VIRGINIA. BASEBALL 2009 NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Sat. - LSU, 6 p.m. CT (ESPN) Mon. - Arkansas or Cal State Fullerton, 1 or 6 p.m.

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1 2009 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FEBRUARY 20 BUCKNELL... W, BUCKNELL (DH)... W, 7-0/W, BUCKNELL... W, WILLIAM AND MARY... W, FORDHAM... W, DELAWARE... W, FORDHAM... W, 7-3 MARCH 1 DELAWARE... Cancelled 4 GEORGE WASHINGTON... W, at Wake Forest*... W, at Wake Forest*... W, at Wake Forest*... W, NAVY... W, VMI... W, FLORIDA STATE*... W, FLORIDA STATE*... Cancelled 15 FLORIDA STATE*... Cancelled 17 MARSHALL... W, CANISIUS... W, WAGNER... W, MIAMI*... W, MIAMI*... L, MIAMI*... L, TOWSON... W, TOWSON... W, at North Carolina*... L, at North Carolina*... W, at North Carolina*... L, vs. Radford^... W, 12-2 APRIL 1 NORFOLK STATE... W, MARYLAND*... W, MARYLAND*... L, MARYLAND*... W, STONY BROOK... W, STONY BROOK... L, at Georgia Tech*... L, at Georgia Tech*... W, at Georgia Tech*...T, COASTAL CAROLINA... Cancelled 15 RADFORD... Cancelled 17 at Boston College*... W, at Boston College*... L, at Boston College*... W, at VCU... W, GEORGETOWN... W, NC STATE*... W, NC STATE*... W, NC STATE*... L, LIBERTY... W, 5-2 MAY 8 DUKE*... L, DUKE*... W, DUKE*... W, VCU... W, at Virginia Tech*...L, 4-5 (10) 15 at Virginia Tech*... L, at Virginia Tech*... W, vs. Clemson 1... W, vs. North Carolina 1...W, 11-1 (8) 23 vs. Duke 1... W, vs. Florida State 1... W, vs. San Diego State 2... W, at UC Irvine 2... W, at UC Irvine 2... W, 4-1 JUNE 5 at Ole Miss 3 (WINA/ESPN2)...L, 3-4 (12) 6 at Ole Miss 3 (WINA/ESPN2)... W, at Ole Miss 3 (WINA/ESPN)... W, vs. LSU 4 (WINA/ESPN)...6 p.m. CT 15 vs. Arkansas/Cal State Fullerton (WINA/ESPN2)...1 or 6 p.m. CT *Atlantic Coast Conference Game; ^at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium; 1 ACC Baseball Championship, Durham, N.C.; 2 NCAA Regional, Irvine, Calif.; 3 NCAA Oxford Super Regional, Oxford, Miss.; 4 College World Series, Omaha, Neb. VIRGINIA VIRGINIA CAVALIERS ( , ACC) Starting Pitching Possibilities: LHP Danny Hultzen (9-1, 2.09 ERA) RHP Robert Morey (3-0, 3.11 ERA) RHP Andrew Carraway (8-1, 4.13 ERA) LHP Matt Packer (3-4, 3.95 ERA) at VIRGINIA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Virginia is competing in its first College World Series after winning the NCAA Irvine Regional and Oxford Super Regional. Counting this year, Virginia has competed in each of the last six NCAA tournaments and nine overall. UVa is all-time in the NCAA tournament. Under Brian O Connor (since 2004), UVa is in the NCAAs. O CONNOR RETURNS HOME Virginia head coach Brian O Connor is a native of Omaha and grew up in nearby Council Bluffs, Iowa. His parents, as well as his wife s parents, still live in the area. He played his college ball at Creighton and was part of the Bluejays 1991 CWS team. THIRD TIME TO CWS FOR O CONNOR Virginia head coach Brian O Connor is making his third appearance at the College World Series. He played in the CWS in 1991 as a pitcher with Creighton (2-2), was an assistant on Notre Dame s 2002 CWS team (1-2) and now is leading UVa as head coach. O Connor is the only one among the eight 2009 CWS coaches to have played, assisted and served as head coach on a CWS team. O Connor was the associate head coach for current LSU head coach Paul Maineri while the two were at Notre Dame. O CONNOR AND THE ROSENBLATT STATUE Brian O Connor also has connections to the famed statue which sits just outside Rosenblatt Stadium. The player on the far right was created in O Connor s likeness. John Lajba, an Omaha sculptor, created this statute. Lajba asked the O Connor family for a picture of Brian to use as one of his sculptures. Lajba said he wanted to include O Connor since he was a Creighton player and pitched in the CWS in UVA ONE OF 15 IN LAST SIX NCAA TOURNAMENTS Virginia is one of 15 Division I baseball programs to reach the NCAA tournament each of the last six seasons (including 09). The other programs are Arizona State, Arkansas, Cal State Fullerton, Florida State, Miami, Missouri, North Carolina, Oral Roberts, Rice, South Carolina, Southern Miss, TCU, Texas and Wichita State. BASEBALL 2009 NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Sat. - LSU, 6 p.m. CT (ESPN) Mon. - Arkansas or Cal State Fullerton, 1 or 6 p.m. (ESPN2) THE BASICS Site...Omaha, Neb. Rosenblatt Stadium (23,170) Date/Time... Sat., 6 p.m. CT Mon., 1 or 6 p.m. CT Television... ESPN or ESPN2 UVa Radio... WINA 1070-AM Live Stats...VirginiaSports.com NATIONAL RANKINGS Baseball America 5 Collegiate Baseball 6 NCBWA 9 USA Today/ESPN 9 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Virginia won its first NCAA regional and super regional championships. UVa defeated Clemson, UNC, Duke and Florida State to win the ACC Baseball Championship. UVa leads the ACC in batting, ERA and stolen bases. Jarrett Parker has become a force, batting.364 with 16 home runs and 65 RBI. ACC Freshman of the Year Danny Hultzen emerged as a two-way threat, leading ACC starters in ERA while hitting.333. UVa has more than doubled its HR output from 2008 and