Grad transfer Jacob Ference had five hits and starting pitcher Cullen McKay put in six innings of three-hit ball in #13 Virginia’s 16-4 win over VMI on Wednesday at Disharoon Park.
Ference, who hit .364/.460/.773 with 14 homers at D3 Salisbury in 2023, was 5-for-6 with three doubles and five RBIs on Wednesday.
Sophomore outfielder Harrison Didawick had a career-high four hits and four RBI for Virginia (8-0).
McKay’s six-inning stint was the longest outing by a UVA starting pitcher this season.
McKay (1-0, 0.79 ERA) struck out six and walked one on the day.
Sophomore Aidan Teel, who has three saves and a win out of the bullpen, hit his first homer of the season, a solo shot in the eighth.
VMI redshirt senior Justin Starke was 2-for-4 with a homer for the Keydets (3-6).