The 2021-22 Virginia sports year has officially ended with the elimination of the baseball team during the regional round of the NCAA Tournament and completion of track and field competition in Oregon. The men’s sports programs accounted for one team national championship (tennis) and one individual national championship (discus).

The three-year, two-title reign of men’s lacrosse came to an end at the hands of the eventual National Champions, the Maryland Terrapins. Men’s swimming finished in the top 10 for the third straight season at the NCAA Championships. Men’s basketball and soccer struggled unlike anything we have seen in a long time. And yet, optimism is high in almost every single one of these programs given the elite talent already within them and more coming in every year. Five of the head coaches have won at least one national title as a head coach here at Virginia and three have done so since 2019.

Here is a breakdown of how all the Virginia men’s teams fared in the 2021-22 sports year.

Baseball

The Virginia baseball team started off its season 26-3 overall and 6-3 in conference play only to turn in a final record of 39-19. The offense was great for most of the season with three players finishing with a batting average over .360. Sophomore Jake Gelof, graduate student Alex Tappen, and freshman Casey Saucke batted .377, .366, and .360, respectively. Gelof was the biggest offensive threat all season for the Cavaliers as he recorded team-highs in home runs (21), RBIs (81), slugging percentage (.764), walks (41), and on-base percentage (.477) in addition to his batting average. Gelof set the program’s single-season record for RBIs.

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