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UVA baseball again forced to alter schedule for Orange & Blue World Series

Chris Graham

uva baseballA total of six games are scheduled for the 2018 UVA baseball Blue and Orange World Series. The annual intrasquad competition at Disharoon Park begins on Friday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m.

First pitch times have been adjusted for games on Sunday, Oct. 14 and Thursday, Oct. 18. Also, the contest previously scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 16 has been canceled.

Updated Orange & Blue World Series Schedule

  • Game 1: Friday, Oct. 12 – 6 p.m.
  • Game 2: Sunday, Oct. 14 – 6 p.m.
  • Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 18 – 3:15 p.m.
  • Game 4: Sunday, Oct. 21 – 1 p.m.
  • Game 5: Friday, Oct. 26 – 6 p.m.
  • Game 6: Sunday, Oct. 28 – 1 p.m.

With the six-game format, a winner of the series will be determined by the following order: 1) the first team to win four games 2) based on overall run differential if the series is tied at three games. All six games will be played, regardless of if the series has been decided.

All games will consist of either seven or nine innings and have a time limit, which will be determined prior to each game.

There is no admission charge for the Orange and Blue World Series games at Disharoon Park. Free parking will be available in the University Hall lot. Due to the construction down the left field line at Disharoon Park fans must enter the complex through the right field gate or the first base gate.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham, the king of "fringe media," a zero-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year, and a member of zero Halls of Fame, 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, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].