Softball


Softball: Hardin agrees to extension through 2026 season

Virginia head softball coach Joanna Hardin has signed a three-year contract extension through the 2026 season.


Softball: UVA’s Roberts joins Team USA coaching staff for Japan All-Star Series

Mike Roberts, the associate head coach and pitching coach with the Virginia softball program, has been tabbed to join the USA Softball Women’s National Team coaching staff for the Japan All-Star Series this summer, it was announced on Thursday.


Softball: Bigham and Hylton earn All-Region accolades from NFCA

The freshman duo of pitcher Eden Bigham and infielder Jade Hylton continued to pull in recognition this week, as both Virginia softball players earned All-Region honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Thursday.


Softball: Cavaliers come up short against Syracuse in ACC opening round, 8-2

Virginia struck first, but Syracuse pulled away down the stretch, as the eighth-seeded Cavaliers fell to the ninth-seeded Orange by a score of 8-2 in the first round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday.


Softball: Bigham, Hylton earn All-ACC recognition

Freshman right-hander Eden Bigham and freshman second baseman Jade Hylton both garnered All-ACC honors, as announced the conference office on Wednesday prior to the start of the ACC Softball Tournament.


Softball: No. 8 seed Virginia faces No. 9 Syracuse in ACC Tournament opening round

The Virginia softball team opens play at the ACC Tournament on Wednesday, when the eighth-seeded Cavaliers take on ninth-seeded Syracuse in the opening game of the annual event.


Softball: Cavaliers earn No. 8 seed in upcoming ACC Tournament

The Virginia softball team opens play at the ACC Tournament on Wednesday, when the eighth-seeded Cavaliers take on ninth-seeded Syracuse in first-round action.


Douglass, Montes earn top honors to highlight Hoos Choice Awards

Kate Douglass and Iñaki Montes were honored as Virginia’s top female and male athletes for the 2022-23 academic year.


Softball: UVA blanks Longwood, 3-0, to conclude regular season

The Virginia softball team closed the regular season with a win, using an opportunistic offense to grind out a 3-0 victory at Longwood on Thursday evening in Farmville.


Softball: Virginia concludes ACC regular season with series at Syracuse

The Virginia softball team hits the road for a three-game series at Syracuse to close conference play.


Softball: Cavaliers come up short against Louisville in series finale, 9-2

The Virginia softball team fell behind early and wasn’t able to rally in a 9-2 loss to Louisville in the series finale at Palmer Park on Sunday.


Softball: Hoos split Saturday doubleheader against No. 4 Seminoles

Virginia won game one of the doubleheader 6-5 before falling 8-0 in the finale.


Softball: Hoos come up short in rubber match with No. 13 Hokies, 7-0

The Virginia softball team dropped the series finale with No. 13 Virginia Tech on Saturday by a score of 7-0 to close out the Smithfield Commonwealth Clash at Palmer Park.


Softball: Cavaliers drop series finale with Tar Heels, 5-3

A big fifth inning was too much to overcome on Sunday, as Virginia dropped the series finale with North Carolina by a score of 5-3 at Palmer Park.


Softball: Virginia blanks UNC, 3-0, to open weekend series

Eden Bigham threw a shutout for the third straight start as Virginia defeated North Carolina by a score of 3-0 on Friday at Palmer Park.


Softball: Virginia’s five-homer day leads to 8-5 win, series sweep at Pitt

Virginia hit five home runs, including going back-to-back twice, as the Cavaliers downed Pittsburgh by a score of 8-5 on Sunday.


Softball: UVA rallies, clinches series with 4-2 win at Pitt

The Virginia softball team rallied down the stretch with three runs in the final two innings to grab a 4-2 win at Pittsburgh on Saturday to clinch the weekend series.


Softball: Cavaliers sweep doubleheader against Hofstra, pick up 20th win of season

Virginia continued to get production in the circle with as the Cavaliers swept a doubleheader with Hofstra at Palmer Park on Tuesday afternoon.


Softball: UVA battles, but comes up short in 2-0 loss to No. 4 Clemson

Virginia got another solid day in the circle, including a six-strikeout relief outing from Jenny Bressler but dropped the tight battle at No. 4 Clemson on Sunday by a score of 2-0 in the series finale.


Softball: UVA’s win streak ends with 6-2 loss at Liberty

The Virginia softball team dropped a midweek contest at Liberty by a score of 6-2 on Tuesday at Kamphuis Field in Lynchburg.