Nathan Kirby certainly had it going Friday night in the Virginia baseball team’s 4-0 series-opening win against ACC-newcomer Pittsburgh. The sophomore southpaw slung a no-hitter while dispatching 18 Panther batters via strikeout, the highlight of a three-game road set.
The No. 8 Virginia men’s lacrosse team dropped its second conference game in a row Saturday, falling 11-10 to No. 5 North Carolina. The loss drops the Cavaliers to just 1-3 in ACC play.
Saturday, Lannigan Field was the scene for a showdown between three of the nation’s finest public universities. Both the Virginia men’s and women’s track teams placed second in the tri-meet — a vast improvement from last year’s showing in Berkeley, Calif.
The No. 9 Virginia women’s tennis team extended its winning streak to six matches by sweeping senior weekend with victories against No. 27 Georgia Tech and No. 15 Clemson.
Coach Julie Meyers said before Saturday’s game that in order for Virginia to secure the win, the team would have to hold a high-powered Notre Dame offense to under 10 goals.
Friday, the No. 4 Virginia men’s tennis team narrowly avoided an upset bid from No. 17 Clemson before ultimately prevailing, 4-3. The team then cruised to a 7-0 victory the next day against Georgia Tech.
The Virginia men’s lacrosse team, ranked No. 8 by the USILA Coaches’ Poll and No. 9 by Inside Lacrosse, travels to Chapel Hill for the final road game of the season Saturday, facing off against ACC rival No. 5 North Carolina.
A preview of this weekend’s sporting events.
In many ways, Virginia’s loss last week to Michigan State felt like a failure that wrought a premature end to one of the best seasons in program history. So how do we remember this season?
It took 22 seconds in the second half for Virginia to win the game last Friday night.
Two years ago, Artie Lewicki was a fixture in the Virginia baseball team’s weekend rotation. That August, Lewicki had Tommy John surgery. While recovering from the elbow-reconstruction procedure, he barely played last season — Lewicki pitched all of two innings for Virginia.
Virginia softball was swept aside by Longwood twice Wednesday afternoon, dropping the first game of the doubleheader 6-4 and falling 8-4 in the encore.
The showdown between Virginia, California and Michigan in a tri-meet this Saturday at Lannigan Field will mark the second leg of a three-year series between the top-flight public universities — an idea which can be traced back to the first meeting between University President Teresa Sullivan, the former Provost and Vice President at Michigan, and coach Bryan Fetzer.
Two weeks ago, the Cavaliers found themselves in a bind. Sitting at two games below .500, Virginia was essentially in do-or-die mode. A pair of wins against Old Dominion and American were vital to the Cavaliers’ chance to make their 20th consecutive NCAA tournament under coach Julie Myers.
Virginia (6-6, 0-3 ACC) came out firing on all cylinders Tuesday night, dominating every facet of the game to secure an 18-4 win against an overwhelmed American (4-9, 0-4 Patriot League) squad.
The Cavaliers (24-4, 10-2) won their sixth consecutive game and improved to a staggering 17-1 on their home diamond.
Opening Day is not a national holiday yet – keep at it, Ozzie, I’m with you – but it sure felt like one for baseball fans. Monday alone was full of storylines that, over the course of 162 games, will only get better – or at least, more interesting.
Virginia softball continues its season with a midweek doubleheader against Longwood in Farmville, Va. The Cavaliers (4-27, 1-13 ACC) are coming off three road losses to Pittsburgh and hope to better hold the leads they work so hard to earn.
The women’s lacrosse team has struggled through the early part of the season, defeating just one of five ranked teams it has faced. The slow start leaves Virginia in a situation where every win is vital for post-season eligibility.
The No. 3 Virginia women’s tennis team secured its second shutout win in a row Saturday, defeating No.
