No. 15 Virginia baseball dropped its weekend series against Georgia Tech and fell further from the top of the Atlantic Division standings with this disappointing effort.
The Skinny on weekend action for the Virginia baseball, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, rowing and men’s lacrosse teams
The Virginia softball team (12-31, 4-14 ACC) again demonstrated its ability to rebound after a tough loss, as it dropped the first game of a doubleheader against Virginia Tech (29-10, 7-9 ACC) before rallying to claim the second game.
Nothing could stop No. 15 Virginia baseball Wednesday night at Davenport Field. Not even the weather. Clad in their 1980s throwback uniforms, the Cavaliers (20-12, 6-9 ACC) blew past James Madison, 14-1.
“That 16-pound ball seems weightless when I’m spinning it around and when the wire leaves my hands,” Young said. “A good hammer throw is such a satisfying feeling. That ball goes a long way, and it’s kind of effortless.”
After an uncharacteristic 14-4 loss Saturday to Notre Dame snapped its six-game winning streak, the Virginia women’s lacrosse team looks to bounce back Sunday by staying “hungry” against Louisville in the Cavaliers’ third straight home game.
Taking advantage of March Madness, the NBA has a new series of commercials out to promote their playoffs entitled, “The Dance Never Ends.”
The Virginia softball team will compete in a midweek doubleheader against Virginia Tech as it looks to continue its successful homestand.
Over the weekend at Davenport Field, one team combined timely hitting with superb pitching in addition to execution in the field and on the base paths to earn a series sweep.
In a post-game interview Monday night that was nearly lost in all the hullabaloo surrounding Duke and Coach K’s fifth national championship win, Wisconsin Coach Bo Ryan took an interesting jab at the Blue Devils’ program, saying, “We don’t do rent-a-player.”
Sixth-ranked Louisville came to Davenport Field and handed 15th-ranked Virginia a definitive three-game series sweep Monday night. The Cardinals (25-7, 14-1 ACC) put forward a well-rounded effort, and simply played better than the Cavaliers (19-12, 6-9 ACC).
Virginia track and field made another stride forward Friday and Saturday in California.
The No. 9 Virginia women’s tennis team extended its win streak to three matches on Saturday with a 7-0 blanking at Louisville.
The Virginia women’s golf team edged Wake Forest in a two-hole playoff to capture the 18th annual Bryan National Collegiate Sunday in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The Virginia men’s tennis team is on a roll. The No. 4 Cavaliers (16-3, 8-0 ACC) steamrolled instate adversaries William & Mary and No. 13 Virginia Tech this weekend at the Snyder Tennis Center, running their winning streak to a season-best seven matches.
The Virginia softball (11-30, 3-12 ACC) team earned its first ACC series victory of the season as it took two of three from Boston College over the weekend.
Despite winning the faceoff battle, No. 8 Virginia (8-3, 0-3 ACC) committed 18 turnovers and was outshot 48-34 in a disappointing 10-6 loss against No. 4 North Carolina (11-1, 2-0 ACC).
The Cavaliers’ six-game win streak came to an end on Saturday with a 14-4 loss to the Irish at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The Virginia women’s lacrosse team held off a second half charge by Navy to secure its sixth straight win with a 15-13 victory in Charlottesville over the Midshipmen Wednesday night.
Freshman guard B.J. Stith will leave the Virginia’s men’s basketball program, coach Tony Bennett announced Friday morning. The 6-foot-5, 205-pound Stith’s decision to transfer follows a season of scant playing time on a loaded Cavalier roster.
