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After reliever Jake Berry had given up a solo home run to Florida’s BT Riopelle in the bottom of the eighth, allowing the Gators to trim Virginia’s lead to 4-3, the Cavaliers’ big southpaw retired the next three batters to end the inning.
Virginia held a 5-3 edge midway through the ninth inning of Friday night’s College World Series opener against second-seeded Florida, when the Gators reminded everyone how lethal they can be at the plate.
Jarin Stevenson, a 6-foot-10 standout from Pittsboro, N.C., announced on his Twitter on Friday that he has narrowed his choices to Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama.
The home run ball has returned to cavernous Charles Schwab Field in Omaha over the past couple of years, but that’s not a huge concern for Virginia coach Brian O’Connor.
The second-seeded Gators are making their 13th trip to the College World Series in program history, and will be looking for a second national championship after winning it all in 2017.
Christian Bliss, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound 4-star from George School in Pennsylvania, narrowed his list of schools to only four earlier this month, and is scheduled to make official visits to two of them next week: UVA and Xavier.
Virginia is in the mix for another one of the top wing players in the country in 6-foot-7 Isaiah Abraham, who plays for Paul VI Catholic in Alexandria.
Golfweek has named Virginia sophomore women’s golfer Amanda Sambach and men’s freshman Ben James first-team All-Americans, it was announced Tuesday.
If you’re a Virginia baseball fan and headed to Omaha for the College World Series, then “Barry O’s Tavern” is a must-visit spot.
Kyle Teel and Connelly Early were named NCBWA First Team All-Americans on Wednesday. For the second-straight season, Jake Gelof was selected as an All-American at third base, earning second team honors.
From Malcolm Brogdon winning the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award to Trey Murphy III emerging as a box-office dunker and rising star, it has been a great year for men’s professional basketball players who used to play in John Paul Jones Arena.
While most of the local amateur golf tournaments have disappeared from the competition schedule, the Charlottesville City Championship is back.
Brian Edgington and several of his teammates are jacked up about their first College World Series experience.
Virginia rallied from a Game 1 loss to defeat Duke in Games 2 and 3 this weekend to earn the program’s sixth trip to Omaha. Hootie invites Chris Graham to the show to discuss UVA’s run to another College World Series.
Following Friday’s narrow 5-4 loss to Duke in the opening game of the best-of-three Super Regionals, panic spread like wildfire through some of Wahoo Nation.
Virginia is headed back to the College World Series next week in Omaha, as the No. 7 seed Cavaliers picked up where they left off Saturday in a convincing, 12-2 victory in Sunday’s Charlottesville Super Regional rubber match against Duke.
In a little over a week, Virginia baseball alumni Andrew Abbott has been called up from Triple-A baseball to the major leagues, won his first two MLB starts, and allowed zero runs over 11.2 innings pitched.
Virginia golfers Ben James and Amanda Sambach helped the Team USA reclaim the Arnold Palmer Cup during a three-day competition that concluded Saturday at Laurel Valley Golf Club.
Jake Gelof nearly won Friday’s opening game of the Charlottesville Super Regional with his long blast to the outfield wall. The ball was mere inches from becoming a walk-off home run under crucial circumstances.
Connelly Early’s pitch count was climbing by the sixth inning of Saturday’s game when Duke and the Blue Devils were trying to fight their way back into the game, trailing host Virginia 10-3.