Virginia looks ahead to future without No. 15
At the conclusion of the Virginia men's basketball team's season, coach Tony Bennett held player meetings with each individual on the team.
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At the conclusion of the Virginia men's basketball team's season, coach Tony Bennett held player meetings with each individual on the team.
There are days when Danny Hultzen throws three-hit, shutout baseball while fanning 12, when Dan Grovatt hits 4-for-5 at the plate with two home runs and when Tyler Cannon makes game-saving plays in the infield.
It's the heat of summer as the Virginia baseball team readies for the most important series in program history, but the games begin well before the Cavaliers take the field against No. 1 LSU. Deep in the corridors of an Omaha, Neb. hotel is the charismatic Tyler Cannon, embroiled in a highly competitive game with his arch-nemesis, Neal Davis.
Following the men's basketball team's season-ending loss to Duke in the ACC Tournament, coach Tony Bennett discussed the process of building a program.
When he was introduced as the new head coach of the Virginia basketball team April 1 last year, Tony Bennett was charged with two tall tasks. First, turn around a program that had finished 11th and 10th in the ACC during the previous two seasons with Dave Leitao. Second, ensure that incoming recruits Tristan Spurlock and Jontel Evans would keep to their commitments for the upcoming season.
During the first run through the order yesterday evening against Marshall, Virginia hitters familiarized themselves with a sidearm, an aesthetically displeasing throwing motion that resulted in top speeds of 64 miles per hour. The second go-around, a new pitcher toed the rubber, throwing 89 mph heat. Virginia then faced three more submarine pitchers in the Thundering Herd's bullpen-by-committee effort, which fielded six pitchers in total.
After he watched the ball fly off the bat of senior right fielder John Spatola and sail over the right field wall in the top of the seventh inning, sophomore Danny Hultzen walked back to the mound, toed the rubber and dialed in on the next batter. He threw two quick strikes, seemingly unshaken. But when the home plate umpire called three straight balls, Virginia's quiet, composed ace wiped the sweat off his forehead and circled the mound. For the first time Friday night, the preseason All-American selection appeared to be rattled by Boston College batters.
The difference between playing in Scott Stadium and Davenport Field became readily apparent for William & Mary's R.J. Archer yesterday evening.
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Dark, fiery, tattooed letters marked on Mustapha Farrakhan's left shoulder read: The Chosen One. With 6:24 remaining during the second half of Virginia's quarterfinal matchup against No. 1 seed Duke, the junior guard received the ball at the top of the key and drilled a three-pointer to close the Cavaliers' deficit to two and imbue the Wahoo faithful with new life.
When the players arrived at John Paul Jones Arena at 10 a.m. March 6 before the 1:30 tip-off of Virginia's regular season finale, they were informed that a season that could not have gone further south had indeed plummeted to a deeper, darker cellar: Second Team All-ACC selection Sylven Landesberg had been suspended for the rest of the season.
Despite a surprise starting appearance from sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg, the Virginia men's basketball team lost 68-55 yesterday night against Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass.\nEarlier this week, coach Tony Bennett said Landesberg had not practiced because of a bruised thigh, which kept him out of Sunday's home loss to Duke. His team's leading scorer, he said, would play pending a significant turnaround
Athletic Director Craig Littlepage before Virginia's home game against Wake Forest Feb. 6: "We're gonna win the regular season in the ACC."
Forty-eight hours ago, it was a ground-breaking accomplishment. But after his team defeated George Washington 5-2 in the season home-opener, coach Brian O'Connor said the subject is now taboo. Like screaming 'bomb' on an airplane.
The No. 2 Virginia baseball team began its highly anticipated 2010 season by winning its opening series against No. 11 East Carolina, two games to one.
After enduring a disappointing 19-point home loss to Florida State last Wednesday, coach Tony Bennett joked afterward that at least Virginia reached the 50-point mark with freshman guard Tristan Spurlock's basket during the game's final seconds.
When Jarrett Parker came to Virginia in 2007, he had plenty to be excited about. A reputable academic institution. A baseball team that had won 45 games and reached the NCAA Tournament the previous year. One thing was missing.
At his post-game press conference following his team's 61-55 loss to Virginia Tech last Saturday, first-year coach Tony Bennett emphasized the need to find a third scorer to support sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg and junior forward Mike Scott. Junior guard Jeff Jones answered Bennett's call against Maryland last night, but Virginia left its defense in Blacksburg. As a result, the Terrapins shot an astounding 70 percent from the field during the first half en route to a 85-66 blowout victory, the Cavaliers' widest margin of defeat this season.
The Virginia softball team opened its season last weekend with a 1-1 split against UNC Wilmington and Elon.
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Jeff Allen's performance during the past two games against Virginia before Saturday night: four points and seven rebounds in 17 minutes. But the hot-tempered, prone-to-give-fans-the-bird junior forward for Virginia Tech was cool, calm and collected this weekend on his home court, scoring 13 points during 20 minutes en route to a 61-55 victory for the Hokies.
As he strolled to the court to watch the No. 2 men's tennis team in the country begin practice yesterday night, coach Brian Boland walked with the weight of expectations clinging firmly to his shoulders.