Softball: Hoos upset fourth-ranked Bruins, 7-6, on Eaton’s walk-off homer
The walk-off finally went the way of the Cavaliers on Sunday, as MC Eaton’s two-run home run in the seventh lifted Virginia to a 7-6 victory over No. 4 UCLA.
The walk-off finally went the way of the Cavaliers on Sunday, as MC Eaton’s two-run home run in the seventh lifted Virginia to a 7-6 victory over No. 4 UCLA.
Virginia got a pair of home runs as part of a back-and-forth battle that went into extra innings, but came up short on Friday in a 7-6 loss to Auburn in eight innings.
Sarah Coon hit a pair of triples and scored the tying and go-ahead runs as Virginia defeated No. 23 Kentucky by a score of 4-1 at the Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational.
Virginia used an eight-run third inning to claim a run-rule victory on Sunday as the Cavaliers downed Saint Francis by a score of 12-0 in five innings.
Virginia is ranked No. 24 in the Softball America preseason Top 25, it was announced by the publication with the release of its annual preseason poll.
The Cavaliers will play a challenging five-game slate the weekend of February 13-16, 2025, in the event at Clearwater, Fla.
The Virginia softball team will play a pair of home dates as part of its 2024 fall schedule that was released on Thursday.
The season came to an end for Virginia on Sunday afternoon as the Cavaliers fell in the NCAA Regional final by a score of 6-0 to No. 3 Tennessee.
Virginia flipped the script on Friday, hitting a pair of two-run home runs on the way to a 7-0 victory over Miami-Ohio to win the first game of the NCAA Knoxville Regional.
The Virginia softball team earned the second NCAA Tournament bid in program history and will be the two seed at the Knoxville Regional.
The Virginia softball team dropped its quarterfinal matchup at the ACC Championship on Thursday with an 8-1 loss to fifth-seeded and 23rd-ranked Clemson.
The fourth-seeded Virginia softball team opens the ACC Championship on Thursday when the Cavaliers face fifth-seeded Clemson in a quarterfinal matchup.
Eden Bigham and Jade Hylton were named to the All-ACC First Team, while Shelby Barbee was named to the Third Team. Bella Cabral was an All-Freshman Team selection.
The Virginia softball team earned the fourth overall seed in the ACC Championship and will open play against fifth-seeded Clemson in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Virginia swept a doubleheader at No. 3 Duke with a pair of one-run wins on Saturday to claim the weekend series over the Blue Devils and lock up a berth in the ACC Softball Championships.
Virginia grabbed its fifth series win in ACC play on Sunday, as the Cavaliers walked off NC State with a 3-2 victory at Palmer Park.
A pitcher’s duel went the way of the visiting team on Tuesday night at Palmer Park, as Virginia dropped a 1-0 decision to Liberty.
A tight game early turned with a big sixth inning for the home team, as Virginia dropped game two of the weekend series at Notre Dame by a score of 10-3 on Saturday.
The Virginia softball team dropped a doubleheader at North Carolina on Sunday, falling to the Tar Heels 4-1 in game one and 6-1 in game two.
Virginia got a complete-game shutout from Eden Bigham and pulled away late as the Cavaliers defeated North Carolina by a score of 3-0 on Friday night.