Virginia defeated a 2015 NCAA Tournament team in Radford Tuesday afternoon before falling to the bats of VCU Wednesday.
It didn’t go to extras, yet somehow the noon finale Sunday between Virginia baseball and No. 13 North Carolina still interfered with early evening plans.
After dropping to 7-8 in ACC play following a series loss against Boston College (18-11, 5-8 ACC) this past weekend, Virginia is looking to claw its way back up to .500 in the ACC with a strong showing against No. 13 North Carolina Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Longwood baserunners stood at the corners with nobody out in the top of the fifth. Virginia was hanging on to a 6-2 lead, and coach Brian O’Connor had just snatched the baseball from freshman starter Daniel Lynch after a walk and handed it to junior reliever Tyler Shambora.
A springtime return to Charlottesville comes at the right time for the Cavaliers (20-14, 7-8 ACC), who have lost five of their last six road contests and consequently fallen outside of the NCAA’s top-25 rankings.
Absent from the top-25 rankings for the first time in 2016, the Virginia baseball team headed north to Chestnut Hills, Mass. for a three-game weekend series at Boston College. Behind the arm of junior ace Connor Jones, the Cavaliers (20-14, 7-8 ACC) blanked the Eagles (16-11, 5-8 ACC) on a windy opener Friday, 3-0.
The Virginia baseball team travels to Chestnut Hill, Mass. this Friday to take on Boston College in the attempt to get back to a winning record in conference play.
The Virginia baseball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over George Washington, 15-3.
Virginia Commonwealth University (19-10, 5-1 A-10) defeated No. 22 Virginia baseball, 7-5, Tuesday night in downtown Richmond. Freshman lefty Daniel Lynch, a 2015 graduate of Douglas Freeman High School in neighboring Henrico County, started on the mound for the Cavaliers (18-12, 6-6 ACC).
A payoff pitch at the knees froze sophomore first baseman Pavin Smith for the final out Sunday evening, as North Carolina State defeated Virginia 5-2 to take the weekend series.
Wearing its orange uniforms and camo caps, No. 14 Virginia baseball hosted No. 23 North Carolina State Sunday in the rubber match of a weekend series at Davenport Field. Six gutsy innings from junior pitcher Ryan Williamson and two-out hitting lifted the Wolfpack (19-9, 5-5 ACC) past the Cavaliers (18-11, 6-6 ACC), 5-2.
In baseball terms, the Cavaliers were cruising through Wednesday’s game at Davenport Field. Nearly two hours after freshman starter Daniel Lynch had delivered a first-pitch strike, Virginia led 3-0 in the top of the eighth inning. Then, came the grinding halt.
No. 14 Virginia baseball plays host to Old Dominion (18-7, 3-3 C-USA) Wednesday evening in this season’s installment of a historically difficult matchup for the Cavaliers.
Virginia baseball handed No. 7 Louisville its first home loss of the season with a 6-3 victory Friday night. Senior workhorse Connor Jones tossed 112 pitches over seven strong innings, allowing three runs — two earned — on five hits.
Nearly a year ago, then-No. 5 Louisville swept a three-games series from Virginia baseball in Charlottesville.
The wind was whipping towards left field on the cloudless Tuesday at Davenport Field. Virginia’s unbeaten sophomore pitcher Adam Haseley toed the rubber in his first frame, ready to sit down pesky James Madison leadoff hitter Chad Carroll.
The No. 18 Virginia baseball team won its second straight conference series, with two wins in three games against Wake Forest. The Cavaliers (15-6, 4-2 ACC) swept the Demon Deacons (13-9, 2-4 ACC) Friday before dropping the series finale Saturday.
Plating eventual game-winning runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the No. 18 Virginia baseball team dashed Towson’s upset hopes in each of two afternoon games at Davenport Field.
Over the weekend, Virginia baseball competed in its first ACC series of 2016, claiming two out of three games from Duke at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Playing in the Durham Bulls Athletic Park over the weekend, No. 10 Virginia won two out of three in an ACC series against Duke. Cavalier junior ace Connor Jones tossed eight scoreless frames and picked up his third victory as Virginia defeated the Blue Devils, 6-0, Friday.
