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1 Schedule/Results FEBRUARY (8-0) Fri. 15 at East Carolina...W, 14-4 Sat. 16 at East Carolina...W, 13-9 Sun. 17 at East Carolina... ccd./snow Mon. 18 SAINT PETER S...W, 9-1 Tue. 19 William & Mary...W, 11-2 Fri. 22 Toledo...W, 15-0 Sat. 23 Toledo...W, 5-0 Sun. 24 Toledo...W, 6-3 Wed. 27 George Washington...W, 11-0 March (17-3) Fri. 1 Harvard...W, 3-0 Sat. 2 Bucknell...W, 11-5 Sat. 2 Harvard...W, 12-4 Sun. 3 Bucknell...W, 9-1 Wed. 6 VMI... ppd./snow Sat. 9 Maryland* (DH)... W, 7-6/W, 5-0 Sun. 10 Maryland*... L, 2-4 Wed. 13 Liberty...W, 7-2 Fri. 15 at Clemson* (ESPN3)... W, 6-5 (11) Sat. 16 at Clemson* (ESPN3)... L, 6-7 Sun. 17 at Clemson* (ESPN3)...W, 8-5 Tue. 19 Yale...W, 14-3 Wed. 20 Yale...W, 10-0 Sat. 23 NC State* (DH)... W, 8-2/W, 4-3 Sun. 25 NC State*...W, 6-3 Wed. 27 Towson...W, 7-1 Fri. 29 Miami*...W, 15-4 Sat. 30 Miami* (RSN/ESPN3)...W, 8-1 Sun. 31 Miami*... L, 3-4 April (14-5) Tue. 2 at Liberty (ESPN3)...W, 2-0 Wed. 3 VMI...W, 8-6 Sat. 6 at Wake Forest*...W, 7-6 Sun. 7 at Wake Forest*...W, 8-6 Mon. 8 at Wake Forest* (ESPNU)...W, 9-7 Wed. 10 Radford... L, 8-9 Fri. 12 at Georgia Tech* (ESPN3)... L, 1-2 Sat. 13 at Georgia Tech* (RSN/ESPN3)...W, 7-2 Sun. 14 at Georgia Tech* (CSS/ESPN3)...L, 2-3 (6) Wed. 17 Old Dominion... W, 10-9 (10) Sat. 20 Florida State* (DH)... W, 9-2/W, 2-0 Sun. 21 Florida State*...W, 5-2 Tue. 23 Richmond...W, 6-2 Wed. 24 James Madison...W, 16-8 Fri. 26 at Virginia Tech*...W, 15-6 Sat. 27 at Virginia Tech* (DH)...L, 3-5/L, 6-11 Tue. 30 at VCU...W, 11-3 Virginia VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (47-10, 22-8 ACC) Probable Starting Pitchers Fr. LHP Brandon Waddell (5-2, 4.02 ERA) R-Sr. LHP Scott Silverstein (9-1, 3.07 ERA) R-Jr. RHP Whit Mayberry (4-0, 2.05 ERA) virginia in the NCAA baseball championship Counting this year, Virginia has competed in each of the last 10 NCAA tournaments and 13 overall. UVa is all-time in the NCAA tournament, although the Cavaliers are over the last four seasons. Under Brian O Connor (since 2004), UVa is in the NCAAs. Seeded sixth in the 2013 field, Virginia has earned a national seed for the third time. UVa was the No. 5 seed in 2010 and the top seed in UVa owns three regional championships (2009, 2010, 2011) and advanced to the College World Series in 2009 and virginia one of eight schools in Last 10 ncaa tournaments Virginia is one of eight Division I baseball programs to reach the NCAA tournament each of the last 10 seasons (including 2013). The Cavaliers are one of four teams in the ACC to hold that distinction, joining Florida State, Miami and North Carolina. The other programs: Arkansas, Cal State Fullerton, Rice and South Carolina. virginia against the 2013 ncaa field Virginia faced 10 teams this year that advanced to the NCAA tournament (Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Liberty, North Carolina, NC State, Miami, Towson, Virginia Tech and William and Mary). Twenty-eight of Virginia s 57 games were against NCAA qualifiers UVa went 20-8 against those teams. Virginia plays host to fourth straight regional This is UVa s seventh regional at Davenport Field and its fourth straight (2004, 2006, 2007, ); UVa won home regionals in 2010 and Virginia joins South Carolina and UCLA as the only schools to host regionals each of the last four years. UVa is 12-9 in its six previous home regionals. cavaliers boast fourth-most wins in program history Virginia has 47 victories this season, matching the 2006 team for the fourth-most wins in a season in UVa baseball history. The only UVa seasons with more wins: 2011 (56), 2010 (51) and 2009 (49). Virginia earned 45 regular-season wins, tying the 2006 and 2011 teams for the most in program history. BASEBALL 2013 NCAA Charlottesville Regional Fri. - Army, 1 p.m. Sat.- UNC Wilmington or Elon, 1 or 6 p.m. THE basics Site...Charlottesville, Va. Davenport Field (4,956) Date/Time...Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday-Monday, 1 or 6 p.m. UVa Radio... WINA 1070-AM Webcast...ESPN3 Live Stats... VirginiaSports.com SOCIAL National Rankings UVa UNCW Elon Army Baseball America 6 NR NR NR Collegiate Baseball 6 NR NR NR NCBWA 6 NR NR NR USA Today/ESPN 6 NR NR NR odds and ends UVa is the only team nationally to win three series against top-10 RPI teams. The Cavaliers rank 11th nationally in batting and third in scoring. UVa is first in the ACC in batting (.314), third in ERA (3.14) and seventh in fielding (.969). Mike Papi leads the nation in on base percentage (.536). UVa pitchers rank fifth nationally in fewest walks per nine innings (2.37/9 IP). UVa owns 21 come-from-behind wins this season. May (8-2) Fri. 10 Duke*...W, 6-5 Sat. 11 Duke*...W, 17-8 Sun. 12 Duke*...W, 14-6 Tue. 14 VCU...W, 17-3 Thu. 16 at North Carolina* (ESPN3)...W, 10-4 Fri. 17 at North Carolina* (ESPN3)... L, 5-8 Sat. 18 at North Carolina* (ESPN3)... W, 8-7 (11) Wed. 22 Virginia Tech (RSN) 1... L, 1-10 Thu. 23 Georgia Tech (RSN) 1...W, 8-2 Sat. 25 Florida State (RSN) 1... W, 7-4 (12) Fri. 31 Army (ESPN3) p.m. June Sat. 1 UNC Wilmington or Elon (ESPN3) or 6 p.m NCAA Super Regionals 2...TBA College World Series 3 (ESPN/ESPN2)...TBA Home games in BOLD; *denotes ACC games; all times Eastern 1 Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, N.C.; 2 NCAA Charlottesville Regional; 3 TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, Neb.; All games can be heard on VirginiaSports.com, with select games