has its most HR (55) since The Cavaliers seven everyday starters are each hitting over.300. The Cavaliers have a school-record 48 wins despite an everyday lineup which features seven underclassmen. Even with 48 wins, the season has been full of near-misses nine losses by one run. PROBABLE STARTERS BY POSITION (Subject to Change) Pos. No. Name, Class BA GP-GS HR RBI R SB Notes C 33 Franco Valdes, Jr Named Most Outstanding Player of Irvine Regional or C/1B 8 John Hicks, Fr Had go-ahead 2-run single in ninth inning of ACC title game 1B 23 Danny Hultzen, Fr ACC Freshman of the Year; Irvine All-Regional Team 2B/DH 5 Phil Gosselin, So Went 6-for-10 in NCAA Super Regional or 2B 2 Keith Werman, Fr Started nine of last 14 games (12-for-32 in those games) SS 10 Tyler Cannon, Jr First-Team All-ACC at shortstop 3B 19 Steven Proscia, Fr Hit.462 (6-for-13) in NCAA Super Regional LF 7 John Barr, So Double, game-winning RBI Saturday vs. Ole Miss or 9 David Coleman, So Strong in 07 NCAA Regional 5-for-12 (.416) CF 3 Jarrett Parker, So Had career-high 13-game hit streak snapped Saturday RF 21 Dan Grovatt, So MVP of ACC Baseball Championship (went 8-for-15) Virginia Athletics Media Relations PO Box Charlottesville, Va Phone: (434) Fax: (434) VirginiaSports.com Baseball Media Contact Information Andy Fledderjohann, Assistant Media Relations Director Office: (434) Cell: (434) fledder@virginia.edu

2 VALDES STEPS UP IN TOURNAMENT Franco Valdes has been huge in clutch situations for UVa this posteason and is on a career-best nine game hitting streak. In the super regional, he was 3-for-12, but all three hits were run-scorers, including the game-tying hit in Game 2 and the go-ahead single in Game 3. In the regional, he was named Most Outstanding Player (5-for-11, 4 RBI). He had an RBI double and the go-ahead RBI triple in the championship game. In the first regional game vs. UC Irvine, he had a two-out, two-run single to break open a close game. Half of his eight hits in the tournament have come with two out ACC STANDINGS ACC OVERALL Atlantic W L T Pct. H R W L T Pct. H R N vs. Div. Streak Florida State Lost 2 Clemson Lost 2 Boston College Lost 2 Maryland Lost 1 NC State Lost 3 Wake Forest Lost 3 Coastal W L T Pct. H R W L T Pct. H R N vs. Div. Streak North Carolina Won 5 Georgia Tech Lost 1 Miami Lost 1 Virginia Won 2 Duke Lost 1 Virginia Tech Lost 1 THE POLLS USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES POLL (5/25) Rank School Record Prev. 1 UC Irvine (18) LSU (7) Arizona State (3) Texas (1) Cal State Fullerton North Carolina Rice Florida State Virginia Oklahoma Mississippi Florida Georgia Tech Clemson TCU Coastal Carolina East Carolina Louisville NR 19 Miami (Fla.) Kansas State Alabama Georgia Arkansas Missouri t 25 Texas A&M ** Bold denotes 2009 opponent or potential bracket opponent SERIES HISTORY VS. CWS BRACKET A Virginia is 0-3 all-time against LSU. The teams only meetings came in a threegame series in 2000 in Baton Rouge; LSU won all three by at least eight runs. UVa has faced Cal State Fullerton just once a 4-1 loss in the 2008 NCAA Fullerton Regional. UVa and Arkansas have never met. A LONG, TOUGH NCAA ROAD Prior to this year, just nine teams in the last 11 years had reached Omaha by winning a regional and a super regional on the road. Virginia, Southern Miss and Arkansas joined that group this year. COLLEGIATE BASEBALL (6/8) Rank School (Record) Points Prev. 1. LSU (51-16) Arizona State (49-12) Cal St. Fullerton (47-14) North Carolina (47-16) Texas ( ) Virginia ( ) Arkansas (39-22) Southern Miss (40-24) U.C. Irvine (45-15) Florida St. (45-18) Rice (43-18) Mississippi (44-20) Florida (42-22) Louisville (47-18) Clemson (44-22) East Carolina (46-20) Texas Christian (40-18) Georgia Tech ( ) Oklahoma (43-20) Miami, Fla. (38-22) South Carolina (40-23) Kansas St. ( ) Western Kentucky (42-20) Oregon St. (37-19) Ohio St. (42-19) Minnesota (40-19) Oklahoma St. (34-24) Alabama (37-21) Vanderbilt (37-27) Coastal Carolina (47-16) Virginia Baseball - College World Series Game Notes BASEBALL AMERICA (6/1) Rank School Record Prev. 1. LSU Arizona State Cal State Fullerton Texas Virginia Rice North Carolina Florida State UC Irvine Florida Mississippi Texas Christian Louisville Clemson East Carolina Arkansas NR 17. Oklahoma Kansas State Southern Mississippi NR 20. Georgia Tech Minnesota Gonzaga Western Kentucky NR 24. Elon South Carolina NR 24 HONORS FORMER COACH JIM WEST Virginia is sporting 24 patches in honor of former baseball head coach and UVa administrator Jim West, who recently passed away. West led Virginia to its first ACC championship in 1972 and posted a record in 19 seasons ( ). QUICK NOTES ON THE SUPER REGIONAL Virginia s pitching again was superb, with a 2.17 ERA in the super regional. Phil Gosselin (6-for-10) and Steven Proscia (6-for-13) were UVa s top hitters. UVa s pitchers held Ole Miss to its fewest runs in a three-game series this year (8). UVa stole a dozen bases (in 13 attempts). The Cavaliers rallied 1-0 series deficit as well as a 3-2 eighth-inning deficit in the second game. Ole Miss drew 29,646 for the series, including a school-record 10,323 on