2014 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

The 2014 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represents the University of Virginia in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. Head Coach Brian O'Connor is in his 11th year coaching the Cavaliers, who play their home games at Davenport Field. They compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division.

2014 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record53–16 (22–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin McMullan (11th season)
  • Karl Kuhn (11th season)
  • Matt Kirby (3rd season)
Home stadiumDavenport Field
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Atlantic
No. 21 Florida State xy 2190 .70043170 .717
No. 16 Maryland  y 15140 .51740230 .635
Clemson  y 15140 .51736250 .590
Wake Forest   15150 .50030260 .536
NC State   13170 .43332230 .582
Boston College   10200 .33322330 .400
Notre Dame   9210 .30022310 .415
Coastal
No. 22 Miami (FL) xy 2460 .80044190 .698
No. 2 Virginia  y 2280 .73347140 .770
Duke   16140 .53333250 .569
North Carolina  y 15150 .50035270 .565
Georgia Tech  y 14160 .46737270 .578
Pittsburgh   11190 .36722300 .423
Virginia Tech   9210 .30021311 .406
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of January 16, 2015
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

2014 was a very good year for Virginia baseball. The Cavaliers made their first trip to a College World Series Finals, where they were defeated in a best-of-three game series by Vanderbilt. UVA posted a 53–16 record – its fourth 50-win season in the last five years – winning the Charlottesville Regional and Super Regional en route to its third trip to Omaha in the last six seasons. As the tournament's No. 3 national seed, UVA won four games at the CWS in reaching the CWS championship game. Nathan Kirby earned First-Team All-America honors and was tabbed the Co-ACC Pitcher of the Year; he also was one of a record eight Cavaliers named to the All-ACC Team.

Pitching and defense propelled the Cavaliers, as UVA recorded the second-lowest ERA in program history (2.23) and the best fielding percentage in the school annals (.981). UVA ranked second nationally in ERA and fourth in fielding. Nick Howard set an ACC record with 20 saves and then was selected in the first round of the MLB Draft, one of eight Cavaliers to be drafted in 2014. Howard and Mike Papi joined Kirby as 2014 All-Americans.

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