VIRGINIA BASEBALL Virginia hires Duke's Chris Pollard as new baseball coach GREG MADIA The Daily Progress Jun 10, 2025 Jun 10, 2025 Updated Dec 14, 2025 0 × A1 Minute! June 3, 2025: O'Connor leaving Hoos baseball for Mississippi State | A1 Minute Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Virginia didn’t have to look far for its new baseball coach.kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^52:=JAC@8C6DD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^`7``bh5g\23a_\c4`_\h`74\`3`_5cfd3f2gQm(96C6 E9:?8D DE2?5 :? ':C8:?:2VD D62C49 7@C 2 ?6H 32D632== 4@249k^2mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^52:=JAC@8C6DD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^e24h76dh\g246\caeg\2dbf\chhef_2hh6`eQmVxE E@@< 2== @7 FDVi qC:2? ~Vr@??@C C67=64ED @? aa J62CD 2E ':C8:?:2 2?5 H9J 96 >@G65 @?k^2mk^AmkAm%96 r2G2=:6CD 9:C65 sF<6 4@249 r9C:D !@==2C5[ &'2 2??@F?465 @? %F6D52J 27E6C?@@?] $@FC46D 4@?7:C>65 E@ %96 s2:=J !C@8C6DD AC:@C E@ E96 2??@F?46>6?E E92E 96 H2D @? 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