Baseball: Miami storms back for 6-5 win in ACC opener
Miami trailed by as many as four runs and a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh by Daniel Cuvet completed the 6-5 comeback win over No. 13 Virginia.
Miami trailed by as many as four runs and a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh by Daniel Cuvet completed the 6-5 comeback win over No. 13 Virginia.
No. 13 Virginia belted eight home runs in a 26-12 victory at George Washington on Wednesday in Arlington.
It marked the 850th career victory for head coach Brian O’Connor, who is in his 21st season as head coach of the Cavaliers.
No. 13 Virginia scored the game’s first six runs and held on for a 10-6 victory over UMass on Sunday at Disharoon Park.
UMass evened the three-game series at Disharoon Park with a 10-5 victory over No. 13 Virginia on Saturday afternoon.
The Cavaliers are 7-0 to start the year for the third-straight season and the ninth time under head coach Brian O’Connor.
For the second-straight day, No. 14 Virginia prevailed in comeback fashion, this time erasing a six-run deficit in an eventual 12-9 victory over No. 18 Iowa on Saturday night.
No. 14 Virginia improved to 4-0 on the season and have now won 33-straight regular season games against non-conference opponents.
The baseball game between No. 14 Virginia and ODU, originally scheduled for Tuesday at Disharoon Park, has been moved to Wednesday.
No. 14 Virginia emerged on top of Hofstra in a 11-9, seesaw affair at Disharoon Park on Sunday.
No. 14 Virginia hit four home runs and scored 17 runs between the third and fifth innings to produce a 21-3 victory over Hofstra on Saturday at Disharoon Park.
No. 14 Virginia scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth and came away with a 10-8 victory over Hofstra on Friday at Disharoon Park.
Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting how fortunate UVA is to have Brian O’Connor as its baseball coach.
In a poll of the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball coaches, Virginia was picked to repeat as ACC Coastal Division Champions.
Virginia baseball will be in for a treat this season when the Cavaliers take on Boston College at historic Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.
The ACC released a statement Thursday from Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. on the passing of Mike Martin.
For the first time in program history, the Virginia baseball team will play regular season games outside the continental United States when it opens its 2025 season at the inaugural Puerto Rico Challenge.
Virginia announced that it will induct three former players – Jon Benick (1999-01), George Priftis (1980-83) and David Stone (1999-02) – into the UVA Baseball Hall of Fame in a private ceremony this January.
The Cavaliers are scheduled to play 34 games at Disharoon Park, including ACC series against Wake Forest, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, NC State and Virginia Tech.
The Cavaliers will host ECU on Sunday, Oct. 22 at noon, a rematch of the 2023 Charlottesville Regional Championship. UVA will also square off against Maryland in College Park, Md. on Sunday, Oct. 15.