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No. 25 Virginia lost a close series in Palo Alto, Calif. against ACC opponent No. 15 Stanford, splitting the first two games on Friday and Saturday and dropping the rubber match Sunday. The struggles on the road which have followed the Cavaliers (35-16, 14-10) all season persisted — this series dropped Virginia to 5-11 in games away from Palmer Park.
After slugging their way to victories Friday and Saturday, Virginia baseball entered Sunday’s game against No. 24 Georgia Tech hunting for a sweep. Despite slugging well and a good starting pitching performance, a comeback propelled the Yellow Jackets (30-14, 15-9 ACC) over the Cavaliers (24-16, 11-10 ACC).
For the first time in program history, Virginia men’s golf Saturday finished first in stroke play at the ACC Championship. The Cavaliers cruised to the finish at The Olde Stone Club in Bowling Green, Ky., posting a score of 18-under-par, eight strokes ahead of North Carolina in second place. They played the two lowest rounds of the three days: a 278 in the first round and a 280 in the final round.
Virginia found itself in an unfamiliar position entering Friday’s series opener versus No. 24 Georgia Tech — the position of potentially missing the NCAA Regionals. In a season where little has gone according to plan, the Cavaliers (24-15, 11-9 ACC) faced down a critical opportunity entering Friday’s series — one final chance to pick up a series win over a ranked opponent.
Virginia grappled to within inches.
No. 6 Virginia women’s lacrosse traveled to Charlotte, N.C. to take on No. 1 Boston College in the first round of the ACC Tournament Wednesday. The Cavaliers (11-6, 5-4 ACC) finished the regular season at seventh in the ACC standings, leading them to be matched up against the second-seeded Eagles (16-1, 8-1 ACC). While Virginia showed a much stronger performance than its previous outing against Boston College, the Cavaliers were still unable to stop the highest scoring offense in the nation, losing 7-17 to the Eagles.
After it all — the flabbergasting early losses, the seesaw of drudgery, the bright starts in conference games that dimmed and then darkened in the second half — it comes down to this, to one game, a chance to somehow salvage a postseason berth.
Typically, committing three errors and using eight pitchers is not a winning strategy. Yet, somehow, Virginia did just that and defeated James Madison comfortably — earning a much-needed 12-6 win at Disharoon Park Wednesday night.
After picking up victories against Georgetown and James Madison, Virginia baseball will head down to Atlanta to face No. 24 Georgia Tech in a three-game series Friday through Sunday. While this may just seem like another road trip for the Cavaliers, the latest ACC series could determine the fate of the season.
Student Council passed a resolution Tuesday to relocate the orchard and basketball hoop of Hereford College due to construction in the surrounding area, but the representatives did not decide on a new location. Also during Tuesday’s meeting, Clay Dickerson, Council president and third-year College student, spoke on the mass shooting that took place at Florida State University Thursday, which left two students dead and six injured.
This past weekend, Virginia baseball did not play their weekend series in Tallahassee, Fla. as a three-game series between the Cavaliers (20-15, 9-9 ACC) and No. 4 Florida State was cancelled following a tragic on-campus shooting that shook the country.
