1186 | The Podcast — Episode 15 with Ernie Clement
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UVA Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Ernie Clement — a Gold Glove finalist at third base for the Toronto Blue Jays this season — joins the pod.
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1186 | The Podcast — Episode 14 with Brian O'Connor
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Head coach Brian O'Connor makes his latest visit to 1186 | The Podcast to discuss fall ball, Tony Bennett's recent retirement and more.
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1186 | The Podcast - Episode 13 with Kevin McMullan
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Associate head coach Kevin McMullan is back to discuss the start of fall ball this weekend and his days competing in Fun Fridays.
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1186 | The Podcast - Episode 12 Season in Review with Brian O'Connor
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The head coach joins the 1186 crew to take a look back at a historic 2024 season. Coach O'Connor talks about what the offseason entails for the Cavaliers and talks about the USA Baseball experience he went through as a coach in 2018 and what it will be like for rising sophomores Henry Ford and Eric Becker. Coach O'Connor's takeaways from 2024 season (0:00-3:18). THREE out of four years, the Hoos have been Omaha. Coach talks about the resiliency of the program after a few down years and CoVID (3:18-5:05). In Omaha, junior pitcher Jay Woolfolk had some powerful words on the podium after...
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1186 | The Podcast - Episode 11 with Pitching Coach Drew Dickinson
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The story of the 2024 Charlottesville Regional was the performances on the mound by Cavalier pitchers. On this week's episode the 1186 crew chats with pitching coach Drew Dickinson to get his thoughts as UVA sits two wins away from the College World Series.
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1186 | The Podcast - Episode 10 with 2015 National Champion Kenny Towns
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Kenny Towns aka "Mr. June" joined the podcast. As the 2024 Cavaliers embark on their NCAA Tournament journey its only fitting to have UVA's all-time leader in NCAA Tournament games played, hits, and RBI weigh in on his experiences. And of course we discussed "The Play".
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1186 | The Podcast - Episode 9 - Head Coach Brian O'Connor Preview the ACC Tourney
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Head Coach Brian O'Connor drops by to chat with the 1186 crew about the upcoming ACC Tournament in Charlotte.
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1186 | The Podcast - Episode 8 With Assistant Coach Matt Kirby
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Assistant Coach Matt Kirby has done it all for the Hoos in 13 years on staff and joins the 1186 crew for this week's episode. He dives into the his new role, looks back at past experiences and his journey to UVA. Episode Details Coach Kirby is now a full-time staff member and serves as the program's recruiting coordinator. He discusses his new role and how the staff is approaching the evolving recruiting process (0:00-9:55). As the program's camp director, Coach Kirby saw some future Hoos including Henry Ford and discusses his commitment to learning campers names (9:56-16:48). The connection...
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1186 | The Podcast - Episode 7 with Griff O'Ferrall & Anthony Stephan
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Fresh off final exams, third years Griff O'Ferrall and Anthony Stephan become the first active player players to join the 1186 crew. Episode Details: Final exams are over and its time to be just baseball players. Griff and Anthony talk about their last final exams and what its like as a baseball player moving forward (0:00-3:12). With an Omaha experience under their belts, the duo discuss what is like preparing for a possible return (3:13-4:38). The game after finals break is always an odd one because of the week off for finals (4:39-6:43). The team home run record fell for the...
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1186 | The Podcast - Episode 6 with UVA Baseball Hall of Famer John Hicks
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Former UVA All-American and current student assistant coach John Hicks joined the 1186 crew. Hicks was a fourth round MLB draft pick of the Seattle Mariners in 2011 and spent over a decade playing professional baseball including six years in the big leagues with the Mariners, Tigers and Rangers. Hicks is expected to graduate with his degree from UVA this spring and has been serving on the Cavaliers coaching staff this season. Episode Details: John explains his path back to UVA, the changes in the program since he wore the orange & blue and his role with the current team...
info_outlineFormer Virginia Cavalier and current Cincinnati Reds pitcher Andrew Abbott joins the show. He pitched for the Hoos from 2018 to 2021 and was integral in UVA's run to the 2021 College World Series. Abbott struck out 327 batters in his four years in Charlottesville, the second most ever by a UVA pitcher.
Episode Details
The 1186 crew touches on the weekend in Miami and looks to the week ahead that includes five home games and a Hawaiian shirt giveaway (0:00-3:30). Andrew recounts his fond memories of playing Wake Forest that included a 16-K, no-hit performance (3:31-5:08). His decision to come back to UVA after COVID shortened draft and the impact it had on the rest of his career (5:09-9:30). Andrew describes his recruitment path to UVA (9:31-14:35). Continuing the postseason tradition in 2021 and his experience in the College World Series (14:36-17:00). His prespective on Coach O'Connor's leadership and how the 2021 CWS run transpired (17:01-22:10). Life so far as a professional baseball player for the Reds and the story of his MLB debut (22:11-25:40). UVA's role in his preparation for the big leagues (25:41-26:58). Run ins with fellow Pro Hoos (26:59-29:30). Abbott talks about his recent impact on the current team and his gift to the program (29:31-31:03). Andrew's storied high school swimming career (31:04-31:50). Some Cincinnati Reds trivia (31:51-33:35). His free time playing golf and his brief UVA hitting career (33:36-35:53)