Virginia lost to Georgia Tech on Saturday in extra innings after blowing seventh inning lead. The #14 ’Hoos kept things from getting anywhere near dramatic on Sunday.
Eden Bigham threw a complete game as UVA clinched the weekend series with a 5-1 victory at Palmer Park.
Virginia (25-4, 4-2 ACC) got on the board in the first on an RBI single from Macee Eaton that scored Jade Hylton, who scored in the third on an RBI double from Kassidy Hudson.
Hudson scored later in the third on a double-steal.
The Cavaliers added two more in the fourth with a sac fly from Hudson that scored Reagan Hickey. It was followed up with an RBI single from Eaton to give Virginia the 5-0 lead.
Georgia Tech scratched out a run in the fifth off a bases-loaded walk, but got nothing else as the ’Hoos claimed the rubber match.
Bigham (8-0) allowed the one run on six hits with four walks and seven strikeouts.
“Our response to things not going our way as a total turn from Saturday,” Virginia coach Joanna Hardin said. “We handled our emotions well and channeled them in the right direction. Scoring in the first inning set the tone for us. It felt like it was our game the whole time. We play so much better when we’re in the present, competing to win right now and playing for every pitch. There’s a lot more freedom when you stay in the moment. Things still weren’t perfect, but the whole approach was the difference.”
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