airing on WINA 1070-AM PROBABLE STARTERS BY POSITION (Lineup Subject to Change) Pos. No. Name, Class BA GP-GS R H RBI SB Notes C 18 Nate Irving, So Was 6-for-12 in UNC series 1B 13 Jared King, R-Sr Fourth in UVa history with 121 career walks 2B 25 Reed Gragnani, Sr Batting.450 (18-40) in 10 games since exam break SS 7 Branden Cogswell, So Has not played since April 30 because of broken finger or 2 John LaPrise, Fr Hit two-run triple in 11th inning in Saturday win at UNC SS/3B 33 Nick Howard, So Hit solo home run in ACC tournament against Georgia Tech or 3B 9 Kenny Towns, So Was 4-for-12 with 2 HR, 6 RBI at ACC tournament LF/DH 23 Derek Fisher, So Was 5-for-12 in North Carolina series CF 10 Brandon Downes, So Owns team-high 35 XBH (19 2B, 7 3B, 9 HR) RF 14 Joe McCarthy, Fr Has third-best OBP of any freshman nationally (.455) LF/RF 38 Mike Papi, So Named ACC Player of Week final two weeks of regular season Virginia Athletics Media Relations PO Box JPJA Charlottesville, VA Phone: (434) Website: VirginiaSports.com Baseball Media Contact Information Andy Fledderjohann, Assistant Media Relations Director O: (434) C: (434) fledder@virginia.edu

2 cavaliers hit 40 wins for eighth time in 10 years Virginia recorded its 40th win of the year May 10 against Duke, reaching the 40-win plateau for the eighth time in the last 10 seasons. UVa had one season of 40 wins or more prior to 2004 (1996). UVa has recorded 39 wins or more in all 10 years under the current coaching staff (39 wins in 2008, 2012).. ACC Standings (as of May 27) Atlantic ACC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Florida State L-4 NC State L-1 Clemson L-5 Maryland W-2 Wake Forest L-3 Boston College L-2 Coastal ACC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak North Carolina W-4 Virginia W-2 Virginia Tech L-1 Georgia Tech L-2 Miami W-1 Duke L-3 THE POLLS Baseball America 1. Vanderbilt 2. Louisiana State 3. Cal State Fullerton 4. Oregon State 5. North Carolina 6. Virginia 7. North Carolina State 8. Indiana 9. Oregon 10. UCLA 11. Florida State 12. Arkansas 13. Kansas State 14. Mississippi State 15. Louisville 16. Virginia Tech 17. New Mexico 18. South Carolina 19. Oklahoma 20. Rice 21. Austin Peay 22. Clemson 23. Florida Atlantic 24. Arizona State 25. San Diego Italics = 2013 UVa opponent Collegiate Baseball 1. Louisiana State 2. Vanderbilt 3. North Carolina 4. Cal St. Fullerton 5. Oregon State 6. Virginia 7. Oregon 8. Louisville 9. Florida State 10. N.C. State 11. UCLA 12. Arkansas 13. South Carolina 14. Mississippi State 15. Kansas State 16. Arizona State 17. Clemson 18. New Mexico 19. Virginia Tech 20. Oklahoma 21. Cal Poly 22. Indiana 23. Rice 24. Mississippi 25. Oklahoma State 26. Troy 27. South Alabama 28. Sam Houston State 29. Coastal Carolina 30. San Diego six cavaliers named all-acc Virginia boasted a conference-high six players on the 2013 All-ACC Team. UVa had four players on the All-ACC First Team: Kyle Crockett (relief pitcher), Reed Gragnani (second base), Nick Howard (utility) and Mike Papi (outfield). Joe McCarthy was named to the second team at outfield, while Branden Cogswell was a second-team honoree at shortstop. Gragnani also was named to the ACC All-Tournament Team. McCarthy was named the ACC Freshman of the Year, while Brian O Connor was tabbed the league s Coach of the Year for the fourth time (2004, 2010, 2011). uva week-by-week in the polls BA CB Coaches NCBWA PRE NR 35 t /18 NR 29 t /25 NR / / / / / / / / / / / / / USA Today Coaches 1. LSU (27) 2. Vanderbilt (3) 3. North Carolina (1) 4. Cal State-Fullerton 5. Oregon State 6. Virginia 7. Oregon 8. North Carolina State 9. Florida State 10. UCLA 11. Mississippi State 12. Louisville 13. Indiana 14. South Carolina 15. Arkansas 16. Rice 17. Kansas State 18. Oklahoma 19. Oklahoma State 20. Arizona State 21. Cal Poly 22. Virginia Tech 23. Mississippi 24. Clemson 25. Campbell NCBWA 1. LSU 2. Vanderbilt 3. Cal State Fullerton 4. North Carolina 5. Oregon State 6. Virginia 7. Oregon 8. NC State 9. Mississippi State 10. Florida State 11. UCLA 12. Indiana 13. Louisville 14. Kansas State 15. Rice 16. South Carolina 17. Arkansas 18. Oklahoma State 19. Oklahoma 20. Arizona State 21. Cal Poly 22. Ole Miss 23. Campbell 24. Clemson 25. Austin Peay 26. Virginia Tech 27. Mercer 28. New Mexico 29. South Alabama 30. Bryant Virginia aims to continue success at home Virginia has played some of its best baseball this season on its home turf at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers posted a 32-3 record at home, including a 13-2 mark in conference play. Following a 9-8 loss on April 10 to Radford, Virginia won its final 10 home games, including ACC series sweeps of Florida State and Duke. UVa is (.834) at home since Potent lineup from top to bottom There is not an easy out in the Virginia lineup, as all nine Virginia starters are batting at least.279, while six are batting over.300. Five Cavaliers have at least 44 RBI apiece, including Reed Gragnani, who owns 48 RBI while typically batting in the 7- or 8-hole. Nine of UVa s 10 regulars in the lineup own on base percentages of.367 or better, while four are over.400. Virginia finishes Third in RPI Virginia finished No. 3 in the NCAA s RPI report. Vanderbilt and North Carolina held the top two spots. UVa is 9-1 against the RPI top 10, 16-8 against the top 25 and 19-9 against the top 50. UVa is the only team nationally to win three series against RPI top-10 foes (NCSU, FSU, UNC). cavaliers