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1 Virginia Virginia Cavaliers (31-17, ACC) Probable Starting Rotation Fri. - Jr. RHP Connor Jones (9-1, 1.95 ERA) Sat. - Jr. RHP Alec Bettinger (1-4, 5.45 ERA) Sun. - So. LHP Adam Haseley (7-2, 1.35 ERA) BASEBALL ga tech yellow jackets (32-16, ACC) Probable Starting Rotation Fri. - Jr. RHP Brandon Gold (6-2, 2.16 ERA) Sat. - Jr. LHP Ben Parr (7-0, 4.01 ERA) Sun. - TBA Schedule/Results FEBRUARY (4-3) Fri. 19 vs. Kent State 1... W, 8-6 Sat. 20 vs. Appalachian State 1... W, 8-0 Sun. 21 at Coastal Carolina (23)... ESPN3... L, 4-5 Tue. 23 VMI... W, 18-1 Fri. 26 EAST CAROLINA... L, 5-8 (10) Sat. 27 EAST CAROLINA... L, 1-6 Sun. 28 EAST CAROLINA... W, 4-2 MARCH (13-6) Tue. 1 william & Mary... W, 16-8 Fri. 4 Monmouth... W, 4-2 Sat. 5 Monmouth...W, (11) Sun. 6 Monmouth... L, 4-6 Tue. 8 Wagner... W, 6-2 Wed. 9 Wagner... W, 20-7 Fri. 11 at Duke [DBAP] *... ESPN3... W, 6-0 Sat. 12 at Duke [DBAP] *... W, 7-6 Sun. 13 at Duke [DBAP] *... L, 0-3 Tue. 15 Towson... W, 4-3 Wed. 16 Towson... W, 10-8 Fri. 18 Wake Forest - DH*... W, 4-0/W, 6-4 Sat. 19 Wake Forest *... L, 8-9 Tue. 22 James Madison... W, 15-6 Fri. 25 at Louisville (8) *... ESPN3... W, 6-3 Sat. 26 at Louisville (8) *... ESPN3... L, 4-11 Sun. 27 at Louisville (8) *... ESPN3... L, 0-15 Wed. 30 Old Dominion... L, 4-5 APRIL (13-8) Fri. 1 NC State (23) *... L, 7-8 Sat. 2 NC State (23) *... W, 5-3 Sun. 3 NC State (23) *... L, 2-5 Tue. 5 at VCU [The Diamond]... L, 5-7 Wed. 6 George Washington... W, 15-3 Fri. 8 at Boston College *... W, 3-0 Sat. 9 at Boston College *... L, 2-3 Sun. 10 at Boston College *... L, 4-5 (13) Wed. 13 Longwood... W, 9-4 Fri. 15 North Carolina (13) *... W, 7-4 Sat. 16 North Carolina (13) *... L, 1-8 Sun. 17 North Carolina (13) *... W, 15-9 Tue. 19 Radford... W, 11-3 Wed. 20 VCU... L, 5-11 Fri. 22 at Miami (1) *... ESPN3... W, 6-5 Sat. 23 at Miami (1) *... ESPN3... L, 2-9 Sun. 24 at Miami (1) *... ESPN3... W, 7-3 Tue. 26 at Old Dominion [Harbor Park]... W, 8-4 Sat. 30 at Pittsburgh - DH*... W, 5-1/W, 7-6 MAY (2-0) Sun. 1 at Pittsburgh *... W, 9-1 Tue. 3 at Liberty... ESPN3... W, 7-3 Fri. 13 Georgia Tech (19)*... 6 p.m. Sat. 14 Georgia Tech (19)*... 4 p.m. Sun. 15 Georgia Tech (19)*...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; Opponent ranking at time of game in parentheses 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 Virginia-georgia tech series Georgia Tech holds a series edge over Virginia, but UVA is against the Yellow Jackets since the current coaching staff took over in Virginia has won four of its last six series against Georgia Tech, including three straight in Charlottesville. Since 2004, 17 of the programs 41 meetings have been decided by one run or a tie. The teams split four games in 2015, with the Yellow Jackets taking two of three in Atlanta and UVA earning an 11-0 in a seven-inning mercy-rule win in the first round of the ACC tournament. back to the friendly confines of davenport field Virginia completes the regular season with seven straight home games, the Cavaliers longest stretch of home contests to end the season since UVA is the lone ACC team to play its final two ACC series of at home. Virginia is (.802) at home since 2004 under Brian O Connor, including a 18-9 mark this year. UVA has averaged 3,532 fans per game this year. The Cavaliers drew 13,858 fans for their series with UNC and will pass the 100,000 mark for the sixth time in seven years this weekend. making headway on the road Virginia concluded a successful road trip on May 3 at Liberty prior to