#3 UVa. posts another shutout win

Chris Graham

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….

#3 UVa. shuts out Towson

Chris Graham

The Virginia baseball team posted its sixth shutout in 22 games this season with a 6-0 victory over Towson Tuesday night in the opener of a two-game midweek series at Davenport Field. UVa improved to 20-2 this season with the win, while Towson dropped to 6-13-1. Virginia starter Will Roberts (Jr., Richmond, Va.) scattered six…

JMU holds off Cornell

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…

Webb on Libya: No clear sense of direction

Chris Graham

Virginia Sen. Jim Webb is offering sharp criticism of the handling of the ongoing crisis in Libya that escalated over the weekend with the launch of air strikes against key military installations of the Muammar Qaddafi regime. Speaking with MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on Monday, Webb, a military veteran and former Secretary of the Navy,…

Politics from McDonnell on anniversary of health-care bill

Chris Graham

Gov. Bob McDonnell played some politics with a statement released on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the signing of the health-care reform legislation. “Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s signing of the hastily passed 2,700 page federal healthcare bill that creates an unprecedented intrusion on America’s strong free enterprise…

EMU to dedicate new University Commons buildings

Contributors

Eastern Mennonite University is gearing up to celebrate a long-standing dream come to fruition. On Saturday, March 26, facilities that comprise “Phase II” of the $2.5 million University Commons project will be dedicated in ceremonies starting at 1 p.m. in the renovated Mainstage Theater on ground floor of the Commons. The brief ceremonies will include…