Established in 1889, the team participates in the Coastal division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and plays its home games at Davenport Field at Disharoon Park.

One highlight was the performance of left-handed pitcher Eppa Rixey, who won 266 games for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds from 1912–1933 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Veterans Committee selection in 1963.

The baseball program was placed in the lowest tier and would have lost the ability to offer athletic scholarships if the recommendation was implemented, but the university's Board of Visitors rejected the proposal.

The expansion was funded by $2 million in anonymous donations, believed to have come from bestselling author John Grisham,[3] a Charlottesville resident whose son, Ty, played for the team.

Womack stepped down in 2004, and Notre Dame associate head coach Brian O'Connor took over and made an immediate impact, with the program hosting its first NCAA regional in his first season.

They finished third in the College World Series, defeating California twice before twice losing to eventual champion South Carolina, with the elimination loss coming in 13 innings.

The 2011 season also witnessed the only perfect game in Virginia baseball history, an accomplishment achieved by UVA pitcher Will Roberts during a March 30 win over George Washington.

They would sweep their side of the bracket, defeating Ole Miss (twice) and TCU to advance to the CWS Finals for the first time in school history.

They hosted Maryland in the Charlottesville Super Regional and clinched a trip to the College World Series on Ernie Clement's two-run single in the bottom of the ninth of the second game.

The Commodores won the first game 5–1 before the Cavaliers evened the series with a 3–0 victory behind five innings from surprise starter Adam Haseley and four from Josh Sborz.

During this regional, Cavalier closer Stephen Schoch would go viral for his remarks during a post-game interview, being positively compared to fictional pitcher Kenny Powers.

[7] The Cavaliers would then face Dallas Baptist in the Columbia Super Regional, defeating the Patriots in three games to advance to the CWS for the first time since their 2015 title.

The Cavaliers have played in 22 tournaments and advanced to the College World Series in 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2023, and 2024, finishing as the runners-up to Vanderbilt in 2014[11] and defeating the Commodores in 2015 to win the championship.

[12] (Includes supplemental and competitive-balance picks) Legend: When West died on May 24, 2009, the Cavaliers added a black circle with the number "24" above the team name on their uniforms for the rest of the season.