Cavaliers End Season With Solid Run In ACC Tournament
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May 30, 2000
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Prior to the start of the 2000 baseball season, there were a few questions concerning the outlook of the 2000 Virginia Cavalier baseball club before UVa even took the field. Would Virginia improve from last year and be a better team this season? Who was going to step up to be one of UVa’s team leaders? Could the Cavaliers improve their overall and conference record? Will Virginia’s first-year class have an immediate impact? How far could UVa go into the conference tournament?
UVa was coming off a 21-35 season in 1999 where it finished 8-15 in conference play. The ’99 Cavaliers ended their season by going 0-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament. However, the 2000 season was a new year – a fresh slate for the Cavs – and they looked to improve upon the ’99 teams results……and did just that.
Although Virginia took a large step forward in the 2000 season, that step didn’t happen right away. The Cavaliers hand their hands full to start the new season as Virginia began its 2000 schedule with a three-game series at Louisiana State University. LSU, tabbed as “The Program of the 90’s,” had won three National Championships in the 1990’s (1991, 1993 and 1996). UVa would find itself playing in front of three sold-out crowds of nearly 8,000 spectators per game at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. The Cavaliers dropped all three games (8-0, 13-2, 13-4) to begin the season 0-3.
After the LSU series, UVa returned home to Charlottesville looking to record its first win of the season as it faced the Old Dominion Monarch’s in Virginia’s home-opener on Feb. 16th. The game turned out to be a scoring marathon, as UVa and ODU played to a 14-14 tie in a game that was called after eight innings of play due to darkness. UVa was now 0-3-1.
The Cavalier had a three-game stretch up next with a game against the George Mason Patriots and two contests against the Liberty Flames in which they could pull their record even at .500 with victories in each game. However, things didn’t go as UVa had anticipated, and the Cavaliers dropped all three contests to fall to 0-6-1 through seven games.
Although Virginia was winless through its first seven games, the Cavaliers began to turn things around from that point on as the season progressed. After its 0-6-1 start, Virginia would go on to finish 26-25 the rest of the way, including a rigorous and grueling stretch through a competitive ACC schedule.
UVa hosted the Bucknell Bison in a three-game series at the UVa Baseball Field and came away with three victories after the series to improve its record to 3-6-1 overall. The Cavaliers won their first game of the season with a 6-1 victory over Bucknell before taking the next two contests by the scores of 6-5 and 9-6, respectively.
Virginia would go on to win six of its next ten games to improve to 9-10-1 overall before facing the Princeton Tigers in a two-game set. Included in that stretch of ten games were several monumental feats for the UVa baseball team. On March 6th in Richmond, Va., the Cavaliers earned a come-from-behind 8-7 victory over the VCU Rams. In that contest, UVa not only gathered its first road win of the season, but Tim LaVigne also became both Virginia’s all-time leader in saves (14) and pitching appearances (72) in the victory. LaVigne would eventually go on to further extend those records as he ended the season with 18 saves and 92 appearances, both marks are school records.
Three games later, Virginia head baseball coach Dennis Womack coached his 1000th career game as a head coach in the second game of a doubleheader with Eastern Michigan on March 11th. Three games after that, Womack would add yet another monumental notch in his coaching career by gathering his 500th victory as a head coach with a 5-2 victory over the Princeton Tigers on March 15th. Ironically, the victory gave Virginia its first and only winning record for the season as UVa stood 11-10-1 overall.
With the exception of a few non-conference games mixed into its schedule, the rest of Virginia’s slate mainly consisted of ACC opponents. UVa’s first conference foe would be the N.C. State Wolfpack. The Cavaliers dropped their first two games 16-13 and 4-2 before posting their first ACC win of the season with a 3-1 victory over the Wolfpack in Raleigh, N.C. on March 19th.
Virginia would return to home action in its next two ACC series and would post 1-2 records against nationally ranked Wake Forest and Florida State in the three-game series. Against Wake Forest, UVa lost 4-0, won 10-9 in a dramatic come-from-behind victory in its last at-bat in the bottom of the ninth, and dropped the third game 13-5. In the FSU series, Virginia lost 9-6 before upsetting the #1 ranked Seminoles 2-1. The Cavaliers lost the last game of the series by the score of 10-4.
After a 16-8 loss to Richmond on April 4th, Virginia found itself standing with a 15-18-1 record overall, 3-6 in the ACC with an upcoming seven-game road trip on the schedule. The Cavaliers knew they had to come away with some wins or the trip could put a tailspin on their season.
Virginia started the road trip off with a three-game series with the Duke Blue Devils and came away with two victories in the three game played. UVa topped Duke 10-4 and 12-3 before falling 10-1 to improve to 17-19-1 overall, 5-7 at the mid-point of conference play. The Cavaliers next opponent would be one, if not the, toughest opponent they would face all season long – the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Georgia Tech (the eventual ACC regular season and tournament champions) would turn out to be the only ACC opponent that Virginia did not beat in conference play. The Yellow Jackets handed the Cavaliers three consecutive losses by the scores of 8-4, 5-1 and 12-6. After a 10th inning 7-6 loss at Virginia Tech on April 19th, Virginia returned home to lick its wounds and to regroup in a regular season ending stretch of games that would set the tone for UVa’s solid ACC Tournament run.
Starting with a 6-5 victory over North Carolina on April 21st, the Cavaliers would close out the regular season portion of its schedule by winning seven of its last 13 games. Included in that stretch of games was a pair of 2-1 series victories over the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Maryland Terrapins. UVa topped UNC 6-5, lost 5-4, then earned a 10-6 decision to claim the series. After a 4-2 setback to Maryland, Virginia went on to beat the Terrapins 13-10 and 9-5 to win the series with the Terps.
UVa then went on to post its first neutral site victory of the season by defeating the Virginia Tech Hokies by the score of 5-4 in Salem, Va. on May 2nd. UVa’s last opponent on its regular season and conference schedule would become a vary familiar one – the Clemson Tigers.
Virginia entered the Clemson series with a record of 23-27-1 overall, 9-12 in the ACC. The Cavaliers would go on to face the Tigers in five of their next seven meetings, including two contest in the ACC Tournament. In the conference series finale with Clemson, UVa lost 9-7 before shutting out the Tigers to record its second shutout victory of the season by the score of 11-0. Virginia had also defeated UNC-Greensboro by the score of 1-0 back on April 26th. But Clemson bounced right back and handed the Cavaliers an 11-point loss of their own by beating UVa 20-9 in Virginia’s last regular season game of the season on May 14th.
The University of Virginia Baseball team ended the regular season portion of its schedule with a record of 24-19-1 overall, 10-14 in the ACC. But the season would not stop there, as UVa would go on to open some eyes in the 27th Annual Atlantic Coact Conference Baseball Tournament held in Fort Mill, S.C.
Virginia entered the ACC Tournament as the #7 seed, and few people considered the Cavaliers to be a likely tournament challenger. That opinion was soon tossed out the window when UVa became one of three teams remaining after the tournament field of nine teams was narrowed down to three after one game was played in the semi-final round.
After a 9-5 first round loss to #2 seed Clemson on May 17th, the Cavaliers responded by defeating #6 seed N.C. State 9-5 in ten innings in the second round before upsetting the two-time defending ACC Tournament Champion Wake Forest Demon Deacons (#4 seed) by the score of 8-3 in the third round of the tournament. The win propelled UVa to the semi-final round of the tournament to face the Clemson Tigers once again.
After Florida State was eliminated by Georgia Tech in the first semi-final contest, UVa was one of three teams still alive in the tournament. However, Clemson topped Virginia 12-5 in the semi-final game, ended the Cavaliers 2000 season with a overall record of 26-31-1 overall, 10-14 in the ACC, 2-2 in the ACC Tournament.
The Cavaliers had improved their win totals over the ’99 squad by winning five more games overall (26 in 2000, 21 in 1999), two more game in the ACC season (10 in 2000, 8 in 1999) and two more games in the ACC Tournament (2-2 in 2000, 0-2 in 1999).
Several members of the 2000 Virginia baseball team were honored at the conclusion of UVa’s season. UVa’s Jon Benick (Glen Lyon, Pa./Greater Naticoke), Tim LaVigne (Virginia Beach, Va./Cox) and Robbie Marvin (Ashburn, Va./Stony Brook) were named to the 2000 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Teams. Benick was a First-Team selection, while LaVigne and Marvin gathered Second-Team honors. Benick (first base) and LaVigne (shortstop) also earned a spot on the 2000 ACC All-Tournament team.
Although Virginia ended its season without a trip to the NCAA Tournament, none of the Cavaliers were hanging their head after a season full of improvement behind them. Even after a slow start, UVa became known as a team that never quit. With the 2001 season just over the horizon, it is yet to be seen how high next year’s team will climb in its quest to reaching the top. But with a major core of its team returning and several newcomers added to the mix, Virginia promises to be a team that will be exciting to watch once again.
Virginia Baseball Notes
Virginia ends 2000 season with record of 26-31-1 overall: The UVa baseball team closed out its 2000 season with a 12-5 loss to Clemson in the ACC Baseball Tournament in Fort Mill, S.C. Virginia finished 26-31-1 overall, 10-14 in the ACC regular season and finished tied for sixth place in the conference standings with N.C. State. The Cavaliers advanced to the semi-finals of the ACC Tournament before being elimniated with a 2-2 record.
Virginia made an improvement in its overall, conference and tournament record from last season. UVa won five more games overall and two more games in both the ACC regular season and ACC Tournament. Here’s a look at UVa’s improvement:
| Year | Overall | Conference | ACC Tournament | |
| 2000 | 26-31-1 | 10-14 | 2-2 | |
| 1999 | 21-35 | 8-15 | 0-2 |
Cavaliers advance to ACC Tournament semi-final: Entering the ACC Tournament as the #7 seed, not many people gave Virginia a chance to win the 2000 ACC Baseball Tournament. But after the Cavaliers played three games and recorded a 2-1 record heading into the semi-finals, UVa began to make believers out of a lot of doubters.
After a 9-5 first round loss to #2 seed Clemson, Virginia bounced right back in the second round with a 9-5 comback win over the #6 seeded N.C. State Wolfpack in 10 innings. Virginia went on to upset #4 Wake Forest by the score of 8-3 in the third round before facing the Clemson Tigers for the second time in the tournament. Clemson defeated Virginia 12-5 in the semi-final round en route to finishing runner-up to eventual tournament champion Georgia Tech.
Virginia’s Benick, LaVigne and Marvin named All-ACC: University of Virginia baseball players Jon Benick (Glen Lyon, Pa./Greater Naticoke), Tim LaVigne (Virginia Beach, Va./Cox) and Robbie Marvin (Ashburn, Va./Stony Brook) were named to the 2000 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Teams. Benick was a First-Team selection, while LaVigne and Marvin gathered Second-Team honors. Benick (first base) and LaVigne (shortstop) also earned a spot on the 2000 ACC All-Tournament team.
Benick, a third-year first baseman/catcher, was named to the All-ACC Baseball Team for the second consecutive season after being tabbed as a Second-Team choice in 1999. Benick started all 58 games this season for Virginia and finished the 2000 season with a .286 batting average. He ended the year second on the team with 66 hits, including 14 doubles (second on the team) and seven home runs (third on the team). Benick lead UVa with 49 RBI and was second on the club with 46 runs scored. He tallied a team-high 405 putouts to add with 39 assists and was 9-12 in stolen base attempts. Benick made more plate appearances than any other Cavalier in the 2000 season with 231 at-bats.
LaVigne, a fourth-year shortstop/pitcher, served as a co-captain this season with teammate Luis Giraldo (McLean, Va./Langley). He ended his career at Virginia as UVa’s all-time leader in saves (18), pitching appearances (92) and hit by a pitch (51). LaVigne started all 58 games this season at shortstop and appeared as a relief pitcher 26 times en route to a 4-0 record on the mound with a 3.23 ERA. He finished third on the team with 37 strikeouts despite pitching only 39 innings.
