“Our guys came out and really answered the bell,” Coach Chris Pollard said postgame.
The Cavaliers now return home for a break. The next step is the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, during which Virginia will learn of its regional assignment Sunday. Before then, though, Pollard’s bunch must shake off a heartbreaker from Charlotte.
“We're not gonna approach the games any differently,” Gracia said May 12. “I mean, we try and approach the game the same every single day. There [are] no big games. No games are less important than others. We're just going to continue to work on what we do.”
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“We made mental mistakes on the bases, we made mental mistakes in the infield defense, and we did not do a good job against [junior pitcher Colton] Hartman of taking away the fastball, which was our game plan,” Pollard said.
“Welcome back Eric Becker,” Coach Chris Pollard said postgame. “What an incredible job stepping back in after being out for close to a month. He played an unbelievable ballgame.”
As the Cavaliers’ season reaches its conclusion, three beat writers break down the good, the bad and the ugly ahead of a critical road trip versus Louisville.
“We knew it was a matter of time to get to the other side of [an April slump] and get back to a good place,” Coach Chris Pollard said postgame. “Offensively, I've been excited to see that."
It would be easy to look ahead towards postseason aspirations, or perhaps national awards at the end of the regular season. But for Hartman, his attention is locked onto the immediate future.
The Cavaliers return to action Friday in their final home series of the season — a three-game set with California.
