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.
Virginia hit five home runs, including going back-to-back twice, as the Cavaliers downed Pittsburgh by a score of 8-5 on Sunday.
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.
Virginia continued to get production in the circle with as the Cavaliers swept a doubleheader with Hofstra at Palmer Park on Tuesday afternoon.
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.
The Virginia softball team dropped a midweek contest at Liberty by a score of 6-2 on Tuesday at Kamphuis Field in Lynchburg.
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.
The Cavaliers defeated DePaul by a score of 9-1 in six innings and Fairfield by a score of 16-1 in five innings.
The Cavaliers’ bats remained hot on Sunday, as Virginia picked up a pair of run-rule victories over Howard and George Washington at Palmer Park.
Virginia picked up a run-rule victory for the second-straight day as the Cavaliers defeated St. John’s by a score of 8-0 in six innings on Saturday at Palmer Park.
The Cavaliers drew 14 walks, including seven in a sixth-inning rally, to help Virginia take a run-rule victory over University of Maryland Eastern Shore by a score of 10-2 in six innings on Friday at Palmer Park.
The Virginia softball team opened up play at home with a win on Thursday, as the Cavaliers opened up play at the Cavalier Classic with a 5-1 win over Longwood at Palmer Park.
The Virginia softball team opens play at home this weekend, hosting the Cavalier Classic at Palmer Park. Play begins on Thursday against Longwood at 4 p.m. and continues throughout the weekend.
Virginia fell to Minnesota by a score of 2-1 in eight innings to close play for the Hoos at the ACC/Big 10 Challenge on Sunday.
A tight pitcher’s duel went the way of the Terrapins on Friday, as a home run in the sixth inning proved to be the difference in a 2-1 loss for Virginia to No. 23 Maryland in game one of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
A big first inning helped power the Hoos, as Virginia picked up a 6-2 win at UNCG on Thursday.
The Virginia softball team heads back out on the road this weekend for five games, starting with a single game at UNCG on Thursday, before facing No. 23 Maryland and Minnesota at the ACC/Big 10 Challenge.
Freshman right-hander Eden Bigham has been named the ACC Pitcher of the Week, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday with the release of its weekly honors.
The Virginia softball team won a pair of games on Saturday in Houston, defeating Lamar and Houston to remain perfect on the opening weekend.
The Virginia softball team posted its second shutout of the season on Friday as the Cavaliers defeated Sam Houston by a score of 3-0 at the Bearkat Softball Complex.
Freshmen helped set the tone for the Cavaliers on opening day as Virginia defeated Lamar with a pair of home runs from Jade Hylton and M.C. Eaton while right-hander Eden Bigham tossed a no hitter for the 5-0 victory at the Houston Invitational.