Baseball: Parker strikes out 10 in Cavalier debut as UVA downs Ohio, 8-4
Led by starting pitcher Nick Parker, who had 10 strikeouts in five innings of work, Virginia pitchers struck out 15 batters in the contest.
Led by starting pitcher Nick Parker, who had 10 strikeouts in five innings of work, Virginia pitchers struck out 15 batters in the contest.
The 24 runs were the most by the Cavaliers on opening day since 1901. A previously agreed upon 10-run rule ended the game after seven innings.
No. 19 Virginia will host its season-opener on Friday against Navy at 2 p.m. Admission to Friday’s game is free. Free parking will also be available in the JPJ South and JPJ West lots on a first-come, first-served basis.
Only two UVA baseball Hall of Famers had more pitching appearances as freshman over the past two decades than Jay Woolfolk last season, when he worked 28 games as a rookie for Coach Brian O’Connor.
Virginia’s baseball team got an unexpected surprise Wednesday when its season-opener was moved from Wilmington, N.C., to Charlottesville, due to predicted inclement weather.
Juniors Jake Gelof and Kyle Teel were included on the preseason watch list for the Golden Spikes Award, an honor annually given to the nation’s top amateur baseball player by USA Baseball.
The Cavaliers will be featured on ACC Network four times over the course of the spring and all home games will be available on ACCNX.
In a poll of the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball coaches, Virginia was picked to finish second in the ACC Coastal Division.
Virginia catcher Kyle Teel was named a Baseball America First Team Preseason All-American. The Baseball America All-America team is voted on by Major League scouting directors.
With the 2023 college baseball season less than a month away, the first pitch times for all home games at Disharoon Park are now available on VirginiaSports.com. Virginia also unveiled its promotional schedule for the 2023 season.
The Virginia baseball team garnered a preseason ranking of No. 19 from D1Baseball.com. The Cavaliers are one of seven Atlantic Coast Conference teams in the website’s Top-25.
Virginia third baseman Jake Gelof was named a First Team Preseason All-American Monday by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. The Cavalier junior is coming off a historic 2022 season in which he broke the program’s single-season RBI record.
Embarking on his 20th season at the helm, head coach Brian O’Connor and the Virginia baseball program unveiled the 2023 schedule on Tuesday.
Head coach Brian O’Connor announced the addition of Brandon Guyer and his Major League Mindset mental skills training program to the arsenal of developmental tools available to Virginia baseball student-athletes.
The Virginia baseball program will play nine games as part of its annual Orange and Blue World Series this fall, beginning on Oct. 3. Additionally, the Cavaliers will play a pair of exhibitions, including a home contest against Maryland on Oct. 22.
Virginia baseball lefthanded pitcher Brian Gursky has signed a free agent contract with the New York Mets.
Chase Hungate, a member of VCU’s Atlantic 10 baseball championship, announced this weekend via social media that he is transferring to Virginia.
Virginia baseball graduate student Will Geerdes signed free agent deal with the San Diego Padres on Saturday.
Virginia baseball graduate student Devin Ortiz signed free agent deal with the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Ortiz joins the Padres organization as a two-way player just as he was over the duration of his Cavalier career.
Chris Newell was taken in the 13th round (405th overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers, while Matt Wyatt was picked in the 20th round (614th overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays.