Offensive onslaught helps Virginia avoid elimination, sets stage for game three Sunday
Virginia strung together 14 hits for 14 runs on Saturday, forcing a rubber match Sunday with Duke and a shot at Omaha on the line.
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Virginia strung together 14 hits for 14 runs on Saturday, forcing a rubber match Sunday with Duke and a shot at Omaha on the line.
Duke rallied for two runs in the eighth off the Virginia bullpen, then held on as Jake Gelof lined out to the track with two on and two out in the ninth.
Duke survived some Jake Gelof drama in the ninth inning to hold on for a 5-4 win over No. 7 Virginia Friday afternoon at Disharoon Park.
Duke beat Virginia 5-4 Friday and now the Cavaliers are on the brink of elimiation, with must-win games due up on Saturday and Sunday.
Virginia didn’t recruit Connelly Early out of high school, where he was an all-state pitcher at Midlothian just outside of Richmond.