towns joined him all the All-CWS Team. Towns played in 207 career games (ninth in UVA history), including 178 starts. Starting right fielder Joe McCarthy (151 career starts) also departed for the MLB #UVABase VirginiaSports.com 3

4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS In a turbulent season, Virginia peaked at the perfect time as the Cavaliers won their first NCAA National Championship. Making its second straight trip to the College World Series Finals, UVA avenged its 2014 series defeat to Vanderbilt by defeating the Commodores in a best-of-three series. Virginia finished with a record, including a 10-2 mark in the NCAA tournament. UVA became the first ACC team to win the NCAA baseball championship since Wake Forest in The NCAA championship was the 23rd in Virginia Athletics history. REGULAR SEASON Dealing with youth and an onslaught of injuries, the Cavaliers went in March and April and a berth in the ACC tournament was in peril. UVA bounced back to go 5-1 in their final two ACC series, including a three-game sweep at North Carolina to end the regular season. After winning their ACC tournament play-in game, 11-0, over Georgia Tech, UVA then lost the next three games in pool play. NCAA TOURNAMENT After winning three straight games at the Lake Elsinore Regional, UVA rallied for back-to-back super regional wins at home against Maryland, with Ernie Clement s walk-off, two-run single sending UVA to Omaha. UVA topped Arkansas, 5-3, in its CWS opener, and won two of three games against No. 4 seed Florida to advance to the CWS Finals. UVA dropped the first game of the CWS Finals to Vandy, 5-1, but allowed just two runs over the final two games to rally and win the title. The Cavaliers trailed 2-0 after one inning in Game 3 against Vandy, but Pavin Smith s two-run homer in the fourth inning tied the game and his two-out RBI single in the fifth gave UVA the lead. tournament Notes UVA came from behind in seven of its 10 tournament and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning or later in each of their 10 wins. Forty of Virginia s 57 runs in the tournament came in the fifth inning or later. In seven CWS games, Virginia recorded 24 two-out hits that resulted in 15 runs. Sborz was named College World Series Most Outstanding Player. He tied a CWS record by earning three wins at the CWS. Sborz made eight appearances in the NCAA tourney and did not allow an earned run. He did not allow an earned run over his final 27 innings, including all 13 of his innings in Omaha. Virginia was just the the third No. 3 seed or lower to win the CWS Finals since seeding began in 1988 (joining No. 3 Oregon State in 2007 and No. 4 Fresno State in 2008). virginia one of six schools in Last 12 ncaa tournaments Virginia is one of six Division I baseball programs to reach the NCAA tournament each of the last 12 seasons (including ). The Cavaliers are one of three teams in the ACC to hold that distinction, joining Florida State and Miami. Top current NCAA tournament streaks: Miami (43), Florida State (38), Cal State Fullerton (24), Rice (21), Arkansas (13), Virginia (12). uva second nationally in era since 2005 Entering the season, Virginia owned the best ERA among all NCAA Division I teams over the past 11 seasons with a 3.08 team ERA since UVA finished