the exam break, capping a 7-1 swing with a 7-3 win over the Flames. The eight-game trip was UVA s longest stretch of regular-season true road games since UVA picked up ACC series wins at then-no. 1 Miami and Pitt. The Cavaliers finished 11-8 in true road games in the regular season. noting the win streak Virginia has won six straight games, its longest win streak of the season. In that stretch, Cam Simmons leads the team in batting at.375 (9-24) with four doubles, while Daniel Pinero is batting.360 (9-25). Pavin Smith has driven in nine runs. UVA is batting.320 as a team, while opponents are hitting just.223. UVA has committed only four errors in that span (.983 fielding pct.). The start of the streak coincides with Ernie Clement s move to the leadoff spot in the batting order. He is batting.346 (9-26) in that stretch. PROBABLE STARTERS BY POSITION (Lineup Subject to Change) THE basics Site... Charlottesville, Va. Davenport Field Date/Time... Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m./sunday, Noon Radio...WINA 1070-AM, 98.9-FM Live Audio...VirginiaSports.com Live Video...VirginiaSports.com Live Stats...VirginiaSports.com SOCIAL MEDIA National Rankings UVA GT Baseball America 15 NR D1Baseball NCBWA USA Today/ESPN things to know Virginia is No. 16 in the NCAA s latest RPI figures, while Georgia Tech is No. 19. UVA is 6-6 in its first game back from the exam break since Ernie Clement has reached base in 19 straight games. UVA has not allowed a stolen base in its last 11 games (only one attempt). UVA is honoring late bus driver Bernard Martin with a patch on its hats for the rest of the season. Pos. No. Name, Class BA GP-GS R H HR RBI SB Notes C/DH 21 Matt Thaiss, Jr Hits in seven straight games; team-high 21 multi-hit games 1B 10 Pavin Smith, So Batting team-best.385 over last 10 games 2B/CF 4 Ernie Clement, So Tied for ACC lead in hits, fourth in runs or 2B/DH 25 Jack Gerstenmaier, So Had two hits in Sunday win at Pitt (4/30) SS 22 Daniel Pinero, Jr Batted.333 with 11 RBI in April 3B/2B/C 18 Justin Novak, So Hit go-ahead, two-run double in 9th in Game 2 win at Pitt or 3B/DH 32 Nate Eikhoff, Fr Hitting.355 over UVA s last 10 games LF 12 Charlie Cody, So Was 3-for-8 in Miami series or 5 Ryan Karstetter, Fr Had four hits in BC series CF 7 Adam Haseley, So Drove in at least one run in each game in Pitt series RF 20 Cameron Simmons, Fr Batting team-high.375 (9-24) during current win streak or 37 Doak Dozier, Fr Homered on March 30 against Old Dominion P No. Name, Class W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K BAA Notes RHP 33 Connor Jones, Jr Leads ACC in innings per start (7.12) LHP 7 Adam Haseley, So Second in ACC in ERA RHP 13 Alec Bettinger, Jr Earned first win of season in series clincher at Miami 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 pitching moves pay dividends Virginia tinkered with its pitching rotation in early April, moving Adam Haseley and Alec Bettinger in and shifting Tommy Doyle to the bullpen. In the four series since Bettinger came out of the closer role, UVA s weekend starters are 6-2 with a 2.19 ERA in 78 innings (6 1/2 inns per start). Doyle has struck out 14 batters in 9 2/3 innings in seven ACC bullpen appearances. He has picked up three saves. ACC Standings (as of may xxxxxx) Atlantic ACC Pct. Overall Pct. Florida State Louisville NC State Clemson Wake Forest Notre Dame Boston College Coastal ACC Pct. Overall Pct. Miami Virginia Georgia Tech Pitt North Carolina Duke Virginia Tech THE POLLS (May 9) Baseball America 1. Florida 2. Texas A&M 3. Mississippi