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Baseball: #16 Virginia falls 9-4 at Florida State, now 1-4 in the ACC

Chris Graham
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Is it time to start worrying about Virginia baseball? Maybe.

The ‘Hoos, preseason #5, have now lost four of five in the ACC, after getting blasted 9-4 by Florida State on Saturday in Tallahassee.

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A five-spot in the fourth helped put the ‘Noles (4-4, 2-3 ACC) up 9-0, as FSU starter Bryce Hubbart (2-1, 1.02 ERA) limited UVA to one hit in six scoreless innings.

Virginia starter Griff McGarry (0-2, 7.80 ERA) was all over the place, walking six of the 16 batters that he faced in a short three-inning stint, in which he was charged for five earned runs.

McGarry threw 76 pitches, half – 38 – for strikes.

Ugly.

The offense finally got going in the seventh, three runs coming on one swing – a bases-clearing double from Nic Kent.

That would be it for the Cavaliers (5-5, 1-4 ACC), who will look to salvage the series finale on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Virginia will have Mike Vasil (2-0, 0.00 ERA, 12.0 IP, 0 BB, 11 SO) on the mound, and he will be opposed by righthander Connor Grady (1-0, 4.82 ERA, 9.1 IP, 5 BB, 10 SO).

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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