After a heartbreaking loss to Vanderbilt in the 2014 College World Series Championship game, Virginia entered the 2015 season with its sights set on making the 1,186-mile trip back to Omaha. But a host of injuries and tough losses had the Cavaliers on the verge of missing the NCAA tournament for the first time since head coach Brian OโConnor took the helm in 2004. A late-season run gave Virginia renewed hope as it relied on the strength of the programโs culture to make one of the sportโs most remarkable turnarounds en route to a CWS Championship finals rematch with Vanderbilt and the ACCโs first College World Series title since 1955.