finish off degrees Seven members of the Virginia baseball program earned degrees from the University of Virginia on May 19. Rob Amaro (sociology), Reed Gragnani (history), Colin Harrington (chemistry), Whit Mayberry (commerce) and manager Taylor Myers (psychology) all earned their bachelor s degrees. Jared King (kinesiology) and Scott Silverstein (education) earned their master s degrees. King and Silverstein have been on five UVa teams that have combined for 242 wins, while the fourth-year class has been a part of 193 victories. offense puts up Big Innings regularly Virginia has scored three or more runs in an inning 68 times this year. UVa has recorded three runs in an inning on 31 occasions this year. UVa has been particularly potent later in the game and has outscored foes in the fifth through eighth innings: in fifth, in sixth, in seventh and in eighth. UVa averages 8.1 runs per game, outscoring its opponents Virginia Baseball Game Notes

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...20,399 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 (4,980) 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 (.767) First Game... Feb. 16, 2002 vs. Bucknell Hosted Regionals , 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 Hosted Super Regionals , 2011 COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Brian O Connor (Creighton, 93) 10th 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) TEAM INFORMATION 2012 Record ACC Record/Finish /2nd, Coastal Division ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament at Charlottesville Regional Position Starters Returning/Lost... 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost... 8/5 Lettermen Returning/Lost... 19/9 Newcomers...14 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... (434) Media Relations Fax... (434) Davenport Field Press Box... (434) Official UVa Athletics Website...VirginiaSports.com 2013 ACC Coaches Preseason Poll (first-place votes in parentheses) Atlantic Division Coastal Division Team, Points Team, Points 1. NC State (10), North Carolina (9), Florida State (1), Georgia Tech (1), Clemson (1), Virginia (2), Wake Forest, Miami, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Duke, 12 Overall champion: NC State (10) Hot wahoo Bats Virginia has has hit.345 as a team in the 10 games since coming back from its exam break, while recording at least seven hits in each contest. UVa has scored at least five runs in nine of the 10 games, totaling 93 runs in that stretch. Forty of the Cavaliers 129 hits have gone for extra bases (25 2B, 6 3B, 9 HR). In a four-game stretch from May 11-16, UVa recorded four consecutive double-figure scoring outputs for the first time since racking up five straight from April 28- May 4, Papi continues to rake Mike Papi leads the nation with a.536 on-base percentage and ranks seventh in batting (.400) and 24th in slugging (.645). The ACC leader in batting, Papi has been hot at the plate of late, going 18-for-42 (.429) with 14 runs and 16 RBI in 10 games since UVa returned from its finals break (all in leadoff spot in batting order). Papi was named the ACC Player of the Week each of the last two weeks of the regular season and owns hits in 13 of his last 15 games. Since being inserted into the Cavaliers lineup as a pinch hitter March 15 at Clemson, Papi is batting.425 (57-for-134) with 49 runs and 49 RBI (41 games). noting the acc tournament Virginia went 2-1 in pool play at the ACC tournament. The third-seeded Cavaliers bounced back from a 10-1 loss to No. 6 seed Virginia Tech to win two games. UVa knocked off No. 7 Georgia Tech, 8-2, before winning the finale against No. 2 Florida State, 7-4 in 12 innings, on Kenny Towns walkoff three-run homer. UVa hit five solo homers in the tournament. Towns homered twice while going 4-for-12 with six RBI in the tournament. Reed Gragnani also was 4-for- 12 and was named to the all-tournament team. UVa pitchers did not allow a run after the sixth inning during the tournament. gragnani a tough out Despite batting in the bottom third of Virginia s batting order, Reed Gragnani has been a tough out for opposing pitchers. Nationally, he is the fourth toughest to strike out, with just nine strikeouts in 196 at bats (one per 21.8 AB). He also has been one of UVa s top run producers with 48 RBI, which is fourth on the team and tied for 14th in the ACC. Hitting Streaks Longest Current 7 Branden Cogswell Derek Fisher Brandon Downes Nick Howard Mike Papi Joe McCarthy Jared King Nate Irving Kenny Towns Reed Gragnani Robbie Coman 3-2 John LaPrise 2-14 Colin Harrington George Ragsdale Rob Bennie 1 - Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 31 Joe McCarthy Derek Fisher Mike Papi Jared King Branden Cogswell Brandon Downes 14-9 Kenny Towns Nick Howard Reed Gragnani Nate Irving John LaPrise 4-8 Robbie Coman 3-16 Rob Bennie 3-14 Colin Harrington George Ragsdale 2 2 Multiple Hit Games Total 10 Brandon Downes Branden Cogswell Mike Papi Reed Gragnani Jared King Joe McCarthy Nick Howard Derek Fisher Nate Irving Kenny Towns Colin Harrington Rob Bennie TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 38 Mike Papi Brandon Downes Joe McCarthy Reed Gragnani Derek Fisher Jared King Nick Howard Kenny Towns Branden Cogswell Nate Irving Colin Harrington John LaPrise Virginia Baseball Game Notes 3

