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Virginia gets big effort from Savino, tops Tech, 6-1, to take weekend series
Published Sunday, May. 2, 2021, 11:52 pm
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Virginia won its third-straight ACC sroad series with a 6-1 victory in Sunday’s rubber match at Virginia Tech. The Cavaliers have now won five-consecutive series against their commonwealth foes.
In a matter of three pitches, Virginia (22-20, 13-17 ACC) turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead. After Virginia Tech (23-17, 16-14 ACC) plated a run in its half of the first, Devin Ortiz (Nutley, N.J.) led off the second inning with a game-tying solo homer and two pitches later Kyle Teel (Mahwah, N.J.) went deep for the second time in the series to put the Cavaliers up for good.
Photo: WINA/photo courtesy UVA Athletics
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia (22-20, 13-17 ACC) won its third-straight ACC sroad series with a 6-1 victory in Sunday’s rubber match at Virginia Tech (23-17, 16-14 ACC). The Cavaliers have now won five-consecutive series against their commonwealth foes.
In a matter of three pitches, Virginia turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead. After Virginia Tech plated a run in its half of the first,
Devin Ortiz (Nutley, N.J.) led off the second inning with a game-tying solo homer and two pitches later
Kyle Teel (Mahwah, N.J.) went deep for the second time in the series to put the Cavaliers up for good.
Photo: WINA/Photo courtesy UVA Athletics
virginiasports.com:
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia (21-19, 12-16 ACC) captured its third-straight ACC series opener with an 18-1 victory over Virginia Tech (22-16, 15-13 ACC) at English Field on Friday (April 30). The 17-run margin of victory over the Hokies was the largest of the 122-year history of the series.
Virginia rattled off 18 unanswered runs after Virginia Tech took an initial 1-0 lead on an unearned run in the fourth. The lead was erased almost immediately by a solo home run by the leadoff hitter,
Nic Kent (Charlottesville, Va.), top of the fifth.
Kent led was one of nine Cavaliers to record a hit in the contest. The junior finished 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and four RBI. It was the third time this season he has driven in four or more runs. Freshman