Blanco (5-3, 4.38 ERA) allowed three hits, struck out five and walked one in the win.
Matt Augustin (2-0, 4.09 ERA) pitched two perfect innings to close things out.
An Anthony Stephan solo homer in the bottom of the seventh allowed UVA (35-12) to walk off Navy (25-20).
It was the first homer of the season for Stephan (.283/.423/.417, 1 HR, 19 RBIs), who was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBIs.
Henry Godbout (.374/.465/.643, 5 HRs, 33 RBIs) also homered for Virginia.
UVA closes out the 2024 regular season with a seven-game homestand that starts on Wednesday, May 8, with a home tilt against George Washington.
The ‘Hoos then get back-to-back weekend ACC series with NC State (May 10-12) and Virginia Tech (May 16-18).
Baseball America has Virginia as the #11 overall national seed in its latest NCAA Tournament bracket projection.
D1Baseball.com has Virginia as the #12 national seed in its projection.
The Top 16 seeds are hosts for the first weekend of the tournament, which is scheduled to begin on Friday, May 31.
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