The ninth-ranked Virginia baseball team dodged a late comeback bid to down Virginia Commonwealth at the Diamond in Richmond, Va. The Cavaliers (19-8, 6-6- ACC) rode a career night from freshman pitcher Derek Casey to their fifth straight win, 5-3.
The Cavaliers left South Bend, Indiana Sunday afternoon with a large weight off of their shoulders, taking both of Saturday’s games 9-1 and 4-2, followed by the completion of the sweep of the Fighting Irish Sunday with a 5-4 victory.
No. 12 Virginia baseball took all three games from Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The trio of wins return the Cavaliers (18-8, 6-6 ACC) to .500 in conference.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for track and field, baseball, men’s lacrosse, softball, women’s lacrosse, men’s golf, women’s tennis and men’s tennis
Fresh off a shutout loss to Georgetown, No. 12 Virginia baseball defeated Liberty, 10-7, in what can only be characterized as a bat-swinging contest.
Virginia (14-8, 3-6 ACC) did indeed get the pitching performance it needed, but the offense could get nothing going as the Hoyas (9-10) won 1-0. It marks the second time the Cavaliers have been shutout this season. Prior to Tuesday, Virginia had not been shutout at home since Feb. 28, 2012 against Liberty.
Seven, twelve, fifteen. The increasing amount of walks, respectively, issued by Virginia’s pitching staff in last weekend’s home series loss to Florida State acts as a euphemism for the Cavaliers’ recent and steep decline in play in the past few weeks
No. 7 Virginia baseball dropped two of three against conference rival No. 11 Florida State.
On April 25, 2014 Whit Mayberry entered Virginia’s series opener against Florida State with one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth.
Seventh-ranked Virginia baseball entered Tuesday’s contest against Towson on a four-game losing streak. But that stretch of bad baseball is now over after the Cavaliers (13-5, 2-4 ACC) dispatched the Tigers (2-14), 8-0.
No. 9 Virginia baseball returns home for a midweek matchup against Towson. The Cavaliers (12-5, 2-4 ACC) are looking to return to their winning ways following a recent four-game losing streak.
Top-ranked Virginia baseball dropped all three games of a weekend road series against Virginia Tech.
The Skinny on weekend competition for Virginia’s baseball, wrestling, swimming and diving, women’s lacrosse, women’s golf, softball, and men’s and women’s tennis teams.
The No. 1 Virginia baseball team hosts Virginia Military Institute Wednesday afternoon in the much-anticipated home opener.
Top-ranked Virginia baseball won all three round-robin games at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The Skinny on weekend competition for Virginia’s baseball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s basketball and track and field teams.
Virginia rolled to a 9-1 victory in their first game against Marist. Junior Nathan Kirby (2-0, 0.73 ERA) started the game on the hill and pitched 5.1 innings of one-run ball while striking out nine. The Cavaliers sprinted out of the blocks and never looked back.
Second-ranked Virginia baseball began its road to Omaha with a three-game road sweep of East Carolina. The Cavaliers (3-0) continued their winning ways as they always do: with dominant pitching and timely hitting.
Vanderbilt junior outfielder John Norwood deposited a Nick Howard fastball into the left field bullpen of TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. One inning later, the Commodores were crowned NCAA champions. The winning home run remains painfully etched in the collective memory of all Virginia baseball fans.
