With snow flurries falling late Sunday afternoon at Davenport Field, the Cavaliers secured their second victory of the weekend, an 11-1 dismissal of George Washington.
It was the second straight day Virginia (4-1) put 11 runs on the scoreboard, defeating the Colonials 11-0 the day before.
Sophomore shortstop Greg Miclat led the Virginia offense, going nine for 10 on the weekend, including a perfect five for five Sunday.
"I'm seeing the ball well and hitting it to the right spots," Miclat said. "Hitting is a mentality. When things are going well, it definitely boosts your confidence."
With temperatures in the 30s this weekend, playing conditions were less than perfect. Remnants of ice and snow in the outfield caused players to slip throughout the game.
"That's college baseball in Virginia," Virginia coach Brian O'Connor said. "The conditions are the same for both teams."
Because of the cold air, O'Connor limited the pitching role Sunday to sophomore Jacob Thompson and freshman Neal Davis, who picked up the save on three innings of work.
Despite the rough weather, Virginia didn't miss a beat on offense. The Cavaliers totaled 18 hits on Saturday and 14 on Sunday. Junior Sean Doolittle pitched six scoreless innings Saturday and Thompson pitched six innings Sunday, giving up one run on four hits. Miclat, sophomore David Adams, sophomore Jeremy Farrel and freshman Tyler Cannon all had multiple hit games Sunday.
After going scoreless for the first 12 innings of the series, the Colonials finally got on the board in the top of the fourth inning when junior leftfielder Charlie Kruer hit a solo shot over the right field wall.
At no point in the series were the Cavaliers and Colonials competing at the same level of play. This became evident in the first inning Sunday when sophomore second baseman David Adams drilled a hard line drive that hit off the glove of G.W. shortstop Michael Parker. The ball casually rolled into the outfield, and Kruer and senior centerfielder Whitey Wallace slowly pursued the ball, assuming Adams wouldn't venture past first. But Adams relentlessly circled first base and dove in to second before Kruer could bring the ball back in to the infield.
Virginia played aggressively all weekend, stealing five bases on Saturday and six on Sunday.
"We're just taking advantage of what the other team's giving us," Miclat said.
After committing four errors Saturday, Virginia cleaned up its defense Sunday, allowing no errors and turning a key double play in the sixth inning with runners on first and third to get Thompson out of the inning.
"We take a lot of pride in our defense," O'Connor said. "We've always had a very good defensive ball club. The conditions play a lot in to your defensive capabilities. I was proud of how our guys came out and played defensively."
The Cavaliers are back on the field today to wrap up the series with G.W. freshman Matt Packard will be on the hill for the Cavaliers.
Packard gave up two runs on 4.2 innings work last weekend in Virginia's loss to Coastal Carolina.
The Cavaliers continue on a tiring home series where they're scheduled to play eight games in nine days.
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