State 4. Miami 5. Texas Tech 6. Mississippi 7. Florida State 8. South Carolina 9. Louisville 10. Texas Christian 11. Louisiana State 12. Vanderbilt 13. N.C. State 14. Rice 15. Virginia 16. Oklahoma State 17. Florida Atlantic 18. Tulane 19. Southern Mississippi 20. Washington 21. Arizona 22. Cal State Fullerton 23. Clemson 24. UC Santa Barbara 25. Creighton Italics denotes UVA opponent D1Baseball 1. Florida 2. Texas A&M 3. Miami 4. Mississippi State 5. Florida State 6. Louisville 7. Texas Tech 8. Ole Miss 9. South Carolina 10. NC State 11. Vanderbilt 12. Virginia 13. Rice 14. TCU 15. Tulane 16. LSU 17. Washington 18. Oklahoma State 19. Georgia Tech 20. Coastal Carolina 21. East Carolina 22. Arizona 23. Florida Atlantic 24. Oregon State 25. Minnesota thaiss continues big season Matt Thaiss is in the midst of his best season at UVA. He leads Virginia in multiple-hit (21) and multiple- RBI (12) games. Thaiss is UVA s top hitter in ACC play (.326) and has driven in a team-high 22 runs in conference play. novak gives lineup boost Justin Novak has been a jack-of-all-trades for UVA this season, but of late has been a steady force at third base. Novak has started UVA s last 22 games, including 14 straight at third base. uva week-by-week in the polls BA CB Coaches D1 NCBWA PG PRE / / / / / / /4 NR NR /11 NR NR 25 NR 25 NR 4/18 NR NR 22 NR 4/ NR 5/ NR 5/ NR 5/16 5/23 5/30 NCBWA 1. Florida 2. Texas A&M 3. Mississippi State 4. Miami 5. Louisville 6. Florida State 7. Vanderbilt 8. TCU 9. Ole Miss 10. South Carolina 11. Texas Tech 12. N.C. State 13. LSU 14. Virginia 15. Oklahoma State 16. UC Santa Barbara 17. Oregon State 18. Florida Atlantic 19. Michigan 20. North Carolina 21. Louisiana 22. Clemson 23. Southern Miss 24. Georgia Tech 25. Arizona 26. Coastal Carolina 27. Rice 28. Creighton 29. Tulane 30. Washington USA Today/ ESPN Coaches 1. Florida (26) 2. Texas A&M (3) 3. Miami 4. Miss St 5. Louisville 6. Florida State 7. Vanderbilt 8. South Carolina 9. Texas Tech 10. TCU 11. Ole Miss 12. North Carolina State 13. LSU 14. Virginia 15. Oklahoma State 16. Florida Atlantic 17. Oregon State 18. UC-Santa Barbara 19. Michigan 20. Arizona 21. Rice 22. North Carolina 23. Coastal Carolina 24. Clemson 25. Georgia Tech He has played in 37 games, with 32 starts (20 at 3B, six at 2B, five at C and one at SS); he has hits in each of his last six games. noting the pitt series Virginia captured its third straight ACC series, including its first sweep of the year. UVA won three of its five ACC road series this season. Ernie Clement (6-14), Daniel Pinero (5-12) and Matt Thaiss (4-12) were UVA s top hitters as the Cavaliers hit.297 in the series. UVA got fantastic starts from Connor Jones (CG) and Adam Haseley (8 IP) in Game 1 and 3, respectively. After squandering an early 5-0 lead in Game 2 Saturday, UVA rallied with two outs in the ninth inning on Justin Novak s two-run double. noting the miami series Virginia won its seventh straight series against the Hurricanes, matching UVA s longest current streak against an ACC opponent (Clemson). Miami led in only four innings in the series (sixth through ninth Saturday). Twelve of Virginia s 15 runs came with two outs. UVA got contributions up and down the lineup, while its typical top four in the order (Haseley, Clement, Thaiss, Smith) went 8-for-47 (.170). Justin Novak (4-9) and Daniel Pinero (4-10) led UVA in hits. UVA s starting rotation allowed five earned runs in 20 innings in three straight quality starts. doyle learning as closer In his first four weeks as the UVA closer, Tommy Doyle