Abbott Ks 16, keys joint no-hitter in 17-0 series-opening win over Wake Forest
Published Saturday, May. 15, 2021, 8:18 am
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Andrew Abbott struck out 16 in seven and a third innings, and combined with Jake Berry and Griff McGarry for a no-hitter in a 17-0 series opening win over Wake Forest on Friday at Disharoon Park.
It was the seventh no-hitter for Virginia (23-21, 14-17) in program history.
Abbott was electrifying from the start. The first eight outs of the game were swinging strikeouts and the first ball put in play didn’t come until the last out of the third inning. He struck out the side four times and retired the final 12 batters he faced.
Andrew Abbott had a career-high 16 strikeouts, and the Virginia baseball team threw a no-hitter against Wake Forest in Game One of their series on Friday night at Disharoon Park.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – VCU (28-14) won its 12
th-straight game in dramatic fashion, scoring four runs in the top of the ninth inning in a 7-5 come-from-behind win over Virginia (22-21) on Tuesday (May 4) at Disharoon Park. The Rams took both games of a home-and-home series against the Cavaliers this season.
VCU scored seven unanswered runs beginning in the seventh inning. A two-run homer by Connor Hujsak got the Rams on the board and snapped the Virginia bullpen’s 20.1 scoreless innings streak. Two of the three runs in the seventh were unearned.
In the ninth, VCU sent nine batters to the plate and drew three walks (one intentional) and a hit by pitch in what proved to be the game-winning rally. After pulling within a run on a bases loaded walk, the Rams took their first lead of the game on a two-out, three-RBI double by Liam Hibbits.
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.