Old Dominion Monarchs baseball

For all Old Dominion University sports, see Old Dominion Monarchs.

The Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.^[2] The team is a member of the Sun Belt Conference, which is part of NCAA Division I. Old Dominion's first baseball team was fielded in 1931 as the William and Mary College – Norfolk Division Braves. ODU joined Division I in 1977. The team plays its home games at Bud Metheny Ballpark in Norfolk, Virginia, where it has played since 1983. ODU has won six conference tournament titles and have been to the NCAA tournament nine times. The Monarchs are coached by Chris Finwood, a native of Hampton, Virginia, who is in his eleventh year at the helm. The Monarchs have had eleven players reach the Major Leagues and two, Justin Verlander and Daniel Hudson, have played in the World Series.

Old Dominion Monarchs
2025 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team
Founded	1931 (1931)
Overall record	1437–1054–4 (.577)
University	Old Dominion University
Head coach	Chris Finwood (14th season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Norfolk, Virginia
Home stadium	Bud Metheny Ballpark (Capacity: 2,500)
Nickname	Monarchs
Colors	Slate blue, silver, and light blue[1]
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II: 1971 • 1972 Division I: 1982 • 1985 • 1990 • 1994 1995 • 1996 • 2000 • 2014 • 2021
Conference tournament champions
Sun Belt: 1985 Colonial Athletic: 1994 • 1995 • 1996 Conference USA: 2021
Conference regular season champions
Sun Belt: 1985 Colonial Athletic: 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 2000

History

Division II: pre-Metheny era

Old Dominion University was founded in 1930 as the College of William and Mary Norfolk Division. The then named Braves played their first season of baseball in 1931 under head coach Tommy Scott. Scott coached the Braves for nine seasons before retiring in 1939 after compiling an overall record of 50-62-2. After Scott the Braves were coached by several coaches who mostly only coached for one season, the most successful of which coached for three seasons and won a total of 5 games.

Bud Metheny era

Old Dominion baseball team of 1947

In 1948 former New York Yankee outfielder Arthur "Bud" Metheny became the head coach of the Braves. In 1962 the school became Old Dominion College before attaining university status in 1969 when they changed the name to the Monarchs. Their first post season appearance and title came in 1963 in the Mason Dixon conference playoffs where they defeated Loyola two games to one. While playing in the NCAA's Division II Old Dominion won 6 titles; two Tidewater Scholastic championships in 1932 & 1934, four Little Eight championships in 1958 & 1961-63, and four Mason-Dixon Conference championships in 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1968. In 1963 & 1964 the Monarchs won the NCAA College Division Eastern Championship before losing in the championship in 1965. During the 1969–1970 season the Monarchs were coached by Jim Bradly and went on to a 12-14 record, after which Metheny returned to the team for the next 10 years. In 1971 & 1972 ODU finished as NCAA Division II South Atlantic finalists. He also led the transition for the Baseball Monarchs to NCAA Division I in 1977. Metheny left coaching the Monarchs in 1980 after winning his last title, the Virginia Intercollegiate State Championship over UVA. Metheny is ODU's all-time career wins leader with 423 wins in 31 years.

Mark Newman era

Mark Newman took over after Metheny in 1981 when the team left the Mason Dixon Conference for the ECAC South, which would later become the Colonial Athletic Association in 1985. In Newman's second season the Monarchs earned a bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament where they won their first game against the ECAC South champion ECU Pirates. In 1983 the Monarchs left the ECAC for the Sun Belt Conference. During the 1985 season the Monarchs set several school recording including overall wins with a record of 50-11, the schools only 50 win season, and a Sun Belt Championship. The 1985 Monarchs earned a berth in the 1985 NCAA tournament and during the season achieved their highest ranking in school history, appearing at 7th in the polls. Newman coached the Monarchs from 1981–1989 when he left to become New York Yankees coordinator of minor league instruction.

The CAA years

In 1990 the Monarchs were taken over by Pat McMahon who in his first year led the team to the 1990 NCAA tournament. The Monarchs then transitioned to the Colonial Athletic Association in 1992. McMahon again led the Monarchs to the NCAA tournament in 1994 after winning the CAA tournament. Both times McMahon led the Monarchs to the NCAA tournament he had 40 win seasons. McMahon left ODU after the 1994 season to become the associate head coach at Mississippi State. Tony Guzzo was hired from VCU in 1995 after McMahon left ODU and led the Monarchs to back-to-back CAA titles and NCAA tournaments in his first two seasons at the helm. Between Coach McMahon and Coach Guzzo the Monarchs had the 21st best winning percentage (.660) in the NCAA during the 1990s tied with Texas and ahead of teams like USC and Mississippi State.^[3] In 2000 Guzzo again led his team to the post season earning an at-large bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. Guzzo coached the Monarchs until 2005 when Jerry Meyers took over. Meyers coached the Monarchs from 2005–2010 when he returned to South Carolina. Meyers' career at ODU was highlighted by a victory over #2 UNC, the school's lone victory over a top 5 team until 2014. The 2011 ODU Monarchs were coached by interim head coach Nate Goulet who was named CAA Coach of the Year and led the team to an appearance in the CAA Championship game.