As good as he performed as a pitcher for the Cavaliers, LaVigne developed into one of the top shortstops in the conference. He batted .320 for the year with 225 at-bats and was UVa’s leader with a team-high 72 hits. LaVigne was tied for first on the squad with two triples, third on the team with 12 doubles and fourth on the club with four home runs. He posted a team-high 145 assists to go along with 77 putouts with a .949 fielding percentage after making numerous sensational plays on the field. LaVigne also finished fifth on the team with 39 runs scored and was 7-12 in stolen base attempts.
Marvin, a fourth-year second baseman, finished the season as Virginia’s top hitter with a .350 batting average. After starting all 51 games he appeared in this year, he finished third on the squad with 63 hits, including six doubles and one triple. Marvin scored 40 runs and tallied 24 RBI while leading the team in stolen bases (16-18). He was second on the team with 121 assists and finished fourth on the club with 136 putouts and recorded a .952 fielding percentage.
Dan Street pitches complete game in upset win over Wake Forest: RHP Dan Street enjoyed one of the ACC Tournaments most impressive peformances, as the sophomore pitched a nine-inning complete game en route to shutting down the Wake Forest offense in UVa’s 8-3 victory.
Street, who improved his record to 4-0 with the victory, entered the WFU contest with an eye-opening 0.30 ERA. He faced 35 batters and allowed only three runs (two earned) on seven hits with a game-high six strikeouts in the Cavaliers 8-3 win.
Street ended the season with a 4-0 record and a 0.69 ERA.
Virginia to face Clemson in ACC Tournament: Virginia (#7) and Clemson (#2) will face one another in the first round of the 27th Annual ACC Baseball Tournament. The Cavaliers and Tigers will square-off at 5:00 p.m. at the Knights Stadium in Fort Mill, S.C.
The winner will face the winner of the #3 vs. #6 game on Thursday, May 18th at 8:30 p.m. in the second round, and the loser will face the loser of the #3 and #6 contest at 1:30 p.m. on May 18th.
Creswell and Street help UVa record its second shutout of the season with 11-0 victory over Clemson: Virginia recorded its second shutout victory of the season as the Cavalier pitching duo of Brandon Creswell and Dan Street held the #6 ranked Clemson Tigers scoreless in the second game (5/14) of the teams three-game series.
Creswell posted his fifth win of the season after he pitched six innings and allowed zero runs on four hits, while Street tallied his first save of the season after throwing three scoreless innings after yielding three hits to go along with three strikeouts.
Virginia also shutout UNC-Greensboro by the score of 1-0 on April 26th in Charlottesville, Va.
Cavaliers begin and end their 2000 regular season with losses to Tigers: Virginia completed the regular season portion of its schedule by winning one of three games with the Clemson Tigers. UVa lost a close 9-7 decision on May 13th before competing in two blowout games on May 14th. Virginia defeated Clemson 11-0 before the Tigers handed the Cavaliers an 11 point loss of its own with a 20-9 decision. UVa also lost its season opener to the LSU Tigers by the score of 8-0.
Virginia defeats Virginia Tech on neutral site: Virginia gathered both its first win over Virginia Tech and a neutral field victory this season with its 5-4 win over the Hokies on May 2nd in Salem, Va. The Cavaliers lost their previous two meetings with Virginia Tech. first a 7-3 loss on March 29th in Charlottesville, Va., before dropping a 7-6 extra-inning game in Blacksburg, Va. on April 19th. This was UVa’s first neutral site game of this season.
Himes becomes UVa’s long-ball leader: With two more home runs against Maryland on 4/29, UVa’s Ben Himes extended his team-high home run mark to nine. The first-year right fielder from Austin, Texas has become a power-threat to opposing pitchers with his ability to “Go Yard.” Teammate Jon Benick, who led the Cavaliers with 10 home runs in 1999, is currently second on the team with seven HR’s.
Virginia tops 1999 ACC win totals during Maryland series: With its 13-10 victory over Maryland on April 29th, UVa tied its ACC win total >from the 1999 season with eight. The ’99 squad finished the season with a record of 8-15. One day later, 4/30, the Cavaliers surpassed the 1999 teams mark of eight wins by improving to 9-12 by beating the Terrapins by the score of 9-5. Virginia’s nine ACC victories is the most since the 1997 Cavs finished 10-13.
Cavaliers win two of three against Maryland on the road: Virginia posted its eighth and ninth victories in ACC play by topping Maryland in two of its three games during weekend series on April 28-30. UVa dropped the first game of the series by the score of 4-2 (4/28) before bouncing back with a 13-10 decision on 4/29 and a 9-5 victory to take the series on 4/30. The Cavaliers (9-12 in the ACC) put themselves in position to finish .500 in the ACC if they are able to sweep Clemson on April 13-14.
UVa records first shutout victory of the season over UNCG: Virginia posted its first shutout victory of the season on April 26th when the Cavaliers defeated the UNC-Greensboro Spartans by the score of 1-0. UVa pitcher Dan Street limited UNCG to two hits in his outing on the mound as he improved his pitching record to 2-0.
Virginia wins two out of three games against North Carolina:The Cavaliers won two out of three games in an ACC series for the second time this season, this time against the North Carolina Tar Heels. Virginia beat North Carolina 6-5 (4/21), lost a close 5-4 decision (4/22), and bounced back for a commanding 10-6 victory on April 23rd. UVa also won two of three games against the Duke Blue Devils in an earlier conference series (4/7-4/9).
Cavaliers pound out 19 hits against the Tar Heels: In Virginia’s 10-6 victory over North Carolina on April 23rd, the Cavaliers recorded a season-high 19 hits in the victory. The trio of Jon Benick (3-4), Robbie Marvin (3-5) and Mark Rueffert (3-4) each posted three hits on the afternoon, while teammates Tim LaVigne (2-4), Michael Floyd (2-4), Luis Giraldo (2-5) and Ben Himes (2-5) each added two hits. Ryan Kalamaya (1-3) and David Stone (1-4) both added one hit in the win.
UVa snaps string of five consecutive one-run games with UNC with 10-6 win: The Cavaliers and Tar Heels have played one another as close as you can get the past two seasons. Prior to Virginia’s 10-6 win on April 23rd in Charlottesville at the UVa Baseball Field, UVa and UNC had played in five consecutive one-run games dating back to the 1999 ACC season series.
Last year (’99), the Cavaliers lost three consecutive games at Chapel Hill, N.C. to UNC by the scores of 10-9 (4/16), 3-2 (4/17) and 6-5 (4/18). This year, Virginia topped North Carolina by the score of 6-5 (4/21) before losing to Carolina by the count of 5-4 (4/22). The Cavaliers recorded their 10-6 win in their next contest on 4/23.
First extra inning game of the season unkind to Virginia: The Cavaliers competed in their first extra inning game this season (4/19) when UVa rallied from a 4-0 deficit to take the Hokies into extra innings after the Cavaliers tied the game at 6-6. However, Virginia eventually fell to Virginia Tech by the score of 7-6 in 10 innings.
Winning the close ones: The Virginia baseball team knows wins aren’t easy to come by, they must be earned and are sometimes a battle to achieve. However, UVa has certainly found a way to win the close games this season. Virginia is 9-3 in one-run games with wins over Bucknell (5-4), George Mason (4-3), Virginia Commonwealth (8-7), Eastern Michigan (7-6), Wake Forest (10-9), North Carolina (6-5), UNC-Greensboro (1-0), Virginia Tech (5-4) and a one-run victory over #1 ranked Florida State (2-1).
Cavaliers swept by Yellow Jackets: For the first time this season, Virginia was swept in an ACC series by its opponent. After winning two of three games against Duke and gathering a victory against N.C. State, Wake Forest and Florida State, the Cavaliers finally met their match against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. GT topped UVa 8-4, 5-1 and 12-6 in the three game series (4/14-4/16).
‘Hoos take two from Duke at mid-point of ACC schedule: Virginia inched its way closer to reaching the .500 mark in the ACC after the Cavaliers won two of three games in a three-game weekend series with the Duke Blue Devils (April 7-9) in Durham, N.C. With the completion of the Duke series, Virginia improved its record to 5-7 in the ACC at the halfway point of the conference slate. The Cavaliers went 1-2 against N.C. State, Wake Forest and Florida State before going 2-1 against the Blue Devils.
Rueffert records game-winning RBI in victory over #1 FSU: UVa’s Mark Rueffert recorded the game-winning hit to produce the game-winning run to give the Cavaliers a 2-1 come-from-behind win over the #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles. Rueffert calmly stepped to the plate and delivered a RBI-single to right-center field that scored teammate Luis Giraldo to snap a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning in game-one of a doubleheader with FSU on April 2nd.
Wyant leads Cavaliers to victory over Richmond: Hunter Wyant became the first Cavalier to hit two home runs in a game since Brian Sherlock accomplished the feat against Seton Hall on March 1, 1998, as Virginia rolled to a 11-2 victory over Richmond (3/28). Wyant (2-5, four RBI, two runs) was one of five Cavaliers to post multiple-hits in the contest .
Ben Himes and Robert Word also became the first Cavalier duo to hit consecutive home runs in a game since Brian Sherlock and E.J. Anderson accomplished the feat vs. Wake Forest on April 24, 1998.
Down, but not out: In Virginia’s second game of a three-game weekend series with Wake Forest (March 25th), the Cavaliers found themselves down by the score of 6-0 after the first half of the first inning was completed. But UVa never gave up, and outscored the Demon Deacons 10-3 >from that point on en route to a dramatic come-from-behind victory. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and runners on second and third base for the Cavaliers, Virginia’s Tim LaVigne recorded the game-winning hit on a two-run RBI single to left field that lifted Virginia to a 10-9 victory.
Giraldo drives in game-winning runs to lead Virginia to its first ACC victory in 2000: Fourth-year INF Luis Giraldo ended a 1-1 tie in the top of the ninth inning against the N.C. State Wolfpack in Raleigh, N.C. on March 19th when he hit a two-run, game-winning single that scored teammates David Stone and Robbie Marvin to give the Cavaliers a 3-1 lead they would not relinquish. The victory was UVa’s first ACC win of the 2000 season.
LaVigne breaks career saves mark at Virginia: In gathering his third save of the 2000 season vs. Virginia Commonwealth on March 6th, senior closer Tim LaVigne broke the school record for saves by gathering his 14th career save. After notching three as a freshman in 1997, LaVigne led the squad for a second consecutive season with six in 1998. He added two more saves last season and has recorded seven saves this season. His 18 saves ranks first all-time at UVa, breaking Todd Ruyak’s previous record of 13 saves which he amassed from 1989 through 1992. Here is where LaVigne currently stands on the Virginia all-time saves chart:
| Player | Sv | Seasons |
| 1. Tim LaVigne | 18 | 1997-present |
| 2. Todd Ruyak | 13 | 1989-92 |
| 3. Greg Haden | 8 | 1976-79 |
Should LaVigne lead the team in saves again this season, he would be the first Cav to top the team in that category for three consecutive seasons since Ruyak in 1990, 1991 and 1992. No other UVa player has ever accomplished that feat.
LaVigne breaks career appearance mark at Virginia: Senior closer Tim LaVigne appeared in his first game of the season against Old Dominion on February 16th. That gave him 67 appearances in his career, fifth in UVa history. LaVigne has since went on to break Don Melroy’s school record (1990-93) of 72 appearances after posting 26 more appearances this season. With his appearance in Virginia’s game with Virginia Commonwealth on March 6th, LaVigne broke the record at UVa for most career appearances with 73. Here is where LaVigne currently stands on the Virginia all-time appearance chart:
| Player | App. | Seasons |
| 1. Tim LaVigne | 92 | 1997-present |
| 2. Don Melroy | 72 | 1990-93 |
| 3. Matt Moore | 70 | 1992-95 |
Womack coaches 1000th contest, gathers 500th win: Virginia head baseball coach Dennis Womack coached the 1000th game of his career on March 11th when Virginia played Eastern Michigan in the second game of a doubleheader.