already has been challenged in an array of tough situations. After a tough first weekend at BC, Doyle has allowed one earned run in the last three weeks while picking up three saves and finishing off three more wins. He earned his first two saves at Miami, picking up a two-inning save Friday before recording four straight outs to close the Sunday victory. He left the bases loaded to end the Friday game. quartet of cavaliers honored on midseason watch lists UVA s Adam Haseley, Connor Jones and Matt Thaiss each were tabbed on the midseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List. UVA joined Louisville and Vanderbilt as the lone teams with three honorees on the GSA watch list. Haseley and Jones also were picked on the Pitcher of the Year watch list. Kevin Doherty joined Haseley on the watch list for the John Olerud Two-Way Player Award. UVA is the lone school to have two players on the Olerud Watch List Thaiss also is on the Johnny Bench Award Watch List. #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 (.778) 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 2015 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 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) clement continues to rake Ernie Clement is having a standout sophomore season, batting.346 (18th in ACC). He is tied for the ACC lead in hits (72) and ranks fourth in runs (51). Clement owns hits in 43 of 48 games and has three streaks of eight games or more this season. He had hits in his final six games prior to the exam break. He has 20 multiple-hit games this year after picking up 12 in the entire 2015 season. haseley a key figure in offense In addition to his work on the mound, Adam Haseley has been a key instigator in the Cavaliers offense this season. He ranks third in the ACC in runs (52) and sixth in doubles (16), and owns a team-high 24 extra-base hits (16 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR). He has reached base safely in all but six games this season. cavaliers look to shore up defense After a strong start defensively this season, Virginia has committed at least one error in 29 of its last 32 games. UVA started the season strong on defense, recording 11 errors in its first 16 contests (.982 fielding pct). The Cavaliers currently own a.968 fielding percentage, which ranks ninth in the ACC. UVA is fielding at a.966 clip in ACC games. big five highlight the batting order Virginia has leaned on five veterans to anchor its batting order this year: Matt Thaiss (.366), Ernie Clement (.346), Pavin Smith (.330), Daniel Pinero (.311) and Adam Haseley (.293). They are batting a combined.329 this year. The quintet has 308 of the team s 505 hits (61 percent) and 214 of the 325 runs (66 percent). youth is served Even with five key returning veterans anchoring the lineup, Virginia has one of its greenest teams in recent years. Virginia s 35-man roster includes just three seniors and six juniors, which includes JuCo transfers Holden Grounds and Tyler Shambora. UVA has 16 freshmen, one redshirt freshman and 10 sophomores. freshmen playing key roles again Much like 2015, Virginia has relied on a host of freshmen as part of its regular lineup. UVA has started at least three freshmen in the field in 32 games, including three games with four rookie starters. Five rookies have played in at least 20 games. Ryan Karstetter leads the freshmen with 44 games and 30 starts. Cam Simmons (38), Nate Eikhoff (33), Andy Weber (31) and Doak Dozier (25) also have seen significant action. 