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Virginia jumps out to big early lead, coasts from there to 15-1 win over Army

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Top-seeded Virginia scored six runs in the first, added four more in the second, and didn’t look back on its way to a 15-1 win over Army in the opening game of the Charlottesville Regional on Friday.

Ethan Anderson homered and had three RBI on a 2-for-4 day for Virginia (46-13), which advances to face the winner of tonight’s East Carolina-Oklahoma game.

Brian Edgington worked five perfect innings and earned his 20th win of his career.

Cullen McKay (2.0 IP), Chase Hungate (1.0 IP) and Jack O’Connor (1.0 IP) limited Army to just two hits over the final four innings.

UVA’s 15 runs scored are its most in an NCAA Tournament game since 2016, when the Cavaliers posted 17 runs against William & Mary.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

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, and Team of Destiny: Inside Virginia Basketball’s Run to the 2019 National Championship, and The Worst Wrestling Pay-Per-View Ever, published in 2018. 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].