Four days later, Womack recorded his 500th career coaching victory with a 5-2 victory over Princeton on March 15th at the UVa Baseball Field. His overall coaching record now stands at 515-517-7 through 1037 games.
UVa head coach Dennis Womack is in his 20th season with the Cavaliers. He led Virginia to a school-record 44 victories, its first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship and its third appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Cavaliers also finished the 1996 season ranked No. 14 in the nation by Baseball America, their highest national ranking ever. Womack picked up the 450th victory of his career on March 4, 1998, when the Cavaliers captured an 18-4 win over William & Mary.
Will Parker….who is that guy? Will Parker has quickly made a name for himself on the Virginia baseball pitching rotation. After beginning the season as UVa’s student trainer, the left-handed pitcher from Suffolk, Va. has become one of Virginia’s top pitchers in the rotation. Parker made his first career start this season against Eastern Michigan in Virginia’s 12-4 victory as the lefty improved his record to a team-best 4-0 mark. He also posted a team-low 0.68 ERA as the Cavaliers entered their series with Princeton.
Will Parker named ACC Pitcher of the Week: UVa LHP Will Parker (Suffolk, Va./Lakeland) was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week of March 13th. Parker improved his overall record to 4-0 as a pitcher by going 2-0 for the week after posting wins in Virginia’s 8-7 victory over Virginia Commonwealth (3/6) and 12-4 win over Eastern Michigan (3/12).
Parker recorded his first career start against Eastern Michigan on March 12th. As of 3/15/00, he had a team-low 0.68 ERA after facing 53 batters on the season. He made five appearances as a pitcher and has allowed only two runs (one earned) one nine hits while striking out 13 batters through 13.1 innings of play.
Wyant has career day at the plate vs. JMU: Junior INF Hunter Wyant enjoyed a career day at the plate after going 4-5 with two RBI and a run scored against James Madison on March 8th. Wyant’s previous career-high for hits in a game was three, and he became the first Cavalier to gather four hits in a game for the 2000 season.
LaVigne establishes school record for HBP: Senior shortstop Tim LaVigne was plunked on the left arm in the seventh inning on March 2nd against William & Mary. That gave him 21 on his career, breaking the previous school mark of 20 set by Justin Counts from 1993 to 1996.
LaVigne finished his career at UVa with 51 total HBP in his career, with 20 coming last season. After being hit by a pitch eight times in the last 12 games of last season, LaVigne broke his single-season school-record in 1998 of being hit by a pitch 17 times with 20 plunks last year. The senior also set a school mark April 24 against Maryland when he was hit three times, one shy of the NCAA record. LaVigne ended the 2000 season with a team-high 14 HBP.
Virginia hands VCU first loss at The Diamond: In earning their second win on the road in the 2000 season, the Cavaliers beat previously undefeated at home Virginia Commonwealth for the first time this season. The Rams entered their contest with UVa with a 10-0 mark at home. Virginia jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, only to fall behind by the score of 7-5 before mounting a late comeback en route to a 8-7 victory at The Diamond.
Floyd lifts Cavaliers to first road win of 2000 season: Sophomore center fielder Michael Floyd hit a game-winning RBI single to right field in UVa’s 4-3 victory over George Mason on March 2nd in Fairfax, Va. With two outs and teammate Ryan Kalamaya on third base, Floyd dropped a fly ball inside the right field line to score Kalamaya, breaking open a 3-3 tie game in the top of the ninth inning. The run eventually became the game-winning marker, lifting Virginia to its first road victory of the 2000 season.
Forget about February: The month of February will not go down in history as one of the most memorable baseball months at UVa. The Cavaliers finished February with a record of 3-7-1 overall. After starting the season off 0-3 with a three-game series at LSU, the Cavaliers were able to end their three-game losing streak with a 14-14 tie against Old Dominion in Virginia’s home-opener. UVa would drop its next three contests (two games with Liberty, one game with George Mason) before recording a three-game series sweep over Bucknell. The Cavaliers then dropped their final game of February when Virginia lost a 9-3 decision at William & Mary. UVa hopes to get back to its winning ways as the month of March rolls around.
Cavaliers record first win of 2000 season: It took eight games into the season, but Virginia finally got what it was looking for – a win. Virginia recorded its first victory of the 2000 season with a 6-1 victory over Bucknell (2/26) in the first game of a doubleheader. The Cavaliers followed their first win of the season with another victory, this time a come-from-behind 5-4 victory in UVa’s last at-bat.
Shrout pitches one-hitter: Senior fourth-year RHP Kevin Shrout pitched an outstanding game against Bucknell (2/26) en route to guiding UVa to its first victory of the 2000 season. Shrout pitched a one-hitter after facing 25 Bison batters while recording nine strikeouts on the afternoon.
Floyd records career-high three RBI against GMU: Michael Floyd posted a career-high three RBI while going 1-3 at the plate in the Cavaliers 6-4 loss to George Mason on February 22. Floyd then followed that outing with a two-RBI game at Liberty the next day where he finished 2-4 at the plate in UVa’s 6-5 loss to the Flames.
Benick’s back!: Virginia C/1B/DH Jon Benick snapped out of a three-game 0-11 series with LSU with a 3-5, RBI, run outing against Old Dominion in the Cavaliers home-opener. One of Benick’s hits, a double, was a blast to center field that just fell short of leaving the UVa Baseball Field for a home run. However, Benick did gather his first home run of the season when he delivered a solo shot over the right-center field fence at Liberty on Feb. 23rd after finishing 1-4 with two RBI and a run scored.
Wyant sizzles against Liberty: Cavalier infielder Hunter Wyant had a huge afternoon at the plate against Liberty (Feb. 23). The junior went 3-5 at the plate and hit Virginia’s lone double of the afternoon.
LaVigne racks up career-high five RBI: SS/P Tim LaVigne recorded a career-high five RBI after going 2-6 at the plate and scoring two runs in UVa’s home-opener against Old Dominion.
Four Cavs’ record multiple hit games vs. ODU: Four Virginia players: Jon Benick, Tim LaVigne, Robbie Marvin and Hunter Wyant, posted multiple hits in UVa’s home-opener against Old Dominion. Benick recorded a game-high three hits, while the trio of LaVigne, Marvin and Wyant tallied of pair of hits in the contest.
Starting off on the wrong foot? Well, not exactly. But the Cavaliers did not have the best of outings when they stepped foot in Alex Box Stadium to begin their three-game series with the LSU Tigers. Virginia lost all three games by the scores of: 8-0, 13-2 and 13-4. The ‘Hoos played the Tigers tough, but could not topple the Top-10 team on their home field. In all three games, Virginia fell behind in the first inning of play and could never take over the lead. UVa was behind 2-0 in game one, 1-0 in game two and 2-0 in game three after the first inning.
Himes shines in UVa debut: If Ben Himes plays as well as he did in the LSU series all year, watch for great things to come from the first-year outfielder. Himes went 4-9 (.444) at the plate and scored a run in the series. Himes recorded a hit in his first career at-bet in a Cavalier uniform on 2/12. He also tallied Virginia’s first triple and double of the season against LSU.
Giraldo goes yard: Fourth-year player Luis Giraldo smacked Virginia’s first home run of the season on 2/13 against LSU. In the top of the seventh inning with a runner on base, Giraldo blasted a shot over left-center field at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. He finished the afternoon 1-4 with two RBI and a run scored.
Virginia Tabbed Sixth in 2000 ACC Baseball Coaches Preseason Poll: The Atlantic Coast Conference’s nine head coaches picked the University of Virginia baseball team to finish sixth (tied with North Carolina State) in the 2000 ACC Preseason Baseball Coaches Poll. The Cavaliers return 17 lettermen and seven starters from last seasons team that finished 21-35 overall, 8-15 in the conference.
2000 ACC Coaches Preseason Baseball Poll
| 1. | Florida State (7) | 79 |
| 2. | Georgia Tech | 67 |
| 3. | Clemson (1) | 66 |
| 4. | Wake Forest | 53 |
| 5. | North Carolina | 48 |
| 6. | N.C. State | 31 |
| Virginia | 31 | |
| 8. | Maryland | 16 |
| 9. | Duke | 14 |
Virginia Baseball Information
Multiple-RBI Games
| No. | Player (RBI) | Date | Opponent (game) | |
| 1. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 2/13 | @ Louisiana State (3) | |
| 2. | Tim LaVigne (5) | 2/16 | Old Dominion (4) | |
| 3. | Hunter Wyant (3) | 2/16 | Old Dominion (4) | |
| 4. | Dan Street (2) | 2/16 | Old Dominion (4) | |
| 5. | Michael Floyd (3) | 2/22 | George Mason (5) | |
| 6. | Jon Benick (2) | 2/23 | @ Liberty (6) | |
| 7. | Michael Floyd (2) | 2/23 | @ Liberty (6) | |
| 8. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 2/25 | Liberty (7) | |
| 9. | Jon Benick (2) | 2/25 | Liberty (7) | |
| 10. | Ben Himes (2) | 2/26 | Bucknell (8) | |
| 11. | Ryan Kalamaya (2) | 2/26 | Bucknell (8) | |
| 12. | Jon Benick (3) | 2/26 | Bucknell (9) | |
| 13. | Tim LaVigne (3) | 2/27 | Bucknell (10) | |
| 14. | Luis Giraldo (3) | 2/27 | Bucknell (10) | |
| 15. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 2/27 | Bucknell (10) | |
| 16. | Dan Street (2) | 2/27 | Bucknell (10) | |
| 17. | Michael Floyd (2) | 2/27 | Bucknell (10) | |
| 18. | Jon Benick (2) | 3/2 | @ George Mason (12) | |
| 19. | Jon Benick (2) | 3/4 | Seton Hall (14) | |
| 20. | David Stone (2) | 3/5 | Seton Hall (15) | |
| 21. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 3/5 | Seton Hall (15) | |
| 22. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 3/6 | @ VCU (16) | |
| 23. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 3/8 | @ James Madison (17) | |
| 24. | Hunter Wyant (3) | 3/11 | Eastern Michigan (18) | |
| 25. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 3/11 | Eastern Michigan (18) | |
| 26. | Grant Mayer (2) | 3/11 | Eastern Michigan (18) | |
| 27. | Jon Benick (2) | 3/11 | Eastern Michigan (19) | |
| 28. | Robbie Marvin (4) | 3/12 | Eastern Michigan (20) | |
| 29. | Ben Himes (4) | 3/12 | Eastern Michigan (20) | |
| 30. | Jon Benick (2) | 3/12 | Eastern Michigan (20) | |
