Devin Ortiz, the team’s senior designated hitter, had only pitched two innings during the season. Sure, Virginia’s deep and talented pitching staff had been mostly used up, but Ortiz?

Devin Ortiz started Virginia’s NCAA regional championship on the mound Tuesday morning and finished it in the afternoon with a 10th-inning walk-off home run that catapulted the Cavaliers into next weekend’s Super Regional with a 4-3 win over Old Dominion.

On the brink of elimination in a marathon NCAA regional doubleheader, and after watching gritty, record-breaking performances, some completely unexpected, Virginia coach Brian O’Connor put a ribbon on Sunday’s wins over South Carolina and Old Dominion.

Virginia jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and held off a late South Carolina rally to eliminate the Gamecocks, 3-2, Sunday afternoon and advanced to tonight’s game against unbeaten Old Dominion in the NCAA Columbia regional.

There’s nothing like a family dinner to spark a sibling rivalry. Just ask Virginia’s brother combination of Zack and Jake Gelof.

Virginia’s bats came alive Saturday as the Cavaliers posted a program postseason record 21 hits in a 13-8 elimination game against Jacksonville in the NCAA Columbia regional.

Brian O’Connor pointed out this week that Virginia’s formula for advancing in regional play over the years has been as simple as cornbread.

If anyone thinks Andrew Abbott is going to be feeling a ton of pressure in his first NCAA tournament pitching assignment against South Carolina on Friday, think again.

When Virginia opens the NCAA Tournament at noon Friday in Columbia, S.C., the Cavaliers will be facing one of the nation’s most potent batting lineups.

Senior Andrew Abbott was named a Second Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper on Thursday.

Brian O’Connor knows that it will be a challenge to take on host South Carolina in its own backyard when Virginia opens the NCAA Columbia regional on Friday at noon.

Virginia’s baseball team has been selected as the No. 3 seed in the Columbia, S.C., Regional, and will face No. 2 seed South Carolina at noon Friday on ESPN2.

Brian O’Connor predicted UVA’s semifinals matchup with Duke would be a bloodbath between two of the hottest teams in the league.

Earlier in the season, Virginia’s ace pitcher Andrew Abbott couldn’t buy run support from his teammates. The second half of the season has been a change of fortune for the senior left-hander.

When the ACC Tournament schedule was announced last weekend, Virginia’s players were excited when they saw the opponents they would face in pool play.

Zach Messinger hadn’t thrown this deep into a game this season, but the anticipation of starting for the first time in an ACC Tournament inspired him.

Virginia has been one of the ACC’s hottest team since early April and hopes to continue that momentum in Tuesday’s opening of pool play in the conference championships.

Andrew Abbott, Zack Gelof and Kyle Teel were each recognized as All-ACC performers on Monday after a vote of the league’s head coaches.

Virginia earned the eighth seed in the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball tournament at Truist Field in Charlotte, N.C.

Boston College avoided the series sweep with an 8-6 victory over Virginia in the series finale on Saturday at Harrington Athletics Village.