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Live Blog: Top seed UVA faces William & Mary in elimination game

uva charlottesville regionalTop seed and defending national champion UVA (38-21) faces #4 seed William & Mary (30-30) in an elimination game in the Charlottesville Regional on Sunday.

First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m.

AFP editor Chris Graham will live blog during the game with score and situation updates, stats, analysis and more.

 

 

Broadcast Information: Charlottesville Regional

ESPN3 will stream the broadcasts online. The radio broadcasts for all postseason games will air on WINA 1070-AM and 98.9-FM and also will stream on VirginiaSports.com. A link to live statistics also can be found on VirginiaSports.com.

 

How we got here

Travis Watkins capped a five-run ninth-inning rally with a three-run walkoff homer to lift ECU to an 8-6 win over top seed UVA in the Charlottesville Regional on Saturday.

Pavin Smith homered twice for Virginia. Ernie Clement was 3-for-5 at the plate, and Matt Thaiss was 1-for-4 with a two-run double in a four-run UVA third.

The Tribe eliminated Bryant (47-12) with a 4-3 win earlier Saturday.

On Friday, Alec Bettinger went six strong innings, and every UVA starter in the lineup had at least one base hit in a 17-4 Cavs romp over William & Mary in the opening game of the Charlottesville Regional on Friday.

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