Chris Finwood era

In 2012 Old Dominion hired Chris Finwood as their head coach. Finwood came to ODU from Western Kentucky where he led the Hilltoppers to two conference titles and NCAA tournament appearances. His first season resulted in 19 wins and last place in the CAA. Finwood led the Monarchs from the CAA to Conference USA in 2014 and made them instantly competitive in their new league. The 2013 team was ineligible for the CAA tournament because of this planned move and went on to win 30 games and finished in 3rd place in the conference. Finwood's third team at ODU continued to improve on the previous year by winning six more games than the 2013 team. On April 29, 2014 the Monarchs defeated the #1 ranked team and eventual College World Series runner-up Virginia by a score of 8-1 at Harbor Park in Norfolk, Virginia. The victory was ODU and Finwood's first ever victory over the #1 team in the country. The season concluded after a deep run in the conference tournament earned them a bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament where they went 0-2. In just three years Finwood led the Monarchs from last place in the CAA to back-to-back 30-win seasons, and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a three seed in the Columbia, South Carolina Regional. In 6 seasons he has won 30+ games at the helm of ODU's program.

In 2015 ODU swept nationally ranked UVA making it three straight over the Cavaliers, two of those wins when UVA was ranked #1. Finwood has currently led his team to 27+ wins in three of his four seasons at ODU after a 19 win campaign in his first season and two straight C-USA Conference Tournament berths. Despite a 30 win season and 15-12 in conference, ODU was ineligible for 2013 CAA Conference Tournament but would have been the third seed.

Coaching records

• Records are through the end of the 2023 season
• Records taken from the Old Dominion baseball media guide.
• No team played baseball for ODU during the 1939–1940 and 1944–1945 seasons.

Pre-Division I

Tenure Coach Seasons W L T Winning % 1930–39 Tommy Scott 9 50 62 2 .447 1940–42 George Gregory 1 0 11 0 .000 1942–46 Scrap Chandler 3 5 18 0 .217 1946–47 Everett Tolson 1 2 8 1 .227 1947–48 Jack Callahan 1 1 4 0 .200 1969–70 Jim Brady 1 12 14 0 .462 1948–69, 70–77 Bud Metheny 27 353 274 6 .562 Totals 7 coaches 43 423 391 9 .519

Division I

Tenure Coach Seasons W L T Winning % 1977–80 Bud Metheny 4 70 89 0 .440 1980–89 Mark Newman 9 321 167 3 .657 1989–94 Pat McMahon 5 189 86 0 .687 1994–2004 Tony Guzzo 10 303 252 1 .546 2004–10 Jerry Meyers 6 167 158 0 .514 2010–11 Nate Goulet 1 30 26 0 .536 2011–present Chris Finwood 13 360 276 0 .566 Totals 7 coaches 48 1440 1054 4 .577

Year by year results

• Since joining Division I – 1977^[4]

