Softball: Abby Weaver named ACC Player Of The Week
Sophomore utility player Abby Weaver of the Virginia softball team has been named the ACC Player of the Week.
Sophomore utility player Abby Weaver of the Virginia softball team has been named the ACC Player of the Week.
The Virginia softball team (15-10, 2-1 ACC) was hunting for the series sweep, but No. 24 Notre Dame (17-6, 1-2 ACC) used a seventh-inning run to take a 3-2 victory in the series finale at Palmer Park on Sunday.
The Virginia softball team (15-9, 2-0 ACC) swept a doubleheader with No. 24 Notre Dame (16-6, 0-2 ACC) at Palmer Park on Friday to claim the weekend series over the Irish.
Virginia picked up a run-rule win in the home opener on Tuesday, taking a 10-2 victory over Maryland (9-10) in five innings at Palmer Park.
For the second time on the weekend a big inning proved to be the difference against the Lady Vols as Virginia (12-9) fell to No. 18 Tennessee (15-6) on Sunday by a score of 5-0 to close out the Tennessee Invitational.
The Virginia softball team (12-8) hit five more home runs on Saturday to power to a pair of wins on day two at the Tennessee Invitational.
The Cavaliers hit four home runs on the day, including a walk-off from Tori Gilbert and a pair of round trippers from Leah Boggs, as Virginia (10-8) split a pair of games on Friday at the Tennessee Invitational.
The Virginia softball team (9-7) fell to Liberty (9-6) by a score of 6-2 on Tuesday night in a mid-week matchup at Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium.
The Virginia softball team (9-6) got three home runs, but a big third inning by the Spartans proved to be too much to overcome as the Cavaliers fell at UNCG (9-4) on Sunday by a score of 6-4.
The Virginia softball team (9-5) picked up two more wins at the UNCG Invitational on Saturday, combining to score 20 runs in wins over Towson and Loyola-Chicago.
The Virginia softball team (7-5) won both games on Friday to kick off play at the UNCG Invitational, defeating Towson (1-9) and Bucknell (2-7).
Virginia closed the weekend at the CSU Buc Up Tournament with a run-rule victory on Sunday, defeating Sacred Heart by a score of 8-0 in five innings.
Freshman Sarah Coon went 4-for-6 with two home runs, five RBI and two runs scored to lead the Virginia softball team (4-5) on Saturday in a pair of games at the CSU Buc Up Tournament hosted by Charleston Southern.
The Virginia softball team (3-4) split a pair of games on Friday to open play at the CSU Buc Up Tournament hosted by Charleston Southern.
Virginia fell to North Carolina on Sunday afternoon by a score of 5-0 to close out a weekend of play at the Gamecock Invitational at South Carolina.
Virginia used a big third inning and a complete-game performance from Mikayla Houge in the circle to pick up a 6-1 victory over George Washington on Saturday night at the Gamecock Invitational.
The Virginia softball team split action on day one at the Gamecock Invitational on Friday, posting a shutout of Lipscomb in game one before dropping a one-run game to South Carolina in the nightcap.
Virginia got a pair of home runs as part of a nine-hit performance, but the rally down the stretch came up short as the Cavaliers fell at Charlotte by a score of 10-7 on Thursday at the Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium.
Virginia softball head coach Joanna Hardin announced the signing of six players in the incoming class of 2021.
Mike Roberts, who helped lead Oregon (2014) and Washington (2017) to the semifinals at the Women’s College World Series, has joined the Virginia softball coaching staff as associate head coach and pitching coach.