UVA Baseball coach Chris Pollard picked up a power bat at second base off the portal this week, in the form of Joe Tiroly, who hit 17 homers as a sophomore at Rider in 2025.
Tiroly, the MAAC Player of the Year in 2025, hit .367 with a 1.198 OPS, 17 homers and 64 RBIs this past season.
As a freshman, the Yardley, Pa., native hit 10 homers, with a .284 batting average and .945 OPS.
Big numbers from the second base position there.
Henry Godbout, a projected third-round pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, hit .309 with an .806 OPS and nine homers for Virginia at second base in 2025.
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Another pickup comes from the 2025 Duke roster, Max Stammel, a left-handed pitcher who had a 4.09 ERA and 1.41 WHIP in 22.0 innings as a freshman, with 25 Ks and 12 walks.
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Pollard was also able to flip former Duke recruit John Paone, a right-handed pitcher who is currently ranked #186 in Baseball America’s 2025 MLB Draft class.
The scouting report on Paone from Perfect Game: his fastball can touch the mid-90s, but is more consistently in the 90-93 range, with sink.
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