#6 'Hoos slip past Marshall

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The No. 6 Virginia baseball team ran its winning streak to seven games with a 1-0 victory over Marshall Tuesday afternoon at Davenport Field. It marked Virginia’s first 1-0 win since March 27, 2001, against Richmond. Pitching and defense obviously ruled the day, with the teams combining for 15 hits, including 14 singles. Virginia’s pitching…

JMU takes pair from William and Mary

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Sophomore Billy Logan (Greenup, Ky./Greenup County) hit the game-winner in the ninth in the opener and fellow sophomore D.J. Brown (Locust Grove, Va./Orange County) earned the win in game two as James Madison swept a Colonial Athletic Association baseball doubleheader at William and Mary, 6-4 and 5-3, on Saturday at Plumeri Park.

#8 UVa. takes two more from Rider, Cornell

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The eighth-ranked Virginia baseball team swept a Saturday doubleheader, averting Rider 4-1 before dismissing Cornell 14-1 in the second game at Davenport Field. Virginia improves to 12-1 with the victories. Ryan Levine (So., Montvale, N.J.), from the designated hitter position, finished the twin bill going 5-for-8 with four runs scored and three RBI. UVa also…

Marist takes two from UR

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Richmond put a late-game rally together in the nightcap, but visiting Marist held off the charge and beat the Spiders 8-5 Saturday at Pitt Field. The Red Foxes won Saturday’s first game 12-3 and swept the three-game series. Junior Alex Maffett fired the final five innings in relief in Saturday’s second game, allowing just two…

#8 UVa. baseball dominant in wins over Cornell, Rider

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The eighth-ranked Virginia baseball team won a pair of games Friday, downing Cornell 12-1 before shutting out Rider 12-0 in the nightcap at Davenport Field. Virginia improved to 10-1 with the victories. Virginia will play two more games Saturday, taking on Rider at 11 a.m. and Cornell at 2 p.m. Cornell and Rider will square…

UR drops series opener to Marist

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The Richmond baseball team dropped a 6-1 decision to Marist Friday in the series-opener at Pitt Field. Marist starter Dan Zlotnick held the Spiders to just a run over 5.1 strong innings to get the victory. Mike Mergenthaler, Robby Massar and Derek Boliek each had two of Richmond’s eight hits, but the Spiders (3-6-1) left…