Saturday. ZIMMERMAN DONATES TO ALMA MATER Ryan Zimmerman, a former All-America third baseman at Virginia and currently a member of the Washington Nationals, has made a $250,000 contribution to the Virginia Athletics Foundation for improvements to benefit the UVa baseball program. The gift is designated for an expansion project at Davenport Field. The project includes construction of a team meeting room, weight room, indoor batting cages, training room, a hall of fame area, umpires locker room and visiting locker room. NCBWA (5/25) Rank School Record Prev. 1 UC Irvine LSU Arizona State Cal State Fullerton Texas Rice North Carolina Florida State Virginia Oklahoma Florida Mississippi TCU Georgia Tech Coastal Carolina Clemson Miami (Fla.) Texas A&M East Carolina Louisville Arkansas Georgia Elon Alabama Cal Poly Kansas State Oregon State South Carolina Georgia Southern NR 30 Ohio State

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... John T. Casteen III (Virginia, 65) Athletics Director... Craig Littlepage (Pennsylvania, 73) Conference... Atlantic Coast Colors...Orange and Blue STADIUM INFORMATION Facility (Capacity)...Ted Davenport Field at UVa Baseball Stadium (3,600) Dimensions Surface...Natural Grass First Year of Operation Largest Attendance Figure...3,230 (April 20, 2008, vs. Wake Forest) UVa s Overall Record in Facility First Game... Feb. 16, 2002 vs. Bucknell First Night Game...March 29, 2002 vs. Duke First UVa Win...Feb. 16, 2002 vs. Bucknell (10-3) First NCAA Regional... June 4-6, 2004 COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Brian O Connor (Creighton, 93), Sixth season Career/School Record , ACC Associate Head Coach...Kevin McMullan (Indiana-Pa., 90) Assistant Coach...Karl Kuhn (Florida, 92) Assistant Coach... Eddie Smith (Notre Dame, 06) TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record ACC Record/Finish /Fourth, Coastal Division ACC Tournament...2-2/Runner-Up NCAA Tournament... NCAA Fullerton Regional (1-2) Position Starters Returning/Lost... 7/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost... 9/6 Lettermen Returning/Lost... 19/11 Newcomers...13 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 2009 ACC COACHES PRESEASON POLL (first-place votes in parentheses) Atlantic Division Coastal Division Team, Points Team, Points 1. Florida State (8), North Carolina (12), Clemson (4), Georgia Tech, NC State, Miami, Wake Forest, Virginia, Boston College, Duke, Maryland, Virginia Tech, 17 Overall champion: North Carolina (10) HOME SWEET HOME... IN OMAHA? Rosenblatt Stadium bears a striking resemblance to UVa s home park, Davenport Field. The facilities share the same dimensions 335 down the lines, 375 to the alleys and 408 to center field. UVa was 29-6 in the friendly confines of Davenport Field this year. UVA AGAINST THE 2009 NCAA FIELD Virginia has faced eight teams this year that advanced to the NCAA tournament (Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Miami, San Diego State, UC Irvine, Ole Miss). UVa has gone against those teams. UVA VS. RANKED OPPONENTS The Cavaliers are against ranked teams 2-0 against Florida State (14th, 7th), 1-2 vs. then-no. 4 Miami, 2-2 vs. then-no. 5 North Carolina, against then-no. 8 Georgia Tech, 2-0 against then-no. 1 UC Irvine and 2-1 vs. No. 8 Ole Miss. Four of the five losses were by one run (the other loss was by two runs). UVa went 3-0 vs. ranked foes in the ACC Baseball Championship. RECORD-SETTING YEAR IN THE W COLUMN With 48 wins this year, Virginia has set a school single-season record. The previous record of 47 was set in UVa has 40 or more wins in five of the last six years. RUNNING GAME REVS UP AGAIN Virginia stole 12 bases last weekend in its super regional matchup at Ole Miss. It was UVa s most steals in a three-game series this year, topping the 10 they recorded in three vs. NC State. UVa had not run as much late and had stolen just 12 bases in its last 16 games. PITCHING SHINES IN POSTSEASON Virginia has a 1.45 team ERA in the NCAA tournament. In 56 innings, the Cavaliers have given up just nine earned runs. UVa has allowed a run or fewer in four of its six tournament games. BULLPEN ROCK SOLID LAST TWO WEEKS Virginia s bullpen has stepped up and been outstanding in the postseason. In 10 games, the bullpen has combined to throw 40 innings (1.13 ERA). The pen allowed has only five earned runs, 30 hits and eight walks while striking out 40 during this time. Last weekend in the super regional, UVa relievers worked 16 innings and allowed just one earned run. UVA TAKES LONGEST ROAD TO OMAHA Virginia has traveled approximately 5,754 miles over the last two weeks to get to Omaha, with trips to UC Irvine and Ole Miss. Since the NCAA went to the current 64- team format, this is the most miles any team has traveled by about 1,000 miles. UC Irvine traveled 4,758 miles in 2007 while traveling to Texas and Wichita State. This is the Cavaliers fifth straight weekend on the road. Prior to the NCAA tournament, UVa played at Virginia Tech and the ACC Baseball Championship. Distance Traveled for CWS Berth (Since 1999) 1. Virginia (2009)...5,754 miles (UC Irvine, Ole Miss) 2. UC Irvine (2007)...4,758 miles (Texas, Wichita State) 3. Arizona State (2005)...4,492 miles (Coastal Carolina, Cal State Fullerton) 4. Miami (2006)...4,440 miles (Nebraska, Ole Miss) 5. Arizona (2004)...3,734 miles (Notre Dame, Long Beach State) CAVALIERS BREAK SCHOOL K RECORD Virginia pitchers have 567 strikeouts this year most in program history. UVa broke the record last Saturday at Ole Miss. The program record was 551, set in 2008 (62 games). STARTERS A FORCE ALL SEASON Virginia s starting pitchers have been a strong force all year, boasting a 29-2 record. UVa s starters have gone 4-0 iwith a 1.83 ERA in postseason play this year. The trio of Robert Morey, Danny Hultzen and Andrew Carraway combined to allow just one run over 21.1 IP (0.42 ERA) at the Irvine Regional all three lasted at least six innings while earning wins. HULTZEN BREAKS UVA FRESHMAN K RECORD Danny Hultzen (95) has set the Virginia freshman record for strikeouts. Jacob Thompson previously held the freshman record of 77 strikeouts in Hultzen s strikeout total is tied for eighth in UVa single-season history. AMONG A CHOICE FEW The Wahoos are one of just three teams in the nation to boast 48 or more wins this season. LSU (51) leads the nation in wins, while Arizona State and UVa each have 48. Virginia has 13 losses, trailing only Arizona State (12) for the nation s fewest losses Virginia Baseball - College World Series Game Notes 3

4 CAVALIERS A FAN OF BIG INNINGS Virginia has scored four or more runs in 34 innings this year. UVa recorded three such innings at the ACC Baseball Championship, including a 10-run third inning vs. North Carolina. The Cavaliers also scored seven in the seventh inning vs. Duke and four in the fifth inning against Clemson. UVa has had no innings of four or more runs in the NCAA tournament, however. DOUBLING UP ON HOMERS Virginia has hit 55 home runs this year, more than doubling its total from the entire 2008 season (25 in 62 games). It is easily the most home runs of any UVa team in the Brian O Connor coaching era (since 2004); the previous high was 35 in Six Cavaliers have at least five dingers this year in the four previous years, only seven players had five or more homers in a season. CAVALIERS ALLOW FEWEST RUNS IN NCAA REGIONAL SINCE SHIFT TO 64- TEAM FORMAT Virginia gave up only two runs in the NCAA Irvine Regional. That is the fewest number of runs allowed in an NCAA regional since the tournament went to a 64-team format in The previous low was three, set by Arizona State in NOTING THE IRVINE REGIONAL Franco Valdes was named the regional s Most Outstanding Player (the first in UVa history). Phil Gosselin (2B), Danny Hultzen (P), Jarrett Parker (OF) and Steven Proscia (3B) also were named to the all-regional team. UVa s starting rotation combined to allow just one run over 21.1 IP (0.42 ERA). Virginia did not commit an error. UVa did not trail at any point in the regional. CAVALIERS WIN THIRD ACC TITLE The Cavaliers claimed their third ACC title on May 25. It was the UVa s second tournament title (1996). Virginia also won the ACC regular-season title in 1972 in the pre-tournament era. The sixth seed, UVa was the lowest-seeded team to ever win the ACC Baseball Championship. HULTZEN, PARKER INVITED TO NATIONAL TEAM TRIALS UVa s Danny Hultzen and Jarrett Parker are two of 36 college players to be invited to the USA Baseball National Team Trials. The trials will be conducted June in Cary, N.C. A 22-member team will be selected June 24. RECORD FIVE WAHOOS NAMED TO ALL- ACC FIRST TEAM Five UVa players earned All-ACC First-Team honors this year Tyler Cannon (SS), Phil Gosselin (2B), Dan Grovatt (OF), Danny Hultzen (UTL) and Jarrett Parker (OF). It was the most first-team honorees of any ACC school and the most ever at UVa. Hultzen was honored as the ACC Freshman of Year the first in UVa history. TWO-OUT MAGIC In the final three games of the ACC Baseball Championship, Virginia scored 17 of its 28 runs with two outs. The Cavaliers seven-run seventh inning vs. Duke started with two outs the next eight batters reached safely. UVa scored five of its 14 runs last weekend with two outs. CAVALIER COMEBACK KIDS Virginia has displayed a never-say-die attitude throughout the year. The Cavaliers have rallied from deficits of three or more to win seven times this year, including two late comebacks of five or more. Date Opponent Trailed Final 2/27 Delaware 4-1, 2nd /17 Marshall 3-0, 6th 5-4 4/11 at Georgia Tech 10-5, 9th /3 Duke 9-3, 8th /16 at Virginia Tech 4-1, 5th 6-4 5/21 vs. Clemson 4-0, 4th 6-5 5/23 vs. Duke 4-1, 6th 11-7 HICKS BECOMES JACK OF ALL TRADES John Hicks has been UVa s do-it-all player. In 56 starts this season, Hicks has made 22 at catcher, 18 at first, 11 at DH and five in left field. Hicks made his first career appearance in left field on May 10 vs. Duke. FRESHMEN DIG THE LONG BALL UVa freshmen Steven Proscia and John Hicks each have been key figures in the Cavaliers power surge this year. Proscia has nine HR, and Hicks has seven. Proscia s nine homers are the most by a Cavalier freshman since Sean Doolittle swatted 11 in GRAND SLAMS KEEP COMING TOO Jarrett Parker s