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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Eden Bigham tossed a gem, striking out 10 batters and facing the minimum as No. 23 Virginia shut out George Mason with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday at Palmer Park.
Virginia hit six home runs on the day, including four in the second game of the afternoon, as the No. 25 Cavaliers took both games of a doubleheader with Boston College on Saturday.
Neither team was able to gain a comfortable advantage until Macee Eaton’s two-run home run proved to be the difference in a 3-1 win.
Virginia had the bats working early and often Tuesday, as the Cavaliers were able to blank visiting James Madison, 6-0, at Palmer Park.
Virginia hit four home runs on the day, including two from Sydney Hartgrove, and pushed seven runs across in the final two innings as the No. 23 Cavaliers downed No. 17 Virginia Tech.
The long ball and timely hits were the tale of the tape on Saturday as No. 23 Virginia fell at No. 17 Virginia Tech by a score of 6-1 in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash matchup.
Virginia got off to a quick start, but the home team surged down the stretch Friday as the No. 23 Cavaliers fell at No. 17 Virginia Tech.
Virginia ran its win streak to 12 games on Tuesday, using an opportunistic offense to grab a 2-0 victory over Longwood at Palmer Park.
The offense stayed hot for Virginia on Sunday, as the Cavaliers picked up another run-rule victory with a 12-1 win over Hofstra to conclude the Party at Palmer Invitational.
Jade Hylton homered twice and Virginia had four home runs as a team to power to a 10-0 win over Longwood in five innings on Monday.
The Hoos defeated Penn, 3-0, before taking an 11-2 win over Delaware in six innings.
Virginia opened the weekend with a pair of wins as the Cavaliers defeated Penn and Delaware to open play at the Mizuno Classic at Palmer Park on Saturday.