Homers, Hultzen power ‘Hoos past FSU for ACC title
The Virginia baseball team won the 2011 ACC Championship with a 7-2 victory over Florida State Sunday afternoon at Durham Bulls Athletic Park at the ACC Baseball Championship. Virginia went unbeaten in the tournament (4-0) and defeated three top-20 foes (Miami, North Carolina, Florida State) en route to the title and the ACC’s automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
Virginia captured its third ACC tournament title (1996, 2009, 2011). Ironically, all three championships have come at Durham Bulls Athletic Park against Florida State. Virginia now has won 11-consecutive games at DBAP. Continue reading “Homers, Hultzen power ‘Hoos past FSU for ACC title” »
#3 UVa. advances to ACC title game
The Virginia baseball team used strong pitching and defense as well as timely hitting to defeat North Carolina, 3-2, Saturday evening at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in the final game of pool play at the ACC Baseball Championship. Virginia concluded pool play with a 3-0 record and was the only team in the field to complete pool play with an unblemished mark.
Earlier in the day the Cavaliers clinched a berth in the ACC Championship Game. Virginia will play second-seeded Florida State for the championship at 1 p.m. Sunday. The game will be televised live by the ACC’s Regional Sports Networks (Comcast Mid-Atlantic, FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Florida and Sun Sports). Continue reading “#3 UVa. advances to ACC title game” »
#3 UVa. outlasts #15 Miami in marathon game
Nearly 12 hours after the first pitch, the Virginia baseball team outlasted Miami, 6-4, Friday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in the ACC Baseball Championship. The teams waited out seven hours and 30 minutes worth of weather delays, combined with a three-hour, 56-minute game, in a marathon day at DBAP.
Virginia (47-9) is the top seed in the tournament, while Miami (35-21) is the No. 5 seed. The Cavaliers are the first team in the tournament to move to 2-0 in pool play, while Miami dropped to 1-1 and was eliminated from championship contention. The Cavaliers conclude pool play Saturday night against No. 4-seeded North Carolina. Continue reading “#3 UVa. outlasts #15 Miami in marathon game” »
Sports Roundup: UVa. opens ACC Tournament with 13-1 win over Wake
#3 UVa. run-rules Wake in ACC Tournament opener
Behind a 15-hit attack from its offense and 6.1 strong innings from starting pitcher Tyler Wilson (Sr., Midlothian, Va.), the Virginia baseball team defeated Wake Forest, 13-1 in seven innings, Wednesday afternoon at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in the teams’ first game of the ACC Baseball Championship. The game was called after six-and-a-half innings because of the tournament’s 10-run rule.
Virginia (46-9) is the top seed in the tournament, while Wake Forest (25-29) holds the No. 8 seed. Continue reading “#3 UVa. run-rules Wake in ACC Tournament opener” »
Hokies survive apparent buzzer-beater
Erick Green made an 18-footer with 4.5 seconds left to give Virginia Tech the lead, and an apparent game-winner at the buzzer by Florida State’s Derwin Kitchen was nullified by a lengthy official review, allowing the Hokies to escape with a 52-51 victory in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals Friday night.
#6 seed Tech (21-10) advances to play #2 seed Duke in Saturday’s semifinals – and perhaps more importantly appears to have all but sewn up an at-large berth in next week’s NCAA Tournament. Continue reading “Hokies survive apparent buzzer-beater” »
Learning moment? What, then, was Feb. 5?
“I’ve never been part of anything like this. It feels horrible. I’ve never lost a game like this before in my life.”
“It’s a shock to me. I’m still amazed that we’re sitting here with an L.”
Joe Harris and Jontel Evans – you’re not alone.
Sammy Zeglinski hit a late-shot-clock three with 2:57 to go to give Virginia a 48-39 lead.
“That was the dagger. But it wasn’t,” said a subdued Tony Bennett after his team inexplicably blew a 10-point lead in the final 37 seconds before losing in overtime to Miami 69-62 in the first round of the ACC Tournament on Thursday. Continue reading “Learning moment? What, then, was Feb. 5?” »
#1 UVa. rallies for win in ACC Tourney opener
Edited by Chris Graham
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Jarrett Parker (Jr., Stafford, Va.) hit a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning to break a 4-4 tie and lift the top-seeded Virginia baseball team to a 6-4 victory over No. 8 seed Boston College Wednesday in the opening game of the 2010 ACC Baseball Championship at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, N.C. Continue reading “#1 UVa. rallies for win in ACC Tourney opener” »
UVa. wins ACC Tourney opener
Story by Chris Graham
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Sammy Zeglinski scored 21 points and was 5-of-10 from three-point range to lead Virginia to a surprising 68-62 win over Boston College in the opening round of the 2010 ACC Tournament on Thursday.
UVa. (15-15) entered the tournament on a nine-game losing streak and had lost its leading scorer, second-team All-ACC performer Sylven Landesberg, and senior co-captain Calvin Baker from the roster in the past week.
The Cavs led most of the way after riding a 17-4 run over the final 10 minutes of the first half to a 34-27 halftime lead. Continue reading “UVa. wins ACC Tourney opener” »
(Another Predetermined) Carolina Victory
I’d forgotten how much I hate, no, make that loathe, the Atlantic Coast Conference until around 2 o’clock this afternoon – right around the time that Tyler Hansbrough wrapped up J.T. Thompson in a bear hug and somehow ended up getting a jump ball called that preserved North Carolina’s asterisked 79-76 win over Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. Continue reading “(Another Predetermined) Carolina Victory” »
