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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – VCU (28-14) won its 12
th-straight game in dramatic fashion, scoring four runs in the top of the ninth inning in a 7-5 come-from-behind win over Virginia (22-21) on Tuesday (May 4) at Disharoon Park. The Rams took both games of a home-and-home series against the Cavaliers this season.
VCU scored seven unanswered runs beginning in the seventh inning. A two-run homer by Connor Hujsak got the Rams on the board and snapped the Virginia bullpen’s 20.1 scoreless innings streak. Two of the three runs in the seventh were unearned.
In the ninth, VCU sent nine batters to the plate and drew three walks (one intentional) and a hit by pitch in what proved to be the game-winning rally. After pulling within a run on a bases loaded walk, the Rams took their first lead of the game on a two-out, three-RBI double by Liam Hibbits.
Virginia gets big effort from Savino, tops Tech, 6-1, to take weekend series
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Virginia won its third-straight ACC sroad series with a 6-1 victory in Sunday’s rubber match at Virginia Tech. The Cavaliers have now won five-consecutive series against their commonwealth foes.
In a matter of three pitches, Virginia (22-20, 13-17 ACC) turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead. After Virginia Tech (23-17, 16-14 ACC) plated a run in its half of the first, Devin Ortiz (Nutley, N.J.) led off the second inning with a game-tying solo homer and two pitches later Kyle Teel (Mahwah, N.J.) went deep for the second time in the series to put the Cavaliers up for good.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia (22-20, 13-17 ACC) won its third-straight ACC sroad series with a 6-1 victory in Sunday’s rubber match at Virginia Tech (23-17, 16-14 ACC). The Cavaliers have now won five-consecutive series against their commonwealth foes.
In a matter of three pitches, Virginia turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead. After Virginia Tech plated a run in its half of the first,
Devin Ortiz (Nutley, N.J.) led off the second inning with a game-tying solo homer and two pitches later
Kyle Teel (Mahwah, N.J.) went deep for the second time in the series to put the Cavaliers up for good.
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virginiasports.com:
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – No. 7 Louisville (22-11, 14-6 ACC) took the final two games, including an 8-2 win on Sunday (April 18), to capture the weekend series against Virginia (17-17, 9-15 ACC). The series victory for the Cardinals was the first over the Cavaliers since 2017.
Louisville starting pitcher Luke Smith held Virginia scoreless over the first seven innings of the ball game before junior
Zack Gelof (Rehoboth Beach, Del.) cracked a two-run homer in the eighth to get the Cavaliers on the scoreboard. The homer for Gelof moved him into a tie for the team lead with five on the year and he finished 2-of-4 with two RBI in the contest.
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From Virginiasports.com:
CLEMSON, S.C. – Virginia (16-15, 8-13 ACC) won its second-straight ACC road series with a 6-5 win over Clemson (15-13, 9-9 ACC) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday (April 11). The Cavaliers erased a 4-3 Tiger lead in the seventh to record their fourth come-from-behind win of the season.
Virginia rallied for three runs in the seventh inning, all with two outs. Senior
Brendan Rivoli (Douglassville, Pa.) tied the game at four with an opposite field single to left and
freshman Kyle Teel (Mahwah, N.J.) capped a monster afternoon with a two-RBI single to left center to put the Cavaliers ahead for good. Going into the contest, Virginia had been 0-14 when trailing after six innings.