#18 Virginia lost 3-1 at Clemson on Saturday, the seventh loss for the ’Hoos in their last eight ACC games.
UVA (33-10, 10-9 ACC) only had three hits on the afternoon, two by leadoff hitter Jade Hylton.
Clemson (29-17, 11-9 ACC) took the early lead with a Corri Hicks two-run home run in the second inning.
The lead got to 3-0 when a run scored on a wild pitch in the fifth.
Virginia responded in the seventh, when Bella Cabral delivered a two-out RBI single to score Jaiden Griffith.
With two on and two out, Macey Cintron (4-0, 3.67 ERA) got Reagan Hickey to fly out to center to end it.
Taylor Smith (5-1, 2.66 ERA) took the loss, allowing two runs on one hit with a walk and six strikeouts.
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