Super Regionals

Conference Championship

NCAA At-Large Bid

Season	Coach	Conference	W	L	T	CW	CL	Post Season
1977	Bud Metheny		14	20	0
1978	Bud Metheny		20	17	0
1979	Bud Metheny		16	30	0
1980	Bud Metheny		20	22	0			State Champions
1981	Mark Newman	ECAC South	34	20	0
1982	Mark Newman	ECAC South	38	14	2			East Regional
1983	Mark Newman	Sun Belt	41	11	0	12	3
1984	Mark Newman	Sun Belt	31	20	0	10	7
1985	Mark Newman	Sun Belt	50	11	0	14	4	Sun Belt Champions, East Regional
1986	Mark Newman	Sun Belt	43	16	0	11	7
1987	Mark Newman	Sun Belt	34	18	0	11	5
1988	Mark Newman	Sun Belt	24	31	1	5	13
1989	Mark Newman	Sun Belt	26	26	0	5	10
1990	Pat McMahon	Sun Belt	40	19	0	11	6	NCAA Central Regional
1991	Pat McMahon	Sun Belt	39	23	0	10	8
1992	Pat McMahon	CAA	39	19	0	11	7
1993	Pat McMahon	CAA	31	11	0	9	3
1994	Pat McMahon	CAA	40	14	0	14	4	CAA tournament champions, East Regional
1995	Tony Guzzo	CAA	39	20	0	9	9	CAA tournament champions, Atlantic I Regional
1996	Tony Guzzo	CAA	39	17	0	13	7	CAA tournament champions, Atlantic Regional
1997	Tony Guzzo	CAA	34	20	0	12	8
1998	Tony Guzzo	CAA	28	29	0	9	12
1999	Tony Guzzo	CAA	38	17	0	7	11
2000	Tony Guzzo	CAA	33	24	1	14	7	CAA regular season champions, Clemson Regional
2001	Tony Guzzo	CAA	19	37	0	6	15
2002	Tony Guzzo	CAA	26	27	0	8	12
2003	Tony Guzzo	CAA	16	33	0	5	15
2004	Tony Guzzo	CAA	26	28	0	13	11
2005	Jerry Meyers	CAA	22	33	0	5	19
2006	Jerry Meyers	CAA	39	17	0	21	9
2007	Jerry Meyers	CAA	35	24	0	18	11
2008	Jerry Meyers	CAA	25	27	0	14	14
2009	Jerry Meyers	CAA	22	27	0	13	11
2010	Jerry Meyers	CAA	24	30	0	11	13
2011	Nate Goulet	CAA	30	26	0	19	11
2012	Chris Finwood	CAA	19	34	0	9	21
2013	Chris Finwood	CAA	30	24	0	15	12
2014	Chris Finwood	C-USA	36	26	0	17	13	Columbia, South Carolina Regional
2015	Chris Finwood	C-USA	27	29	0	13	17
2016	Chris Finwood	C-USA	32	24	0	15	15
2017	Chris Finwood	C-USA	37	21	0	19	11
2018	Chris Finwood	C-USA	15	37	0	7	22
2019	Chris Finwood	C-USA	35	21	0	16	14
2020	Chris Finwood	C-USA	12	4	0	0	0	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Chris Finwood	C-USA	44	16	0	22	10	Columbia, South Carolina Regional
2022	Chris Finwood	C-USA	41	17	0	19	11
2023	Chris Finwood	Sun Belt	32	23	0	15	15
Total:	1437	1054	4	268	435	NCAA Regional
Win Percentage:	.577	.381	Appearances: 9

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, CW = Conference Wins, CL = Conference Losses

Monarchs in the NCAA tournament

Season Regional & Seed Record Results 1982 East (2) 1–2 (.333) Eliminated by The Citadel in Regional 1985 East 0–2 (.000) Eliminated by Rider in Regional 1990 Central (4) 0–2 (.000) Eliminated by Texas in Regional 1994 East (3) 1–2 (.333) Eliminated by Clemson in Regional 1995 Atlantic I (5) 2–2 (.500) Eliminated by Ole Miss in Regional semifinal 1996 Atlantic I (4) 0–2 (.000) Eliminated by Clemson in Regional 2000 Clemson (2) 0–2 (.000) Eliminated by Middle Tennessee in Regional 2014 Columbia, SC (3) 0–2 (.000) Eliminated by Campbell in Regional 2021 Columbia, SC (1) 2–2 (.400) Eliminated by Virginia in Regional Final Tournament Record: 6-18 (.250) Total NCAA tournament Appearances: 9

NCAA tournament Game-by-Game Results

1982 East Regional Defeated East Carolina 2–1 Lost to West Virginia 6–7 Lost to The Citadel 1–15 1985 East Regional Lost to Western Carolina 3–5 Lost to Rider 2–3 1990 Central Regional Lost to Cal State Fullerton 3–16 Lost to Texas 0–10 1994 East Regional Defeated Notre Dame 9–5 Lost to Auburn 8–11 (10) Lost to Clemson 1–6

1995 Atlantic I Regional Defeated Ole Miss 5–3 Defeated UCF 7–6 Lost to Florida State 2–7 Lost to Ole Miss 4–5 1996 Atlantic I Regional Lost to Georgia Southern 0–6 Lost to Clemson 1–15 2000 Clemson Regional Lost to Illinois 1–3 Lost to Middle Tennessee 5–6 2014 Columbia Regional Lost to Maryland 3–4 Lost to Campbell 1–4 (12) 2021 Columbia Regional Defeated Jacksonville 4–3 Defeated South Carolina 2–1 Lost to Virginia 3–8 Lost to Virginia 3–4 (10)

NCAA All Tournament Team

1994 East Regional Kevin Gibbs OF 1995 Atlantic I Regional Ray Russin DH Maika Symmonds OF

2000 Clemson Regional Tim Hummel SS 2014 Columbia Regional Tyler Urps SS

Rivalries

Records through of 2015 season

East Carolina University
ODU and ECU were longtime opponents in the CAA before ECU's move to the C-USA. When ODU announced it was moving to the C-USA in 2014 it was expected to add to the already heated rivalry but they were only together in the C-USA for one year due to ECU's move to the American Athletic Conference. ECU and ODU are yearly opponents regardless of conference affiliation and ECU leads the all-time series 44-34.

