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Virginia Baseball: Oklahoma takes Game 2 to complete DH sweep

Chris Graham

uva baseballOklahoma limited Virginia to three hits in a 5-1 win over the ‘Hoos in the nightcap of a Saturday doubleheader.

Senior Logan Michaels (DeForest, Wis.) broke up Dane Acker’s no-hitter in the top of the fifth with an RBI single that scored Devin Ortiz (Nutley, N.J.) to tie the game at 1-1.

The Sooners broke the 1-1 tie in the top of the seventh when Tyler Hardman took an 0-2 pitch over the left field wall for a two-run homer.

OU tacked on two more runs in the top of the ninth on another two-out hit, this time a single, off the bat off Hardman. The Sooner first baseman went 2-for-5 with a run scored and four RBI.

Cavalier starting pitcher Mike Vasil (Wellesley, Mass.) pitched the first four innings, allowing one run while striking out four. Cotier, Michaels and Rivoli were responsible for the three Virginia hits.

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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].