| 31. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 3/12 | Eastern Michigan (20) | |
| 32. | Jon Benick (3) | 3/14 | Princeton (21) | |
| 33. | Grant Mayer (2) | 3/14 | Princeton (21) | |
| 34. | David Stone (2) | 3/14 | Princeton (21) | |
| 35. | David Stone (2) | 3/15 | Princeton (22) | |
| 36. | Michael Floyd (2) | 3/15 | Princeton (22) | |
| 37. | Tim LaVigne (3) | 3/17 | @ N.C. State (23) | |
| 38. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 3/17 | @ N.C. State (23) | |
| 39. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 3/17 | @ N.C. State (23) | |
| 40. | Ben Himes (2) | 3/17 | @ N.C. State (23) | |
| 41. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 3/19 | @ N.C. State (25) | |
| 42. | Jon Benick (3) | 3/25 | Wake Forest (27) | |
| 43. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 3/25 | Wake Forest (27) | |
| 44. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 3/25 | Wake Forest (27) | |
| 45. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 3/25 | Wake Forest (27) | |
| 46. | Hunter Wyant (4) | 3/28 | @ Richmond (29) | |
| 47. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 3/28 | @ Richmond (29) | |
| 48. | Ben Himes (2) | 3/28 | @ Richmond (29) | |
| 49. | Jon Benick (2) | 3/29 | Virginia Tech (30) | |
| 50. | Jon Benick (2) | 4/1 | Florida State (31) | |
| 51. | Tim LaVigne (3) | 4/4 | Richmond (34) | |
| 52. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 4/4 | Richmond (34) | |
| 53. | Jon Benick (3) | 4/7 | @ Duke (35) | |
| 54. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 4/7 | @ Duke (35) | |
| 55. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 4/7 | @ Duke (35) | |
| 56. | Ben Himes (2) | 4/7 | @ Duke (35) | |
| 57. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 4/8 | @ Duke (36) | |
| 58. | Ryan Kalamaya (2) | 4/8 | @ Duke (36) | |
| 59. | Ben Himes (2) | 4/8 | @ Duke (36) | |
| 60. | Grant Mayer (2) | 4/8 | @ Duke (36) | |
| 61. | Michael Floyd (3) | 4/14 | @ Georgia Tech (38) | |
| 62. | Ryan Kalamaya (3) | 4/16 | @ Georgia Tech (40) | |
| 63. | Michael Floyd (3) | 4/19 | @ Virginia Tech (41) | |
| 64. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 4/19 | @ Virginia Tech (41) | |
| 65. | Mark Rueffert (3) | 4/21 | North Carolina (42) | |
| 66. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 4/22 | North Carolina (43) | |
| 67. | Tim LaVigne (4) | 4/23 | North Carolina (44) | |
| 68. | Michael Floyd (3) | 4/23 | North Carolina (44) | |
| 69. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 4/26 | UNC-Greensboro (47) | |
| 70. | Jon Benick (5) | 4/29 | @ Maryland (49) | |
| 71. | Ben Himes (4) | 4/29 | @ Maryland (49) | |
| 72. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 4/29 | @ Maryland (49) | |
| 73. | Luis Giraldo (3) | 4/30 | @ Maryland (50) | |
| 74. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 4/30 | @ Maryland (50) | |
| 75. | Ben Himes (2) | 5/2 | vs. Virginia Tech (51) | |
| 76. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 5/13 | Clemson (52) | |
| 77. | Jon Benick (3) | 5/14 | Clemson (53) | |
| 78. | Luis Giraldo (3) | 5/14 | Clemson (53) | |
| 79. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 5/14 | Clemson (53) | |
| 80. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 5/14 | Clemson (54) | |
| 81. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 5/17 | vs. Clemson (55) | |
| 82. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 5/17 | vs. Clemson (55) | |
| 83. | Ben Himes (4) | 5/18 | vs. N.C. State (56) | |
| 84. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 5/18 | vs. N.C. State (56) | |
| 85. | Mark Rueffert (4) | 5/19 | vs. Wake Forest (57) | |
| 86. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 5/20 | vs. Clemson (58) | |
| 87. | Michael Floyd (2) | 5/20 | vs. Clemson (58) |
Multiple-Hit Games
| No. | Player (Hits) | Date | Opponent (game) | |
| 1. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 2/12 | Louisiana State (2) | |
| 2. | Ben Himes (2) | 2/13 | Louisiana State (2) | |
| 3. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 2/12 | Louisiana State (2) | |
| 4. | Jon Benick (3) | 2/16 | Old Dominion (4) | |
| 5. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 2/16 | Old Dominion (4) | |
| 6. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 2/16 | Old Dominion (4) | |
| 7. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 2/16 | Old Dominion (4) | |
| 8. | Hunter Wyant (3) | 2/23 | @ Liberty (6) | |
| 9. | David Stone (2) | 2/23 | @ Liberty (6) | |
| 10. | Michael Floyd (2) | 2/23 | @ Liberty (6) | |
| 11. | David Stone (2) | 2/25 | Liberty (7) | |
| 12. | Jon Benick (2) | 2/25 | Liberty (7) | |
| 13. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 2/25 | Liberty (7) | |
| 14. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 2/26 | Bucknell (8) | |
| 15. | Jon Benick (3) | 2/26 | Bucknell (9) | |
| 16. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 2/26 | Bucknell (9) | |
| 17. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 2/26 | Bucknell (9) | |
| 18. | Luis Giraldo (3) | 2/27 | Bucknell (10) | |
| 19. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 2/27 | Bucknell (10) | |
| 20. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 2/27 | Bucknell (10) | |
| 21. | Jon Benick (2) | 2/29 | @ William & Mary (11) | |
| 22. | David Stone (2) | 2/29 | @ William & Mary (11) | |
| 23. | Jon Benick (2) | 3/2 | @ George Mason (12) | |
| 24. | Michael Floyd (2) | 3/2 | @ George Mason (12) | |
| 25. | Ryan Kalamaya (3) | 3/4 | Seton Hall (14) | |
| 26. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 3/4 | Seton Hall (14) | |
| 27. | Jon Benick (2) | 3/4 | Seton Hall (14) | |
| 28. | Jon Benick (3) | 3/6 | @ VCU (16) | |
| 29. | Luis Giraldo (3) | 3/6 | @ VCU (16) | |
| 30. | David Stone (2) | 3/6 | @ VCU (16) | |
| 31. | Ben Himes (2) | 3/6 | @ VCU (16) | |
| 32. | Hunter Wyant (4) | 3/8 | @ James Madison (17) | |
| 33. | Dan Street (2) | 3/8 | @ James Madison (17) | |
| 34. | Ryan Kalamaya (2) | 3/8 | @ James Madison (17) | |
| 35. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 3/11 | Eastern Michigan (18) | |
| 36. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 3/11 | Eastern Michigan (18) | |
| 37. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 3/11 | Eastern Michigan (18) | |
| 38. | David Stone (2) | 3/11 | Eastern Michigan (19) | |
| 39. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 3/11 | Eastern Michigan (19) | |
| 40. | Grant Mayer (2) | 3/11 | Eastern Michigan (19) | |
| 41. | David Stone (3) | 3/12 | Eastern Michigan (20) | |
| 42. | Jon Benick (2) | 3/12 | Eastern Michigan (20) | |
| 43. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 3/12 | Eastern Michigan (20) | |
| 44. | Ben Himes (2) | 3/12 | Eastern Michigan (20) | |
| 45. | Michael Floyd (2) | 3/12 | Eastern Michigan (20) | |
| 46. | David Stone (2) | 3/14 | Princeton (21) | |
| 47. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 3/14 | Princeton (21) | |
| 48. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 3/14 | Princeton (21) | |
| 49. | Grant Mayer (2) | 3/14 | Princeton (21) | |
| 50. | Michael Floyd (2) | 3/14 | Princeton (21) | |
| 51. | David Stone (2) | 3/15 | Princeton (22) | |
| 52. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 3/15 | Princeton (22) | |
| 53. | Michael Floyd (2) | 3/15 | Princeton (22) | |
| 54. | David Stone (3) | 3/17 | @ N.C. State (23) | |
| 55. | Hunter Wyant (3) | 3/17 | @ N.C. State (23) | |
| 56. | Michael Floyd (3) | 3/17 | @ N.C. State (23) | |
| 57. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 3/17 | @ N.C. State (23) | |
| 58. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 3/17 | @ N.C. State (23) | |
| 59. | Ben Himes (2) | 3/17 | @ N.C. State (23) | |
| 60. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 3/18 | @ N.C. State (24) | |
| 61. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 3/19 | @ N.C. State (25) | |
| 62. | Michael Floyd (2) | 3/19 | @ N.C. State (25) | |
| 63. | Robbie Marvin (3) | 3/25 | Wake Forest (27) | |
| 64. | Jon Benick (2) | 3/25 | Wake Forest (27) | |
| 65. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 3/25 | Wake Forest (27) | |
| 66. | David Stone (2) | 3/26 | Wake Forest (27) | |
| 67. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 3/26 | Wake Forest (27) | |
| 68. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 3/26 | Wake Forest (27) | |
| 69. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 3/26 | Wake Forest (27) | |
| 70. | David Stone (2) | 3/28 | @ Richmond (29) | |
| 71. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 3/28 | @ Richmond (29) | |
| 72. | Jon Benick (2) | 3/28 | @ Richmond (29) | |
| 73. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 3/28 | @ Richmond (29) | |
| 74. | Ben Himes (2) | 3/28 | @ Richmond (29) | |
| 75. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 3/29 | Virginia Tech (30) | |
| 76. | Ben Himes (2) | 3/29 | Virginia Tech (30) | |
| 77. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 4/1 | Florida State (31) | |
| 78. | Michael Floyd (2) | 4/1 | Florida State (31) | |
| 79. | Jon Benick (2) | 4/2 | Florida State (32) | |
| 80. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 4/2 | Florida State (33) | |
| 81. | Ben Himes (2) | 4/2 | Florida State (33) | |
| 82. | Robbie Marvin (4) | 4/4 | Richmond (34) | |
| 83. | Jon Benick (2) | 4/4 | Richmond (34) | |
| 84. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 4/4 | Richmond (34) | |
| 85. | Jon Benick (2) | 4/7 | @ Duke (35) | |
| 86. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 4/7 | @ Duke (35) | |
| 87. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 4/7 | @ Duke (35) | |
| 88. | Ben Himes (2) | 4/7 | @ Duke (35) | |
| 89. | Tim LaVigne (5) | 4/8 | @ Duke (36) | |
| 90. | Grant Mayer (3) | 4/8 | @ Duke (36) | |
| 91. | Ryan Kalamaya (3) | 4/8 | @ Duke (36) | |
| 92. | David Stone (2) | 4/8 | @ Duke (36) | |
| 93. | Ben Himes (2) | 4/8 | @ Duke (36) | |
| 94. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 4/8 | @ Duke (36) | |
| 95. | David Stone (2) | 4/9 | @ Duke (37) | |
| 96. | Ben Himes (2) | 4/9 | @ Duke (37) | |
| 97. | Jon Benick (2) | 4/14 | @ Georgia Tech (38) | |
| 98. | Michael Floyd (2) | 4/14 | @ Georgia Tech (38) | |
| 99. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 4/15 | @ Georgia Tech (39) | |
| 100. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 4/15 | @ Georgia Tech (39) | |
| 101. | Ryan Kalamaya (3) | 4/16 | @ Georgia Tech (40) | |
| 102. | Ben Himes (2) | 4/16 | @ Georgia Tech (40) | |
| 103. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 4/16 | @ Georgia Tech (40) | |
