College baseball analyst Bobby Moranda — the former longtime head coach at Western Carolina and a one-time UVA assistant under Dennis Womack —joins the podcast to discuss the Wahoos' postseason resume as Monday's selection show approaches.
Right-hander Jay Woolfolk joins the latest edition of 1186: The Podcast to discuss the Wahoos' late-season surge, this past weekend's sweep of Miami, life as a fourth-year baseball player after final exams and more.
Associate head coach Kevin McMullan returns to the podcast to discuss the mentality the Hoos need to bring to make a final postseason push as the calendar turns to May, memories of when the 2015 team found itself in a similar situation down the regular season stretch, and more.
Come for discussion of the various roles - everyday centerfielder to relief pitcher to squirt gun target - Aidan Teel has filled in his time at UVA. Stay for the story of the time his brother Kyle put Aidan's head through a wall.
With his team fresh off a three-game sweep of Stanford — capped by a walk-off win that marked No. 900 for his head coaching career — Brian O'Connor rejoins the pod to discuss his ballclub as the calendar turns to April.
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Jake McCarthy joins the 1186: The Podcast to discuss the start of the big league season, his perspective on being part of the UVA baseball community since his early high school days, whether he ever considered playing two sports at UVA and more.
He's back on the mound, and now he's on the podcast. Junior right-hander Jack O'Connor joins the show to discuss his recent return from last spring's season-ending injury, his experience growing up as a UVA baseball fan, why he chose his current entrance music and more.
The Wahoos' shortstop and leadoff hitter, sophomore Eric Becker, joins the podcast to discuss his new roles and responsibilities this spring, his experiences in a UVA uniform, how he wound up at Virginia and more.
Preseason All-American catcher Jacob Ference joins the show from sunny Puerto Rico, where the Wahoos will open the season this weekend with three games, beginning Friday afternoon against Michigan.
National college baseball writer Aaron Fitt of D1Baseball.com joins the pod this week to elaborate on why that outlet has the Hoos at No. 2 in its preseason rankings, his memories of covering UVA baseball throughout the Brian O'Connor era and more.
With practice now underway - and the Wahoos' February 14 season opener in Puerto Rico against Michigan fast approaching - head coach Brian O'Connor rejoins the podcast to discuss the latest with the UVA baseball team.
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.
Head coach Brian O'Connor makes his latest visit to 1186 | The Podcast to discuss fall ball, Tony Bennett's recent retirement and more.
Associate head coach Kevin McMullan is back to discuss the start of fall ball this weekend and his days competing in Fun Fridays.
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:...
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.
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".
Head Coach Brian O'Connor drops by to chat with the 1186 crew about the upcoming ACC Tournament in Charlotte.
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 includ...
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 b...
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 th...
Head coach Brian O'Connor returns to show to give a state of the union for the program as the team nears the midway point of the 2024 season. Virginia has won 21 of its 25 games this season and travels to No. 11 Duke this weekend for a three-game ACC series. Coach O'Connor (The Godfather) gives his assessment of the 2024 Cavaliers through its first 25 games of the season (0:00-3:45). The way UVA has been winning after trailing has been nothing short of remarkable, Coach touches on the numerous c...
Former 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...
Virginia's associate head coach Kevin McMullan joins the show for the first time. McMullan is one of the longest tenured assistant coaches in the country and has been recognized as college baseball's top-assistant coach three times by Baseball America. Episode Details Coach Mac talks about the Hoos hot start to the 2024 season (0:00-4:17). Mac's journey to UVA back in 2004 and life in "The Chateau" (4:18-9:05). Mac's loyalty to the UVA and working with Coach O'Connor (9:06-13:18). The building o...
Our first podcast guest is none other than Ryan Zimmerman, the only player to have his jersey retired in Virginia baseball program history. Update from Coach O'Connor on the team, ODU game postponement, recapping Hofstra. (0:00-4:45). Zim is 1-0 at The Dish in 2024 (4:45-6:15). Zim's role with the Washington Nationals this Spring Training (6:16-7:54). The initial impressions of the new coaching staff in 2004 and the Coach O'Connor's impressions of Zim and the 2004 team when first arriving to Cha...
In the first episode of 1186 The Pod, we chat with head coach Brian O'Connor who will begin his 21st season at the helm of the Virginia Baseball Program. Intro (1:00-2:00); Quick outlook on 2024 season (2:01-2:56); Preseason Rankings & expectations over the years (2:01-10:14); Evolution as a Head Coach (10:15-21:15); Opening Day memories (21:16-24:00); Origin of 1186 (24:01-26:01); Growth of fan support and the Kids Free initiative at The Dish (26:02-29:14); Importance of celebrating wins (2...
