Softball


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.


Softball: UVA extends win streak to 11 games with victories over Saint Francis, George Mason

The Virginia softball team ran its win streak to 11 games after picking up a pair of victories on Sunday to close out the Palmer Park Clash.


Softball: Cavaliers pick up wins over DePaul, Fairfield to open Palmer Park Clash

The Cavaliers defeated DePaul by a score of 9-1 in six innings and Fairfield by a score of 16-1 in five innings.