Wahoos Come Up Empty in MLB4 Tournament

No. 24 Cal State Fullerton erased a 5-3, ninth-inning deficit by scoring three runs in their final turn at the plate in a 6-5 victory over Virginia in the finale of the MLB4 Collegiate Baseball Tournament at Salt River Fields.

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Virginia Baseball Opens 2019 Practice

Last year was not business as usual for Virginia baseball. In fact, it was the first time in Brian O’Connor’s 15 years at the helm of the program that the Cavaliers failed to make the NCAA Tournament.

International Experience Certainly Agreed With Brian O’Connor

Brian O’Connor got a taste of international baseball this summer in a 22-day stint with USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team. The experience whetted his appetite for more. O’Connor, Virginia’s longtime baseball coach, was the pitching coach on manager Paul Mainieri’s USA team that went 11-3 in series against Chinese Taipei, Japan and Cuba. The USA swept its five-game series against Taipei, won three of five against Japan, and went 3-1 vs. Cuba, with the final game rained out. Brian O’Connor Makes A Visit To The Mound For Team USA Certainly, O’Connor’s pitching staff did its job. The USA arms were […]

40 Years Ago On This Day, Mike Cubbage Hit For The Cycle

Mike Cubbage (right) with UVA baseball Coach Brian O’Connor during Cubbage’s induction into UVA Hall Of Fame Fasten your seatbelts. We’re stepping into Hootie’s Way Back Machine, and remember that we have to hit 88 mph on the keyboard before the flux capacitor will start. Also, try not to interact with yourself or others as it will upset the space-time continuum … July 27, 1978 Charlottesville native and current resident, Mike Cubbage, known to friends and former baseball players and coaches as “Cubby,” accomplished one of the most rare feats in Major League Baseball. As a member of the Minnesota […]