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Senior infielder Lacy Smith set a Virginia single-season record with her 14th home run of the season.

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Virginia loses Tuesday matchups against No. 20 James Madison

By Caroline Lund | April 24, 2019

Virginia (17-30, 5-16 ACC) traveled to Harrisonburg to play a double-header against No. 20 James Madison (38-7, 14-1 CAA) Tuesday evening.

Senior Lacy Smith went 2-for-4 in Virginia's narrow loss in the first game of the series.

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Softball falls to Notre Dame in weekend series

By Caroline Lund | April 21, 2019

Virginia (17-26, 5-14 ACC) took three straight losses against Notre Dame (27-15, 10-6 ACC) this weekend.

Senior pitcher Allyson Frei had the save for the Cavaliers, securing their victory.

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Softball beats Liberty at home, 4-3

By Caroline Lund | April 18, 2019

Virginia broke a 13-game losing streak with a win against Liberty at The Park Tuesday night. Senior Erika Osherow pitched five innings for the Cavaliers, allowing just one run on six hits.

Freshman pitcher Aly Rayle started two of Virginia's three games against Virginia Tech.

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Virginia Tech sweeps Virginia in weekend series in Blacksburg

By Caroline Lund | April 15, 2019

The Cavaliers, plagued by errors and an inability to create offense, finished winless in the head-to-head matchup against the in-state rival.

Freshman left fielder Tori Gilbert had two hits and drove in three of Virginia's six runs Tuesday against Longwood.

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Softball falls to Longwood 11-6

By Caroline Lund | April 12, 2019

The Virginia softball team (16-22, 5-10 ACC) lost 11-6 on the road at Longwood (25-13, 11-1 Big South) Tuesday.

Senior pitcher Lacy Smith and the Cavaliers couldn't keep up with North Carolina offensively this weekend.

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Softball shutout in weekend series at North Carolina

By Caroline Lund | April 8, 2019

The Virginia softball team suffered three losses against ACC foe North Carolina this weekend at Anderson Stadium in Chapel Hill.

Senior Lacy Smith has risen to new heights at the plate this year, with a career-best .423 batting average.

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Standing out for softball: Lacy Smith

By Caroline Lund | April 3, 2019

Smith’s ability to focus on offense rather than pitching in her senior year has been crucial to her development at the plate.

Despite freshman pitcher Aly Rayle's best efforts, the Cavaliers came up short against the Flames Tuesday.

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Virginia softball loses to Liberty 2-0

By Caroline Lund | April 2, 2019

Freshman pitcher Aly Rayle pitched all six innings for Virginia, allowing four hits and two runs.

No. 3 Florida State held Virginia to just five runs over the course of the weekend.

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Virginia swept by Florida State in three-game series

By Caroline Lund | April 2, 2019

No. 3 Florida State scored 33 runs in three games, holding the Cavaliers to a five-run total for the weekend. Virginia is now 5-7 in ACC play.

Freshman infielder Arizona Ritchie went 3-for-3 at the plate Tuesday night.

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Softball loses to Radford 6-4

By Caroline Lund | March 27, 2019

Virginia softball lost to Radford Tuesday night despite coming up with more hits than the Highlanders.

Freshman outfielder Tori Gilbert recorded a double against Duke in Virginia's last game of the weekend.

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Virginia loses weekend series against Duke

By Caroline Lund | March 25, 2019

The Virginia softball team (16-13, 5-4 ACC) welcomed Duke (14-18, 5-4 ACC) to Charlottesville this weekend for an ACC clash at The Park.

Freshman pitcher Clare Zureich was outstanding for the Cavaliers on the mound.

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Virginia softball defeats Maryland 7-1

By Caroline Lund | March 21, 2019

Freshman pitcher Clare Zureich dominated on the mound for the Cavaliers, allowing no hits in five innings of relief. She gave up no walks and had four strikeouts.

Freshman outfielder Tori Gilbert notched her first career home run in Virginia's win over Georgia Tech Sunday.

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Softball picks up one win, two losses at Georgia Tech

By Caroline Lund | March 18, 2019

After two tough losses Friday and Saturday, the Cavaliers came up with 10 hits Sunday to win by six runs against Georgia Tech.

Senior pitcher and infielder Lacy Smith was named ACC Player of the Week.

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Softball shuts out Charlotte, beats Furman 10-1

By Caroline Lund | March 15, 2019

The Virginia softball team (13-9, 3-0 ACC) won a pair of midweek games, 6-0 Tuesday over Charlotte and 10-1 Wednesday over Furman.

The softball team had two walk-off victories in the series against Pittsburgh.

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Virginia sweeps Pittsburgh to open ACC play at The Park

By Caroline Lund | March 12, 2019

The Cavaliers faced Pittsburgh this weekend in Charlottesville, Va., winning all three matchups to start off with a 3-0 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Two games were tied in the final inning, ending in walk-off victories.

The Cavaliers came up with 12 hits in their 10-2 win against Norfolk State.

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Virginia loses home opener, wins three in the Cavalier Classic

By Caroline Lund | March 4, 2019

The Cavaliers lost their home opener to Rutgers, but closed out an exciting three-game stretch with two wins over Buffalo and one win over Norfolk State.