Cavaliers to open 2024 season in Jacksonville

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Posted on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, 7:13 pm

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The 2024 Virginia baseball team will participate in the inaugural Jax College Baseball Classic set to take place at 121 Financial Ballpark on February 23-25, 2024 in Jacksonville, Fla. The Cavaliers will play Auburn, Iowa and Wichita State in the three-day, round-robin format.

121 Financial Ballpark, formally Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, is the home of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins and considered one of the premier minor league ballparks in North America. The site also hosted the ACC Tournament from 2005-08 where the Cavaliers posted a pair of runner-up finishes (2005 & 2008).

2024 Jax College Baseball Classic Schedule

Friday, Feb. 23
Wichita State vs Virginia – 2:00 p.m.
Iowa vs Auburn – 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 24
Auburn vs Wichita State – 12:00 p.m.
Virginia vs Iowa – 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 25
Wichita State vs Iowa – 12:00 p.m.
Virginia vs Auburn – 4:00 p.m.
*Home team is listed second

Tickets can be purchased on a day-by-day basis that includes both games or as a weekend package in select seating sections with both reserved and general admission seating options available. Tickets are available now at jaxcbc.com.

The event is hosted by Peak Events LLC in partnership with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. Peak Events is an Event Management firm specializing in Collegiate Sporting events with current properties including the Jax Classic, Battle at the Ballpark in Sugar Land, Frisco College Baseball Classic and the Karbach Round Rock Classic. Follow the Jax Classic on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @JaxCBC to stay up to date with news and ticket information.