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UVA Spring Sports Roundup 4/23

UVA Spring Sports Roundup 4/23

By Josh Burton


For the first time this Spring, adversity found many of the UVA programs. Let's see how they fared before checking in on some bonus content.

Baseball

UVA baseball had a pretty tough week, going 2-3 while dropping back to #14. They dropped a midweek road game at ODU before coming back to the Dish to take down George Mason the next night. The weekend series brought more of the same struggles with the Hoos dropping the series 2-1 against Georgia Tech.

Pitching was once again the issue, with the Hoos allowing the Yellow Jackets to rack up 37 runs on 47 hits over the weekend. Fielding also left much to be desired as there were multiple errors made.

The one silver lining, however, is that reinforcements appear to be on the way. In the field, Henry Godbout made his return in Saturday's contest. On the mound, there are two pitchers who appear to be making their way back. Joe Savino continued his progress picking up the start on Sunday, however he was only able to go two innings before being pulled on a 31 pitch count. First-year Bryson Moore was also seen on the mound in the George Mason game, marking his first appearance since February. 

Luckily, there’s still plenty of time for these guys to get back to form before the tournament begins. The Hoos will be back in action as they host Liberty tonight (6 pm) before heading to Boston College for a Thursday-Saturday series. The first contest of the series will be held at Fenway Park (4/25, 7 pm).

Softball

UVA softball went 2-2 this week but picked up a major series win. After beginning the week with a 6-0 loss to #15 Virginia Tech and dropping the first game of the series at #3 Duke in extra innings, the Hoos rallied back to sweep the Saturday doubleheader and ultimately pick up the series win. 

 

 

This marked both the first series victory over Duke in program history and also the first time the program has won six ACC series in a season. Jade Hylton was the star offensively, hitting a grand slam in the first game of the doubleheader and following it up with a 2-run homer in the second game. On the mound, Madi Harris set the program record with 10 career saves. 

The Hoos are definitely trending towards making the NCAA tournament. They’ll look to finish the regular season strong with a game against #15 Virginia Tech tonight (7 pm), which will be televised on ACC Network before closing out the season with a weekend series at Georgia Tech.

Roundup

#2 Men’s Tennis played in the ACC Tournament this week, picking up wins over Clemson and #12 Duke before dropping a heartbreaking Championship match to #17 Florida State. The NCAA Tournament will begin on May 3rd.

#4 Women’s Tennis also saw similar disappointment in the ACC Tournament as they picked up wins over Notre Dame and #23 Florida State before bowing out in the championship match to #5 UNC. Also like the men, their NCAA Tournament will start on May 3rd. 

#4 Men’s Lacrosse dropped a tough contest at #7 Syracuse on Saturday. They’ll look to rebound and close out the regular season with some momentum as they travel to #1 Notre Dame on Saturday (4/27, 2 pm). This one will air on ESPNU.

#6 Women’s Lacrosse finished out the regular season with a victory at Virginia Tech last Wednesday (4/17). They will begin ACC Tournament play this week as they take on UNC tomorrow (4/24, 2 pm). The game will be on ACC Network.

Bonus Football Content

This weekend also saw UVA Football have their annual Spring Game. The highly contested QB battle saw both Tony Muskett and Anthony Colandrea each shine, with Tony going 10-18 for 200 yards with 2 TDs in the victory for his squad while Anthony went an impressive 15-16 for 102 yards. This battle figures to play into summer workouts and may not be decided until just before the opening weekend. This year, the first game will be against Richmond at Scott Stadium on August 31st. 

 

 

(Featured Image Credit: Grace Landini/UVA Athletics)

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