second nationally in ERA (2.23) in 2014 and has ranked among the NCAA top 20 in nine of the 12 years under the current coaching staff. Virginia led the nation in ERA in 2011 (2.24) and posted No. 3 marks in 2005, 2006, 2007 and NCAA Division I ERA Since Texas Virginia North Carolina Cal State Fullerton Rice Defense tops acc under current staff Virginia has posted the ACC s best fielding percentage since the current coaching staff arrived in UVA has accrued a.974 fielding percentage over the last 12 seasons. North Carolina ranks second in the ACC over the same span with a.969 fielding mark. ACC Fielding Since Virginia North Carolina NC State Duke Clemson cavaliers top acc in batting since 2009 Virginia owns the ACC s top offense over the past seven years with a combined.303 average. The Cavaliers led the conference in batting in 2009, 2010 and 2013 and were second in 2011, 2012 and ACC Batting Since Virginia Georgia Tech Clemson North Carolina Florida State RECENT PROGRAM NOTES Virginia owns the most wins in the nation over the last seven years (342). UVA has won 558 games since 2004 an average of more than 46 victories per season. UVA has four 50-win seasons: 2010 (51), 2011 (56), 2013 (50) and 2014 (53). UVA has recorded at least 39 wins each of the last 12 years, including win seasons. Every UVA recruiting class since has played in at least one College World Series. THE TOURNAMENT STREAK Virginia has qualified for 12 straight NCAA tournaments, capped by UVA s first national championship in. UVA is one of six programs nationally to play in each tournament since 2004 and one of two to play in six of the last seven NCAA Super Regionals. Virginia is one of 17 schools in Division I history to have a streak of at least 12 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. NCAA TOURNAMENT SUCCESS UVA has won 40 NCAA tournament games since 2009 second most in the nation in that span. Eighteen of the 40 tournament wins since 2009 have come in the College World Series. Virginia has earned four national seeds in the NCAA Tournament, including the No. 1 overall seed in BRINGING HOME THE HARDWARE Virginia has made four College World Series appearances, including two trips to the CWS Finals. UVA has won six NCAA Regional and four Super Regional championships since UVA earned the 2010 and 2011 ACC Coastal Division Championships (regular season). Virginia has made four appearances in the ACC Championship game, including titles in 2009 and NATIONAL RECOGNITION UVA reached the No. 1 national ranking in the polls in 2010, 2011, 2014 and. Twenty-one Cavaliers have earned All-America selections in the last 12 seasons. Brian O Connor has been named National Coach of the Year on three occasions. SUCCESS AT NEXT LEVEL Sixty-six Cavaliers have been selected in the MLB Draft in the last 12 years, including seven in Under the current coaching staff, 14 former Cavaliers have reached the big leagues. Sean Doolittle (Oakland) and Ryan Zimmerman (Washington) each have been named MLB All-Stars. #UVABase VirginiaSports.com

