Virginia Baseball Transfer Portal Tracker: Latest News and Updates

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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. With the recent hiring of Chris Pollard, a multitude of Duke players have made the trip north to Virginia as the Cavs begin to reload for the 2026 season.

We'll use this page as our hub to track all of Virginia's transfer portal activity, including outbound transfers from the current UVA roster and incoming transfers from other schools.

This article was last updated on June 25th at 5:53 PM ET.

Virginia Baseball: Latest Transfer Portal Updates

Incoming Transfers [9]

• Cal Lutheran LHP Frank Willius heads to Charlottesville with two years of eligibility remaining. This past season, Willius had a 2.76 ERA and struck out 53 batters over 32.2 innings.

• Zach Jackson is the next Blue Devil to transfer to Virginia after one year at Duke. Jackson was also a safety for Duke Football.

• Rider second baseman Joe Tiroly transfers to Virginia after posting 17 home runs and 64 RBIs last year.

• Max Stammel who posted a 4.09 ERA with 25 strikeouts this past year as a freshman heads to Virginia after one year at Duke.

• Henry Zatkowski heads to Virginia from Duke with three years of eligibility. The left hand pitcher posted a 4.83 ERA in his first season of collegiate baseball.

• Sophomore Noah Murray is another Blue Devil who makes the trip north after posting a .342 batting average this past season.

• Duke first baseman Sam Harris joins the Hoos after recording nine home runs and 42 RBI's this past season. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

• Two-way player Kyle Johnson is also headed to Virginia as he follows his head coach. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

• Duke center fielder AJ Gracia is the first Blue Devil to follow Chris Pollard to Charlottesville. Gracia earned second team All-ACC honors this spring as he recorded 15 home runs and 63 hits.

Outbound Transfers [8]

• June 2nd: LHP Evan Blanco is the first Cavalier to enter the transfer portal after the departure of O'Connor. He has one year of eligibility remaining as he's posted a 4.17 ERA in 162 innings to go along with 161 strikeouts.

• June 2nd: LHP Tomas Valincius enters the transfer portal. He posted a 5-1 record in his one season in Charlottesville.

• June 2nd: Henry Ford enters the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining. Ford posted 75 hits and 11 home runs this past season.

• June 2nd: James Nunnallee enters the transfer portal after one season at Virginia. He posted 42 hits and 26 RBI's in 2025. Has a do not contact tag meaning he knows where he is going.

• June 2nd: LHP Bradley Hodges enters the transfer portal.

• June 2nd: OF Aidan Teel has entered the transfer portal. For his career, Teel hit .321/.422/.577 with 10 HR's and 40 RBIs. He was one of UVA's most productive players

• June 2nd: LHP/UTL Chris Arroyo enters the portal after just one season in Charlottesville where he posted a 4.97 ERA while posting 55 hits, 42 RBI's and 11 home runs.

• Eric Becker has entered the transfer portal after a strong second season where he hit .368 with 9 home runs and 52 RBI's. Becker also has a do not contact tag meaning he knows where he's going. - Eric Becker is set to return to Virginia