University of Virginia
ODU and UVA have played very competitively over the course of their history. With the hiring of head coach Brian O'Connor and the resurgence of Cavalier baseball during his tenure the Cavaliers have won most of the games in the past decade. UVA and ODU have scheduled home-and-home series at Davenport Field in Charlottesville and Harbor Park in Norfolk. ODU upset then #1 UVA at Harbor Park in 2014 and #1 UVA in Charlottesville in 2015 for the programs only wins over a top ranked team in school history. ODU leads the all-time series 33-24-2 and is currently on a three-game winning streak.

Virginia Commonwealth University
VCU was one of Old Dominion's largest rivalries from its time in the CAA. ODU & VCU games are among the highest attended games on their schedule and they play at least one game against each other every season. Former Monarch Paul Keyes was the head coach at VCU from 1995 until his death in 2012. In honor of Coach Keyes the two teams began a charity game in his name where they raise money for cancer research during a game played at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton, Virginia. The Paul A Keyes Hitting Facility at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex which opened in Fall 2014 was also named in Coach Keyes' honor. ODU leads the all-time series 87-61.

All-Time Record vs Sun Belt

• Records include games prior to ODU rejoining Sun Belt in 2023.
• Records are current until the end of 2023 season.
• The Monarchs have yet to play conference foes Louisiana, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, and Troy

Opponent	Won	Lost	Tie	Percentage
Appalachian State	5	2	0	.714
Arkansas State	2	1	0	.667
Coastal Carolina	3	5	0	.375
Georgia Southern	2	2	0	.500
Georgia State	12	15	0	.444
James Madison	35	23	0	.603
Marshall	22	9	0	.710
Southern Miss	3	11	0	.214
Texas State	1	2	0	.333
Record: 85-70 .548

ODU vs Top 10 Teams

Old Dominion is 7-5 all-time in match-ups against Top 10 ranked teams.

#1 2014 at Virginia – L 1-7 2014 Virginia – W 8-1(at Harbor Park) 2015 at Virginia – W 14-5 #2 2008 at North Carolina – W 8-6 #5 2009 at North Carolina – L 6-7 2023 at Virginia – L 1-8

#7 2022 at Southern Miss – W/W/L 4-1, 4-3, 4-5 (10 inns) #8 1998 South Carolina – W 15-10 2003 NC State – L 1-3 2015 Rice – W/W/L 12-4, 9-8, 4-5 2022 at Virginia – W 9-2 #10 2001 South Carolina – L 3-16 2023 at East Carolina – L 3-7

Award winners

Conference awards

• All awards come from the ODU sports baseball record book.^[5]
• Awards are first team unless otherwise noted.
• The Monarchs have had 152 All-Conference Selections, 133 since joining Division I. By conference there have been 19 All Mason Dixon(D-II), 6 All-ECAC South, 41 All-Sun Belt, 72 All-CAA, and 14 All-Conference USA selections.
• The ODU record for most All-Conference selections is 8 in 1985, ODU's only 50 win season and Sun Belt Tournament championship season.

All Mason Dixon Selections
Year Player Position Notes 1963 Wayne Parks 3B James Zadell OF Frank Zadell OF Fred Edmonds P Robert Walton P 1964 Wayne Parks 3B Fred Kovner OF Robert Walton P Fred Balmer P 2nd Team Fred Edmonds P Hon. Mention 1965 Fred Kovner OF James Zadell OF Fred Edmonds P 1967 Tony Zontini 3B Jimmy Jones OF Button Speakes Hon. Mention 1968 Tony Zontini 3B Bobby Williams P Billy Turner Hon. Mention

All ECAC South Selections
Year Player Position Notes 1981 Mark Wasinger 2B John Mitcheltree P 1982 Mark Wasinger 2B Jeff Beard 1B Tony Morris OF Jim Ambrose 1B

