Beginning play today as the reigning ACC baseball champion from a year ago, there could be a strong temptation for Virginia coach Brian O’Connor to be thinking about Sunday’s championship game. O’Connor is much smarter and more disciplined to be baited by potential glory. Rather, he enters this morning’s ACC Tournament game against fifth-seeded Clemson (11 a.m.) at NewBridge Bank Park thinking about nothing but the Tigers.
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Jacob Stallings drove in two runs and six North Carolina pitchers combined on a four-hitter in a 6-0 victory over Wake Forest in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament.
In a match that was delayed over two hours by rain and moved indoors, Virginia lost to USC, 4-2. The Trojans dropped the opening doubles point, but rallied to win four of six singles matches and win their fourth straight NCAA championship, its second straight over UVa.
The ACC baseball tournament begins today in Greensboro, N.C., kicking off five days of postseason college baseball at NewBridge Bank Park. Virginia, the defending ACC Tournament champion, is the No. 4 seed. Here are several things to know prior to the first pitch:
Tonight, Virginia will finally look to get the upper hand on USC when the teams square off in this year’s title match - and will do so as the underdog.
Third-seeded Virginia won a tight doubles point, then crushed Stanford in singles en route to a tidy 4-0 victory in the NCAA quarterfinals at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
Virginia’s season ended in the NCAA quarterfinal round with a 12-10 loss to Notre Dame, a game that reflected the season: a offense with plenty of firepower never found a way to take over games.
Today's matchup between fifth-seeded Virginia (12-3) and fourth-seeded Notre Dame (12-2) figures to be a competitive one.
When his hamstring muscle ripped completely off the bone and rolled up like a window shade, Stephen Bruno’s college career took an unexpected turn, temporarily for the worst. Like most comeback stories, the youngster from Audobon, N.J., is working on a happy ending.
The Virginia baseball game blew a tight game wide open with an eight-run ninth inning as the Cavaliers defeated Maryland 10-3 on Friday night.
With so many big names in the fold at quarterback-rich Virginia, one might think the numbers would be a deterrent for another to join the ranks. Corwin Cutler, better known to his friends and teammates simply as “Turtle,” didn’t hesitate when the Cavaliers offered him a football scholarship.
While everyone’s out partying, Virginia tennis player Mitchell Frank’s practicing under the lights at Snyder — sometimes until as late as midnight.
Virginia received a commitment Wednesday from Corwin Cutler, a quarterback at Virginia Beach's Ocean Lakes High School.
Virginia football coach Mike London and offensive coordinator Bill Lazor’s cup now runneth over with golden-armed passers.
Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford said Wednesday that the possibility of Florida State leaving the league was not brought up "in any formal way" during this week's meetings.
In its history, the women’s tennis program at Rice University had never won a single NCAA Tournament match. This past weekend, the Owls won two — and they did so on the strength of former Virginia player Katie Gater.
The Virginia Tech men’s basketball team will host Iowa on Nov. 27 and Virginia will visit Wisconsin on Nov. 28 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
When UVa meets Wisconsin in November for the ACC/Big 10 Challenge, it will mark the return of Tony Bennett to Madison.
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Lewicki and his teammates were denied the sweep against the Georgians, who fought back to take a 5-4 win over the Cavaliers in 10 innings, ending Virginia’s 10-game winning streak, seven in a row against ACC competition.
Sunday, Jenkins rebounded with an absolutely dominant performance as the Cavaliers took down Virginia Commonwealth, 4-0, to advance to the NCAA Round of 16 next Friday in Athens, Ga.
Virginia gained possession and escaped with a 6-5 victory in front of a crowd of 2,612 at Klockner Stadium.
When University of Virginia closer Justin Thompson takes to the mound these days, he never goes alone. His grandmother, Nellie Thompson, is with him every step of the way. She is on his hat, on his cleats, and most importantly, she is in his heart.
Every Virginia lacrosse fan knows how last season played out. Can history repeat?
On a picturesque Saturday afternoon at the Snyder Tennis Center, the UVa women defeated Tennessee, 4-1; the men beat Fairleigh Dickinson, 4-0.
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