Share
The top-ranked Virginia baseball team completed a three-game series sweep of Virginia Tech with a 10-2 triumph Sunday afternoon at English Field in Blacksburg. In outscoring the Hokies 37-8 in the series, Virginia ran its win streak to nine games and improved to 28-2 this season, including an 11-1 mark in ACC play. UVa is…
Share
Sophomore second baseman Bradley Shaban (Midlothian, Va./Cosby) hit an RBI double and redshirt senior Alex Foltz (Mathias, W.Va./East Hardy) added a pinch-hit, two-run home run as James Madison used a three-run ninth to top George Mason 11-9 in a Colonial Athletic Association baseball game Saturday afternoon at Spuhler Field. JMU snapped a three-game skid and…
Share
During this past district work week, I traveled to Charlottesville, Danville, South Boston, Altavista, Chatham, Buckingham, and Nelson and talked with constituents there and in the surrounding areas. I heard from students at the University of Virginia and Danville National College, met with many business leaders across the District, and held several constituent roundtables to…
Share
“Can you check the pink in hightops, size 13?” “Are these for you?” “Um, yeah.” “Um, OK.” Awkward exchange at a shoe store in Charlottesville recently when I came across a pair of Converse Chuck Taylors for sale in a color that I don’t have yet. Yep, pink. It was the second such awkward exchange…
Share
Left-hander Kyle Hald struck out 10 in seven innings and shortstop Josh Wright delivered the big hit with a three-run home run in the fifth to lead Old Dominion to a 5-4 win over James Madison in the opener of a three-game Colonial Athletic Association baseball series on Friday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans…
Share
The Virginia pitching staff combined for its second shutout in as many nights as the Cavaliers topped Towson 5-0 Wednesday at Davenport Field. UVa improved to 21-2 this season with the win, while Towson dropped to 6-14-1. Virginia recorded its seventh shutout of the season – fourth most in a single season in program history….
Share
James Madison jumped out to a 5-1 lead through four innings and held on in the late innings to defeat Cornell 6-4 in a non-conference baseball game on Tuesday evening at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU improved to 16-5 overall and 11-3 at home. Cornell dropped to 1-10 for the season. After Cornell…
Share
Virginia-based CustomInk.com has established a new digital and screen printing operation for custom apparel in Albemarle County. The project will create more than 100 new jobs in the next few years. CustomInk is a privately held company that provides an online service that people use to design and order custom-decorated products, such as printed T-shirts…
Share
Virginia head football coach Mike London announced the addition of Marques Hagans to his football staff as a graduate assistant coach. Hagans will work with the offensive coaching staff. “Marques ‘Biscuit’ Hagans returning to UVa is a benefit for both of us,” said London. “He wants to learn and get involved in coaching – and…
Share
The innovative construction methods the Virginia Department of Transportation is using to rebuild part of Interstate 81 in Augusta County will reduce construction time by two-thirds, save VDOT millions of dollars and recycle existing road material back into the new pavement. VDOT’s research facility, the Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research in Charlottesville, has…