4 Late-Inning Thunder Virginia has been strong in the late innings, outscoring its foes from the seventh inning on this year. UVa did not allow a run after the sixth inning in the ACC tournament. UVa owns three ninth-inning rallies from two runs or more down 5-2 in ninth at Clemson, won 6-5 in 11; 6-2 at Wake Forest, won 7-6; 5-3 vs. Duke, won 6-5. The Cavaliers also rallied from five runs down in the sixth inning on April 17 against Old Dominion to win 10-9 in 10 innings. Comeback kids Virginia scored its 21st comeback win of the season last Saturday against Florida State. UVa has rallied from three runs or more behind to win on eight occasions this year, with six coming in the sixth inning or later: Date Deficit Final Opponent 2/ in 6th 13-9 at East Carolina 3/2 3-0 in 2nd 12-4 Harvard 3/ in 7th 6-5 (11) at Clemson 4/6 6-1 in 7th 7-6 at Wake Forest 4/7 6-3 in 6th 8-6 at Wake Forest 4/ in 6th 10-9 (10) Old Dominion 5/ in 2nd 14-6 Duke 5/ in 6th 7-4 (12) vs. Florida State crockett anchors bullpen Junior lefty Kyle Crockett has closed out games this season and been sensational. He owns 10 saves, which ranks second in the ACC. Crockett was named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List (one of 51 players nationally). Crockett has made 26 appearances this year, allowing just 10 earned runs while opponents have hit.197 against him. He appeared in 19 of UVa s 30 ACC games (most of any conference pitcher). He has made 85 career appearances most on the staff and fifth most in program history. virginia slows the running game Virginia has shown the propensity to shut down its opponents running games this year. Virginia has allowed just 31 stolen base attempts in 57 games, with 18 successful steals (58% success rate). The Cavaliers also have picked off 11 baserunners. UVa has given up just six stolen bases in nine attempts in the last 25 contests. Against the ACC s top three running teams, Clemson, NC State and Maryland, UVa allowed a combined three stolen bases - zero to Clemson and NCSU and three to Maryland. Freshmen Playing Key Roles Virginia has leaned heavily on its first-year players early this season, particularly on the mound. Twelve true freshmen have seen playing time. Seven true freshmen have accounted for 45 percent of the innings pitched this year (229 of 512 2/3 total). Joe McCarthy has started 55 of 57 contests in the batting order and currently is UVa s 3-hole hitter. virginia among national leaders in runs Virginia ranks third nationally in runs and scoring. The Cavaliers have scored 463 runs (8.1 per game) in 57 games. The Cavaliers rank among the nation s top 20 in 11 statistical categories on offense. Runs Per Game - Division I Team Runs Runs/Game 1. New Mexico North Carolina Virginia four cavaliers named to award watch lists Four Virginia players have been named to watch lists for various national awards. Branden Cogswell is one of 25 players to be named to the watch list for the Wallace Award, presented to the nation s top shortstop. Kyle Crockett is one of 51 players on the NCBWA s watch list for the Stopper of the Year Award, which is given to the premier relief pitcher in NCAA baseball. He also is on the Golden Spikes Award watch list. Nick Howard stands as one of 25 players on the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award Watch List. UVa s Danny Hultzen won this award in Nate Irving was named to the watch list for the Johnny Bench Award for the nation s best catcher. cogswell out with fractured finger Branden Cogswell suffered a fractured finger in practice on May 4, breaking the middle finger on his right hand. He had surgery to repair the break and will be reevaluated prior to the NCAA regional. Cogswell was having a sensational year, batting.346 (10th in ACC) with a.464 on base percentage (seventh). Prior to his injury, Cogswell was the lone Cavalier to play in every game in 2013 and had reached base safely in 43 of 47 games this year. McCarthy named acc freshman of year Virginia freshman Joe McCarthy has put together an impressive rookie campaign and was named the ACC s Freshman of the Year last week. He currently ranks third among all ACC freshmen in batting with a.329 average (17th overall). He is second among ACC rookies in walks with 46 (fifth overall) and on base percentage at.455 (ninth overall). McCarthy is the second UVa player to earn ACC Freshman of the Year honors, joining Danny Hultzen (2009). cavaliers in the pros Major League Baseball (6) David Adams ( )... New York Yankees Sean Doolittle ( )... Oakland Athletics Javier Lopez ( )... San Francisco Giants Mark Reynolds ( )... Cleveland Indians Michael Schwimer ( )... Toronto Blue Jays Ryan Zimmerman ( )... Washington Nationals Minor League Baseball (24) Kevin Arico ( )... Dayton Dragons (A) Stephen Bruno ( )...Daytona Cubs (High A) Andrew Carraway ( )... Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) Jeremy Farrell ( )... Winston-Salem Dash (High A) Phil Gosselin ( )... Mississippi Braves (AA) Dan Grovatt ( )...Bradenton Marauders (High A) Brandon Guyer ( )...Durham Bulls (AAA) Shane Halley ( )... AZL Royals (Rookie) John Hicks ( )...Jackson Generals (AA) Danny Hultzen ( )... Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) Branden Kline ( )... Delmarva Shorebirds (High A) Greg Miclat ( )...Round Rock Express (AAA) Robert Morey ( )... Jacksonville Suns (AA) Matt Packer ( )... Akron Aeros (AA) Jarrett Parker ( )... Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA) Steven Proscia ( )... Jackson Generals (AA) Will Roberts ( )... Akron Aeros (AA) Beau Seabury ( )... Harrisburg Senators (AA) Kenny Swab ( )...Wilmington Blue Rocks (High A) Chris Taylor ( )... High Desert Mavericks (High A) Justin Thompson ( )... Missoula Osprey (Rookie) Keith Werman ( )...Clinton LumberKings (A) Tyler Wilson ( )...Frederick Keys (High A) Cody Winiarski ( )... Winston-Salem Dash (High A) McCarthy a regular on basepaths Joe McCarthy was the only ACC player to reach base safely in every game this year until April 14 when he went 0-for-3 in the rain-shortened game at Georgia Tech. He has reached base safely in 51 of his 55 games. The rookie reached base safely in the first 36 games this year, the longest streak by a UVa player since Dan Grovatt reached base in 43 straight games in He owns a.455 on base percentage, which is third on the team and ninth in the ACC. He has the third-best OBP of any freshman in Division I this year. Downes An extra-base hit machine In his first year as the Cavaliers cleanup hitter, Brandon Downes has been solid and is batting.318 with 35 extra-base hits. Downes tops the team in home runs (9), triples (7), doubles (19), runs (62), RBI (57) and total bases (134). Downes is first in the ACC in triples, fifth in doubles and sixth in home runs. Downes ranks first on the team in hits (74) and runs and second in slugging (.575) Virginia Baseball Game Notes

5 No Free Passes... Virginia pitchers make opposing batters earn their way on base. The UVa pitching staff has issued just 135 walks in 57 games, by far the fewest walks allowed in the ACC this year. Miami is second with 171. UVa allows just 2.37 walks per nine innings, which is fifth fewest nationally and has a 3.38 strikeout-to-walk ratio, which ranks second nationally behind Cal State Fullerton. The Cavaliers also have hit only 25 batters this year (third fewest nationally).... but plenty of freebies for uva batters While the Cavaliers pitchers have thrived on not issuing walks, Virginia batters have found plenty of ways to get on base. Virginia batters rank sixth nationally with 293 walks (third in ACC). UVa batters also have been hit by 67 pitches, which is third among ACC squads. The Cavaliers rank fifth nationally with a.412 on base percentage. noting the unc series Virginia won a series in Chapel Hill (May 14-16) for the first time since March 17-18, UNC was the highest-ranked opponent the Cavaliers have defeated in a road series since UVa won two of three at then-no. 1 UNC in Virginia hit.318 as a team in the series and racked up 11 extra-base hits. UVa s loss in Game 2 was its first this season when leading after seven innings (UVa is 39-1 when leading after seven innings). UVa scored first in all three games and trailed in just four innings in the series. virginia tops 100,000 in attendance again Despite the chilly temperatures and poor weather earlier this year, Virginia ranks 13th nationally in total attendance (102,410) and 17th in average attendance (3,012) this year (third in ACC). More than 100,000 fans have attended Cavalier games each of the past four seasons. UVa has ranked among the top 20 programs nationally in attendance each of the last four years. UVa ranked 15th nationally in total attendance (112,281) and 19th in average attendance (3,208) last year. Davenport Field seats 4,980 per game, slightly down this year after the addition of more chairback seats in place of the bleacher seats in the grandstand. The entire reserved section in the grandstand sold out once again this year. uva breaks series Attendance Record Virginia broke the program s three-game series attendance record April by drawing 13,890 fans for its series with Florida State. The program s three-game series record was 13,625, set April 13-15, 2012, against North Carolina. The final two games at Davenport Field each drew capacity crowds of 4,980. uva 12th nationally in shutouts Virginia has racked up eight shutouts, which is tied for 12th in the country. UVa is three off the lead, which is held by Oregon State and Rice. The total is already tied with the 2007 squad for fourth most in a season at Virginia. UVa finished with just two shutouts in Papi makes a grand statement Mike Papi has had a flair for the dramatic this year. Two of his homers have been clutch, late-inning grand slams. Papi hit a seventh-inning grand slam to tie the game against Old Dominion. He hit a two-out grand slam on an 0-2 pitch in the ninth inning April 6 to rally UVa to a 7-6 win at Wake. Papi also blasted an 11th-inning homer to win the Clemson game on March 15, just two innings after he hit a two-out RBI single to tie the game in the ninth inning. waddell anchors rotation as rookie Southpaw Brandon Waddell has been a standout while serving as UVa s Friday starter as a freshman. He owns a team-high 73 strikeouts in 78 1/3 innings this year; he ranks fourth among all freshmen nationally in strikeouts. He was named one of Collegiate Baseball s six National Players of the Week on Feb. 25 following a dominating outing vs. Toledo. In six innings, he struck out 15 batters, most by a UVa freshman hurler since Seth Greisinger fanned 15 against UNC in He allowed just six hits and one walk. On Feb. 15 at ECU, Waddell became the first UVa freshman to make the opening-game start since Dave Sammons on Feb. 26, 1986, at William and Mary. cavaliers own most wins in nation since 2009 Virginia has posted 242 wins since the start of the 2009 season most in Division I baseball. South Carolina has 237 victories in that span, while North Carolina has 235. UVa set a school record with 49 wins in 2009, topped it in 2010 with 51 victories, then upped it again in 2011 with a national-best 56 wins. The Cavaliers are nearing those numbers and have 47 wins in Jared King and Scott Silverstein are in their fifth years at UVa and have been part of this entire stretch. Wins Since Start of 2009 (All Division I programs) 1. Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, honors All-ACC First Team Kyle Crockett, relief pitcher Reed Gragnani, second base Nick Howard, utility Mike Papi, outfield All-ACC Second Team Branden Cogswell, shortstop Joe McCarthy, outfield ACC Coach of the Year Brian O Connor ACC Freshman of the Year Joe McCarthy ACC Player of the Week Mike Papi - May 13, May 20 ACC All-Tournament Team Reed Gragnani Golden Spikes Award Watch List Kyle Crockett John Olerud Two-Way Player Award Watch List Nick Howard Johnny Bench Award Watch List (nation s top C) Nate Irving NCBWA Stopper of Year Watch List Kyle Crockett Wallace Award Watch List (nation s top SS) Branden Cogswell PRESEASON Baseball America Preseason All-American Derek Fisher, second team fifth-years provide leadership Virginia has a pair of veteran fifth-year seniors guiding the young 2013 team: Jared King and Scott Silverstein. King has played 197 career games, with 178 career starts. His streak of 90 straight starts, dating to 2011, was snapped March 2 in the first game of the DH. King could become just the ninth Virginia baseball player to play in 200 career games. Silverstein has been the Cavaliers Saturday starter for most of last two seasons since battling back from a pair of shoulder surgeries. The two have been part of two ACC championship teams, three regional championship squads and two College World Series teams Virginia Baseball Game Notes 5

6 changes at davenport field Davenport Field underwent several changes during the offseason. A new sand-based playing surface has been installed. After removing the previous surface, crews put in a new irrigation and field drainage system (previous field had no drainage system). The $1 million project also included the installation of a new synthetic warning track that runs in foul territory between the foul poles as well as new dugout flooring surfaces and a new FieldTurf collar behind home plate. Home plate was moved in about five feet, creating more foul territory down the lines as well as new field dimensions: In separate projects, new chairback seats were added to replace the grandstand bleachers and a new video board was erected. O Connor named baseball america s coach of the first half Virginia head coach Brian O Connor was tabbed the National Coach of the First Half by Baseball America on April 4. The Cavaliers racked up a 27-3 record (9-3 ACC) at that point despite featuring a lineup of primarily sophomores and freshmen as well as a freshman-laden pitching staff. O Connor fourth among Active Coaches in Win percentage Virginia head coach Brian O Connor is (.741) in 10 seasons at the helm of the Cavaliers. O Connor s 73.4 percent winning percentage entering the season ranked fourth among active Division I head coaches behind only UNC s Mike Fox (.744), Florida State s Mike Martin (.743) and Wichita State s Gene Stephenson (.735). virginia Leads Nation in ERA from Virginia led all NCAA Division I teams in ERA over the past eight seasons, boasting a 3.14 team ERA from UVa was the only school to rank in the top 20 in the country in ERA from seasons; UVa was 57th with a 3.48 ERA last year. Virginia led the nation in ERA in 2012 (2.24) and posted No. 3 marks in 2005, 2006, 2007 and Virginia also was the only team in Division I to rank among the top 20 nationally in ERA, strikeouts and fewest hits allowed each season from Defense tops acc under current staff Virginia s defense has racked up the ACC s best fielding percentage since the current coaching staff arrived in Virginia has accumulated a.973 fielding percentage over the last nine years combined. North Carolina ranks second in the ACC over the same span with a.969 fielding mark. ACC Fielding Since Virginia North Carolina Clemson NC State Georgia Tech cavaliers top acc in batting since 2009 Virginia boasts the ACC s top offense over the past four years, with a combined.315 average. The Cavaliers led the conference in batting in 2009 and 2010 and were second in 2011 and Last season UVa finished second to Georgia Tech (.297) in batting. The Cavaliers hit.296 as a team in ACC Batting Since Virginia Georgia Tech Virginia Tech Florida State Clemson O Connor second fastest to 400 Wins in acc history Brian O Connor became just the second UVa coach to reach 400 career wins when UVa topped VCU on April 25, 2012; he is now in his career. He was the second fastest to reach 400 wins in ACC history, doing so in his 546th game at UVa ( ). Mike Martin (FSU) achieved this feat in 542 games. O Connor is second in career wins at UVa to Dennis Womack (594; ). Fastest to 400 Wins - ACC History 1. Mike Martin (Florida State) games ( ) 2. Brian O Connor (Virginia) games ( ) 3. Jack Leggett (Clemson) games ( ) 4. Danny Hall (Georgia Tech) games ( ) 5. Mike Fox (North Carolina) games ( ) NCAA Division I ERA Since Virginia Texas North Carolina Wichita State Rice Virginia Baseball Game Notes