5 head coach brian o connor Personal Information Born: April 21, 1971, in Omaha, Neb. High School: Saint Albert H.S., Council Bluffs, Iowa (1989) College: Creighton (1993), bachelor s in marketing Coaching Career: Creighton, Assistant Coach ( ) Notre Dame, Assistant Coach ( ) Notre Dame, Assoc. Head Coach ( ) Virginia, Head Coach (2004-present) Family: Married to former Cindy Petratis; three children - daughters, Ellie and Maggie and son, Dillon virginia Notes 13th season at Virginia ( ; ACC) Third winningest active head coach and 14th-winningest all-time in Division I baseball entering season (.733) Won NCAA National Championship (one of 12 active coaches to own a national title) Three-time National Coach of the Year (2006, 09, 15) Four-time ACBA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2004, 09, 11, 14, 15) Five-time ACC Coach of the Year (2004, 10, 11, 13, 14) NCAA tournament appearances in each of his 12 seasons (UVA had been to three NCAA tournaments prior to his arrival) Guided UVA to 2009, 2011, 2014, College World Series as well as 2014 and CWS Finals 2009 trip to CWS was first in school history (Irvine Regional and Oxford Super Regional champions) Hosted eight NCAA regionals and six super regionals Has won six regionals, four super regionals Led UVA to 2010 and 2011 ACC Coastal Division titles Second fastest in ACC history to reach 500 wins (672 games); only FSU s Mike Martin did so faster (664) Led teams to ACC Championship games in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011 (won 09 and 11 titles) Four 50-win seasons (51 in 2010, 56 in 2011, 50 in 2013, 53 in 2014) Guided UVA to school-record win total each year from (49 in 2009, 51 in 2010, 56 in 2011) Program has had 66 players picked in Major League Baseball Draft over the last 12 years UVA has had 19 All-America and 58 all-conference selections in his tenure Second in career wins at UVA (Dennis Womack: 594, ) CAREER NOTES Associate head coach of Notre Dame s 2002 College World Series team Assistant coach at Notre Dame from Played college baseball at Creighton and pitched on the Bluejays 1991 College World Series team Played in the minor leagues in the Philadelphia Phillies farm system before assistant coaching stints at Creighton and Notre Dame Coaching Record at virginia Year Overall ACC Postseason NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA College World Series NCAA Super Regional NCAA College World Series NCAA Regional NCAA Super Regional NCAA CWS Finals NCAA National Champions Career THE LAST TIME VIRGINIA... Won 10 or more consecutive games...feb. 13-March 1, (10 games) Won 19 consecutive games (school record)... Feb. 20-March 20, 2009 Won 10 or more consecutive home games...march 1-April 11, 2014 (16 games) Won 18 consecutive home games (school record)... Feb. 22-March 25, 2008 Lost five or more consecutive games...april 29-May 12, 2003 (5 games) Scored 20 or more runs in a game at Maryland (April 23, 2010) Had 20 or more hits in a game...22 vs. Duke (May 11, 2013) Scored 10 or more runs in an inning...10 in 4th inning vs. Maryland (March 25, 2011) Turned a triple play...at North Carolina A&T (Feb. 13, 2004) Shut out an opponent (9 innings)... Vanderbilt (3-0) (June 23, - CWS Finals) Shut out an opponent (7 innings)... Georgia Tech (11-0) (May 19, - ACC Tournament) Shut out consecutive opponents... Toledo (15-0 and 5-0) (Feb , 2013) Was shut out... vs. Louisville (4-0) (April 6, ) Was shut out in two consecutive games... NC State (6-0 and 1-0) (April 9-10, 2005) Hit consecutive triples... Jarrett