All CAA Selections

Year Player Position Notes 1992 T. J. O’Donnell SS 1993 Geoff Edsell 1B/P Kevin Gibbs RF John Smith P Wayne Gomes P Ryan Beard 3B 2nd team Mike Cowell C 2nd team Mark Baron OF 2nd team 1994 Kevin Gibbs RF John Smith P Matt Quatraro 1B 2nd team Dan Almonte SS 2nd team Jude Donato 2B 2nd team Denis McLaughlin P 2nd team 1995 Kevin Gibbs OF Maika Symmonds OF Matt Quatraro C Rob Morgan 1B 2nd team 1996 Matt Quatraro C Brian Fiumara OF Ron Walker 3B/P John O'Reilly P 2nd team 1997 Ron Walker 3B Ron Walker P 2nd team Jesse James P Brian Brantley P 2nd team Tony Gsell SS 2nd team 1998 Shawn Pearson OF Tony Gsell 2B 2nd team Tim Hummel SS 2nd team 1999 Tim Hummel SS Tony Gsell 2B 2nd team Andy Lee P 2000 Tim Hummell SS Jared Musolf 1B 2001 Matt Moye OF 2nd team 2003 Justin Verlander P 2004 Justin Verlander P Donnie Smith P 2nd team Steven Harris OF 2nd team 2006 Dana Arrowood OF Mike Zahm OF 2nd team Jimmy Miles OF 2nd team Pat Nichols C 2nd team Jason Godin P 2nd team 2007 Anthony Shawler P Dan Hudson P Mike Zahm OF 2nd team Jake McAloose 3B All Freshman 2008 Jimmy Miles OF 2nd team David Burns DH 2nd team Dan Hudson P 2nd team Anthony Shawler OF 3rd team 2009 Jake McAloose 3B Gerard Hall SS 2nd team Max Most OF 3rd team Brett Harris P All Freshman Ben Tomchick P All Freshman Josh Wright 1B All Freshman 2010 Kyle Hald P 2011 Kyle Hald P Josh Wright SS Adam Wisniewski P Joey Burney IF All Freshman Dean Ali P All Freshman 2012 Josh Tutwiler C 3rd team Josh Wright SS 3rd team Josh Eldridge OF All Freshman 2013 Ben Verlander OF Connor Myers OF All Freshman PJ Higgins 2B All Freshman Tommy Alexander P All Freshman

All Conference USA Selections

Year Player Position Notes 2014 Nick Walker OF Nick Walker OF All Freshman Joey Burney 1B 2nd team 2015 PJ Higgins IF 2nd team Sam Sinnen SP 2nd team Zach Rutherford IF All Freshman 2016 Connor Myers CF 2nd team Sam Sinnen RHP 2nd team 2017 Zach Rutherford IF Jared Young IF Adam Bainbridge SP Vinny Pasquantino 1B All Freshman John Wilson P All Freshman Kyle Battle OF All Freshman 2018 Eric Stock UT All Freshman 2019 Vinnie Pasquantino IF Andy Garriola OF Bryce Windham IF 2nd team Ryne Moore SP 2nd team Hunter Gregory RP 2nd team Andy Garriola OF All-Freshman Ryan Teschko OF All-Freshman 2021 Carter Trice IF Kyle Battle OF Hunter Gregory SP Tommy Bell IF 2nd team Andy Garriola OF 2nd team Ryne Moore SP 2nd team Jason Hartline RP 2nd team Carter Trice INF All-Freshman Noah Dean RP All-Freshman 2022 Brock Gagliardi C Matt Courtney INF Andy Garriola OF Blake Morgan P Carter Trice OF 2nd team Blake Morgan P All-Freshman

All Sun Belt Selections

Year Player Position Notes 1983 Joe Mills OF Tom Reichel SS Terry Bell C Lou Berge DH Tommy West P 1984 Sean O'Hare 1B Tom Reichel SS Rob Sessoms OF Nick Booth C 1985 Sean O'Hare 1B Wiley Lee 2B Tommy Reichel SS Nick Booth OF Rob Sessoms OF Todd Azar DH Tommy West P Kevin Bearse P 1986 Wiley Lee SS Todd Azar OF Paul McGovern OF Tommy Reicehll SS 2nd team Jim Hvizda P 2nd team 1987 Wiley Lee SS Warren Willey OF Kevin Bearse P Jim Hvizda P 2nd team Todd Azar P 2nd team 1988 Jim Hvizda P 1990 Scott Thomson OF Jeff Ware P George Sells DH/P 2nd team Barry Miller 1B 2nd team Pat Evangelista SS 2nd team James Krevokuch 3B 2nd team Scott Hafling C 2nd team 1991 Scott Thomson 1B Jeff Ware P Jim Krevokuch 3B T.J. O’Donnell OF Pat Evangelista SS Shawn McDonnell C 2nd team 2023 Hunter Fitz-Gerald INF Sam Armstrong P 2nd team