31 percent of UVA s at bats have come from rookies. home run tracker HR Name Gm ROB Date Opponent 1. Simmons (1) 1 0 Feb 19 vs Kent State 2. Haseley (1) 3 1 Feb 21 at Coastal Carolina 3. Smith (1) 4 3 Feb. 23 VMI 4. Thaiss (1) 9 0 Mar. 4 Monmouth 5. Dozier (1) 12 0 Mar. 8 Wagner 6. Smith (2) 13 1 Mar. 9 Wagner 7. Simmons (2) 13 2 Mar. 9 Wagner 8. Thaiss (2) 14 2 Mar. 11 at Duke 9. Haseley (2) 18 0 Mar. 16 Towson 10. Thaiss (3) 18 1 Mar. 16 Towson 11. Thaiss (4) 18 1 Mar. 16 Towson 12. Thaiss (5) 23 2 Mar. 25 at Louisville 13. Smith (3) 23 2 Mar. 25 at Louisville 14. Dozier (2) 26 0 Mar. 30 Old Dominion 15. Haseley (3) 30 1 Apr. 5 at VCU 16. Haseley (4) 31 0 Apr. 6 GW 17. Novak (1) 31 1 Apr. 6 GW 18. Smith (4) 34 2 Apr. 10 at Boston College 19. Thaiss (6) 38 1 Apr. 17 North Carolina 20. Novak (2) 40 1 Apr. 20 VCU 21. Eikhoff (1) 41 2 Apr. 22 at Miami 22. Simmons (3) 41 0 Apr. 22 at Miami 23. Pinero (1) 43 0 Apr. 24 at Miami 24. Smith (5) 44 1 Apr. 26 at Old Dominion 25. Thaiss (7) 44 0 Apr. 26 at Old Dominion 26. Smith (6) 47 0 May 1 at Pitt 27. Haseley (5) 48 0 May 3 at Liberty race for acc tournament R record Pct. GB 1. Miami* Florida State* Louisville NC State Virginia Georgia Tech Clemson Wake Forest Notre Dame Boston College R record Pct. GB 11. Pitt North Carolina Duke Virginia Tech * Denotes division leaders #-Clinched berth in pool play Top 10 teams advance to tournament, with top six teams automatically advancing to pool play Champions of each division automatically earn first two seeds Seeds 7-10 play single-elimination games on Tuesday, May 24, to qualify for pool play Seeding based on conference winning percentage Remaining Series BC Clemson Duke - FSU Miami GT BC UofL - Miami - UNC - NCSU UNC ND CLEM Pitt Duke VT - UVA - GT, VT Wake #UVABase VirginiaSports.com 3

4 2015 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 2015 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). injuries plague cavaliers at key positions Injuries hit UVA hard during the first few weeks of the season. A pair of regulars, Robbie Coman (elbow) and Jake McCarthy (big toe), each are out for the season after injuries suffered in the East Carolina series. Charlie Cody suffered a sprained ankle against VMI, but returned on April 6. 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. 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. 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. 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 (.729) in his 13th season in charge of the Cavaliers program. O Connor needs six wins to surpass Dennis Womack ( ) for the winningest coach in program history. 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 2015, Virginia has won at least 39 games in all 12 of O Connor s seasons, including win seasons and four 50-win campaigns. RECENT PROGRAM NOTES Virginia owns the most wins in the nation over the last eight years (373). UVA has won 589 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 2015 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 Hitting Streaks Longest Current 4 Ernie Clement Adam Haseley Matt Thaiss Ryan Karstetter 9-10 Pavin Smith Daniel Pinero Andy Weber Charlie Cody 5-32 Nate Eikhoff Justin Novak Doak Dozier 5-20 Cameron Simmons Kevin Doherty Jake McCarthy Cameron Comer 3-8 Robbie Coman Jon Meola Jack Gerstenmaier 2 1 Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 7 Adam Haseley Ernie Clement Daniel Pinero Matt Thaiss Pavin Smith Charlie Cody 9-5 Ryan Karstetter 9-32 Nate Eikhoff Justin Novak Andy Weber Doak Dozier 5-31 Jake McCarthy Cameron Simmons Kevin Doherty Robbie