Virginia second baseman Henry Godbout enters NCAA transfer portal

According to On3’s Pete Nakos, Virginia second baseman Henry Godbout has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Godbout goes in there with a ‘Do Not Contact’ tag attached to his name as well. He might already have a destination in mind after spending the past three seasons in Charlottesville.

Godbout was one of the best players in the ACC last season, earning second-team all-conference honors. In 50 games played, 48 of those were at second base. Virginia called upon Godbout to man the hot corner on two occasions, potentially showing a little versatility.

Teams are going to love the offensive production Godbout produces, though. He finished with a .309 batting average in 191 at-bats during the 2025 season. His OPS finished at .894 due to eight home runs, 10 doubles, and a triple. Godbout got a base via walks on 26 occasions and is not prone to a strikeout, only having 19 on the stat sheet.

Playing a position such as second base means defense is just as important. Luckily, Godbout put up good numbers there too. He recorded just five errors on the season for a fielding percentage of 0.974.

Virginia has seen plenty of turnover inside the program since Brian O’Connor left in favor of the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Plenty of talented players have decided to leave, with Godbout being the latest example.

Virginia retains shortstop Eric Becker for 2026 season

Virginia SS Eric Becker was one of the top names in the NCAA Transfer Portal after entering following the coaching change for the Cavaliers. Becker is expected to withdraw his name from the portal and return to Charlottesville, sources tell On3’s Pete Nakos.

During his recruitment, schools like Mississippi State and Texas as well as Florida were reportedly involved per Nakos. However, in the end, Becker will back up right where he started at UVA.

Becker just finished his sophomore season, with 95 appearances made over two seasons, with Virginia. He has batted .366 while slugging .637, hitting 17 home runs with 98 RBI. He would bat at .368 while slugging at .617 as a sophomore, hitting nine of his homers and posting 52 of the RBI as the team’s best hitter in his second year in college.

Then, defensively at shortstop, Becker would put out 95 with a fielding percentage of .925 as an underclassman. With that, Becker would be a selection to the All-ACC Third Team this past season in 2025.

On3’s Sam Gillenwater contributed to this report