Conference Player of the Year Sun Belt 1986 Todd Azar CAA 1994 Kevin Gibbs 1997 Ron Walker 2000 Tim Hummel 2011 Kyle Hald C-USA 2022 Matt Courtney Conference Tournament MVP Sun Belt 1986 Todd Azar CAA 1994 Matt Quatraro 1995 Maika Symmonds 1996 Ron Walker

Conference Freshman of the Year Sun Belt 1990 Stephen Lyons 1991 T.J. O’Donnell CAA 1994 Brett Wheeler 1995 Ron Walker 1998 Tim Hummel 2002 Justin Verlander 2009 Brett Harris C-USA 2019 Andy Garriola 2021 Carter Trice 2022 Blake Morgan

Conference Newcomer of the Year C-USA 2017 Jared Young Conference Defensive Player of the Year C-USA 2017 Zach Rutherford Conference Coach of the Year Sun Belt 1985 Mark Newman 1987 Mark Newman 1990 Pat McMahon CAA 1994 Pat McMahon 1996 Tony Guzzo 2006 Jerry Meyers 2011 Nate Goulet

National honors

College Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted Name Position 1984 Arthur "Bud" Metheny Coach (48-69,70-80)

Old Dominion has had six players selected as D-I First Team All-Americans and two selected as D-II First Team All-Americans with one selected twice. Twelve Monarchs have been named First Team Freshman All-Americans. Forty-nine Monarch players have been named to the ABCA All-Region Team.

All Americans 1963 Bob Walton – 1st Team Div II 1963 Jim Zadell – 2nd Team Div II 1964 Fred Kovner – 1st Team Div II 1964 Bob Walton – 2nd Team Div II 1965 Fred Kovner – 1st Team Div II 1982 Mark Wasinger – 1st Team C & SN 1983 Terry Bell – 1st Team SN 1985 Kevin Bearse – 3rd Team BA 1985 Todd Azar – 3rd Team C 1986 Todd Azar – 1st Team BA 1990 George Sells – 1st Team CB 1991 Jeff Ware – 3rd Team C 1994 Kevin Gibbs – 3rd Team CB & BA 1995 Kevin Gibbs – 3rd Team CB 1996 Matt Quatraro – 2nd Team C, 3rd Team CB 2000 Tim Hummel – 1st Team CB & BA, 2nd Team BW 2007 Anthony Shawler – 1st Team CB, 2nd Team C, 3rd Team BA 2013 Ben Verlander – 3rd Team BW 2017 Jared Young – 3rd Team CB, 3rd Team C, Honorable Mention PG 2017 Zach Rutherford – 3rd Team C 2021 Kyle Battle – 2nd Team BW, 3rd Team D1, 3rd Team PG, 3rd Team BA 2022 Matt Courtney – CB, 2nd Team D1, 2nd Team C, 2nd Team BW 2022 Andy Garriola – 2nd Team BW, 3rd Team C

Freshman All Americans 1985 Wiley Lee – 1st Team CB 1990 Stephen Lyons – 2nd Team CB 1991 Wayne Gomes – 1st Team CB 1993 Kevin Gibbs – 1st Team CB & BA 1994 Brett Wheeler – 1st Team CB 1995 Ron Walker – Hon Mention CB 1997 Shawn Pearson – Hon Mention CB 1998 Tim Hummel – 1st Team CB & BA 2000 Brent Sollenberger – Hon Mention CB 2001 Matt Moye – Hon Mention CB 2002 Justin Verlander – 1st Team CB & BA 2006 Dan Hudson – Hon Mention CB 2009 Brett Harris – 1st Team CB 2011 Joey Burney – 1st Team CB 2014 Nick Walker – 1st Team CB 2015 Zach Rutherford – 1st Team CB, 2nd Team BA 2017 Kyle Battle – CB 2017 John Wilson – CB 2017 Vinnie Pasquantino – CB 2019 Andy Garriola – CB, 2nd Team BW, 2nd Team D1 2021 Carter Trice – CB, 1st Team D1, 1st Team PG, 2nd Team BA, 2nd Team BW 2022 Blake Morgan – CB, 1st Team BW, 2nd Team D1 2023 Ben Moore – 2nd Team PG

C – Coaches, CB – Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger, BA – Baseball America, BW – Baseball Writers, SN – Sporting News, PG - Perfect Game/Rawlings, D1 - D1Baseball