7 VIRGINIA VS. REGIONAL OPPONENTS No. 2 unc wilmington Series: Virginia 5-1 Virginia and UNC Wilmington have met four times previously, with three coming to start the 2005 season when UVa won two of three at UNCW (Feb ). UVa s third baseman in that series was Ryan Zimmerman, now with the Washington Nationals, while its Sunday starter was Sean Doolittle, now with the Oakland Athletics. All six previous games were in Wilmington. UVa is all-time against current members of the CAA and went 4-0 this year against teams from the CAA. No. 3 elon Series: 1-1 Virginia and Elon have played just twice previously. Elon won 13-4 on March 20, 1981, in Elon, N.C. UVa picked up a 10-3 win over the Phoenix on Feb. 9, 2007, in the season opener in Myrtle Beach, S.C. UVa is against current members of the Southern Conference and also played a member of the SoCon last year in the tournament, falling 6-5 to Appalachian State. No. 4 army Series: UVa leads Virginia and Army met last season in the NCAA tournament for the first time since the 1913 season. The Cavaliers scored a 9-1 victory over the Black Knights last year (June 2) in the opener of the NCAA Charlottesville Regional. UVa is against current Patriot League teams and scored a pair of wins of Patriot member Bucknell earlier this season. A Patriot League team has competed in five of UVa s last six home regionals Lehigh (2006), Lafayette (2007), Navy (2011) and Army ( ). VIRGINIA S ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS 1972 (2-2) NCAA District III Playoffs Sims Legion Park Gastonia, N.C. June 1 Richmond... W, 18-2 June 2 Mississippi... W, 9-3 June 2 South Alabama... L, 1-6 June 2 Mississippi... L, (1-2) NCAA Atlantic Regional Mark Light Stadium Coral Gables, Fla. May 24 Florida... W, 14-1 May 25 Miami... L, 6-22 May 26 Florida... L, (3-2) NCAA South I Regional Sewell Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Ala. May 23 Notre Dame... L, 1-12 May 24 Princeton... W, 12-2 May 25 Notre Dame... W, 7-1 May 25 Stetson... W, 5-4 May 26 Alabama... L, (2-2) NCAA Charlottesville Regional Davenport Field Charlottesville, Va. June 5 Princeton... L, 2-4 June 5 George Mason... W, 7-2 June 6 Princeton... W, 9-0 June 6 Vanderbilt... L, (0-2) NCAA Corvallis Regional Goss Stadium Corvallis, Ore. June 3 St. John s... L, 3-5 June 4 Ohio State... L, (1-2) NCAA Charlottesville Regional Davenport Field Charlottesville, Va. June 2 Lehigh... W, 11-5 June 3 South Carolina... L, 2-8 June 4 Evansville... L, (2-2) NCAA Charlottesville Regional Davenport Field Charlottesville, Va. June 1 Lafayette... W, 5-1 June 2 Oregon State... W, 7-4 (13) June 4 Oregon State... L, 3-5 June 5 Oregon State... L, (1-2) NCAA Fullerton Regional Goodwin Field Fullerton, Calif. May 30 UCLA... L, 2-3 May 31 Rider... W, 8-2 June 1 Cal State Fullerton... L, (6-3) NCAA Irvine Regional Anteater Ballpark Irvine, Calif. May 29 San Diego State... W, 5-1 May 30 No. 6 seed UC Irvine... W, 5-0 May 31 No. 6 seed UC Irvine... W, 5-1 NCAA Oxford Super Regional Oxford-University Stadium/ Swayze Field Oxford, Miss. June 5 Ole Miss... L, 3-4 (12) June 6 Ole Miss... W, 4-3 June 7 Ole Miss... W, 5-1 NCAA College World Series Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, Neb. June 13 No. 1 seed LSU... L, 5-9 June 15 No. 2 seed Cal State Fullerton... W, 7-5 June 17 Arkansas... L, 3-4 (12) 2010 (4-3) No. 5 National Seed NCAA Charlottesville Regional Davenport Field Charlottesville, Va. June 4 VCU... W, 15-4 June 5 Ole Miss... W, 13-7 June 6 St. John s... L, 5-6 June 7 St. John s... W, 5-3 NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional Davenport Field Charlottesville, Va. June 12 Oklahoma... W, 3-2 June 13 Oklahoma... L, 7-10 June 14 Oklahoma... L, (7-3) No. 1 National Seed NCAA Charlottesville Regional Davenport Field Charlottesville, Va. June 3 Navy... W, 6-0 June 4 St. John s... W, 10-2 June 5 East Carolina... W, 13-1 NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional Davenport Field Charlottesville, Va. June 11 UC Irvine... W, 6-0 June 12 UC Irvine... L, 4-6 June 13 UC Irvine... W, 3-2 NCAA College World Series Omaha, Neb. TD Ameritrade Park June 19 California... W, 6-1 June 21 No. 4 seed South Carolina... L, 1-7 June 23 California... W, 8-1 June 24 No. 4 seed South Carolina... L, 2-3 (13) 2012 (1-2) NCAA Charlottesville Regional Davenport Field Charlottesville, Va. June 2 Army... W, 9-1 June 3 Appalachian State... L, 5-6 June 3 Oklahoma... L, Virginia Baseball Game Notes 7

8 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 10th season at Virginia Overall record of ( ACC) 2009 National Coach of the Year (NCBWA, CBI) 2009 and 2011 ACBA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year Four-time ACC Coach of the Year (2004, 10, 11, 13) Named Baseball America s 2013 National Coach of the First Half NCAA tournament appearances in each of his 10 seasons (UVa had been to three NCAA tournaments prior to his arrival) Guided UVa to 2009 and 2011 College World Series 2009 trip to CWS was first in school history (Irvine Regional and Oxford Super Regional champions) Hosted six NCAA regionals and two super regionals Led UVa to 2010 and 2011 ACC Coastal Division titles Fastest coach in ACC history to 350 wins (472 games) Led teams to ACC Championship games in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011 (won 09 and 11 titles) In his first nine seasons, O Connor s teams averaged 45.6 wins per season Guided UVa to school-record win total from (49 in 2009, 51 in 2010, 56 in 2011) Program has had 48 players picked in Major League Baseball Draft over the last nine years UVa has