2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cavaliers played their home games at Davenport Field. The team was coached by Brian O'Connor, leading his sixth season at Virginia.

2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2009 record49–15-1 (22–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumDavenport Field
2009 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Florida State  x‍‍‍y 19–9 .679  45–18 .714
No. 15 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 19–11 .633  44–22 .667
Boston College  ‍‍‍y 13–15 .464  34–26 .567
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .333  27–27 .500
NC State  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .333  25–31 .446
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 6–24 .200  22–30 .423
Coastal
No. 5 North Carolina  x‍‍‍y 19–10 .655  48–18 .727
No. 18 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 17–10 .630  38–19 .667
No. 20 Miami  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .600  38–22 .633
No. 6 Virginia  ‍‍‡‍y 16–11 .593  49–15 .766
Duke  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .500  35–24 .593
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12–17 .414  32–21 .604
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2009[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cavaliers won the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, then advanced to the 2009 College World Series.

Personnel

Roster
2009 Virginia Cavaliers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 - Kevin Arico
  • 12 - Corey Hunt
  • 15 - Matt Packer
  • 17 - Shane Halley
  • 18 - Tyler Wilson
  • 20 - Sean Lucas
  • 22 - Robert Morey
  • 23 - Danny Hultzen
  • 25 - Will Roberts
  • 29 - Scott Silverstein
  • 30 - Blake Forslund
  • 31 - Justin Thompson
  • 34 - Robert Poutier
  • 37 - Brad Grove
  • 38 - Andrew Carraway
  • 39 - Neal Davis
  • 47 - Jeff Lorick
  

Infielders

  • 2 - Keith Werman
  • 5 - Phil Gosselin
  • 12 - Corey Hunt
  • 13 - Jared King
  • 19 - Steven Proscia
  • 27 - Tyler Biddix

Catchers

  • 8 - John Hicks
  • 10 - Tyler Cannon
  • 33 - Franco Valdes
  • 45 - Will Campbell
  

Outfielders

  • 3 - Jarrett Parker
  • 7 - John Barr
  • 9 - David Coleman
  • 14 - John Bivens
  • 21 - Dan Grovatt
  • 27 - Tyler Biddix
  • 35 - Steven Kouril
  

Coaches
2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball coaching staff

Schedule
2009 Virginia Cavaliers Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
Postseason

    Ranking movements
    Main article: 2009 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
    Coaches' 14 14* 14* 6 5 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 
    Baseball America 15 13 13 11 7 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 3 
    Collegiate Baseball^ 17 14 15 10 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 2 2 2 3 
    NCBWA† 13 10 8 6 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 4 1 1 3 
    D1Baseball

    ^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
     † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
     * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

    References
    1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2009". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
    2. "Virginia Season Statistics". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
    3. "2009 Virginia Baseball". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
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