Salem shut out on Easter Sunday

Chris Graham

Mike Wright outdueled Miguel Celestino in their respective Carolina League debuts, and the Frederick Keys handed the Salem Sox a 5-0 shutout setback on Sunday afternoon at Harry Grove Stadium. Celestino was good in his first Advanced-A appearance—permitting just two runs in five solid innings—but Wright was better, dealing six scoreless frames to help the…

Longball carries Frederick past Salem

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The defending Carolina League champions tasted victory for the first time in 2012, utilizing three home runs—two from second-baseman Bobby Stevens—to dispatch Salem 10-4 on Saturday afternoon at Harry Grove Stadium. Frederick raced to a 5-0 lead after four innings, then squashed Salem’s comeback attempt by scoring four more in the fifth to make it…

#1 UVa. men’s lax tops #3 Cornell in OT

Chris Graham

Steele Stanwick found Colin Briggs in front of the crease to lift the No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers (7-0) to a 9-8 overtime win over the No. 3 Cornell Big Red (3-1) in front of 17,138 fans inside M&T Bank Stadium at Saturday’s Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic.  Virginia is now 4-0 all-time in Inside Lacrosse’s Face-Off…

JMU sweeps twinbill from Lafayette

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Redshirt-senior Sean Tierney (Midlothian, Va./Clover Hill) threw a three-hit, complete-game shutout in the opener and freshman shortstop Chad Carroll (Oakton, Va./Oakton) delivered a ninth-inning, game-winning single in game two as James Madison swept Lafayette with 9-0 and 10-9 wins Saturday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU snapped a three-game losing streak and…

JMU bats carry the day over Longwood

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James Madison hitters piled up 14 hits and sophomore right-hander Trent Cundiff (Roanoke, Va./Northside) tossed two innings of shutout relief to lead the JMU baseball team to a 13-7 win over Longwood at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park on Wednesday. The Dukes won their home opener for the fourth consecutive year to improve to…

Chris Graham: ‘Special’ teams, yeah, sure

Chris Graham

No, since you ask, Virginia’s special teams weren’t exactly all that special Saturday night. Consider: Auburn recovered an onside kick that led to a touchdown that fueled a game-changing 14-point second-quarter swing. The Tigers also blocked two Virginia punts, setting up a touchdown and a third-quarter safety that snuffed out a brief UVa. rally. The…

P-Nats fall to Keys, trail 2-1 in playoff series

Chris Graham

The Frederick Keys held the Potomac Nationals to just three hits on Saturday night in Woodbridge in a 5-1 victory that pushed them one win away from the Mills Cup Championship Series. Scott Copeland was in command for seven outstanding innings, the middle of the Keys’ order shone, and Potomac was held without a hit…

Rocco shines in UVa. spring game

Scott German

Story by Scott German One of Mike London’s objectives for 2011 Virginia spring football practice was the establishment of separation of the four players vying for the starting quarterback position. Michael Rocco and Ross Metheny both saw limited backup duty last season and appeared to have the benefit of game experience while Michael Strauss and…

Bucknell takes two from Longwood

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Longwood University dropped both games of a baseball road doubleheader at Bucknell University of the Patriot League Saturday afternoon in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The visiting Lancers (17-9) lost game one to the host Bison (10-10) by a score of 3-2 before falling in game two by a score of 11-2. Senior captain Brant Jones|Richmond (Monacan) had…

Longwood takes series finale with LeMoyne

Chris Graham

Longwood University took a 10-0 home shutout baseball victory past visiting Le Moyne College Sunday afternoon at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville. The Lancers improved their record to 17-6 while winning for the 15th time in the last 16 games, remaining one of the hottest teams in college baseball with their triumph against the…