Virginia unable to find success against Terrapins
Despite a valiant effort, the Virginia softball team was unable to overcome the Terrapins' five grand slams in this weekend's three-game series at The Park.
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Despite a valiant effort, the Virginia softball team was unable to overcome the Terrapins' five grand slams in this weekend's three-game series at The Park.
Home sweet home. It is time for the Virginia softball team to finally play at Davenport Field after the 29 straight games on the road that began the season.
It has been a long road trip for the Virginia softball team and it finally ends today. The Cavaliers head down to Radford University today for a doubleheader to finish up the 29 consecutive road games that began their season.
Despite a gutsy performance against North Carolina in last weekend's series, the Virginia softball team came up short losing all three games.
The Virginia softball team played in four early season tournaments this year, traveling to Tampa, Fla.; Tucson, Ariz.; Palm Springs, Calif. and Jacksonville, Fla. The going got tough against high levels of competition such as Arizona, Oregon State and Michigan. These tournaments, along with a two-game series against East Carolina, have combined to give Virginia its current record of 8-16.
The Virginia softball team, which entered March with a respectable 7-9 record, did not fare well during Spring Break, going 1-7.
Although freshman Abby Snyder was selected as a captain, she is not the only freshman who is standing out on the 2007 Virginia softball team. Freshman first baseman Kelly Haller currently leads the team in batting average, hits, doubles, homeruns, RBIs and slugging percentage and is second on the team in on-base percentage.
The Virginia softball team's early-season tour through sunny cities resumes today when it heads to Palm Springs, Calif. to play in the Palm Springs Classic.
The Virginia softball team travels west to Tucson, Ariz. for its second consecutive weekend tournament today through Sunday. Last weekend, the Cavaliers participated in the Best Western Invitational in Tampa, Fla., and came away with a 3-2 record and a third-place tournament finish.
Freshman third baseman Abby Snyder is no ordinary freshman on the Virginia softball team. Normally, freshmen on collegiate sports teams sit out a year or two and see little to no action while they learn the game from their older teammates. Snyder, however, is not only going to see playing time this season -- she also has the responsibility of being one of the team's captains.
The Virginia softball team will open its 2007 season at the Best Western Invitational at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. Feb. 9-11. The four-team tournament includes the Cavaliers, the South Florida Bulls, the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
The 2007 Virginia softball team hopes to improve on 2006's 29-26 overall record and 7-13 ACC record. Players will have to move forward with the thought of a seventh place prediction in the back of their minds.
The Virginia Cavaliers (13-6, 5-2 ACC) and the Duke Blue Devils (18-3, 5-2 ACC) face off tonight at 9 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena. The game figures to be the biggest home game of the year for the Cavaliers. Duke and Virginia are currently fourth and fifth respectively in the ACC.
Although it is early in the track and field season, Virginia's track and field team is already racking up several accomplishments.
The Virginia Cavaliers volleyball team dropped their match last night to the Duke Blue Devils, 3-0. Despite being 25-3 overall and 18-1 in the ACC, the Blue Devils are not ranked in the AVCA Division I Women's Top 25 poll. The loss dropped the Cavaliers to 21-7 overall and 14-5 in the ACC.
The 2006-07 Virginia men's basketball team will take the court at 7 p.m. this Sunday in the brand new John Paul Jones Arena to face perhaps their toughest season-opening opponent ever. The Arizona Wildcats, who won the NCAA championship in 1997, come into Sunday's game ranked 10th in the preseason ESPN poll.
After two big wins over the weekend against Georgia Tech and Clemson, the Cavalier volleyball team finds itself sitting in fourth place in the ACC at 8-4 in the conference and 15-6 overall.
The Virginia Cavaliers (2-5, 1-2 ACC) will attempt to rebound after a close 28-26 loss to Maryland last Saturday as they face the North Carolina Tar Heels (1-5, 0-3 ACC) tonight at 7:30 in Scott Stadium.
By Aaron Perryman Cavalier Daily Staff Writer Normally, if you asked a football fan who a standout player on their favorite team is, the answers would typically be a quarterback, running back, wide receiver or perhaps a terrific defensive player. This may not be the case for Virginia in 2006, however. When thinking of this Cavalier team's star players, junior Josh Zidenberg and his special teams play should not be overlooked.
After losing 24-7 to a solid Georgia Tech team last Thursday, the Cavaliers head down to Durham, N.C. tomorrow to play a win less Duke football team in what would normally be seen as an easy victory. However, this time, the normally stronger Cavaliers are struggling just like their Blue Devil counterparts, who are coming off a bye-week.