grand slam May 10 vs. Duke was the Cavaliers fourth this season. UVa had four grand slams in the previous four seasons combined. Parker, Phil Gosselin, Steven Proscia and Franco Valdes each have one grand slam HONORS AND AWARDS All-ACC First Team Tyler Cannon, Shortstop Phil Gosselin, Second Base Dan Grovatt, Outfield Danny Hultzen, Utility (1B/SP) Jarrett Parker, Outfield ACC Freshman of the Year Danny Hultzen ACC Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team Dan Grovatt, OF (MVP) Danny Hultzen, UTL/DH Franco Valdes, C ACC Pitcher of the Week Danny Hultzen, March 16 ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan Honorary Award Andrew Carraway Brooks Wallace Award Watch List Tyler Cannon ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Andrew Carraway, first team Louisville Slugger All-America Team Jarrett Parker, OF, third team NCAA Irvine Regional All-Tourney Team Phil Gosselin, DH Danny Hultzen, P Jarrett Parker, OF Steven Proscia, 3B Franco Valdes, C (MOP) NCBWA Freshman All-America Team Danny Hultzen, UTL, first team Pitcher of Year Watch List Andrew Carraway Danny Hultzen ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS Jarrett Parker is having a monster season. Parker already has set or tied five UVa offensive records. He ranks among the top 10 in UVa singleseason history in the following categories: Runs st Total bases st Triples...7 T1st Hits...92 T1st Runs batted in rd Home runs...16 T3rd Doubles...19 T5th He is two shy of the top 10 in stolen bases (19) Virginia Baseball - College World Series Game Notes

5 PARKER SETS THE TABLE WELL Jarrett Parker has been strong as UVa s leadoff hitter. He is second in the ACC with 75 runs scored and has scored at least one run in 44 of 62 games (71 percent). Parker ranks 10th in the ACC in batting (.364). He leads the ACC in triples (7), is second in total bases (173) and fourth in hits (92). PARKER SPRINTS PAST RUNS RECORD Jarrett Parker scored his 61st run of the season April 26, breaking the previous record of 60. It took Parker 44 games to break the mark. The record was held by two former players, Mark Reynolds (2004) and David Guy (1988). Reynolds needed 59 games to score 58 times, and it took Guy 49 games. LEADING OFF WITH A BANG Jarrett Parker has hit five home runs to lead off games this season UVa had not had a leadoff homer in the four previous years. Parker s first leadoff homer (Feb. 22 vs. Bucknell) was Virginia s first since Mark Reynolds hit one at Liberty on May 18, Parker also has hit leadoff home runs against Delaware, North Carolina, Maryland and Virginia Tech. TRIPLES ARE THRICE AS NICE With a season-high three triples in the Irvine Regional championship game, Virginia has now tied the school record for triples in a single season (27). The 1993 team also had 27 triples. Jarrett Parker leads the ACC with seven three-baggers, tying a school record. GROVATT KEEPS UP THE HITS STREAKS Dan Grovatt has three hitting streaks of nine or more games this year (19, 9, 10). He has three of the four longest streaks on the team this year. Grovatt had a 12-game ACC hitting streak snapped May 15 at Virginia Tech and had hits in 24 of 28 ACC games this year. O CONNOR BECOMES THIRD-FASTEST TO 250 UVa head coach Brian O Connor has 264 career wins in his six seasons at Virginia (367games total). With his 250th career win April 25 vs. NC State (348th career game), he became the third-fastest to reach 250 wins in ACC history. Only Clemson s Jack Leggett (338 games) and Florida State s Mike Martin (343 - since joining ACC) reached 250 wins faster. O Connor is (.721) at Virginia. CAVALIERS KEEP IT UP IN ACC PLAY Virginia, which leads the league in batting (.328) and pitching (3.14), also paced the conference in batting in ACC games only. UVa hit.330 in ACC contests. In contrast, UVa hit just.260 in ACC games last season. UVa also finished third in ERA in ACC games only with a 4.63 mark (UNC led at 4.25). CLOSE TO THE VEST IN ACC Twenty of UVa s last 27 games vs. ACC opponents were decided by three runs or fewer (including the tournament). Eight of UVa s 11 ACC losses came by one run, with one coming by two and one by three. In league games, UVa leads the ACC with eight one-run defeats (VT and UNC have five, Duke four). DEFENSE COMES THROUGH The Cavaliers have a.972 fielding percentage, which is second in the ACC (Duke -.979). Virginia did not commit an error in its three games at the NCAA Irvine Regional. UVa had three errors in four games at the ACC Baseball Championship a.978 fielding mark. UNDERCLASSMEN PUT UP BIG NUMBERS UVa s offense has been dominated by the freshmen and sophomores. In all, 83 percent (601 total) of the Cavaliers hits this year have come from underclassmen (127 from juniors, 0 from seniors). Freshmen and sophomores also account for 83 percent of the team s runs and RBI. RAIN RAIN GO AWAY Rain and poor weather have been main adversaries of the Cavaliers this year. UVa has lost five games to weather this year, including two games with then-no. 14 Florida State and one game against then-no. 19 Coastal Carolina. The Cavaliers also have had five games delayed by rain. Including