Parker and Tyler Cannon at UC Irvine (May 31, NCAA Regional) Hit consecutive home runs... Nick Howard and Kenny Towns vs. Georgia Tech (May 23, 2013) Hit three consecutive home runs...jon Benick, Mark Rueffert and Dan Street at Virginia Tech (April 18, 2001) Had four different players homer in one game... Robbie Coman, Joe McCarthy, Derek Fisher, Mike Papi vs. Richmond (April 23, 2014) Swept a home ACC doubleheader... Boston College (March 15, 2014) Swept a road ACC doubleheader...at Notre Dame (March 28, ) Was swept in an ACC doubleheader...at NC State (April 26, ) Swept a three-game ACC series at home... Georgia Tech (May 9-11, 2014) Swept a three-game ACC series on the road...at North Carolina (May 14-16, ) Was swept in a three-game ACC series at home...louisville (April 4-6, ) Was swept in a three-game ACC series on the road...at Virginia Tech (March 13-15, ) Was no-hit...bob Thomson, North Carolina (April 17, 1976) THE LAST TIME A CAVALIER... Hit two home runs in a game... Mike Papi vs. James Madison (March 12, 2014) Hit three home runs in a game...dan Street vs. Old Dominion in Charleston, S.C. (Feb. 22, 2002) Hit a walk-off home run...kenny Towns vs. Florida State (May 25, 2013) Hit a grand slam... Joe McCarthy vs. Richmond (April 23, 2014) Hit a home run to lead off a game... Ernie Clement vs. La Salle (Feb. 21, ) Hit a home run over UVa s Blue Monster...Joe Koshansky vs. Central Connecticut (March 7, 2004) Hit an inside-the-park home run...danny Hultzen vs. Richmond (April 20, 2011) Hit a pinch-hit home run...shane Halley vs. Richmond (April 20, 2011) Hit for the cycle... Hunter Wyant at High Point (March 12, 2001) Hit three doubles in a game...kenny Towns vs. Towson (March 17, ) Hit two triples in a game... Steven Proscia vs. Towson (March 31, 2010) Had four hits in a game...matt Thaiss vs. Longwood (April 22, ) Had five hits in a game... Nick Howard vs. Richmond (April 24, 2013) Scored five or more runs in a game... Tyler Cannon (5) at Wake Forest (March 6, 2009) Had five RBI in a game...kenny Towns vs. James Madison (April 8, ) Had six RBI in a game...mike Papi at William & Mary (Feb. 19, 2014) Had seven RBI in a game... Kenny Towns (8) at East Carolina (Feb. 15, 2013) Had eight RBI in a game...kenny Towns at East Carolina (Feb. 15, 2013) Had nine or more RBI in a game...brandon Guyer (9) vs. Niagara (March 13, 2007) Stole three bases in a game...daniel Pinero vs. Arkansas (June 13, - CWS) Stole four or more bases in a game... Greg Miclat (4) at Clemson (April 20, 2007) Stole home... Mike Papi vs. Liberty (May 7, 2014) Walked five times in a game...phil Gosselin at James Madison (March 17, 2010) Had 10 or more strikeouts in a game...connor Jones (11) at NC State (April 24, ) Pitched a nine-inning complete game...brandon Waddell vs. Vanderbilt (June 24, CWS Finals) Pitched back-to-back complete games... Robert Morey vs. Duke (May 1, 2010) and UNC (May 15, 2010) Pitched a seven-inning shutout...josh Sborz vs. Georgia Tech (May 19, - ACC Tournament) Pitched a nine-inning shutout... Nathan Kirby at Pittsburgh (April 4, 2014) Saved both ends of a doubleheader... Branden Kline vs. Maryland (March 26, 2011) Pitched a no-hitter... Nathan Kirby at Pittsburgh (April 4, 2014) Pitched a perfect game...will Roberts vs. George Washington (March 29, #UVABase VirginiaSports.com 5