Coman Cameron Comer 4-25 Jack Gerstenmaier Jon Meola 2 2 Multiple Hit Games Total 21 Matt Thaiss Ernie Clement Pavin Smith Adam Haseley Daniel Pinero Ryan Karstetter Andy Weber Justin Novak Cameron Simmons Nate Eikhoff Jack Gerstenmaier Jake McCarthy Doak Dozier Multiple RBI Games Total 21 Matt Thaiss Pavin Smith Adam Haseley Justin Novak Daniel Pinero Nate Eikhoff Cameron Simmons Ernie Clement Andy Weber Ryan Karstetter Charlie Cody Jack Gerstenmaier Jake McCarthy Cameron Comer Kevin Doherty most wins since 2009 With 373 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, 353 South Carolina, North Carolina, 341 who s gone? Virginia lost several key players off of its 2015 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 2015 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 Draft. it s big, it s blue, but it s no longer a monster Virginia s infamous Blue Monster in center field takes on a new meaning this year. It now serves simply as a batter s eye. With the addition of wall padding this year, a consistent home run line was established throughout the park. Previously, a ball had to carry over the 32-foot-high wall to be a home run. what else is new at davenport? Fans will notice an array of enhancements to Davenport Field this season, with several to commemorate Virginia s 2015 National Championship. Among the additions and changes: A new backlit sign hangs below the scoreboard in right-center field, honoring the 2015 National Champions A new trophy case to showcase the 2015 NCAA Championship trophy on the concourse level New signage to honor UVA s CWS teams and ACC championship teams located beneath the press box New NCAA championship murals on the back of the right-field bleachers as well as the façade of the suite level on the first-base side of the stadium Higher protective netting that extends throughout the entire blue-seat reserved section All of the bleacher seats have been painted blue New padding and signage on the outfield wall The foul poles also have been painted yellow, per new NCAA regulations cavaliers in pro baseball (as of May 12) Nine former Cavaliers are currently on Major League Baseball 25-man rosters, while 23 more are playing in Minor League Baseball. A program-record 11 Virginia alumni played in MLB at some point in 2015, including Tyler Wilson (Baltimore) and John Hicks (Seattle), who made their MLB debuts. Major League Baseball (9) Sean Doolittle ( )...LHP... Oakland Athletics Kyle Crockett ( )...LHP... Cleveland Indians Phil Gosselin ( )...INF... Arizona D Backs Brandon Guyer ( )...OF...Tampa Bay Rays Javier Lopez ( )...LHP... San Francisco Giants Jarrett Parker ( )...OF... San Francisco Giants Mark Reynolds ( )...INF...Colorado Rockies Tyler Wilson ( )...RHP...Baltimore Orioles Ryan Zimmerman ( )...INF... Washington Nationals Minor League Baseball (23) David Adams ( )...TOR - Buffalo Bisons (AAA) Stephen Bruno ( )... CHC - Tennessee Smokies (AA) Branden Cogswell ( )..OAK - Stockton Ports (High A) Brandon Downes ( ).KC - Wilmington Blue Rocks (A) Derek Fisher ( )... HOU - Corpus Christi Hooks (AA) Reed Gragnani ( )... BOS - Portland Sea Dogs (AA) John Hicks ( )...DET - Erie SeaWolves (AA) Nick Howard ( )... CIN - Daytona Tortugas (High A) Danny Hultzen ( )...SEA - Jackson Generals (AA) Nate Irving ( )... PIT - West Virginia Black Bears (A) Nathan Kirby ( )...MIL - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (A) Branden Kline ( )... BAL - Bowie Baysox (AA) John La Prise ( )...TOR - GCL Blue Jays (Rookie) Artie Lewicki ( )...DET - Lakeland Flying Tigers (A) Whit Mayberry ( )...DET - Erie SeaWolves (AA) Joe McCarthy ( )... TB - Bowling Green Hot Rods (A) Mike Papi ( )...CLE - Lynchburg Hillcats (High A) Will Roberts ( )... CLE - Columbus Clippers (AAA) Josh Sborz ( )... LAD - Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (High A) Chris Taylor ( )...SEA - Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) Kenny Towns ( )... LAA - Orem Owls (Rookie) Brandon Waddell ( )...Altoona Curve (AA) Cody Winiarski ( )...CHW - Birmingham Barons (AA) A plaque commemorating the 2015 NCAA Championship team has been installed on the concourse along the third-base line 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 2015). 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 second 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 #UVABase VirginiaSports.com 5

6 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 2015 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, 2015 College World Series as well as 2014 and 2015 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 (head coach is current LSU coach Paul Mainieri) 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, 2015 (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...20 vs. Wagner (March 9, ) Had 20 or more hits in a game...20 vs. Wagner (March 9, ) Scored 10 or more runs in an inning in 3rd inning vs. VMI (Feb. 23, ) Gave up 10 or more runs in an inning in 5th inning at Louisville (March 27, ) Turned a triple play...at North Carolina A&T (Feb. 13, 2004) Shut out an opponent (9 innings)...at Boston College (3-0) (April 8, ) 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... at Louisville (15-0) (March 27, ) 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, ACC Tournament) 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...wake Forest (March 18, ) Swept a road ACC doubleheader... at Pitt (April 30, ) Was swept in an ACC doubleheader...at NC State (April 26, 2015) Swept a three-game ACC series at home... Georgia Tech (May 9-11, 2014) Swept a three-game ACC series on the road... at Pitt (April 30-May 1, ) Was swept in a three-game ACC series at home...louisville (April 4-6, 2015) Was swept in a three-game ACC series on the road...at Virginia Tech (March 13-15, 2015) Was no-hit...bob Thomson, North Carolina (April 17, 1976) THE LAST TIME A CAVALIER... Hit two home runs in a game... Matt Thaiss vs. Towson (March 17, ) 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... Pavin Smith vs. VMI (Feb. 23, ) Hit a home run to lead off a game...adam Haseley vs. George Washington (April 6, ) 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, 2015) Hit two triples in a game... Adam Haseley vs. Wake Forest (March 18, ) Had four hits in a game...justin Novak vs. James Madison (March 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, 2015) Had six RBI in a game... Pavin Smith vs. VMI (Feb. 23, ) 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, 2015) Pitched a nine-inning complete game...connor Jones at Pitt (April 30, ) 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... Connor Jones at Boston College (April 8, ) 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, 2011) #UVABase VirginiaSports.com