the May 9 Duke game, Virginia has altered seven game times in order to get in games (not including cancelled games). PITCHING AT TOP OF ACC HEAP The Virginia pitching staff has racked up the best ERA (3.14) in the conference thus far. North Carolina is second with a 3.61 ERA. The Cavaliers have surrendered an ACC-low 477 hits (7.7/game) this year. Opponents are batting an ACC-low.234 against Virginia pitching. DON T FORGET THE SPEED TOO UVa leads the ACC with 116 stolen bases. That total ranks 24th nationally. UVa has been caught stealing just 24 times. The Cavaliers had 12 stolen bases last week in the super regional at Ole Miss. Three Wahoos ranks among the top 10 in the ACC in steals Phil Gosselin (third, 24), Jarrett Parker (fourth, 19) and Tyler Cannon (seventh, 17). Virginia has led the ACC in stolen bases in each of the last three seasons. OFFENSE AMONG NATION S BEST In the NCAA s latest rankings (6/1), Virginia ranked 23rd nationally in team batting average (.331). New Mexico leads at.363. The Cavaliers also are sixth nationally in triples (27) and 18th in hits (700). PITCHING CONTINUES TO RANK HIGH Virginia s pitching staff ranks third in the country in ERA (3.19). Only Arizona State (2.79) and Texas (2.83) are better. UVa also stands second in hits allowed per nine innings (7.78), ninth in strikeouts per nine innings (9.3) and 19th in walks per nine innings (2.97). HULTZEN ANCHORS PITCHING STAFF Freshman Danny Hultzen has gone 9-1 with a 2.09 ERA in 15 appearances (14 starts). His ERA ranks second in the ACC and first among starting pitchers. In 86.0 innings this year, Hultzen has whiffed 95 batters. Hultzen already has a 13-strikeout game (vs. FSU), a 12-strikeout performance (vs. Fordham) and a pair of nine-strikeout games (at Wake Forest, vs. NC State). CARRAWAY CLIMBS UVA CHARTS Andrew Carraway has moved into a seventhplace tie in career strikeouts at UVa (234). He is in sixth place in UVa history. He is third in career winning percentage at UVa (19-4 record,.826 pct.). His 19 career wins ranks eighth at UVa. He also has made 72 career appearances tied for fourth in UVa history. CARRAWAY NAMED ACADEMIC ALL- DISTRICT Andrew Carraway has been named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Baseball Team. Carraway was a first-team selection on the District 3 First Team. District 3 consists of schools from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. It marks the second straight year that he has earned the honor. He will now be on the ballot for the Academic All-America award Virginia Baseball - College World Series Game Notes 5

6 EVERYONE HITS! Virginia has made a habit of batting around in innings this year. In 62 games, the Cavaliers have batted around 28 times. UVa s high in one inning this year is 15 batters, set May 22 in the ACC Baseball Championship against North Carolina (third inning). UVa scored a season-high 10 runs in that inning against UNC eight vs. Tar Heel ace Alex White. NOTING THE 19-GAME WIN STREAK Virginia started the season with a 19-game winning streak, the longest win streak in school history. The streak came to a halt with a 4-3 loss March 21 to Miami. UVa was the last unbeaten team in Division I and held the longest active winning streak in Division I. The Cavaliers also started 5-0 in the ACC for the first time in school history. FIFTH-LONGEST STREAK IN ACC HISTORY The Cavaliers 19-game win streak is tied for the sixth longest in ACC history. It was the longest streak by an ACC team since FSU ran off 25 straight wins in Top All-Time ACC Winning Streaks 1. Clemson (1977) games 2. Florida State ( 02), Clemson ( 95) games 4. North Carolina (2000) games 5. Georgia Tech (1990) games 6. Virginia (2009), NC State (1990) games ERA TOPS IN NATION OVER LAST FOUR YEARS Virginia pitchers boast a 3.10 ERA over the last four seasons the lowest ERA in NCAA Division I over the last four seasons. UVa ranked third in the nation in ERA in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and was 15th last year. NCAA Division I ERA Virginia Long Beach State North Carolina Rice/Wichita State WAHOOS RANK FOURTH IN SB LAST THREE YEARS Over the last three years, Virginia ranks fourth nationally in stolen bases. From , UVa stole 376 bases, an average of stolen bases per season. The Cavaliers ranked fifth nationally last year with 134 stolen bases. They were 11th in 2007 (128) and 19th in 2006 (114). Stolen Bases Last Three Years 1. Prairie View Jackson State New Orleans Virginia Wichita State ROOKIES HAVE BEEN KEY Virginia has one of its youngest teams in recent memory, featuring 23 underclassmen, including 12 true freshmen. UVa returned 19 letterwinners from last season, while losing 11. UVA SEASON RECORDS AT-BATS 1. Jarrett Parker (2009) Ryan Zimmerman (2004) Steven Proscia (2009) Phil Gosselin (2009) Greg Miclat (2008) John Hicks (2009) David Adams (2006) John Galloway (1996) HITS 1. Jarrett Parker (2009) Ryan Zimmerman (2005)...92 Ryan Zimmerman (2004) Jon Benick (1999) Dan Street (2002)...86 Hunter Wyant (2001) Dan Grovatt (2009) RUNS 1. Jarrett Parker (2009) Mark Reynolds (2004)...60 David Guy (1988)...60 RUNS BATTED IN 1. Joe Koshansky (2004) Brian Buchanan (1994) Jarrett Parker (2009) Phil Gosselin (2009) DOUBLES 1. Dan Street (2002) Dan Grovatt (2008) Steven Proscia (2009) Robert Word (2002) Tyler Cannon (2009) Jarrett Parker (2009) others with 19 TRIPLES 1. Jarrett Parker (2009)... 