6 Virginia Baseball Overall Statistics for Virginia (FINAL) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: Away: 13-8 Neutral: 18-6 ACC: Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 21 Matt Thaiss Daniel Pinero Pavin Smith Kenny Towns Robbie Coman Adam Haseley Ernie Clement Jack Gerstenmaier Charlie Cody John La Prise Thomas Woodruff Christian Lowry Kevin Doherty Joe McCarthy Justin Novak Alec Bettinger Kevin Radford Totals Opponents LOB - Team (570), Opp (515). DPs turned - Team (55), Opp (51). CI - Team (1), Thaiss, M. 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 27 Josh Sborz / Connor Jones / Brandon Waddell / Adam Haseley / Nathan Kirby / Matt Doughty / Derek Casey / Kevin Doherty / Tommy Doyle / David Rosenberger / Bennett Sousa / Alec Bettinger / Jack Roberts / Riley Cummins / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (10), Thaiss, M. 6, Coman, R. 4, Opp (12). Pickoffs - Team (25), Jones, C. 8, Thaiss, M. 5, Kirby, N. 3, Bettinger, A 3, Casey, D. 2, Haseley, A. 1, Coman, R. 1, Rosenberger 1, Roberts, J. 1, Opp (10). #UVABase VirginiaSports.com

7 Virginia Baseball Game Results for Virginia (FINAL) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall ACC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 13, at East Carolina W Kirby, N. (W 1-0) :45 Feb 14, at East Carolina-1 W Jones, C. (W 1-0) - 2:55 Feb 14, at East Carolina-2 W Roberts, J. (W 1-0) :59 1 Feb 20, vs Marist W Kirby, N. (W 2-0) 227 3:02 1 Feb 21, vs La Salle W Jones, C. (W 2-0) 219 3:13 1 Feb 21, vs Marist W Bettinger, A (W 1-0) 255 3:05 1 Feb 22, vs Marist W 5-4 (18) Sousa, B. (W 1-0) 527 5:08 2 Feb 27, vs Hartford W Kirby, N. (W 3-0) 255 2:23 2 Feb 28, vs Seton Hall W Jones, C. (W 3-0) 271 3:25 2 Mar 01, vs Cornell W Sborz, J. (W 1-0) 177 3:10 3* Mar 07, vs Pitt-1 L Kirby, N. (L 3-1) - 2:41 3* Mar 07, vs Pitt-2 W Jones, C. (W 4-0) 317 2:39 3* Mar 08, vs Pitt W Waddell, B. (W 1-0) 728 3:09 Mar 11, OLD DOMINION L Casey, D. (L 0-1) :53 * Mar 13, at Virginia Tech L Roberts, J. (L 1-1) 419 2:38 * Mar 14, at Virginia Tech L Jones, C. (L 4-1) :43 * Mar 15, at Virginia Tech L Sborz, J. (L 1-1) :35 Mar 17, TOWSON W Bettinger, A (W 2-0) :51 * Mar 20, #11 FLORIDA STATE W Doherty, K. (W 1-0) :08 * Mar 21, #11 FLORIDA STATE L Sborz, J. (L 1-2) :09 * Mar 22, #11 FLORIDA STATE L Waddell, B. (L 1-1) :31 Mar 24, GEORGETOWN L Bettinger, A (L 2-1) :15 Mar 25, at Liberty W Casey, D. (W 1-1) :19 * Mar 28, at Notre Dame-1 W Kirby, N. (W 4-1) - 2:57 * Mar 28, at Notre Dame-2 W Doyle, T. (W 1-0) 783 2:57 * Mar 29, at Notre Dame W Waddell, B. (W 2-1) 377 3:08 Mar 31, at VCU W Casey, D. (W 2-1) :09 Apr 01, VMI L Cummins, R. (L 0-1) :44 * Apr 04, #7 LOUISVILLE L Kirby, N. (L 4-2) :55 * Apr 05, #7 LOUISVILLE L Doherty, K. (L 1-1) :23 * Apr 06, #5 LOUISVILLE L Waddell, B. (L 2-2) :07 Apr 08, JAMES MADISON W Casey, D. (W 3-1) :05 * Apr 10, at Georgia Tech W Kirby, N. (W 5-2) :13 * Apr 11, at Georgia Tech L Jones, C. (L 4-2) :28 * Apr 12, at Georgia Tech L Waddell, B. (L 2-3) :36 Apr 15, WILLIAM & MARY W Bettinger, A (W 3-1) :38 * Apr 17, #9 MIAMI W Rosenberger (W 1-0) :05 * Apr 18, #9 MIAMI W Doherty, K. (W 2-1) :04 * Apr 19, #9 MIAMI L Waddell, B. (L 2-4) :47 Apr 21, LONGWOOD W Casey, D. (W 4-1) :20 Apr 22, LIBERTY W Haseley, A. (W 1-0) :55 * Apr 24, at NC State W Jones, C. (W 5-2) :41 * Apr 26, at NC State-1 L Doyle, T. (L 1-1) 937 3:11 * Apr 26, at NC State-2 L 3-5 (10) Bettinger, A (L 3-2) :34 Apr 28, at Old Dominion L Haseley, A. (L 1-1) :55 * May 08, DUKE W Doherty, K. (W 3-1) :05 * May 09, DUKE L Bettinger, A (L 3-3) :32 * May 10, DUKE W Sborz, J. (W 2-2) :01 May 12, RICHMOND W Bettinger, A (W 4-3) :08 * May 14, at North Carolina W 2-1 (10) Haseley, A. (W 2-1) :28 * May 15, at North Carolina W Waddell, B. (W 3-4) :16 * May 16, at North Carolina W Rosenberger (W 2-0) :22 4 May 19, vs Georgia Tech W Sborz, J. (W 3-2) :56 4 May 20, vs #6 Miami L Bettinger, A (L 4-4) :17 4 May 22, vs #20 Notre Dame L Waddell, B. (L 3-5) :05 4 May 23, vs NC State L Bettinger, A (L 4-5) :03 5 May 29, vs #15 USC W Jones, C. (W 6-2) :47 5 May 30, vs San Diego State W Sborz, J. (W 4-2) :47 5 May 31, vs #15 USC W (11) Rosenberger (W 3-0) :48 6 Jun 05, MARYLAND W Jones, C. (W 7-2) :18 6 Jun 06, MARYLAND W Bettinger, A (W 5-5) :22 7 Jun 13, vs Arkansas W Sborz, J. (W 5-2) :03 7 Jun 15, vs #4 Florida W Waddell, B. (W 4-5) :16 7 Jun 19, vs #4 Florida L Kirby, N. (L 5-3) :32 7 Jun 20, vs #4 Florida W Sborz, J. (W 6-2) :08 7 Jun 22, vs Vanderbilt L Jones, C. (L 7-3) :31 7 Jun 23, vs Vanderbilt W Sborz, J. (W 7-2) :42 7 Jun 24, vs Vanderbilt W Waddell, B. (W 5-5) :37 * = Conference game 1 = Charleston, S.C. 2 = Myrtle Beach, S.C. 3 = Cary, N.C. 4 = ACC Baseball Championship, Durham, N.C. 5 = NCAA Lake Elsinore Regional, Lake Elsinore, Calif. 6 = NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional, Charlottesville, Va. 7 = NCAA College World Series, Omaha, Neb. () extra inning #UVABase VirginiaSports.com 7

8 Virginia Baseball Individual Season/Career Summary for Virginia (FINAL) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: Away: 13-8 Neutral: 18-6 ACC: SEASON CAREER Player Avg G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB Hbp SO Sb-Att Avg G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB Hbp SO Sb-Att 21 Matt Thaiss Daniel Pinero Pavin Smith Kenny Towns Robbie Coman Adam Haseley Ernie Clement Jack Gerstenmaier Charlie Cody John La Prise Thomas Woodruff Christian Lowry Kevin Doherty Joe McCarthy Justin Novak Alec Bettinger Kevin Radford Totals Opponents (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) SEASON CAREER Player ERA W-L App GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SO ERA W-L App GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SO 27 Josh Sborz Connor Jones Brandon Waddell Adam Haseley Nathan Kirby Matt Doughty Derek Casey Kevin Doherty Tommy Doyle David Rosenberger Bennett Sousa Alec Bettinger Jack Roberts Riley Cummins Totals Opponents #UVABase VirginiaSports.com

9 returning player notes 4 Ernie clement SO. inf career highs AB 6 2x, last vs. Marist (2/22/15) R 2 vs. La Salle (2/21/15) H 4 vs. Marist (2/22/15) BB 3 Florida State (3/21/15) RBI 2 5x, last vs. Maryland (6/6/15) SB 1 3x, last at NC State (4/26/15) 7 adam haseley So. of/lhp Career Highs (Batting) AB 6 vs. Marist (2/22/15) R 4 2x, last vs. Georgia Tech (5/19/15) H 3 6x, last vs. James Madison (4/8/15) BB 2 4x, last vs. Notre Dame (5/22/15) RBI 2 5x, last vs. USC (5/31/15) SB 1 5x, last at North Carolina (5/16/15) CAREER Highs (Pitching) IP 5.0 vs. Vanderbilt (6/23/15) H 5 at Old Dominion (4/28/15) R 3 at Georgia Tech (4/11/15) ER 3 at Georgia Tech (4/11/15) BB 3 vs. Vanderbilt (6/23/15) K 4 2x, last vs. Radford (4/22/15) 4/1 VMI /8 James Madison /11 at Georgia Tech /22 Liberty 5-2 * W 4/28 at Old Dominion 1-3 * L 5/10 Duke S 5/12 Richmond /16 at North Carolina W 5/18 at North Carolina 8-2 * /23 vs. NC State (ACCT) 2-10 * /23 vs. Vanderbilt (CWS) 3-0 * Robbie Coman sr. c career Highs AB 5 12x, last at North Carolina (5/16/15) R 2 6x, last vs. Longwood (4/21/15) H 3 7x, last at North Carolina (5/16/15) BB 2 4x, last at Florida State (3/20/15) RBI 4 Princeton (3/20/14) SB 1 2x, last at Notre Dame (3/28/15) 10 Pavin Smith SO. 1b/of Named Preseason Third-Team All-American by Baseball America Career Highs AB 6 2x, last vs. James Madison (4/8/15) R 2 5x, last at North Carolina (5/16/15) H 4 vs. Cornell (3/1/15) BB 3 2x, last at North Carolina (5/16/15) RBI 3 3x, last vs. USC (5/31/15) SB 1 2x, last vs. VMI (4/1/15) 11 bennett sousa so. Lhp CAREER Highs IP 1.2 Old Dominion (3/11/15) H 4 Old Dominion (3/11/15) R 4 Old Dominion (3/11/15) ER 4 Old Dominion (3/11/15) BB 3 2x, last vs. Georgia Tech (4/11/15) K 1 2x, last vs. VMI (4/1/15) 2/20 vs. Marist /22 vs. Marist W 3/11 Old Dominion /21 Florida State /22 Florida State /1 VMI /11 at Georgia Tech Charlie cody so. of/inf Career Highs AB 4 6x, last vs. Liberty (4/22/15) R 2 at East Carolina (2/14/15) H 3 2x, last vs. Miami (4/18/15) BB 1 2x, last vs. Miami (4/19/15) RBI 2 2x, last at Georgia Tech (4/12/15) SB - 13 alec bettinger jr. Rhp CAREER Highs IP 6.0 Old Dominion (4/1/14) H 5 3x, last vs. Towson (3/17/15) R 5 vs. USC (5/31/15) ER 5 vs. USC (5/31/15) BB 4 Louisville (4/6/15) K 11 Richmond (4/23/14) 2/13 at East Carolina /21 vs. Marist 7-2 * W 2/27 vs. Hartford S 3/7 vs. Pitt /11 Old Dominion /17 Towson 8-0 * W 3/22 Florida State /24 Georgetown 0-1 * L 3/29 at Notre Dame /1 VMI /6 Louisville /10 at Georgia Tech /15 William & Mary W 4/17 Miami /19 Miami /22 Liberty /24 at NC State /26 at NC State L 5/8 Duke S 5/9 Duke L 5/12 Richmond W 5/14 at North Carolina S 5/20 vs. Miami (ACCT) L 5/23 vs. NC State (ACCT) L 5/31 vs. USC (R) /6 Maryland (SR) W 6/19 vs. Florida (CWS) /15 vs. VMI /11 James Madison /14 Boston College /20 Princeton 14-4 * W 3/26 Longwood 8-1 * W 4/1 Old Dominion 7-1 * W 4/8 at James Madison 9-3 * W 4/16 William & Mary /23 Richmond 13-0 * W 5/13 VCU 12-3 * W 5/30 Bucknell (R) derek casey so. Rhp CAREER Highs IP 7.0 at VCU (3/31/15) H 5 William & Mary (4/15/15) R 4 at Liberty (3/25/15) ER 4 at Liberty (3/25/15) BB 3 Longwood (4/21/15) K 4 5x, last vs. Longwood (4/21/15) 2/14 at East Carolina /20 vs. Marist /11 Old Dominion 5-14 * L 3/21 Florida State /25 at Liberty 10-7 * W 3/31 at VCU 5-3 * W 4/5 Louisville /8 James Madison 14-1 * W 4/15 William & Mary 3-2 * /21 Longwood 14-6 * W 16 tommy doyle so. Rhp CAREER Highs IP 2.2 2x, last vs USC (5/31/15) H 4 VMI (4/1/15) R 3 2x, last vs. VMI (4/1/15) ER 3 2x, last vs. VMI (4/1/15) BB 3 VMI (4/1/15) K 3 2x, last vs. James Madison (4/8/15) 3/11 Old Dominion /21 Florida State /22 Florida State /25 at Liberty /28 at Notre Dame W 4/1 VMI /4 Louisville /8 James Madison /10 at Georgia Tech /19 Miami /22 Liberty /26 at NC State L 4/28 at Old Dominion /23 vs. NC State (ACCT) /31 vs. USC (R) /19 vs. Florida (CWS) #UVABase VirginiaSports.com 9