| 104. | Jon Benick (2) | 4/16 | @ Georgia Tech (40) | |
| 105. | Mark Rueffert (4) | 4/19 | @ Virginia Tech (41) | |
| 106. | Tim LaVigne (4) | 4/19 | @ Virginia Tech (41) | |
| 107. | Michael Floyd (3) | 4/19 | @ Virginia Tech (41) | |
| 108. | Jon Benick (2) | 4/19 | @ Virginia Tech (41) | |
| 109. | David Stone (2) | 4/19 | @ Virginia Tech (41) | |
| 110. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 4/21 | North Carolina (42) | |
| 111. | David Stone (2) | 4/21 | North Carolina (42) | |
| 112. | Stephen Sweet (2) | 4/21 | North Carolina (42) | |
| 113. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 4/22 | North Carolina (43) | |
| 114. | Robbie Marvin (3) | 4/23 | North Carolina (44) | |
| 115. | Jon Benick (3) | 4/23 | North Carolina (44) | |
| 116. | Mark Rueffert (3) | 4/23 | North Carolina (44) | |
| 117. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 4/23 | North Carolina (44) | |
| 118. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 4/23 | North Carolina (44) | |
| 119. | Ben Himes (2) | 4/23 | North Carolina (44) | |
| 120. | Michael Floyd (2) | 4/23 | North Carolina (44) | |
| 121. | Ben Himes (2) | 4/24 | James Madison (45) | |
| 122. | Ryan Kalamaya (2) | 4/24 | James Madison (45) | |
| 123. | David Stone (2) | 4/26 | UNC-Greensboro (47) | |
| 124. | Hunter Wyant (3) | 4/28 | @ Maryland (48) | |
| 125. | David Stone (2) | 4/28 | @ Maryland (48) | |
| 126. | Jon Benick (3) | 4/29 | @ Maryland (49) | |
| 127. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 4/29 | @ Maryland (49) | |
| 128. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 4/29 | @ Maryland (49) | |
| 129. | Ben Himes (2) | 4/29 | @ Maryland (49) | |
| 130. | Tim LaVigne (3) | 4/30 | @ Maryland (50) | |
| 131. | Luis Giraldo (3) | 4/30 | @ Maryland (50) | |
| 132. | Michael Floyd (3) | 4/30 | @ Maryland (50) | |
| 133. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 4/30 | @ Maryland (50) | |
| 134. | Ryan Kalamaya (2) | 4/30 | @ Maryland (50) | |
| 135. | Tim LaVigne (3) | 5/2 | vs. Virginia Tech (51) | |
| 136. | Ben Himes (3) | 5/2 | vs. Virginia Tech (51) | |
| 137. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 5/2 | vs. Virginia Tech (51) | |
| 138. | Ben Himes (3) | 5/13 | Clemson (52) | |
| 139. | Michael Floyd (3) | 5/13 | Clemson (52) | |
| 140. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 5/13 | Clemson (52) | |
| 141. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 5/13 | Clemson (52) | |
| 142. | Ryan Kalamaya (3) | 5/14 | Clemson (53) | |
| 143. | Michael Floyd (3) | 5/14 | Clemson (53) | |
| 144. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 5/14 | Clemson (53) | |
| 145. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 5/14 | Clemson (53) | |
| 146. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 5/14 | Clemson (53) | |
| 147. | Luis Giraldo (3) | 5/14 | Clemson (54) | |
| 148. | Hunter Wyant (3) | 5/14 | Clemson (54) | |
| 149. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 5/14 | Clemson (54) | |
| 150. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 5/14 | Clemson (54) | |
| 151. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 5/17 | vs. Clemson (55) | |
| 152. | Jon Benick (2) | 5/17 | vs. Clemson (55) | |
| 153. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 5/17 | vs. Clemson (55) | |
| 154. | Tim LaVigne (3) | 5/18 | vs. N.C. State (56) | |
| 155. | Robbie Marvin (2) | 5/18 | vs. N.C. State (56) | |
| 156. | Jon Benick (2) | 5/18 | vs. N.C. State (56) | |
| 157. | Hunter Wyant (2) | 5/18 | vs. N.C. State (56) | |
| 158. | David Stone (2) | 5/18 | vs. N.C. State (56) | |
| 159. | Michael Floyd (2) | 5/18 | vs. N.C. State (56) | |
| 160. | Tim LaVigne (2) | 5/19 | vs. Wake Forest (57) | |
| 161. | Jon Benick (2) | 5/19 | vs. Wake Forest (57) | |
| 162. | Luis Giraldo (2) | 5/19 | vs. Wake Forest (57) | |
| 163. | Mark Rueffert (2) | 5/19 | vs. Wake Forest (57) | |
| 164. | Michael Floyd (2) | 5/19 | vs. Wake Forest (57) | |
| 165. | Tim LaVigne (3) | 5/20 | vs. Clemson (58) | |
| 166. | Robbie Marvin (3) | 5/20 | vs. Clemson (58) | |
| 167. | Ben Himes (3) | 5/20 | vs. Clemson (58) | |
| 168. | Mark Rueffert (3) | 5/20 | vs. Clemson (58) | |
| 169. | Michael Floyd (2) | 5/20 | vs. Clemson (58) |
Virginia Homeruns
| No. | Player (Runs) | Date | Opponent (game) |
| 1 | Luis Giraldo (2) | 2/13 | Louisiana State (3) |
| 2 | Jon Benick (1) | 2/23 | @ Liberty (6) |
| 3 | Jon Benick (1) | 3/2 | @ George Mason (12) |
| 4 | Jon Benick (2) | 3/4 | Seton Hall (14) |
| 5 | Hunter Wyant (1) | 3/6 | @ VCU (16) |
| 6 | Tim LaVigne (1) | 3/8 | @ James Madison (17) |
| 7 | Ben Himes (3) | 3/11 | Eastern Michigan (20) |
| 8 | Mark Rueffert (1) | 3/14 | Princeton (21) |
| 9 | Jon Benick (3) | 3/14 | Princeton (21) |
| 10 | Ben Himes (2) | 3/17 | @ N.C. State (23) |
| 11 | Hunter Wyant (1) | 3/19 | @ N.C. State (25) |
| 12 | Luis Giraldo (2) | 3/25 | Wake Forest (27) |
| 13 | Ben Himes (1) | 3/26 | Wake Forest (28) |
| 14 | Tim LaVigne (1) | 3/26 | Wake Forest (28) |
| 15 | Tim LaVigne (2) | 3/28 | @ Richmond (29) |
| 16 | Hunter Wyant (1) | 3/28 | @ Richmond (29) |
| 17 | Ben Himes (1) | 3/28 | @ Richomnd (29) |
| 18 | Robert Word (1) | 3/28 | @ Richmond (29) |
| 19 | Hunter Wyant (3) | 3/28 | @ Richmond (29) |
| 20 | Jon Benick (2) | 3/29 | Virginia Tech (30) |
| 21 | Luis Giraldo (2) | 4/7 | @ Duke (35) |
| 22 | Ben Himes (1) | 4/7 | @ Duke (35) |
| 23 | Luis Giraldo (1) | 4/8 | @ Duke (36) |
| 24 | Ben Himes (2) | 4/8 | @ Duke (36) |
| 25 | Jon Benick (1) | 4/14 | @ Georgia Tech (38) |
| 26 | Michael Floyd (2) | 4/14 | @ Georgia Tech (38) |
| 27 | Luis Giraldo (1) | 4/21 | North Carolina (42) |
| 28 | Tim LaVigne (3) | 4/23 | North Carolina (44) |
| 29 | Ben Himes (1) | 4/23 | North Carolina (44) |
| 30 | Ben Himes (1) | 4/29 | @ Maryland (49) |
| 31 | Ben Himes (2) | 4/29 | @ Maryland (49) |
| 32 | Jon Benick (2) | 4/29 | @ Maryland (49) |
| 33 | Luis Giraldo (2) | 5/13 | Clemson (52) |
| 34 | Luis Giraldo (2) | 5/17 | vs. Clemson (55) |
| 35 | Mark Rueffert (2) | 5/19 | vs. Wake Forest (57) |
| 36 | Luis Giraldo (1) | 5/19 | vs. Wake Forest (57) |
Solo HRs: 18
2-Run HRs: 14
3-Run HRs: 4
Grand Slams: 0
2000 Cavalier Firsts
Batting
At bat: David Stone @ LSU (2/12)
Hit: Ben Himes @ LSU in the 2nd inning (2/12)
Run: Robert Word @ LSU (2/12)
RBI: Robert Word @ LSU (2/12)
Extra-base hit: Ben Himes @ LSU (2/13)
Double: Ben Himes @ LSU (2/13)
Triple: Ben Himes @ LSU (2/13)
Home run: Luis Giraldo @ LSU (2/13)
Base runner: Ben Himes @ LSU (2/12)
Walk: Hunter Wyant @ LSU (2/12)
Strike out: David Stone @ LSU (2/12)
Hit batsman: David Stone @ Liberty (2/23)
Sacrifice bunt: Ryan Kalamaya vs. George Mason (2/22)
Sacrifice fly: Robert Word @ LSU (2/12)
Stolen base attempt: Ryan Kalamaya @ LSU (2/12)
Stolen base: Ryan Kalamaya @ LSU (2/12)
Caught stealing: Ben Himes @ LSU (2/12)
Pitching
Win: Kevin Shrout vs. Bucknell (2/26)
Loss: Brandon Creswell @ LSU (2/12)
Save: Tim LaVigne @ George Mason (3/2)
Complete game: Kevin Shrout vs. Bucknell (2/26) – 7 Innings
Shutout: Dan Street vs. UNC-Greensboro (4/26) – 6 Innings
Strike out: Brendon Creswell @ LSU (2/12)
Walk: Brendon Creswell @ LSU (2/12)
Wild pitch: Alexander Starr @ LSU (2/12)
Hit batsman: Brendon Creswell @ LSU (2/12)
Balk: Brandon Creswell vs. Old Dominion (2/16)
Fielding
Putout: Robbie Marvin @ LSU (2/12)
Assist: Tim LaVigne @ LSU (2/12)
Fielding error: Tim LaVigne @ LSU (2/12)
2000 Virginia Big Innings
Virginia
First: 4, @ Richmond (3/28)
Second: 4, @ Maryland (4/30)
Third: 6, vs. North Carolina (4/23)
Fourth: 4, @ Duke (4/8)
Fifth: 5, @ Duke (4/7)
Sixth: 5, vs. Seton Hall (3/5), vs. Eastern Michigan (3/12)
Seventh: 8, vs. Princeton (3/14)
Eighth: 4, vs. Liberty (2/25), @ Duke (4/8)
Ninth: 3, @ Georgia Tech (4/16), vs. Clemson (5/14)
Tenth: 5, vs. N.C. State (5/18)
Opponent
First: 7, vs. UNC-Greensboro (4/26)
Second: 4, @ Louisiana State (2/13)
Third: 6, @ James Madison (3/8)
Fourth: 9, vs. Clemson (5/14)
Fifth: 6, @ N.C. State (3/17)
Sixth: 5, vs. Clemson (5/20)
Seventh: 7, @ Louisiana State (2/12)
Eighth: 5, @ Louisiana State (2/12)
Ninth: 4, vs. Florida State (4/2)
Tenth: 1, @ Virginia Tech (4/19), vs. N.C. State (5/18)
2000 Virginia Player Bios
9 Jon Benick
C * Jr.-TR * 6-1 * 200 * B-R
Glen Lyon, Pa. (Auburn)
2000: One of Virginia’s most consistant and versatile players … Named First Team All-ACC and to the ACC All-Tournament Team after guiding UVa to the semi-finals of the ACC Tournament … Had a solid outing in the ACC Tournament (5/17-5/20) after going 6-14 at the plate with five runs scored in Virginia’s first three games … Finished 3-4 at the plate with three RBI to guide Virginia to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over Bucknell (2/26) … Went 3-5 at the the plate with five RBI’s and runs and hit his seventh home run of the year in Virginia’s 13-10 victory over Maryland (4/29) … Went 2-4 at the plate and scored the game-tying run in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over the #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles (4/2) … Finished 3-5 at the plate with and RBI and scored a run in Virginia’s 8-7 victory over VCU (3/6) … Ended the Georgia Tech series (April 14-16) with a mark of 5-12 at the plate with two runs and one RBI, and gathered his sixth home run of the season in the series … Went 3-5 with one RBI and scored a run in UVa’s 14-14 tie with Old Dominion … Finished 5-11 at the plate with three runs and one RBI in the North Carolina series (4/21-4/23), including a game where he went 3-4 with two runs (4/23) to guide Virginia to a 10-6 victory over UNC … Finished with three RBI after going 1-3 at the plate with a run scored in Virginia’s 11-0 victory over #6 Clemson (5/14) … Hit his first home run of the season when he blasted a solo shot over the right-center field fence at Liberty on Feb. 23 … Went 2-3 (with a home run) at the plate with two RBI and a run scored in UVa’s 4-3 victory over George Mason (3/2) … Went 2-4 at the plate with three RBI and three runs scored in Virginia’s 10-9 victory over Wake Forest (3/25) … Went 2-4 and scored a run in Virginia’s 11-2 victory over Richmond (3/29) … Finished 2-4 with two RBI and a run against Liberty (2/25) … Hit his third home run of the season and finished 2-5 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored against Seton Hall (3/4) … Went 2-5 with three RBI and a run scored in Virginia’s 10-4 victory over Duke (4/7) … Hit a towering three-run home run over the left field scoreboard at the UVa Baseball Field in Virginia’s 11-5 victory over Princeton (3/14) as he went 1-5 with three RBI and a run … Went 1-3 at the plate and scored three runs against N.C. State (3/17) … Opened the season as UVa’s starting catcher vs. LSU (2/12).
