Baseball: No. 21 UVA claims series opener against Yellow Jackets, 12-5
No. 21 Virginia jumped out to an early 6-0 lead and held on for a 12-5, series-opening win over Georgia Tech on Thursday at Mac Nease Park in Atlanta.
No. 21 Virginia jumped out to an early 6-0 lead and held on for a 12-5, series-opening win over Georgia Tech on Thursday at Mac Nease Park in Atlanta.
No. 21 Virginia will play its final three-game series of the season at Georgia Tech beginning Thursday at Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta.
Virginia sophomore Griff O’Ferrall was one of 25 semifinalists named for the Brooks Wallace Award, annually bestowed on the nation’s top shortstop by the College Baseball Foundation.
Virginia closer Jay Woolfolk received an official invite to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team training camp on Monday.
Graduate student Brian Edgington was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week on Monday. Edgington is the first Cavalier pitcher to earn the weekly honor this season.
Virginia finishes its home regular-season slate with a record of 32-4 at Disharoon Park, tied for the most regular-season home victories in program history.
No. 21 Virginia clinched its series with Louisville after a 4-1 victory in game two of a three-game set at Disharoon Park on Saturday.
No. 21 Virginia scored the first 13 runs, 12 with two outs, in a 15-5 series-opening win over Louisville on Friday at Disharoon Park. Virginia won its 30th home game of 2023, the most in a season since 2013.
In its non-conference regular season finale, No. 21 Virginia produced an 8-0 shutout win over Radford on Wednesday at Disharoon Park. The Cavaliers became first NCAA team since 2015 to go undefeated in regular season non-conference play.
No. 21 Virginia returns to action on Wednesday to host Radford in the final non-conference game of the season. First pitch at Disharoon Park is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Kate Douglass and Iñaki Montes were honored as Virginia’s top female and male athletes for the 2022-23 academic year.
Virginia improved to 24-0 in non-conference play this season and have won 28-consecutive regular season game non-ACC games dating back to 2022.
No. 20 Duke won the rubber match of a three-game series, 7-3 over No. 13 Virginia on Sunday at Disharoon Park. The Blue Devils scored the game’s first six runs and held on for the series-clinching victory.
No. 13 Virginia will host a three-game series against No. 20 Duke at Disharoon Park. The series opener is scheduled for Friday at 8 p.m. and will broadcast live on ACC Network.
No. 13 Virginia remained unblemished in non-conference play with a 13-4 win over Towson on Wednesday at Disharoon Park.
No. 13 Virginia overcame a three-run, sixth inning deficit by scoring the game’s final seven runs in a 7-4 win over Liberty on Tuesday at Disharoon Park.
No. 13 Virginia returns home to Disharoon Park to kick-off an 11-game homestand beginning with midweek contests against Liberty on Tuesday and Towson on Wednesday.
The Fighting Irish took game one, 10-2 and held on for a 5-4 victory in the nightcap.
The Cavaliers improved to 23-2 at home this season and went 6-2 on the eight-game homestand.
Pitt clinched the series with a 6-4 win over No. 7 Virginia on Saturday at Disharoon Park. The Cavaliers suffer their second ACC series loss of the season.