7 Hunter Wyant (2001)... 7 HOME RUNS 1. Brian Buchanan (1994) Jon Benick (2001) Jarrett Parker (2009) Joe Koshansky (2004)...16 TOTAL BASES 1. Jarrett Parker (2009) Brian Buchanan (1994) SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 1. Brian Buchanan (1994) Chuck Arnold (1956) Duke Duncan (1978) Kevin McDonald (1988) Jarrett Parker (2009) APPEARANCES (PITCHING) 1. Michael Schwimer (2006) Matt Moore (1994) Kevin Arico (2009) Matt Packer (2009) Jake Rule (2007)...29 Casey Lambert (2004)...29 Matt Moore (1995) Tyler Wilson (2009) others with 28 WINS 1. Seth Greisinger (1996) Jacob Thompson (2007)...11 Sean Doolittle (2006)...11 Tim Burcham (1985) Jacob Thompson (2006) Danny Hultzen (2009)... 9 Tyler Wilson (2009) others with 9 SAVES 1. Michael Schwimer (2008)...14 Casey Lambert (2005) Kevin Arico (2009) Casey Lambert (2007)...11 UVA CAREER RECORDS DOUBLES 1. Brandon Guyer ( ) Bill Narleski ( ) Ryan Gilleland ( ) Brian Sherlock ( )...48 Bobby Rivell ( ) Ryan Zimmerman ( ) Justin Counts ( ) Tyler Cannon (2007-pres.) TRIPLES 1. Brian Buchanan ( ) John Galloway ( )...11 Jason Cook ( )...11 Jay West ( ) Jarrett Parker (2008-pres.) Tom Crowley ( )...10 APPEARANCES (PITCHING) 1. Casey Lambert ( ) Michael Schwimer ( ) Tim LaVigne ( ) Don Melroy ( )...72 Andrew Carraway (2006-pres.) EARNED RUN AVERAGE??? (MINIMUM 100 INNINGS) 1. Larry Gammon ( ) Richard Spigone ( ) Sean Doolittle ( ) Ed Kihm ( ) Scott Gardner ( ) Bill Spencer ( ) Keith Liskey ( ) Robert Poutier (2005-pres.) STRIKEOUTS 1. Seth Greisinger ( ) Tim Burcham ( ) Brandon Creswell (98-01) Jacob Thompson ( ) Sean Doolittle ( ) Andrew Carraway (2006-pres.) SAVES 1. Casey Lambert ( ) Tim LaVigne ( ) Michael Schwimer ( ) Todd Ruyak ( ) Kevin Arico (2008-pres.) Virginia Baseball - College World Series Game Notes

7 INDIVIDUAL NCAA TOURNAMENT CAREER HISTORY 11 KEVIN ARICO Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK JOHN BARR Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL TYLER CANNON Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL ANDREW CARRAWAY Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK TOTAL DAVID COLEMAN Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL PHIL GOSSELIN Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL DAN GROVATT Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL SHANE HALLEY Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% JOHN HICKS Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% DANNY HULTZEN Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK COREY HUNT Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% ROBERT MOREY Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK MATT PACKER Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK TOTAL JARRETT PARKER Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% ROBERT POUTIER Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK STEVEN PROSCIA Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% FRANCO VALDES Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL KEITH WERMAN Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% Hitting Streaks Longest Current 21 Dan Grovatt 19-3 Jarrett Parker 13-8 John Hicks Steven Proscia Franco Valdes John Barr 9-23 Danny Hultzen Tyler Cannon 7-5 Phil Gosselin Keith Werman Corey Hunt 4-13 Jared King 4-9 David Coleman 4-45 Will Campbell 2-35 Steven Kouril Shane Halley 2-14 John Bivens Scott Silverstein 2-27 Tyler Biddix 2 - Multiple Hit Games Total 3 Jarrett Parker Steven Proscia Phil Gosselin Dan Grovatt Tyler Cannon Danny Hultzen John Hicks Franco Valdes John Barr Keith Werman David Coleman Corey Hunt Jared King Shane Halley Tyler Biddix John Bivens Steven Kouril TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 3 Jarrett Parker Dan Grovatt Phil Gosselin Franco Valdes Steven Proscia John Hicks Danny Hultzen Tyler Cannon Jared King David Coleman John Barr Corey Hunt Keith Werman Scott Silverstein Tyler Biddix TEAM TYLER WILSON Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK Virginia Baseball - College World Series 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 Career Notes Sixth season at Virginia Overall record of ( ACC) Led Virginia to NCAA tournament appearances in each of his six seasons a school-record streak (UVa had been to three NCAA tournament prior to his arrival) Guides UVa to 2009 NCAA Irvine Regional and Oxford Regional championships Hosted regionals three times Third-fastest coach in ACC history to 250 wins (Jack Leggett, Mike Martin) In six seasons, his teams are averaging 44 wins per season Guided UVa to school-record 48 wins this season Led teams to ACC Championship games in 2005, 2008 and 2009 (won 09 title) Program has had 22 players picked in Major League Baseball Draft over the last four years, including school-record six in each of last two years (prior to 2009) UVa has had six All-America and 23 allconference selections in his tenure