ABCA All Region

1981 John Micheltree 1981 Mark Wasinger 1982 Mark Wasinger 1982 Tony Morris 1983 Terry Bell 1985 Todd Azar 1985 Tommy West 1985 Kevin Bearse 1987 Todd Azar 1991 Jeff Ware 1994 Kevin Gibbs 1996 John O’Reilly 1996 Matt Quatraro 1996 Brian Fiumara 1996 Ron Walker 1997 Jesse James 1997 Tony Gsell 1997 Ron Walker 1998 Shawn Pearson 1999 Tony Gsell 1999 Tim Hummel 1999 Andy Lee 2000 Jared Musolf 2000 Tim Hummel 2002 Justin Verlander

2004 Justin Verlander 2006 Jason Godin 2006 Dana Arrowood 2006 Patrick Nichols 2006 Jimmy Miles 2007 Anthony Shawler 2007 Mike Zahm 2007 David Burns 2009 Jake McAloose 2011 Kyle Hald 2013 Ben Verlander 2014 Brad Gero 2017 Jared Young 2017 Zach Rutherford 2019 Andy Garriola 2019 Vinnie Pasquantino 2019 Bryce Windham 2021 Kyle Battle 2021 Andy Garriola 2021 Carter Trice 2021 Tommy Bell 2022 Matt Courtney 2022 Andy Garriola 2022 Blake Morgan

Regional Coach of the Year

1963 Bud Metheny

2014 Chris Finwood

MLB Monarch Award winners

MVP Justin Verlander – 2011 AL Cy Young Award Justin Verlander – 2011 AL

Rookie of the Year Justin Verlander – 2006 AL Silver Slugger Award Daniel Hudson – 2011 NL

Notable players

Major Leaguers Kevin Bearse (1990) Terry Bell (1986–87) Wayne Gomes (1997–2002) Daniel Hudson (2009–23) P. J. Higgins (2021-22) Tim Hummel (2003–04) Paul Mitchell (1975–80) John Montague (1973–80) Connor Overton (2021–23) Vinnie Pasquantino (2022-present) Dennis Riddleberger (1960–72) Justin Verlander (2005–present) Jeff Ware (1995–96) Mark Wasinger (1986–88) Ryan Yarbrough (2018–present) Jared Young (2022-23)

On Team USA Justin Verlander 2003 Kevin Gibbs 1994 Jeff Ware 1991 Wiley Lee 1986 Todd Azar 1986 Paul Mitchell 1971

Old Dominion has produced five first round draft picks in the MLB Draft with the highest selection being Justin Verlander at number 2 overall by Detroit in 2004. ODU baseball players have been selected 82 times in the MLB Draft.

