Virginia Cavaliers John Paone
John Paone committed to Virginia as he followed new coach Chris Pollard. ~ Photo courtesy John Paone via Twitter

Virginia was never a factor in John Paone’s recruitment after committing to the Duke baseball program early in high school, but he knew quite a lot about the university. The Massachusetts native’s grandparents met at UVA and are both alumni, so stories from Grounds were commonplace growing up.