Aidan Baller

3 days ago | si.com | Aidan Baller

As Athletic Director Carla Williams begins her search for a new head coach of Virginia baseball, one candidate has emerged in UVa pitching coach Drew Dickinson as he's not planning to follow Brian O'Connor to Mississippi State and is in talks with Williams about the vacancy. Greg Madia of the Daily Progress first reported the news via X on Wednesday. Dickinson wrapped up his sixth season in Charlottesville this past May, serving as the Cavs pitching coach for all six years.

3 days ago | si.com | Aidan Baller

One of the best coaching jobs in college baseball is open in Charlottesville, with Brian O'Connor vacating the position to head to Mississippi State. With his departure, we begin a new series centered around taking a closer look at potential hires for the Cavaliers by analyzing their career history, and the players they've developed and examining what they've produced with the resources at their disposal.

4 days ago | si.com | Aidan Baller

If Tony Elliott wants to instill championship DNA into his locker room, one way to do that is to bring in a National Champion, which is precisely what he did on Tuesday with National Champion-winning lacrosse player Walker Wallace. A Richmond native, Wallace joins Virginia football after playing college lacrosse for four years at Cornell and will play tight end for the Hoos this fall. The news was first reported by Prep Lacrosse Insider Ty Xanders on X.

4 days ago | si.com | Aidan Baller

Brian O'Connor's departure has sent shockwaves around Charlottesville, with a multitude of his players flocking for the transfer portal, along with multiple coaches leaving Virginia to join O'Connor in Starkville, Mississippi. The move has also created panic amongst the Cavalier recruits, who are now set to arrive at a program that will be completely different from the one they initially committed to when O'Connor ran the show. That said, here's the recent news on a few of Virginia's recruits.

5 days ago | si.com | Aidan Baller

With Brian O’Connor departing the Virginia baseball program on June 1st to take the head coaching job at Mississippi State, the Cavaliers are entering a period of transition. In today’s college athletics landscape, a coaching change often triggers a wave of transfer portal activity among players—and Virginia is no exception. While Athletic Director Carla Williams begins the coaching search we will follow which Hoos decide to put their name in the transfer portal.