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Baseball: Cavaliers fall in Super Regionals

By Michael Eilbacher | June 10, 2013

Rain may have given the No. 6 Virginia baseball team a second wind Monday, but a late rally was not enough to prevent elimination, as the Cavaliers fell in consecutive games to Mississippi State in the Charlottesville Super Regional to end their run in the NCAA Tournament. A normally stellar Cavalier pitching staff struggled from the onset, as freshman Brandon Waddell gave up two runs in the top of the first inning Saturday.

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Baseball: Cavaliers win Charlottesville Regional

By Michael Eilbacher | June 2, 2013

A No. 6 national seed in the NCAA tournament brought a lot of expectations for the Virginia baseball team as they hosted the Charlottesville Regional round. In three wins – one over Army, two over Elon – the Cavaliers lived up to that hype, riding solid pitching and timely hitting to advance to the Super Regional round.

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Lesson learned

By Fritz Metzinger | June 2, 2013

What to conclude about building a successful college football program in the wake of Phillip Sims’ departure from Virginia.

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Phillip Sims removed from Virginia roster

By Daniel Weltz | May 31, 2013

Phillip Sims is no longer on the Virginia football roster and will leave the University after completion of his summer school session, coach Mike London announced Friday. The Chesapeake, Va. native appeared in all 12 games at quarterback during his sophomore season after transferring from Alabama.

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Men's Tennis wins NCAA Championship

By Daniel Weltz | May 24, 2013

The Virginia men’s tennis team capped a perfect season Tuesday with a 4-3 win against UCLA to earn its first NCAA Championship in program history.

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Virginia baseball tops rival North Carolina

By Michael Eilbacher | May 18, 2013

In the final action of the regular season, the No. 7 Virginia baseball team saved its best for last.

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No. 8 Baseball sweeps Blue Devils

By Michael Eilbacher | May 12, 2013

Final exams may have put the No. 8 Virginia baseball team on hiatus, but the break did nothing to stop its momentum.

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U.Va. men's lacrosse beats UMD for 2011 title

By Zack Bartee | May 7, 2013

After a trying season both on and off the field, the Virginia men’s lacrosse team left Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium May 30, 2011 as NCAA Champions. The title was the program’s fifth ever and fourth during coach Dom Starsia’s reign at Virginia, which began in 1992.

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Virginia reaches 2011-12 Chick-fil-A Bowl, "Big Dance"

By Daniel Weltz | May 7, 2013

Neither the Virginia football team or basketball team roared out of the gate, but by the end of two whirlwind seasons, both found themselves playing on a stage that at one point seemed unattainable. London’s second season culminated in a New Year’s Eve matchup in front of 72,919 fans at the Georgia Dome in the Chick-fil-A bowl. Bennett, meanwhile, led Virginia to the Big Dance for the first time since 2007 while winning 22 games overall — the most in 29 years.

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Consistent baseball continue dominance under O'Connor

May 7, 2013

If there were one word to describe coach Brian O’Connor’s tenure at the helm of the Virginia baseball team, it would be “consistent.” In just 10 seasons in Charlottesville, O’Connor has lifted the Cavaliers from irrelevancy to national prominence, and his success has been almost unparalleled by any other program around the country. The 2013 campaign has been no different for Cavaliers.

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Soccer captures 2009 NCAA title with PK win

May 7, 2013

Just more than three months after dropping a preseason game against a mid-tier CAA opponent, No. 2 Virginia ousted No. 1 Akron in a penalty shootout to claim the program’s sixth NCAA national championship and first under longtime coach George Gelnovatch. The title marked the first of the four varsity national championships Virginia has acquired since the Class of 2013’s arrival and highlighted the 2009-10 athletics season.

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MLax: ACC Championship bid falls short

By Zack Bartee | April 28, 2013

The Virginia men’s lacrosse team entered last weekend’s ACC Championship needing a pair of wins to finish above .500 and be eligible for an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament. And though the team managed to notch its first ACC win of the season Friday, its upset bid ran out of gas midway through Sunday’s championship game against North Carolina, effectively ending a difficult season for the Cavaliers.

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No. 5 Virginia drops weekend series against Hokies

By Michael Eilbacher | April 28, 2013

After a stunning performance against Florida State last weekend, the No. 5 Virginia baseball team came out unusually flat against Virginia Tech this weekend, dropping two of three games for just their second ACC series loss of the season. The Cavaliers picked up a 15-6 win Friday, but were swept in the Saturday doubleheader, 5-3 and 11-6.

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Virginia ponders postseason fate

By Zack Bartee | April 25, 2013

For only the second time in his 21-year career at Virginia and for the first season since 2004, coach Dom Starsia leads his squad to the ACC Tournament needing to win out in order to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

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Reflective Evans considers career

By Ashley Robertson | April 25, 2013

As the final seconds ticked away from Virginia’s NIT quarterfinal game, coach Tony Bennett wrapped Jontel Evans in a hug.

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Dominant Cavs defy expectations

By Michael Eilbacher | April 25, 2013

Tuesday night felt like a microcosm of the Virginia baseball season — an overpowering performance fueled by timely offense, shutdown pitching and fundamental defense.

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No. 5 baseball tops James Madison, 16-8

By Daniel Weltz | April 24, 2013

Since Brian O’Connor became head coach at Virginia in 2004, the phrase “in-state rival” has become an oxymoron.

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Tradition never graduates

By Ian Rappaport | April 24, 2013

When I picked up my one of my first few copies of the Cavalier Daily upon arriving on Grounds in 2010, it seemed like an innocuous act.

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Softball takes doubleheader from Liberty

By Peter Nance | April 24, 2013

The Virginia softball team bounced back from a rough weekend by sweeping Liberty in a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon. The 7-3 and 7-6 wins give the team some momentum heading into their final regular season series against Virginia Tech.

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No. 2 men's tennis heads to postseason

By Kerry Mitchell | April 24, 2013

Now with 103 straight conference victories, the team heads to the ACC Tournament in Cary, NC. The Cavaliers (21-0, 8-0 ACC) have won the tournament eight times since head coach Brian Boland’s arrival. After completing yet another phenomenal season, this weekend could very well mark the ninth title of the Boland era.