Monarchs in the Major League Baseball Draft

Year Player Round Team 1965 Fred Kovner 2 Chicago White Sox 1969 Ron Drews 46 NY Mets 1971 Paul Mitchell 1 Baltimore Orioles 1971 Bruce Sutter 21 Chicago Cubs 1981 John Mitcheltree 6 Baltimore Orioles 1981 Al Sears 24 Atlanta Braves 1982 Mark Wasinger 3 San Diego Padres 1982 Jim Ambrose 22 Houston Astros 1983 Terry Bell 1 Seattle Mariners 1983 Joey Mills 16 Detroit Tigers 1984 Alan Hixon 9 Baltimore Orioles 1984 Scott Hughes 17 Cincinnati Reds 1984 Keith Coe 18 LA Angels 1985 Tommy West 18 Texas Rangers 1986 Sean O'Hare 17 Cincinnati Reds 1986 Todd Azar 30 Milwaukee Brewers 1987 Wiley Lee 5 LA Angels 1987 Rodney Imes 16 NY Yankees 1987 Kevin Bearse 22 Cleveland Indians 1988 Jim Hvizda 19 Texas Rangers 1990 George Sells 6 St. Louis Cardinals 1991 Jeff Ware 1 Toronto Blue Jays 1991 Bill Pulsipher 2 NY Mets 1991 Mike Grohs 6 San Diego Padres 1991 Jim Krevokuch 37 Pittsburgh Pirates 1992 Stephen Lyons 4 NY Mets 1992 Jim Tyrell 14 Boston Red Sox 1992 TJ O'Donnell 38 Boston Red Sox 1992 Riegal Hunt 44 Pittsburgh Pirates 1993 Wayne Gomes 1 Philadelphia Philles 1993 Geoff Edsell 6 LA Angels 1994 Denis McLaughlin 7 Boston Red Sox 1994 John Smith 20 Oakland Athletics 1995 Kevin Gibbs 6 LA Dodgers 1995 Maika Symmonds 19 Pittsburgh Pirates 1996 Matt Quatraro 8 Tampa Bay Rays 1997 Ron Walker 8 Chicago Cubs 1998 Brian Brantly 12 Colorado Rockies 1998 Ian Rauls 12 Philadelphia Phillies 1999 Jim Detwiler 16 Toronto Blue Jays 1999 Tony Gsell 16 Chicago Cubs 1999 Anthony Forelli 26 Milwaukee Brewers 2000 Tim Hummel 2 Chicago White Sox 2000 Brian Ross 15 Cincinnati Reds 2001 Jeff Eure 18 Milwaukee Brewers 2002 Ryan Williams 10 LA Dodgers 2004 Justin Verlander 1 Detroit Tigers 2004 Donnie Smith 4 St. Louis Cardinals 2004 Brandon Carter 40 LA Dodgers 2005 James Burok 8 Cincinnati Reds 2005 Needham Jones 36 Chicago Cubs 2005 Jesse Schoendienst 40 St. Louis Cardinals 2006 Jason Godin 5 Kansas City Royals 2006 Kevin Gunter 13 Cincinnati Reds 2006 Patrick Nicholas 16 Washington Nationals 2006 Dana Arrowood 39 Detroit Tigers 2008 Dan Hudson 5 Chicago White Sox 2008 Anthony Shawler 9 Detroit Tigers 2008 Dexter Carter 13 Chicago White Sox 2008 Ryan Bergh 26 Philadelphia Philles 2009 Jonathan Rodrieguez 17 St. Louis Cardinals 2010 Joe Velleggia 40 Baltimore Orioles 2011 Kyle Hald 18 St. Louis Cardinals 2013 Ben Verlander 14 Detroit Tigers 2013 Ryan Yarbrough 20 Milwaukee Brewers 2014 Ryan Yarbrough 4 Seattle Mariners 2014 Connor Overton 15 Miami Marlins 2015 P. J. Higgins 12 Chicago Cubs 2015 Greg Tomchick 27 St. Louis Cardinals 2015 Taylor Ostrich 34 Kansas City Royals 2016 Nick Hartman 9 Toronto Blue Jays 2016 Connor Myers 27 Chicago Cubs 2017 Zach Rutherford 6 Tampa Bay Rays 2017 Jared Young 15 Chicago Cubs 2017 Adam Bainbridge 30 Kansas City Royals 2019 Vinnie Pasquantino 11 Kansas City Royals 2019 Bryce Windham 32 Chicago Cubs 2021 Hunter Gregory 8 Toronto Blue Jays 2021 Aaron Holiday 13 Oakland Athletics 2021 Ryne Moore 18 Milwaukee Brewers 2022 Noah Dean 5 Boston Red Sox 2022 Matt Courtney 10 Los Angeles Angels 2022 Andy Garriola 17 Chicago Cubs 2023 Sam Armstrong 13 Chicago Cubs

Retired numbers

The ODU Baseball Monarchs have retired two jerseys in their history. The jersey number 3 was retired former New York Yankee outfielder and ODU Baseball Head Coach Bud Metheny who compiled an overall record of 423–363–6 during his 31 years at ODU and was inducted into the American Association of College Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1984 and the ODU Hall of Fame in 1982. While playing for the Yankees Metheny won the 1943 World Series. Coach Metheny was named the East Region National Coach of the Year in 1963 and the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex where ODU currently plays was named for him.

The second jersey is number 35 for current San Francisco Giants pitcher Justin Verlander. Verlander was the second overall pick in the 2004 MLB draft. He was inducted into the ODU Hall of Fame in 2012 and holds the ODU, Virginia, and Colonial Athletic Association all-time record for career strikeouts and earning Freshman All-American honors. As of 2014 Justin Verlander is the only former Monarch to have played in the World Series pitching in two for Detroit in 2006 and 2012. In 2006 as a rookie Verlander pitched in games 1 and 5 against the Cardinals going 0–2. In the 2012 series Verlander pitched game 1 taking the loss as the Giants swept the Tigers in four games for the championship. Verlander won the AL Rookie of the Year in 2006 when he went to his first World Series and has also won the 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young Award. He has also pitched two no hitters in his career, once on June 12, 2007 against Milwaukee and again on May 7, 2011 against Toronto.

Bud Metheny Ballpark

Main article: Bud Metheny Ballpark

The Monarchs have played at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex since it opened in 1983. The complex has a total capacity of 2,500 people with the stadium record being 2,125 on the day of its dedication. The facilities contain coaches offices beneath the first base bleachers and the player locker room beneath the third base bleachers. In 2009 the field obtained a new video board and in 2011 a batter's eye was erected. The facility also has a beer garden in the first baseline foul area, an all turf halo behind home plate, a turf stretching/bunting area, and the Paul Keyes Indoor Hitting Facility.

In 2025, the complex was demolished and will be replaced by the Ellmer Family Baseball Complex by the 2026 season.^[6]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
• Old Dominion Monarchs