Virginia takes care of business, walks off Wake to complete weekend series sweep
Published Sunday, May. 16, 2021, 6:24 pm
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The hero on senior day at Virginia fittingly was senior Christian Hlinka, who doubled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth of a 5-4 comeback win over Wake Forest.
Virginia (25-21, 16-17 ACC) completed the series sweep, its first of the season and first against an ACC opponent since 2019.
Freshman Jake Gelof drew a lead-off walk in the bottom of the ninth of a 4-4 game to put the winning run on base. After pair of unsuccessful bunt attempts, Hlinka roped a double into the right center field gap that rolled all the way to the wall. Running on the 1-2 pitch, Gelof scored the winning run without drawing a throw.
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