had 13 All-America and 40 all-conference selections in his tenure UVa has posted eight 40-win seasons (39 in 2008 and 12) Second in career wins at UVa only Dennis Womack has more (594, ) CAREER NOTES Associate head coach of Notre Dame s 2002 College World Series team Coached 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 Career THE LAST TIME VIRGINIA... Won 10 or more consecutive games...feb. 15-March 9, 2013 (14 games) Won 19 consecutive games (school record)... Feb. 20-March 20, 2009 Won 10 or more consecutive home games...feb. 18-March 9, 2013 (12 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)... Florida State (2-0) (April 20, 2013) Shut out an opponent (7 innings)...stony Brook (3-0) (March 18, 2008) Shut out consecutive opponents... Toledo (15-0 and 5-0) (Feb , 2013) Was shut out...liberty (8-0) (Feb. 28, 2012) 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, 2009) 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... Matt Street, Josh Darby, Sean Doolittle, Joe Florio at Liberty (April 5, 2005) Swept an ACC doubleheader... Florida State (April 20, 2013) Was swept in an ACC doubleheader... at Virginia Tech (April 27, 2013) Swept a three-game ACC series at home... Duke (May 10-12, 2013) Swept a three-game ACC series on the road...at Wake Forest (April 6-8, 2013) Was swept in a three-game ACC series at home...north Carolina (April 13-15, 2012) Was swept in a three-game ACC series on the road... at Florida State (March 17-19, 2012) THE LAST TIME A CAVALIER... Hit two home runs in a game... Joe McCarthy at Wake Forest (April 8, 2013) Hit three home runs in a game... Dan Street vs. Old Dominion in Charleston, S.C. (February 22, 2002) Hit a walkoff home run...kenny Towns vs. Florida State (May 25, 2013) Hit a grand slam... Mike Papi vs. Old Dominion (April 17, 2013) 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 a home run to lead off a game... Chris Taylor at Radford (April 19, 2011) Hit for the cycle... Hunter Wyant at High Point (March 12, 2001) Hit three doubles in a game...jared King at Duke (April 21, 2012) Hit two triples in a game... Steven Proscia vs. Towson (March 31, 2010) Had four hits in a game...derek Fisher at North Carolina (May 17, 2013) 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... Mike Papi vs. Old Dominion (April 17, 2013) Had six RBI in a game... Kenny Towns (8) at East Carolina (Feb. 15, 2013) 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... Chris Taylor vs. NC State (April 24, 2011) Stole four or more bases in a game... Greg Miclat (4) at Clemson (April 20, 2007) Stole home...branden Cogswell vs. Saint Peter s (Feb. 18, 2013) Walked five times in a game...phil Gosselin at James Madison (March 17, 2010) Had 10 or more strikeouts in a game... Brandon Waddell (15) vs. Toledo (Feb. 22, 2013) Pitched a complete game... Branden Kline vs. Clemson (March 24, 2012) Pitched back-to-back complete games... Robert Morey vs. Duke (May 1, 2010) and UNC (May 15, 2010) Pitched a shutout... Will Roberts vs. Navy (June 3, 2011) Saved both ends of a doubleheader... Branden Kline vs. Maryland (March 26, 2011) Pitched a no-hitter...will Roberts vs. George Washington (March 29, 2011) Pitched a perfect game...will Roberts vs. George Washington (March 29, 2011) Virginia Baseball Game Notes

9 2013 Virginia Baseball Overall Statistics for Virginia (as of May 26, 2013) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 32-3 Away: 13-6 Neutral: 2-1 ACC: 22-8 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% 38 Mike Papi Branden Cogswell Joe McCarthy Brandon Downes Derek Fisher Reed Gragnani Nick Howard Jared King Kenny Towns Nate Irving Kyle Crockett Colin Harrington George Ragsdale Rob Bennie Robbie Coman John LaPrise Thomas Woodruff Totals Opponents LOB - Team (510), Opp (395). DPs turned - Team (44), Opp (33). CI - Team (1), Irving, N. 1, Opp (2). (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 29 Scott Silverstein / Nick Howard / Brandon Waddell / Kevin Doherty / Brett Lisle / David Rosenberger / Kyle Crockett / Josh Sborz / Whit Mayberry / Cameron Tekker / Austin Young / Trey Oest / Nathan Kirby / Nathaniel Abel / Artie Lewicki / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (4), Irving, N. 3, Coman, R. 1, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (11), Mayberry, W. 4, Silverstein 2, Crockett, K. 1, Oest, T. 1, Lewicki, A. 1, Sborz, J. 1, Irving, N. 1, Opp (8) Virginia Baseball Game Notes 9

10 2013 Virginia Baseball Conference statistics for Virginia (as of May 18, 2013) (ACC games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 22-8 Home: 13-2 Away: 9-6 ACC: 22-8 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% 38 Mike Papi Joe McCarthy Reed Gragnani Derek Fisher Branden Cogswell Nick Howard Brandon Downes Jared King Kenny Towns Nate Irving Rob Bennie Kyle Crockett Robbie Coman John LaPrise Thomas Woodruff Totals Opponents LOB - Team (264), Opp (206). DPs turned - Team (26), Opp (15). CI - Team (1), Irving, N. 1. (ACC games only 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 3 Kyle Crockett / Scott Silverstein / Nick Howard / Brandon Waddell / Trey Oest / Austin Young / Whit Mayberry / Josh Sborz / David Rosenberger / Nathan Kirby / Nathaniel Abel / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (2), Irving, N. 1, Coman, R. 1, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (4), Mayberry, W. 2, Crockett, K. 1, Irving, N. 1, Opp (6) Virginia Baseball Game Notes