What was John Szefc thinking? Curious ninth-inning pitching moves doom Maryland

Chris Graham

Robert Galligan was on the verge of being the Charlottesville Super Regional MVP. The Maryland lefty came out of the bullpen with one out in the first and his Terps down 2-1, and with seven and two-thirds innings of scoreless relief, Galligan had his team on the verge of evening the series without having to tap deeper into its pen.

Ninth-inning rally lifts UVA past Maryland, 5-4, bound for College World Series

Chris Graham

Ernie Clement (Fr., Rochester, N.Y.) hit a two-run, walk-off single to cap a three-run ninth-inning rally that gave the Virginia baseball team a 5-4 victory over Maryland Saturday afternoon at Davenport Field in Game 2 of the NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional. The hit punched the Cavaliers’ fourth trip to the College World Series as UVa won the first two games to clinch the best-of-three series.