7 Eric Christensen
INF * Fr.-HS * 6-0 * 180 * S-R
Knoxville, Tenn. (West)
2000: Gathered valuable playing time as a first-year player … Made his first career appearance as a Cavalier when he entered the game as a pinch-runner against George Mason (2/22) and his first career at-bat against William & Mary (2/29) … Recorded his first career hit at Virginia on April 9th after going 1-3 at the plate against Duke … Recorded his first RBI against Clemson on 5/14 … Made his first career start at UVa when he started at second base against Duke on April 9th … Made his first career pitching appearance at UVa when he pitched 1.0 innings against Wake Forest (3/25) in Virginia’s 10-9 victory … Threw 2.0 innings against Richmond and recorded a strikeout (4/4) … Scored his first career run against Bucknell (2/26) in UVa’s 5-4 victory … Scored the game-winning run in the top of the ninth inning in Virginia’s come-from-behind victory over VCU (3/6) … Scored a run against Georgia Tech (4/16).
11 Doug Connor
C * Fr.-HS * 5-11 * 180 * L-R
Dallas, Texas (St. Mark’s School of Texas)
2000: Did not see any playing time during the season.
11 Brandon Creswell
LHP * Jr.-2L * 5-9 * 160 * R-L
Newport News, Va. (Menchille)
2000: Turned in some of his best pitching performances down the final stretch of the season … Made two starts and pitched 9.1 innings while recording 10 strikeouts in the ACC Tournament for Virginia on May 18th against N.C. State and on May 20th against Clemson … Pitched the first game of the 2000 season at Louisiana State (2/12) … Turned in a solid outing to record his fifth win of the season after he threw six scoreless innings against #6 Clemson (5/13) … Started the first game of the three-game series with Florida State (4/1) and recorded four strikeouts after pitching 6.2 innings … Recorded his first win of the season against Seton Hall (3/5) after he threw 6.1 innings and allowed only two runs on seven hits with three strikeouts … Started on the mound and pitched 5.0 innings and struck out three batters against Old Dominion in Virginia’s home-opener … Earned his third win of the season when he guided Virginia to a 10-6 victory over North Carolina (4/23) where he pitched 6.2 innings and struck out five batters … Tallied his fourth win of the season (4/29) after pitching 5.0 innings with three strikeouts in Virginia’s 13-10 victory over Maryland … Threw a complete game (8.0 innings) against N.C. State and struckout six batters (3/18) … Recorded his second win of the season on April 7th in Virginia’s 10-4 victory over Duke after throwing 5.0 innings and gathering five strikeouts … Was the starting pitcher of the Georgia Tech series (April 14th) and threw 4.1 innings of work.
8 Michael Floyd
OF * So.-1L * 6-3 * 180 * R-R
Severna Park, Md. (Mt. St. Joseph’s)
2000: A mainstay in center field for the Cavaliers … Tied his career-high for hits and RBI in a single game by going 3-5 at the plate with three RBI against Virginia Tech on April 19th in Blacksburg, Va. … Tied his career-high for hits in a game with back-to-back 3-4 performances at the plate against #6 Clemson on 5/13 3-4, RBI, run) and 5/14 (3-4, three runs) … Set a career-high for runs in a game with three after going 3-4 at the plate in Virginia’s 11-0 victory over #6 ranked Clemson (5/14) … Had a solid ACC Tournament after helping UVa post a 2-1 record in its last three games of the tournament by going 6-13 at the plate with two RBI and two runs scored … Went 2-4 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored against Clemson in the ACC Tournament (5/20) … Finished 3-4 at the plate with a run scored and hit his first triple of the season in Virginia’s series with Florida State (4/1-4/2) … Went 3-5 at the plate with a run scored in Virginia’s 9-5 victory over Maryland (4/30) … Went 2-3 with two runs scored in Virginia’s 11-5 victory over Princeton (3/14) … Had an outstanding game after going 2-4 at the plate against Georgia Tech (4/14) and tied his career-high of three RBI to go along with a run scored after hitting his first career home run … Recorded a career-high three RBI’s going 1-3 at the plate against George Mason on February 22 … Finished 3-5 at the plate and scored two runs against N.C. State (3/17) … Finished 2-3 at the plate in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over N.C. State in Raleigh, N.C. to help the Cavaliers record their first conference win of the 2000 season (3/19) … Went 2-3 (two doubles) with two RBI and a run scored in Virginia’s 5-2 victory over Princeton (3/15) … Gathered the game-winning hit that scored teammate Ryan Kalamaya in the top of the ninth inning in Virginia’s 4-3 victory over George Mason (3/2) … Went 2-3 with two runs scored in Virginia’s 12-4 victory over Eastern Michigan (3/12) … Finished 2-4 at the plate and tied his career-high with three RBI as he helped guide Virginia to a 10-6 win over North Carolina (4/23) … Finished 2-4 at the plate with two RBI at Liberty on Feb. 23 … Went 1-2 against LSU (2/13).
17 Luis Giraldo
IF * Sr.-3L * 5-11 * 180 * R-R
McLean, Va. (Langley)
2000: Really came on strong down the stretch of the season … Turned in a stellar performance in the ACC Tournament (5/17-5/20) where he went 6-17 at the plate (including two home runs and two doubles) with six runs scored and three RBI … Had a huge ACC series against #6 ranked Clemson after going 6-12 (.500) at the plate with seven runs scored, six RBI, two doubles and a home run (5-13-5/14) where he twice tied his career-high for runs in a game (3) and once tied his career-high for hits in a game (3) … Recorded Virginia’s first home run of the 2000 season when he hit a two-run blast in the seventh inning at Lousiana State (2/13) … Scored the game-winning run against #1 ranked Florida State (4/2) when teammates Mark Rueffert hit a RBI-single … Recorded the game-winning hit, a two-run single to left field, that scored teammates David Stone and Robbie Marvin to give Virginia a 3-1 victory over N.C. State in Raleigh, N.C. (3/19) … Went 3-4 at the plate with three RBI and one run scored in Virginia’s 9-5 victory over Maryland (4/30) … Finished 6-13 at the plate with four RBI, four runs and a home run in the North Carolina series (4/21-4/23), including a game in which he finished 2-4 with two RBI, a run and a home run to guide UVa to a 6-5 win over UNC (4/21) … Went 5-13 in the N.C. State series (3/17-3/19) with three RBI and one run … Went 4-11 with a RBI and a run in the three-game ACC series with Florida State (4/1-4/2) … Finished 2-4 at the plate with two RBI, one run scord, a double and a stolen base in Virginia’s 13-10 victory over Maryland (4/29) … Had a huge game as he lead Virginia to a come-from-behind victory over VCU 93/6) after going 3-4 at the plate with two RBI and scoring a run … Went 3-5 at the plate and tied his career-high of three RBI to go along with two runs scored in UVa’s 13-2 victory over Bucknell (2/27) … Finished 2-2 with two runs and an RBI in UVa’s 6-1 victory over Bucknell (2/26) … Went 1-3 with two runs scored and one RBI in Virginia’s 11-2 victory over Richmond (3/29) … Went 2-4 with two RBI and two runs scored after hitting his third home run of the season in Virginia’s 10-4 victory over Duke (4/7) … Hit his fourth home run of the season on April 8th after going 1-5 at the plate with two runs scored and a RBI in Virginia’s 12-3 victory over Duke … Finished 1-3 at the plate with three runs scored and an RBI against Old Dominion (2/16) … Went 1-4 with two RBI and one run scored at LSU (2/13).
33 Greg Hansard
LHP * Fr.-HS * 6-1 * 180 * R-L
Midlothian, Va. (Manchester)
2000: Gathered valuable playing time as a first-year player … Made his Virginia debut when he came in and pitched 0.2 innings of relief against Eastern Michigan (3/12) and struckout two batters … Pitched 2.0 innings against N.C. State (3/18) and allowed zero runs on zero hits while striking out two batters … Appeared in two of the three games of the Wake Forest series (3/24 & 3/26) as a pitcher.
23 Ben Himes
OF * Fr.-HS * 6-4 * 205 * L-R
Austin, Texas (Westlake)
2000: Played his way into a starting position in right field and became one of the Cavaliers most powerful hitters … Led Virginia with a team-high nine home runs … Went 3-5 at the plate with two runs scored against Clemson (5/20) and tied a career-high RBI in UVa’s 9-5 victory over N.C. State (5/18) in the ACC Tournament … against Clemson Started his Virginia career off with a bang … Recorded four hits (4-9) in UVa’s season-opening series at Louisiana State (2/12-2/13) … Finished 2-2 in Virginia’s come-from-behind victory over VCU (3/6) before leaving the game with an injury … Posted a career-high three hits after going 3-4 at the plate with two RBI in Virginia’s 5-4 victory over Virginia Tech in Salem, Va. on May 5th … Tied his career-high for hits in a game by going 3-4 at the plate with two runs scored and a RBI against #6 ranked Clemson (5/13) … Finished 2-5 at the plate and tied his career-high with four RBI and scored two runs in Virginia’s 13-10 victory over Maryland … Joined teammate Hunter Wyant (3/28) as the only two Cavaliers to hit multiple home runs in a single game after recording two home runs against Maryland in UVa’s 13-10 win on April 29 … Went 2-3 with a RBI and a run scored against the #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles (4/2) … Went 2-4 with four RBI and one run scored against Eastern Michigan (3/12) in a game that he hit his first collegiate home run (three-run shot) in a 12-4 victory … Went 2-5 at the plate with one RBI and one run scored after hitting his seventh home run of the season to help guide Virginia to a 10-6 victory over North Carolina (4/23) … Finished 2-4 at the plate with a RBI against Virginia Tech (3/29) … Went 2-5 at the plate with a RBI and a run against Georgia Tech (4/16) … Finished 2-5 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored after hitting his fifth home run of the season agaisnt Duke in UVa’s 10-4 victory on April 7th … Recorded his sixth home run of the year after going 2-5 at the plate with two runs scored and a RBI in Virginia’s 12-3 victory over Duke (4/8) … Went 2-5 with two RBI and scored a run after he hit his fourth home run of the season in Virginia’s 11-2 victory over Richmond (3/29) … Finished 2-5 with two RBI and two runs scored against N.C. State (3/17) … Hit a single in his first at-bat as a Cavalier vs. LSU (2/12) … Went 2-3 against LSU (2/13) after hitting Virginia’s first triple and double of the season, both hits were also his first triple and double of his career at UVa … Went 1-2 in his first ever game as a Cavalier against LSU (2/12) … Tallied a career-high two RBI in UVa’s 6-1 victory over Bucknell (2/26) … Went 1-3 with a RBI and a runs scored after hitting a solo home run against Wake Forest (3/26).
18 Mark Hurrie
RHP * So.-1L * 6-2 * 205 * R-R
Osterville, Mass. (Avon Old Farms)
2000: Saw limited action this season … Pitched a career-high 5.0 innings and allowed zero runs on only three hits to go along with three strikeouts against James Madison (4/24/) … Pitched two innings and recorded two strikeouts against LSU (2/13) … Threw one inning of relief and posted one strikeout against N.C. State (3-17) … Pitched 2.0 innings against Wake Forest (3/26).
