Caniacs:
As we await the start of the UVA vs UM series,we are halfway through the 2022 season. So feast your eyes on the stats below and U will see that on paper at least, UVA leads us in every poll and category. Will that translate to W's? We'll see.
A year ago, fans were calling for the coaching staff to be fired. A year later, we have the same coaches, but the majority of players are new. So what's changed in a year? Coach G has stated the 2021 team had "dugout" issues (read: internal strife), But this year? Right now these Canes are running on all cylinders...and then some.
But the latest litmus test begins Friday night at The Light.
Here are some current stats of interest between UVA and UM:
ACC BATTING/FIELDING
UVA BATTING
*UVA's Jake Geiof has 14 HRs and 53 RBIs. Keep an eye on him this weekend
UM BATTING
UM's Jacob Burke leads the team in batting at .353, No. 29 in the ACC
ACC PITCHING
*I don't know what this means. Total innings vs strikeouts?
UM PITCHING
Karson Ligon leads the ACC with a 1.45 ERA; Jake Garland is No. 3 with a 2.14 ERA; Carson Palmquist is No. 13 with a 3.22 ERA;
UVA PITCHING
The Cavs have 2 pitchers in the ACC Top 25: No. 9 Brian Gursky has a 2.61 ERA and No. 12 Nate Savino has a 3.00 ERA
I do not know why the NCAA and Nolan RPIs below are slightly different.
RPI (ncaa.com)
UVA: No. 5 (up from No. 8 last week)
Miami: No. 8 (down from No. 7 last week)
In the Top 10: ACC has 5 teams: No. 5 UVA, No. 6 ND, No. 7 GT, No. 8 UM and No. 9 Wake Forest
RPI (warrennolan.com)
UVA: No. 6
UM: No. 8
In the Top 10: ACC has 5 teams: No. 5 ND, No. 6 UVA, No. 7 GT, No. 8 Miami, No. 9 Wake Forest.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE (warrennolan.com)
UVA: No. 89
UM: No. 22
Other Top 25 ACC Teams: No. 2 GT, No. 5 FSU, No. 15 Wake Forest, No. 23 Duke
Rest of conference: No. 31 BC, No. 36 ND, No. 38 UNC, No. 56 NCST, No. 69 Clemson, No. 70 Pitt, No. 104: Louisville, No. 107 VT
CURRENT POLLS
Baseball America: No. 2 UVA, No. 9 UM
Collegiate Baseball: No. 2 UVA, No. 7 UM
D1Baseball.com: No. 3 UVA, No. 8 UM
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA): No.3, UM: 12 (taken before FGCU/FIU games)
USA Today Coaches Poll: No. 3 UVA, No. 11 UM (taken before FGCU/FIU games)
That's all I got. Give me your .02 below on why U think this year's team has been so successful. In the meantime, I hope to cover Games 1 & 2. But if we go 0-2, I'll pass on Sunday's Game 3.
Hope U can join me here for Game 1.
Go Canes!
As we await the start of the UVA vs UM series,we are halfway through the 2022 season. So feast your eyes on the stats below and U will see that on paper at least, UVA leads us in every poll and category. Will that translate to W's? We'll see.
A year ago, fans were calling for the coaching staff to be fired. A year later, we have the same coaches, but the majority of players are new. So what's changed in a year? Coach G has stated the 2021 team had "dugout" issues (read: internal strife), But this year? Right now these Canes are running on all cylinders...and then some.
But the latest litmus test begins Friday night at The Light.
Here are some current stats of interest between UVA and UM:
ACC BATTING/FIELDING
| Teams | Team Average | Home Runs | RBIs | Slugging % | On-Base % | Fielding % | Errors | Stolen Base ATT |
| Virginia | .336 | 47* | 287 | .549 | 0,443 | 0.982 | 19 | 43-51 |
| Miami | .289 | 33 | 207 | .450 | 0.400 | 0.971 | 32 | 28-33 |
UVA BATTING
*UVA's Jake Geiof has 14 HRs and 53 RBIs. Keep an eye on him this weekend
UM BATTING
UM's Jacob Burke leads the team in batting at .353, No. 29 in the ACC
ACC PITCHING
| Teams | ERA | W-L | Saves | Hits | Runs | Earned Runs | Walks | Strikeouts* | Bat/Avg |
| Virginia | 2.84 (No. 1) | 26-3 | 2 (Tied Last) | 190 | 94 | 82 | 104 | 331-91 | .198 |
| Miami | 3.85 (No. 6) | 23-6 | 9 (No. 1) | 208 | 132 | 113 | 111 | 314-84 | .213 |
UM PITCHING
Karson Ligon leads the ACC with a 1.45 ERA; Jake Garland is No. 3 with a 2.14 ERA; Carson Palmquist is No. 13 with a 3.22 ERA;
UVA PITCHING
The Cavs have 2 pitchers in the ACC Top 25: No. 9 Brian Gursky has a 2.61 ERA and No. 12 Nate Savino has a 3.00 ERA
I do not know why the NCAA and Nolan RPIs below are slightly different.
RPI (ncaa.com)
UVA: No. 5 (up from No. 8 last week)
Miami: No. 8 (down from No. 7 last week)
In the Top 10: ACC has 5 teams: No. 5 UVA, No. 6 ND, No. 7 GT, No. 8 UM and No. 9 Wake Forest
RPI (warrennolan.com)
UVA: No. 6
UM: No. 8
In the Top 10: ACC has 5 teams: No. 5 ND, No. 6 UVA, No. 7 GT, No. 8 Miami, No. 9 Wake Forest.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE (warrennolan.com)
UVA: No. 89
UM: No. 22
Other Top 25 ACC Teams: No. 2 GT, No. 5 FSU, No. 15 Wake Forest, No. 23 Duke
Rest of conference: No. 31 BC, No. 36 ND, No. 38 UNC, No. 56 NCST, No. 69 Clemson, No. 70 Pitt, No. 104: Louisville, No. 107 VT
CURRENT POLLS
Baseball America: No. 2 UVA, No. 9 UM
Collegiate Baseball: No. 2 UVA, No. 7 UM
D1Baseball.com: No. 3 UVA, No. 8 UM
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA): No.3, UM: 12 (taken before FGCU/FIU games)
USA Today Coaches Poll: No. 3 UVA, No. 11 UM (taken before FGCU/FIU games)
That's all I got. Give me your .02 below on why U think this year's team has been so successful. In the meantime, I hope to cover Games 1 & 2. But if we go 0-2, I'll pass on Sunday's Game 3.
Hope U can join me here for Game 1.
Go Canes!
