Longwood takes two from UMBC

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Longwood University swept a baseball doubleheader on the road at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County of the America East Conference Saturday afternoon in Baltimore. The visiting Lancers (21-10) won game one against the host Retrievers (3-16) by a score of 11-0 before winning in game two by a score of 8-4. Senior captain Brant Jones|Richmond…

#1 'Hoos dominate Virginia Tech in Game 1

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The top-ranked Virginia baseball team scored 17 runs over a four-inning span to bounce back from an early deficit and trounce Virginia Tech, 18-3, Friday night at a frigid English Field in Blacksburg. The Cavaliers (26-2, 9-1 ACC) banged out 16 hits in their largest offensive output of the season and used strong pitching from…

The AFP on WREL: Finality?

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AFP editor Chris Graham talks Virginia news and sports with WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The segment begins with a look at recent activity in Richmond regarding legislation passed in the 2011 Virginia General Assembly session – specifically looking at Gov. Bob McDonnell’s budget amendment  cutting funding for public broadcasting. Will the governor finally get…

Chris Graham: Switch in district lines could aid Dems

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The conventional wisdom to the proposed legislative redistricting that would move Waynesboro into the 20th House District along with Staunton is that Republican Del. Dickie Bell gets Waynesboro in his district. I’m usually not big on conventional wisdom, and I’m certainly not in this case. I’ve written columns over the past couple of years about…

The Holsteins are coming

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Eastview Jose Joelle Mg (aka Joelle) visited Capitol Square today to announce that Richmond will host the National Holstein Convention in June. Joelle posed with various dignitaries, from the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to Gov. McDonnell’s Executive Chef. One of the photos will be used for the cover of the convention program, which will…

Perfection: Roberts tosses perfect game in #1 UVa. win

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Will Roberts (Jr., Richmond, Va.) recorded the eighth nine-inning perfect game in NCAA Division I baseball (since 1957) to lead the top-ranked Virginia baseball team to a 2-0 victory over George Washington Wednesday at Davenport Field. Roberts recorded 27 straight outs and needed just 98 pitches to earn the second perfect game in ACC history….

#3 UVa. completes three-game sweep of Maryland

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The No. 3-ranked Virginia baseball team scored four runs in the second inning and made it stand up in defeating Maryland, 4-2, Saturday afternoon in the second game of a doubleheader at Davenport Field. UVa won both games of the twinbill by 4-2 scores and swept the three-game series. Virginia (24-2, 8-1 ACC) has won…

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…

And then there were eight: VCU advances to Elite Eight in dramatic fashion

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A Bradford Burgess layup on an inbounds play with seven seconds to go extended Virginia Commonwealth’s Cinderella run as the Rams knocked off Florida State 72-71 in overtime in the Southwest Region semifinals Friday night. The Rams (27-11) led by as many as nine points in the second half but went ice-cold in the final…

#3 UVa. blasts Maryland

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The No. 3-ranked Virginia baseball team scored 10 runs in the fourth inning in blowing out Maryland 14-1 Friday evening at Davenport Field. The 10-run inning was Virginia’s largest single-inning output since a 10-run third inning against North Carolina in the 2009 ACC Tournament. Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda, Md.) improved to 5-0 this season after…