22 Ryan Kalamaya
IF * So.-1L * 6-0 * 180 * R-R
Longmont, Colo. (Longmont)
2000: A playmaker for UVa that contributed by starting or from coming out of the dugout … Tied his career-high for hits in a game after finishing 3-4 at the plate with a run scored against Seton Hall (3/4) … Finished 3-5 at the plate with a run scored to guide Virginia to a 11-0 shutout victory over #6 ranked Clemson (5/14) … Had an outstanding game after going 3-5 at the plate and tied his career-high of three RBI when he hit a three-run double against Georgia Tech (4/16) … Recorded the game-winning hit and RBI when he executed a bunt for a single that scored teammate Eric Christensen to give Virginia a come-from-behind victory over VCU (3/6) … Tallied the game-winning hit and RBI when he singled to score teammate Luis Giraldo to post the games only run in Virginia’s 1-0 shutout victory over UNC-Greensboro (4/26) … Went 3-6 at the plate with two RBI and two runs scored in Virginia’s 12-3 victory over Duke on April 8th … Went 2-4 at the plate and scored a run in Virginia’s 9-5 victory over Maryland (4/30) … Turned in a 2-4 performance at the plate with a run scored at JMU (3/8) … Returned from a hand injury on 4/4 and went 1-4 with two runs scored against Richmond … Went 1-3 with an RBI (2/13) and 1-4 (2/12) in Virginia’s season-opening series with Loisiana State … recorded UVa’s first stolen base of the season against LSU (2/12).
32 Tommy Keiper
RHP * So.-1L * 6-3 * 185 * R-R
Chesapeake, Va. (Greenbrier Christian)
2000: Saw limited playing time this season after battling an injury … Appeared in relief during Virginia’s seond game of the season at Louisiana State (2/12) … Pithced 1.1 innings and recorded two strikeouts against LSU (2/12) … Starting pitcher against Virginia Tech (4/19) and UNC-Greensboro (4/26).
26 Fletcher Lane
OF * Fr.-HS * 6-0 * 170 * R-R
Richmond, Va. (Mills Godwin)
2000: Did not appear in a game this season.
16 Tim LaVigne
RHP/SS * Sr.-3L * 5-11 * 185 * R-R
Virginia Beach, Va. (Cox)
2000: Virginia’s most versatile player … Named Second Team All-ACC and to the ACC ALL-Tournament Team … Ranks first all-time at UVa in saves (18), appearances (91) and in times hit-by-pitch (48) … Became Virginia’s all-time saves (14) and appearances (73) leader when he moved from shortstop to pitcher to retire the side in UVa’s 8-7 come-from-behind victory over VCU on March 6th … Recorded a career-high five hits in a single game after going 5-5 with three RBI and a run scored in Virginia’s 12-3 victory over Duke on April 8th … Turned in an excellent perfomance in the ACC Tournament (5/17-5/20) after finishing 9-18 (.500) at the plate with three RBI and three runs … Earned his fourth win of the season as a pitcher after pitching a career-high 4.2 innings of relief with four strikeouts in Virginia’s 9-5 victory over N.C. State in the ACC Tournament (5/18) … Had an outstanding game after he went 4-4 with two RBI and two runs scored against Virginia Tech on April 19th … Went 3-5 with one run scored in Virginia’s 5-4 victory over Virginia Tech (5/2) … Finished 2-2 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored in Virginia’s 11-0 victory over #6 ranked Clemson (5/14) … Had an outstanding game at the plate after going 2-4 (home run, double) with four RBI and four runs scored to help guide Virginia to a 10-6 victory over North Carolina (4/23) … Also picked up his third victory of the season as a pitcher against UNC in UVa’s 6-5 victory (4/21) … Recorded his second win of the season as a pitcher after throwing 2.0 inning with two strikeouts in a game that he posted the game-winning hit in a 10-9 victory over Wake Forest (3/25) where he went 2-4 at the plate with two RBI … Posted his first win of the season as a pitcher en route to Virginia’s first ACC victory of the year with a 3-1 win over N.C. State in Raleigh, N.C. (3/19) after throwing 2.1 innings of scoreless baseball … Finished 3-5 with three runs scored and one RBI in Virginia’s 9-5 victory over Maryland (4/30) … Went 2-5 at the plate with three RBI against N.C. State (3/17) … Recorded his first home run of the 2000 season when he blasted a solo shot over the center field fence at James Madison (3/8) … Finished 1-4 with two RBI and scored a run after hitting his third home run of the season in Virginia’s 11-2 victory over Richmond (3/29) … Tied the career-high marks at Virginia for saves and appearances as a pitcher in Virginia’s 7-4 victory over Seton Hall (3/5) … Posted an 11-game hitting streak from 2/27-3/15 … Started at shortstop in the season-opening series at Louisiana State (2/12-2/13) … Recorded a career-high five RBI vs. Old Dominion after going 2-6 at the plate and scoring two runs … Went 1-3 at the plate with a RBI and gathered his sixth save of the season as a pitcher in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over Florida State (4/2) … Tallied the 12th save of his career when he earned a save against George Mason (3/2) … Had an outstanding day in UVa’s 13-2 victory over Bucknell (2/27) when he finished 2-3 at the plate with three RBI and two runs scored … Finished 1-4 at the plate with three RBI and a run scored after hitting his first triple of the season against Richmond (4/4) … Went 1-4 (2/13) and recorded an RBI (2/12) at LSU … Posted his first hit (single) of the season at LSU (2/13) … Made his first pitching debut of the season against LSU (2/13) where he threw 1.0 innings and posted two strikeouts.
35 Chris Marinak
RHP * So.-HS * 6-5 * 210 * R-R
Virginia Beach, Va. (Cox)
2000: One of Virginia’s top relief pitchers during the season … Made his first appearance of the season in relief duty at Louisiana State (2/12) in the season-opener for both teams … Pitched a solid 3.2 innings against Georgia Tech (4/14) and allowed only one run on one hit to go along with a stikeout … Threw 2.1 innings and recorded a strikeout against Wake Forest (3/25) in Virginia’s 10-9 victory … Pitched 2.0 innings in Virginia’s home-opener and recorded three strikeouts … Pitched two scoreless innings and recorded a strikeout against #6 Clemson (5/14) … Made his first start of the season against Richmond on April 4th … Threw 2.2 innings at LSU (2/12).
1 Robbie Marvin
2B * Sr.-1L * 5-9 * 155 * B-R
Ashburn, Va. (Navarro JC)
2000: One of Virginia’s most consistant players all season … Named Second Team All-ACC and to the ACC All-Tournament Team … Had an outstanding ACC Tournament (5/17-5/20) after going 8-19 at the plate with three RBI and one run scored … Recorded a career-high four hits after going 4-5 at the plate with two RBI and one run scored against Richmond … Finished 3-4 at the plate with a career-high three runs scored with a RBI in Virginia’s 10-9 victory over Wake Forest (3/25) … Went 2-4 at the plate after hitting his first triple of the season to go along with two RBI and a run scored in Virginia’s 12-3 victory over Duke on April 8th … Finished 2-4 at the plate with a RBI against #6 ranked Clemson (5/13) … Had a solid weekend series against North Carolina (4/21-4/23) after finishing 5-13 at the plate, including game three of the series where he went 3-5 and helped UVa down UNC by the score of 10-6 (4/23) … Walked four times and scored two runs in UVa’s 10-4 win over Duke on April 7th … Went 2-4 at the plate against Georgia Tech (4/15) … Recorded the first putout of the season for Virginia in UVa’s season-opener at LSU (2/12) … Tied his career-high of two RBI after going 1-3 with a run against Liberty (2/25) … Scored a career-high three runs after going 2-3 at the plate and adding an RBI … Went 2-3 with two runs scored in Virginia’s 11-2 victory over Richmond (3/29) … Had an outstanding game for Virginia when he went 2-3 at the plate, scored a run and tallied five putouts in center field … Went 2-4 at the plate with a run scored in Virginia’s 5-2 victory over Princeton (3/15) … Gathered 17 putouts in center field in the LSU series (2/12-2/13), including a team-high nine putouts in UVa’s first game on the season at LSU (2/12).
25 Grant Mayer
OF * Fr.-HS * 5-11 * 180 * R-R
Boulder, Colo. (Fairview)
2000: Made solid contributions as a first-year player … Made his first career appearance as a Cavalier when he pinch-hit against Louisiana State (2/13) … Recorded his first career-hit at Virginia when hit hit a single up the middle against William & Mary (2/29) … Had an outstanding game after going 3-5 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored in Virginia’s 12-3 victory over Duke on April 8th … Finished 2-3 at the plate with one run against Eastern Michigan (3/11) … Went 2-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Virginia’s 11-5 victory over Princeton (3/14) … Went 1-2 at the plate after starting in left field against Georgia Tech (4-14-00) … Finished 1-3 at the plate in Virginia’s 10-9 victory over Wake Forest (3/25) … Went 1-2 with two RBI in Virginia’s 7-6 victory over Eastern Michigan (3/11).
20 Jon Metzger
LHP/OF * So.-1L * 6-3 * 205 * L-L
Fairfax Station, Va. (Lake Braddock)
2000: One of UVa’s top left-handed pitchers … Started Virginia’s second game of the season against LSU (2/12) … Recorded three strikeouts and pitched 2.1 scoreless innings of relief against Clemson in the ACC Tournament (5/17) … Recorded his third win of the season on May 2nd after allowing only one run on four hits with a game-high five strikeouts in Virginia’s 5-4 victory over Virginia Tech … Pitched 1.1 innings and recorded three strikeouts in relief to help Virginia post a 2-1 victory over #1 ranked Florida State (4/2) … Posted a game-high eight strikeouts through 5.0 innings of work against LSU (2/12) after facing 23 batters … Gathered the win in UVa’s 13-2 victory over Bucknell (2/27) where he pitched seven innings and struckout four batters … Started game-three of the Georgia Tech series (4/16) and threw 3.2 innings on the mound with a strikeout.
12 Will Parker
LHP * Sr. * 6-0 * 165 * L-L
Suffolk, Va. (Lakeland)
2000: Virginia’s surprise story of the season after playing his way >from team trainer to a spot on the team’s roster … Recorded his first career start and posted his fourth victory as a pitcher (4-0) in Virginia’s 12-4 victory over Eastern Michigan (3/12) after he allowed only one run on four hits and struckout six batters … Made his career debut for Virginia against Bucknell (2/26) where he pitched 0.2 innings and struckout a batter en route to gathering his first career win in UVa’s 5-4 victory over the Bison … Recorded his second career start as a pitcher against N.C. State (3/19) after allowing only one run on four hits with four strikeouts through 6.2 innings in Virginia’s 3-1 victory in Raleigh, N.C. … Posted his second win of the season in as many appearances when he came in as a relief pitcher (1.0 innings) to help seal a 4-3 victory over George Mason (3/2) … Recorded his third win of the season after he entered the game against VCU (3/6) and pitched 3.1 innings and struckout four batters while allowing zero runs on two hits … Started the North Carolina game on April 22nd and pitched 4.1 innings and struckout four batter … Also serves as the team trainer for UVa.
27 David Poppert
RHP * So.-1L * 6-1 * 190 * R-R
Woodbridge, Va. (Hylton)
2000: Experienced right-hander that added depth to UVa’s pitching rotation … Made his season debut for Virginia against LSU on 2/12 where he pitched 1.2 innings … Pitched 2.0 innings and gathered two strikeouts against the #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles (4/2) … Pitched two (career-high) scoreless innings while allowing only one hit in Virginia’s 13-2 victory against Bucknell (2/27).
36 Andrew Riesenfeld
C * Fr.-HS * 6-1 * 195 * R-R
Berkeley, Calif. (Head Royce School)
2000: First-year player that saw a limited amount of playing time … Made his Virginia debut at LSU when he stepped in as a pinch-hitter against Louisiana State (2/12) … Recorded his first career hit, a double, after going 1-2 at the plate in Virginia’s 11-2 victory over Richmond (3/29) … Went 1-2 at the plate and scored a run against Richmond (4/4) … Scored his first career run at UVa on April 1st against the #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles.