UVa has posted five 40-win seasons Associate head coach of Notre Dame s 2002 College World Series team 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 COACHING RECORD AT VIRGINIA Year Record ACC Postseason NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA CWS Career THE LAST TIME VIRGINIA... Won 10 or more consecutive games... Feb. 20-March 20, 2009 (19 games) Won 19 consecutive games (school record)... Feb. 20-March 20, 2009 Won 10 or more consecutive home games... Feb. 20-March 20, 2009 (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 vs. Wake Forest (March 8, 2009) Had 20 or more hits in a game...20 vs. George Washington (March 4, 2009) Turned a triple play...at North Carolina A&T (Feb. 13, 2004) Shut out an opponent (9 innings)...at UC Irvine (5-0) (May 30, 2009) Shut out an opponent (7 innings)...stony Brook (3-0) (March 18, 2008) Shut out consecutive opponents...bucknell (12-0, 7-0), Feb , 2009 Was shut out...at Miami (10-0), April 27, 2008 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...steven Proscia and John Hicks at Virginia Tech (May 15, 2009) 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...clemson (April 10, 2004) Was swept in an ACC doubleheader...at Florida State (April 6, 2008) Swept a three-game ACC series at home... Virginia Tech (March 28-30, 2008) Swept a three-game ACC series on the road...at Wake Forest (March 6-8, 2009) Was swept in a three-game ACC series at home... Georgia Tech (May 9-11, 2003) Was swept in a three-game ACC series on the road... at Miami (April 25-27, 2008) THE LAST TIME A CAVALIER... Hit two home runs in a game... Jeremy Farrell vs. Georgia Tech (May 16, 2008) Hit three home runs in a game...dan Street vs. Old Dominion in Charleston, S.C. (February 22, 2002) Hit a walk-off home run... David Adams vs. Georgia Tech (April 14, 2007) Hit a grand slam...jarrett Parker vs. Duke (May 10, 2009) Hit a home run over UVa s Blue Monster... Joe Koshansky vs. Central Connecticut (March 7, 2004) Hit an inside-the-park home run...david Adams vs. William & Mary (Feb. 20, 2007) Hit a pinch-hit home run... Joe Koshansky vs. Liberty (April 2, 2003) Hit a home run to lead off a game... Jarrett Parker vs. Virginia Tech (May 14, 2009) Hit for the cycle... Hunter Wyant at High Point (March 12, 2001) Hit three doubles in a game... Dan Grovatt vs. Duke (May 23, 2009) Hit two triples in a game... Jarrett Parker vs. Stony Brook (March 18, 2008) Had four hits in a game... Dan Grovatt vs. Duke (May 23, 2009) Had five hits in a game...tyler Cannon at Virginia Tech (May 15, 2009) Scored five or more runs in a game... Tyler Cannon at Wake Forest (March 6, 2009) Had five RBI in a game...jarrett Parker vs. Duke (May 10, 2009) Had six RBI in a game... Brandon Marsh vs. Maryland (April 27, 2007) Had seven or more RBI in a game...brandon Guyer (9) vs. Niagara (March 13, 2007) Stole three bases in a game...mike Mitchell at Clemson (April 20, 2007) Stole four or more bases in a game... Greg Miclat (4) at Clemson (April 20, 2007) Had 10 or more strikeouts in a game...robert Morey (12) at Boston College (April 19, 2009) Pitched a complete game... Pat McAnaney (8.0) at Miami (April 25, 2008) Pitched a nine-inning, complete-game shutout...jacob Thompson vs. Maryland (April 27, 2007) Saved both ends of a doubleheader...michael Schwimer vs. Stony Brook (March 18, 2008) Pitched a no-hitter... Mike Ballard vs. Boston College (April 16, 2006) Pitched a perfect game... none Virginia Baseball - College World Series Game Notes

9 2009 Virginia Baseball Overall Statistics for Virginia (as of Jun 09, 2009) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 29-6 Away: Neutral: 6-0 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 Dan Grovatt JarrettParker Tyler Cannon Danny Hultzen Steven Proscia Phil Gosselin John Hicks John Barr Franco Valdes Steven Kouril Shane Halley John Bivens Keith Werman Will Campbell Corey Hunt Tyler Biddix David Coleman Jared King Scott Silverstein Totals Opponents LOB - Team (521), Opp (419). DPs turned - Team (53), Opp (37). CI - Team (1), Valdes, F. 1. IBB - Team (9), Grovatt, D. 3, Proscia, S. 1, Cannon, T. 1, Barr, J. 1, Hultzen, D. 1, Parker, J. 1, Coleman, D. 1, Opp (4). Picked off - Grovatt, D. 4, Hicks, J. 1, Gosselin, P. 1, Halley, S. 1, Parker, J. 1, Cannon, T. 1, Proscia, S. 1, Coleman, D. 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 23 Danny Hultzen / Tyler Wilson / RobertMorey / AndrewCarrawa / JustinThompson / Brad Grove / Sean Lucas / Shane Halley / Kevin Arico / RobertPoutier / Matt Packer / Will Roberts / Neal Davis / Jeff Lorick / Blake Forslund / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (8), Valdes, F. 4, Hicks, J. 4, Opp (17). Pickoffs - Team (19), Hultzen, D. 7, Carraway, A. 6, Roberts, W. 2, Arico, K 1, Morey, R. 1, Packer, M. 1, Valdes, F. 1, Opp (11). SBA/ATT - Valdes, F. (21-29), Hicks, J. (13-18), Carraway, A. (9-11), Packer, M. (6-9), Hultzen, D. (2-9), Wilson, T. (5-6), Morey, R. (2-5), Lorick, J. (3-4), Roberts, W. (3-3), Halley, S. (1-3), Arico, K (1-2), Davis, N. (0-2), Lucas, S. (1-1), Poutier, R. (1-1) Virginia Baseball - College World Series Game Notes 9