2010 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

2010 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the University of Virginia in the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cavaliers played their home games at Davenport Field. The team was coached by Brian O'Connor, leading his seventh season at Virginia.

2010 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
2010 Atlantic Coast ACC Coastal Division Champions Charlottesville Regional champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	51–14 (23–7 ACC)
Head coach	Brian O'Connor (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin McMullan (7th season) Karl Kuhn (7th season)
Home stadium	Davenport Field
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
No. 6 Florida State  x‍‍‡‍y	18	–	12		.600			48	–	20		.706
No. 4 Clemson  x‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			45	–	25		.643
NC State  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			38	–	24		.613
Boston College  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			30	–	28		.517
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			18	–	37		.327
Maryland  ‍‍‍	5	–	25		.167			17	–	39		.304
Coastal
No. 10 Virginia  x‍‍‍y	23	–	7		.767			51	–	14		.785
No. 17 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y	21	–	9		.700			41	–	15		.732
No. 13 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			43	–	20		.683
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			40	–	22		.645
North Carolina  ‍‍‍y	14	–	16		.467			38	–	22		.633
Duke  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			29	–	27		.518
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 26, 2010[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cavaliers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division. They went to the 2010 College World Series as the fifth overall seed, losing to Oklahoma in the super regional.

Personnel

Roster

2010 Virginia Cavaliers roster[2]
	Pitchers 11 – Kevin Arico 12 – Corey Hunt 16 – Branden Kline 17 – Shane Halley 18 – Tyler Wilson 21 – Dan Grovatt 22 – Robert Morey 23 – Danny Hultzen 25 – Will Roberts 28 – Chad O'Connor 31 – Justin Thompson 32 – Cody Winiarski 39 – Neal Davis 47 – Whit Mayberry		Infielders 1 – Stephen Bruno 2 – Keith Werman 4 – Reed Gragnani 5 – Phil Gosselin 6 – Chris Taylor 12 – Corey Hunt 19 – Steven Proscia 27 – Tyler Biddix Catchers 8 – John Hicks 10 – Tyler Cannon 33 – Franco Valdes 35 – Kenny Swab		Outfielders 3 – Jarrett Parker 7 – John Barr 9 – David Coleman 21 – Dan Grovatt

Coaches

2010 Virginia Cavaliers baseball coaching staff
Brian O'Connor – Head coach – 7th year Kevin McMullan – Associate head coach – 7th year Karl Kuhn – Assistant coach – 7th year Eddie Smith – Assistant coach – 4th year

Schedule

2010 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log[3]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record February 19 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina 6-2 1-0 February 20 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina 1-6 1–1 February 21 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina 14-11 2–1 February 24 George Washington Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 5-2 3-1 February 26 Rhode Island Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 13-0 4-1 February 27 Rhode Island Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 22-2 5-1 February 28 Rhode Island Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 8-5 6-1
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record March 5 Wright State Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 1-2 6–2 March 6 Dartmouth Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 14-3 7–2 March 7 Dartmouth Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 11-5 8–2 March 7 Wright State Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 13-3 9–2 March 10 at William & Mary Plumeri Park • Williamsburg, Virginia 12-6 10–2 March 12 at Florida State Mike Martin Field • Tallahassee, Florida 5-0 11–2 1-0 March 13 at Florida State Mike Martin Field • Tallahassee, Florida 9-8 12–2 2-0 March 14 at Florida State Mike Martin Field • Tallahassee, Florida 8-9 12–3 2-1 March 16 William & Mary Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 9-1 13–3 March 17 at James Madison Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, Virginia 6-3 14–3 March 19 Boston College Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 7-1 15–3 3-1 March 20 Boston College Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 4-3 16–3 4-1 March 21 Boston College Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 11-1 17–3 5-1 March 23 Marshall Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 6-3 18–3 March 26 Clemson Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 4-3 19–3 6-1 March 27 Clemson Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 5-8 19–4 6-2 March 27 Clemson Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 3-1 20–4 7-2 March 30 Towson Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 8-5 21–4 March 31 Towson Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 17-4 22–4
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record April 2 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina 5-611 22–5 7-3 April 3 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina 8-4 23–5 8-3 April 4 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina 6-7 23–6 8-4 April 6 James Madison Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 9-4 24–6 April 7 Radford Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 12-2 25–6 April 9 Georgia Tech Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 7-4 26–6 9-4 April 10 Georgia Tech Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 7-9 26–7 9-5 April 11 Georgia Tech Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 9-1 27–7 10-5 April 14 at VMI Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, Virginia 3-12 27–8 April 16 Virginia Tech Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 4-2 28–8 11-5 April 17 Virginia Tech Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 8-2 29–8 12-5 April 18 Virginia Tech Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 5-8 29–9 12-6 April 20 Richmond Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 11-3 30–9 April 21 George Mason Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 10-3 31–9 April 23 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland 5-1 32–9 13-6 April 23 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland 27-4 33–9 14-6 April 24 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland 11-2 34–9 15-6 April 27 Coastal Carolina Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 6-3 35–9 April 28 Georgetown Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 10-3 36–9 April 30 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 12-3 37–9 16-6
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record May 1 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 11-1 38–9 17-6 May 2 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina 10-6 39–9 18-6 May 4 VCU Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 10-5 40–9 May 15 North Carolina Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 3-2 41–9 19-6 May 15 North Carolina Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 5-1 42–9 20-6 May 16 North Carolina Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 5-3 43–9 21-6 May 20 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 4-511 43–10 21-7 May 21 at Miami Mark Light Field • Miami, Florida 3-1 44–10 22-7 May 22 at Miami Mark Light Field • Miami, Florida 7-4 45–10 23-7
Postseason
ACC Tournament Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACCT Record May 26 Boston College NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, North Carolina 6-4 46–10 1–0 May 27 Florida State NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, North Carolina 4-11 46–11 1–1 May 28 Miami NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, North Carolina 12-8 47–11 2–1
Charlottesville Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 4 VCU Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 15-4 48-11 1–0 June 5 Ole Miss Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 13-7 49-11 2–0 June 6 St John's Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 5-6 49-12 2–1 June 7 St John's Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 5-3 50-12 3–1
Charlottesville Super Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 12 Oklahoma Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 3-2 51-12 4–1 June 13 Oklahoma Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 7-10 51–13 4–2 June 14 Oklahoma Davenport Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 0-11 51–14 4–3

Ranking movements

Main article: 2010 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	4	4*	2	4	2	2	3	5	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	2			10
Baseball America	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1			8
Collegiate Baseball^	3	5	3	4	2	2	3	5	4	10	5	3	3	2	2	2	3	10	10
NCBWA†	3	3	2	4	1	1	2	5	1	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	10	10	10

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