7 Virginia Baseball Overall Statistics for Virginia (as of May 11, ) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 18-9 Away: 11-8 Neutral: 2-0 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 Ernie Clement Pavin Smith Daniel Pinero Adam Haseley Cameron Comer Jake McCarthy Nate Eikhoff Justin Novak Jon Meola Andy Weber Jack Gerstenmaier Cameron Simmons Charlie Cody Kevin Doherty Ryan Karstetter Doak Dozier Robbie Coman Jack Weiller Totals Opponents LOB - Team (388), Opp (362). DPs turned - Team (46), Opp (31). 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 7 Adam Haseley / Connor Jones / Tommy Doyle / Robbie Coman / Holden Grounds / Jack Roberts / Tyler Shambora / Kevin Doherty / Alec Bettinger / Daniel Lynch / David Rosenberger / Bennett Sousa / Chesdin Harrington / Connor Eason / Grant Donahue / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (12), Thaiss, M. 10, Novak, J. 2, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (7), Thaiss, M. 3, Bettinger, A 1, Roberts, J. 1, Harrington 1, Jones, C. 1, Opp #UVABase VirginiaSports.com 7

8 Virginia Baseball Conference statistics for Virginia (as of May 01, ) (ACC games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 5-4 Away: 9-6 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 Ernie Clement Adam Haseley Daniel Pinero Pavin Smith Justin Novak Ryan Karstetter Jon Meola Charlie Cody Cameron Simmons Nate Eikhoff Jack Gerstenmaier Kevin Doherty Andy Weber Doak Dozier Cameron Comer Jack Weiller Totals Opponents LOB - Team (186), Opp (186). DPs turned - Team (20), Opp (14). CI - Team (1), Thaiss, M. 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 7 Adam Haseley / Connor Jones / Alec Bettinger / Tommy Doyle / Connor Eason / Chesdin Harrington / Jack Roberts / Holden Grounds / Tyler Shambora / Kevin Doherty / Bennett Sousa / David Rosenberger / Daniel Lynch / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (6), Thaiss, M. 6, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (4), Thaiss, M. 1, Bettinger, A 1, Jones, C. 1, Harrington 1, Opp (5). #UVABase VirginiaSports.com

9 Virginia Baseball AB-R-H-RBI Breakdown for Virginia (as of May 11, ) (All games) #4 #12 #8 #55 #28 #37 #32 #25 #7 #5 #31 #2 #18 #22 #20 Opponent Date Clement,E Cody,C Coman,R Comer,C Doherty,K Dozier,D Eikhoff,N Gerstenmai Haseley,A Karstetter McCarthy,J Meola,J Novak,J Pinero,D Simmons,C Kent State Feb Appalachian State Feb Def Def... Def Coastal Carolina Feb VMI Feb East Carolina Feb Def East Carolina Feb Def East Carolina Feb William & Mary Mar Monmouth Mar Monmouth Mar Monmouth Mar Wagner Mar Wagner Mar Duke Mar Duke Mar Duke Mar Towson Mar Towson Mar Wake Forest Mar Wake Forest Mar Wake Forest Mar James Madison Mar Louisville Mar Louisville Mar Louisville Mar Def Old Dominion Mar NC State Apr NC State Apr NC State Apr VCU Apr George Washington Apr Def Boston College Apr Boston College Apr Boston College Apr Longwood Apr North Carolina Apr North Carolina Apr North Carolina Apr Def Radford Apr Def VCU Apr Miami (FL) Apr Def Miami (FL) Apr Miami (FL) Apr Old Dominion Apr Def Pitt Apr Def Pitt Apr Pitt May Liberty May Def #10 #21 #19 #3 Opponent Date Smith,P Thaiss,M Weber,A Weiller,J Kent State Feb Appalachian State Feb Coastal Carolina Feb VMI Feb East Carolina Feb East Carolina Feb East Carolina Feb William & Mary Mar Monmouth Mar Monmouth Mar Monmouth Mar Wagner Mar Wagner Mar Duke Mar Duke Mar Duke Mar Towson Mar Towson Mar Wake Forest Mar Wake Forest Mar Wake Forest Mar James Madison Mar Louisville Mar Louisville Mar Louisville Mar Old Dominion Mar NC State Apr NC State Apr NC State Apr VCU Apr George Washington Apr Boston College Apr Boston College Apr Boston College Apr Longwood Apr North Carolina Apr North Carolina Apr North Carolina Apr Radford Apr Def... VCU Apr Def... Miami (FL) Apr Miami (FL) Apr Miami (FL) Apr Old Dominion Apr Pitt Apr Pitt Apr Pitt May Liberty May #UVABase VirginiaSports.com 9