Softball


Softball: Virginia falls to North Florida in Columbia Regional opener, 2-1

A solo home run from Sarah Coon wasn’t enough in a pitcher’s duel, as Virginia dropped a 2-1 contest to North Florida in the opening game of NCAA Regional play.


Softball: Hoos receive No. 2 seed in Columbia Regional of NCAA Tournament

The No. 25 Virginia softball team earned its second straight NCAA Tournament berth and will be the two seed in the Columbia Regional hosted by South Carolina.


Softball: Cavaliers fall to Clemson in ACC quarterfinals, 7-4

No. 25 Virginia fell to No. 15 Clemson in the ACC quarterfinals by a score of 7-4 at the Harrington Athletics Village at Boston College.


Softball: Cavaliers walk off Cardinals in opening round of ACC Championship, 3-2

Kelly Ayer’s RBI double in the seventh lifted the Cavaliers to a walk-off victory as No. 25 Virginia advanced in the ACC Championships with a 3-2 victory over Louisville.


Softball: Virginia earns No. 7 seed in upcoming ACC Tournament

Brackets and seeds for the upcoming ACC Softball Championships were announced Saturday, and Virginia will be the seventh seed at the event.


Softball: No. 25 Hoos rally for 5-3 win over Flames in regular-season finale

No. 25 Virginia got home runs from MC Eaton and Jade Hylton and used a four-run fourth inning as the Cavaliers rallied to defeat Liberty by a score of 5-3.


Softball: No. 15 Stanford walks off No. 25 UVA in opener, 4-3

A seventh-inning rally proved to be No. 25 Virginia’s undoing on Friday, as the Cavaliers fell at No. 15 Stanford by a score of 4-3 in a walk-off in the series opener.


Softball: Bigham tosses another shutout as No. 25 Cavaliers top Dukes, 11-0

Bella Cabral drove in five runs and Eden Bigham threw another complete-game shutout as No. 25 Virginia posted an 11-0 run-rule victory at JMU on Tuesday night.


Softball: Bigham, Hoos record 6-0 shutout to take series over Cardinals

Eden Bigham tossed a complete-game shutout and the senior class came through as part of a big sixth inning on Saturday to help No. 25 Virginia to a 6-0 victory over Louisville.


Softball: No. 25 UVA evens series with 8-2 victory over Louisville

Virginia used a five-run fourth inning to break things open on Friday, as the No. 25 Cavaliers defeated Louisville by a score of 8-2 and evened the weekend series.


Softball: Cardinals edge No. 25 Cavaliers in extras, 6-5, to open series

The No. 25 Virginia softball team rallied to force extra innings, but couldn’t finish off Louisville on Thursday, as the Cavaliers fell to the Cardinals by a score of 6-5 in nine innings.


Softball: Cavaliers post 6-0 midweek shutout against Highlanders

The Cavalier pitching staff came through again on Tuesday as No. 25 Virginia shut out Radford for a 6-0 victory at Palmer Park.


Softball: Hoos complete sweep of Orange as Hylton sets UVA’s HR mark

Jade Hylton set the program record for home runs in her first at-bat as she helped power Virginia to a series sweep of Syracuse with a 10-2 victory in five innings on Sunday.


Softball: UVA no-hits Syracuse in both games of Saturday double-dip

Virginia swept a doubleheader with Syracuse at Palmer Park, winning the first game, 5-0, before taking a run-rule, 10-0 victory in game two.


Softball: Hoos fall in walk-off fashion at Flames, 4-3

Virginia took the lead in the top of the seventh on a Jade Hylton home run, but Liberty answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning.


Softball: No. 25 Virginia walks off Maryland, 4-3

MC Eaton delivered another walk-off win for the Cavaliers on Tuesday as No. 25 Virginia defeated Maryland by a score of 4-3 at Palmer Park.


Softball: No. 22 Hoos avoid sweep with wild 6-4 win at Notre Dame in extras

Jade Hylton’s home run in the 10th inning was the difference on Sunday as No. 22 Virginia defeated Notre Dame by a score of 6-4 at Melissa Cook Stadium.


Softball: Irish claims series with 7-2 win against No. 22 Virginia

For the second straight day a big inning for the home team was the difference as No. 22 Virginia fell on the road at Notre Dame by a score of 7-2 on Saturday.


Softball: No. 22 UVA opens series with 4-3 loss at Notre Dame

The No. 22 Virginia softball team dropped the series opener at Notre Dame on Friday as the Irish rallied for the 4-3 victory at Melissa Cook Stadium.


Softball: No. 23 Hoos walk off Golden Bears, 6-5, in front of record home crowd

A record crowd of 1,981 had lots to cheer about on Saturday as No. 23 Virginia  rallied for a walk-off win over California at Palmer Park.