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UVA Spring Sports Roundup 3/18

UVA Spring Sports Roundup 3/18

By Josh Burton


A lot has happened for UVA’s spring athletic programs in the last two weeks. Let’s take a look at where things currently stand. 

Baseball

It’s been a mixed bag for #17 UVA Baseball (16-4, 3-3 in ACC play) since our last roundup. They won the weekend series 2-1 over UMass while also extending their undefeated midweek record with wins over Penn State, George Washington and William and Mary.

Things got a little trickier with the start of ACC play. The Hoos went 1-2 in their opening series at Miami, with their issues really showing. In both of their losses, the Cavaliers built up multiple run leads (including being up 12-3 in the second loss) before ultimately giving them away as the relief pitching simply wasn’t up to par.

Over the weekend, the Hoos hosted #7 Wake Forest in a heavyweight clash where the Hoos managed to take 2 of 3, including a thrilling 11-10 victory in extras on Sunday. This time, the Hoos spotted leads of 5 or more in each game through a combination of off pitching and shaky fielding.

 

 

The silver lining, however, has been some consistency starting to take place within the bullpen. Former starter Jack O’Connor pitched in relief twice this weekend and looked very good in each appearance. Unfortunately, Sunday he was called in for the 9th but had to leave with an apparent injury. Kevin Jaxel entered in his place and gave a very gritty performance,  going 1 and 1/3rd innings to the finish line without having been able to get warm. Both pitchers are looking to cement themselves within the rotation and may have found their best spots as key relievers.

The Hoos will be back at the Dish to host Georgetown on Tuesday (3/19, 4 pm) before heading to Pitt for the weekend series. 

Men’s Lacrosse

#4 Men’s Lacrosse dropped their first game of the season in a tight 16-14 loss to #7 Johns Hopkins. They have since rebounded nicely, going 3-0 including a huge road victory over #5 Maryland 14-10. Connor Shellenberger continued to write his name in record books, this time becoming the programs career-leader in assists after picking up 7 in a win over Towson.

This week they will be in action twice at Klockner, playing against Albany on Tuesday (3/19, 4 pm) and then again on Saturday as they host Drexel (3/23, 3 pm).

Women’s Lacrosse

#10 Women’s Lacrosse is now 8-1 overall and has picked up three consecutive ranked wins after being victorious at Clemson, against Richmond and on the road against perennial heavyweight Notre Dame. They also picked up an ACC victory over Pitt on Saturday. 

It was also a big stretch for a few players individually. Morgan Schwab set both the single game and career assist records while also earning both conference and national player of the week honors. Maggie Bostain also picked up ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors.

 

 

They will be back in action at Klockner twice this week as they host JMU on Wednesday (3/20, 5 pm) and then take on Syracuse on Saturday (3/23, noon).

Roundup

UVA Softball now sits at 17-9, having picked up 2-1 series wins over Boston College and Syracuse while having dropped a 2-1 series to UNC. They split a pair of road weekday games in between, winning at Longwood then dropping a tight 2-1 contest at Maryland. They’ll be back in action this week as they host Rutgers on Tuesday (3/19, 4 pm) before hosting Clemson for the weekend ACC series. 

#3 Men’s Tennis has been on a tear the last 2 weeks, now sitting at 14-4 with ranked victories over Wake Forest, NC State and at Duke. They also just picked up a victory over Notre Dame on Sunday. Multiple players were recognized individually, with Inaki Montes receiving ACC Player of the Week and first-year Dylan Dietrich receiving ACC Freshman of the Week, the fifth time he’s taken home the honor. Tennis will be on the road twice next weekend with matches at Miami on Friday (3/22, 10 am) and Florida State on Sunday (3/24, 1 pm).

#5 Women’s Tennis (13-2) has also been on a winning streak as they went 3-0 with wins over Georgia Tech, Clemson and Virginia Tech, all on the road. They’ll begin a 4 match homestand next Friday against Syracuse (3/22, 4 pm) and will also host Boston College on Sunday (3/24, noon)

(Featured Image Credit: Grace Landini/UVA Athletics) 

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