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How good is the baseball team doing?

May 17th

Posted by Chad in Baseball

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It doesn’t get a whole lot better than this, from Baseball America:

Virginia allowed just six runs in its first-ever three-game sweep of North Carolina, running its winning streak to 14 games—tied with Jackson State for longest active streak in the nation. UVa. now leads the ACC by two games over Miami and Georgia Tech. Jr. OF Jarrett Parker had two hits in each game to lead the Cavaliers’ offense. After UNC tied the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader with a run in the top of the ninth, Jr. OF John Barr delivered a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the frame. In the nightcap, Jr. RHP Robert Morey (9 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K) became the first Cavalier to throw back-to-back complete games since Andrew Dobies in 2004. Jr. RHP Tyler Wilson (5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R) earned the win in relief Sunday, as Virginia capped its comeback from an early 3-0 deficit with So. 1B John Hicks’ walk-off three-run homer in the ninth. It was UVa.’s first walk-off homer since David Adams hit one against Georgia Tech in 2007. The series drew a school-record 13,294 fans.

Wow. Just wow. I almost can’t believe they’re talking about our Hoos.

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Disappointment

Apr 19th

Posted by Chad in Baseball

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I understand Coach Brian O’Connor’s disappointment; this was a brutal loss:

Inside, the Virginia skipper was stewing about the one that got away. His Cavaliers came within one strike of sweeping the visiting Hokies in the three-game set, but instead the Cavs came unraveled in the ninth inning and dropped an 8-5 decision.

In the process, his two most reliable relievers, Kevin Arico and Tyler Wilson failed in the clutch, allowing Tech to score five runs in the top of the ninth for the win.

Until then, the day had gone pretty well for the Wahoos. Playing before a third consecutive sellout crowd of 4,219, Virginia had found a way to beat the heat of Hokies starter Jesse Hahn, who hit the 96 mph mark with regularity on the day. Sunday starter Cody Winiarski had handcuffed Tech’s batting lineup, scattering four hits and issuing no bases on balls. Reliever Branden Kline gave UVa two flawless innings of relief and centerfielder Jarrett Parker seemed to have rediscovered his batting groove with a 3 for 4 (two RBI) day, including a home run.

Losing a game like that is always a punch in the gut, but losing to the Hokies in this fashion…well, that’s another thing entirely. Am I the only person who still isn’t comfortable when Arico comes into the game? He kinda scares me far too often.

Still, let’s keep it in perspective. The Hokies aren’t a bad team — they are ranked in the top twenty — and the Hoos did take two of the three games. Yes, a sweep would’ve been nice, but that happens. The Hoos are going to have to put it behind them, because they have some work to do to keep pace in the ACC. They can’t let Georgia Tech and Miami get too far ahead.

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