13 Mark Rueffert
C * Jr.-2L * 6-0 * 180 * R-R
Herndon, Va. (Herndon)
2000: Split time as one of Virginia’s top catchers and designated hitters … Recorded the game-winning hit when he lined a RBI-single to score teammate Luis Giraldo to upset the #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles by the score of 2-1 on April 2nd … Had an outstanding game by recording a careeer-high four hits in a single game after going 4-5 at the plate with a RBI and a run scored against Virginia Tech on April 19th … Had a solid weekend in the North Carolina series after going 5-11 at the plate with four RBI and three runs scored, including a 3-4 with two runs outing on April 23rd … Turned in an outstanding performance against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament (5/19) after going 2-5 at the plate (including a home run and a double) and tying his career-high with four RBI to add with two runs scored in Virginia’s 8-3 victory … Went 2-5 with a RBI (5/13) and 2-3 with two RBI and a run scored (5/14) against the #6 ranked Clemson Tigers … Had a key pick-off when he fired a throw to Jon Benick at first base to pick-off NCSU’s Brian Wright in the top of the eighth inning in Virginia’s 3-1 victory over N.C. State in Raleigh, N.C. (3/19) … Went 2-3 at the plate with three runs and an RBI after hitting his first home run of the seasojn in Virginia’s 11-5 victory over Princeton (3/14) … Finished 2-3 at the plate with two RBI and scored a run in UVa’s 13-2 victory over Bucknell (2/27) … Started at catcher in second game of the season against LSU (2/12) and went 2-3 at the plate and gathered a team-high 10 putouts … Finished 2-2 with two RBI in Virginia’s 7-6 victory over Eastern Michigan (3/11) … Went 2-4 against Richmond (4/4) … Went 2-3 at the plate against Georgia Tech (4/15) … Went 1-4 and scored two runs against Liberty on Feb 23.
14 Kevin Shrout
RHP * Sr.-3L * 6-2 * 210 * R-R
Murrysville, Pa. (Franklin Regional)
2000: Developed into one of Virginia’s top pitchers this season … Stands third all-time at Virginia with 233 career strikeouts, tied for seventh with 15 career wins, stands fifth all-time at UVa in both innings pitched (247.1) and appearances (60) … Had an outstanding game after he threw a one-hitter (career-low) while striking out nine batters against Bucknell (2/26) in UVa’s 13-2 victory over the Bison … Turned in a stellar performance when he started the game and pitched 6.2 innings and struckout seven batters while allowing only one run in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over the #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles … Pitched a strong 6.1 innings as UVa’s starting pitcher in Virginia’s 6-5 victory over North Carolina (4/21) after striking out four batters and allowing only four hits and two runs … Tallied his first save of the season after throwing two scoress and hitless innings in Virginia’s 5-4 victory over Virginia Tech … Recorded his second win of the season by throwing a complete game (seven inning contest) against Seton Hall (3/4) where he allowed only one run on four hits and struckout six batters … Pitched his third complete game of the season against Maryland (4/28) and tied his career-high for innings pitched after throwing 8.0 innings and allowing only four hits to go along with four strikeouts … Pitched four innings and recorded six strikeouts against #6 Clemson (5/13) … Pitched 3.2 innings and struckout two batters against LSU (2/13) in Virginia’s third game of the season … Improved to 4-1 as a pitcher after throwing 8.0 innings and and allowing only three runs (two earned) with three strikeouts in Virginia’s 12-3 victory over Duke on April 8th … Started game-two of the Georgia Tech series (4/15) and threw 7.0 innings with three strikeouts.
40 Alexander “Shooter” Starr
RHP * Fr.-HS * 6-3 * 200 * R-R
Chevy Chase, Md. (Maret School)
2000: Made an impact in UVa’s pitching rotation as a first-year player … Made his first appearance as a Cavalier in Virginia’s first game of the season at LSU (2/12) … Gathered his first collegiate victory as a pitcher after throwing seven compete innings and recording eight strikeouts against Princeton (3/14) in UVa’s 11-5 victory … Started and pitched 7.1 strong innings and tallied three strikeouts against Wake Forest (3/24) … Pitched 3.1 innings and recorded three strikeouts against Clemson in the ACC Tournament (5/20) … Recorded his first career strikeout in a Virginia uniform against George Mason on February 22 … Pitched a career-high 6.1 innings in UVa’s 5-4 victory over Bucknell (2/26) where he recorded a career-high four strikeouts … Pitched 3.0 innings against the #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles (4/2) … Closed-out Virginia’s 12-3 victory over Duke on the mound (4/8) when he replaced Kevin Shrout … Pitched 3.2 innings and recorded two strikeouts against #6 ranked Clemson (5/14) … Pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief pitching against James Madison (4/24).
34 David Stone
INF/OF * So.-1L * 6-1 * 190 * L-R
Frederick, Md. (Gov. Thomas Johnson)
2000: One of UVa’s most versatile players after splitting time as Virginia’s starting left fielder and first basemen … Went 2-3 at the plate and scored two runs in Virginia’s 9-5 victory over N.C. State in the second round of the ACC Tournament (5/18) … Finished 2-3 at the plate with an RBI against Liberty on Feb 23 … Finished 3-5 with three runs scored in Virginia’s 12-4 victory over Eastern Michigan … Went 3-6 (.500) at the plate with a RBI and a run against N.C. State (3/17) … Went 2-4 at the plate with a run scored against Eastern Michigan (3/11) … Finished 2-3 at the plate against Duke (4/9) … Went 2-4 with two runs scored against Liberty (2/25) … Went 2-4 at the plate with one run and a double against Maryland (4/28) … Started in left field and finished 1-3 at the plate while scoring two runs and adding and RBI in Virginia’s home-opener against Old Dominion (2/16) … Finished 2-4 with a run in Virginia’s 12-3 victory over Duke on April 8th … Finished 2-4 at the plate with one run scored in Virginia’s 6-5 victory over North Carolina (4/21) … Went 1-4 at the plate and gathered eigfht putouts in Virginia’s first game of the season at LSU (2/12) … Hit safely in all three game of the Wake Forest series (3/24-3/26).
6 Dan Street
IF * So.-1L * 6-1 * 175 * R-R
Purcellville, Va. (Loudoun Valley)
2000: Stepped into UVa’s pitching rotation after earning some previous infield duty and became one of the Cavaliers top pitchers … Pitched Virginia’s only nine-inning complete game of the season when he gathered his fourth victory of the year in UVa’s 8-3 victory over Wake Forest in the third round of the ACC Tournament (5/19) … Recorded a career-high six strikeouts against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament (5/19) … Finished 2-3 at the plate in Virginia’s contest with James Madison on March 8th … Recorded his second win of the season after pitching a shutout through 6.0 innings after allowing only two hits in Virginia’s 1-0 victory over UNC-Greensboro (4/26) … Improved his pitching record to 3-0 after posting a win against Maryland (4/30) after pitching 5.1 innings and allowing only one run (unearned) on three hits in UVa’s 9-5 victory … Recorded his first career pitching start and victory when he threw 4.2 innings against Richmond (3-29) where he allowed only one hit and struckout three batters … Pitched three scoreless innings and recorded three strikeouts to earn his first career save as a pitcher in Virginia’s 11-0 shutout victory over #6 ranked Clemson (5/14) … Went 1-1 and scored a run (2/12) and 1-4 with a run and an RBI (2/13) against LSU in UVa’s season opening series with the Tigers … Started at second base and finished 1-5 at the plate with two RBI and one run in Virginia’s home-opener against Old Dominion (2/16) … Made his first pitching appearance of his career at Virginia when threw 1.1 innings of relief against Wake Forest (3/24) … Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings against Richmond (4/4) … and 2.0 scoreless innings of relief against James Madison (4/22).
38 Stephen Sweet
INF * Fr.-HS * 6-1 * 165 * R-R
Houston, Texas (Stratford)
2000: Made his first career start at UVa when he started against the #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles on April 2nd and recorded his first collegiate hit (a single) and RBI in the contest … Made his first career appearance in a Cavalier uniform when entered the game in UVa’s 13-2 victory over Bucknell (2/27) … Went 2-4 at the plate with a RBI in Virginia’s 6-5 victory over North Carolina (4/21) as UVa’s staring right fielder.
31 John Thomas
RHP * Jr.-2L * 6-2 * 180 * R-R
McLean, Va. (McLean)
2000: One of UVa’s most experienced pitchers … Made his first appearance of the season as a pitcher on April 4th against Richmond when he pitched 0.2 scoreless innings.
21 Doug Vroman
RHP * Fr.-HS * 6-2 * 185 * R-R
Westport, Conn. (Staples)
2000: Came in and contributed in the pitching rotation right away as a first-year player before an injury shortened his season … Made his first career start at Virginia and pitched 1.1 innings in UVa’s third game of the season at LSU (2/13) … Recorded his first collegiate victory as a pitcher when he pitched 5.0 innings vs. Princeton (3/15) in Virginia’s 5-2 victory where her allowed zero runs on five hits while striking out three batters … Starting pitcher in Virginia’s 11-2 victory over Richmond (3/29) where he threw 3.1 innings and scattered three hits while striking out three batters … Was the starting pitcher and pitched 2.2 innings with a strikeout in Virginia’s 8-7 victory over VCU (3/6) … Threw 1.0 innings of scoreless releif against William & Mary on (2/29).
15 Robert Word
INF * Fr.-HS * 6-2 * 190 * L-L
Knoxville, Tenn. (Webb School)
2000: First-year player that made the most out of his limited playing time … Recorded his first career RBI at Virginia when he made a pinch-hit appearance against LSU (2/12) in his first outing in a UVa uniform … Hit his first career home run as a Cavalier after going 1-3 at the plate with a RBI and run scored in Virginia’s 11-2 victory over Richmond … Finished 1-1 with a double and a run scored against Clemson in the semi-finals of the ACC Tournament (5/20) … Went 1-3 at the plate after hitting a double in Virginia’s 2-1 victory over the #1 ranked Florida State Seminoles (4/2) … Posted his first career-hit at Virginia when he hit an single at George Mason in UVa’s 4-3 victory over the Patriots … Went 1-1 with a RBI after hitting a double against Eastern Michigan (3/11).
10 Hunter Wyant
SS/3B * Jr.-2L * 6-2 * 180 * R-R
White Hall, Va. (Western Albemarle)
2000: Displayed his versatility after gathering playing time at third base, shortstop, left field, designated hitter and as a pitcher during the season … Enjoyed a career-day at the plate when he finished with a career-high for hits (4-5) with two RBI and a run at James Madison (3/8) … Finished 6-12 at the plate with four RBI and two runs in the N.C. State series (3-17-3/19) in which he also hit his second home run of the season … Finished 3-4 at the plate against Maryland (4/28) … Went 2-4 at the plate with a RBI, run scored and a double in Virginia’s 11-0 shutout victory over #6 ranked Clemson (5/14) … Went 3-4 at the plate with one run scored against #6 Clemson (5/14) … Went 2-5 with three RBI and a run scored in Virginia’s 7-6 victory over Eastern Michigan (3/11) … Finished 2-4 with two runs scored in Virginia’s 12-4 victory over Eastern Michigan (3/12) … Turned in an outstanding effort at the plate by going 3-5 against Liberty on Feb. 23 … Made his first ever pitching appearnace at Virginia on April 16th when he eneterd UVa’s game with Georgia Tech and pitched 1.0 innings of relief … Went 2-5 at the plate with four RBI and two runs scored after hitting two home runs in Virginia’s 11-2 victory over Richmond (3/29) … Recorded three RBI on two hits in Virginia’s home-opener against Old Dominion (2/16) … Hit his first home run of the season when he blasted a shot over the left field fence at The Diamond in Virginia’s 8-7 come-from-behind victory over VCU (3/6) … Went 1-3 at the plate in Virginia’s third game of the year against LSU (2/13) … Struckout three batters through two innings of play in Virginia’s 9-5 victory over Maryland (4/30) … Scored three runs in UVa’s 13-2 victory over Bucknell (2/27).