July 30, 2008

Miclat picks Baltimore bucks

Taken with the 142nd pick overall, Miclat is expected to ink a deal with a signing bonus of $225,000, which will be the largest bonus received thus far by a fifth-round pick. He said he plans to leave Sunday to report to the Orioles’ Gulf Coast League team in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.


June 10, 2008

Cavs’ juniors sort out fates

As of Tuesday, the four Virginia baseball players with a year of eligibility remaining are at opposite ends of the post-MLB draft spectrum.


June 09, 2008

Former Cav Adams signs with Yankees

David Adams is officially a former college baseball player. On Monday, the UVa second baseman inked a professional contract with the New York Yankees.


June 05, 2008

Adams headed for Apple?

The area scout from the New York Yankees told former Virginia second baseman David Adams that the organization had just used their third round pick, the No. 106 overall selection, to secure his services.

Ready to deliver

Players associated with Virginia’s baseball program, and at least one local prep standout, will likely run the gauntlet, covering all the scenarios during the draft process that kicks off today at 2 p.m. (ESPN2) and concludes Friday in rapid-fire style during the final 45 rounds.


May 22, 2008

Defensive gems lift Cavaliers to late-night victory

Long after the clock had struck midnight, Virginia closer Michael Schwimer hurled the 354th pitch of the game and immediately held his breath as the marathon contest with top-ranked North Carolina hung in the balance.


May 19, 2008

Adams battles with slump

As David Adams, the draft-eligible junior enters the ACC Tournament on Wednesday, his batting average stands at a pedestrian .279.


May 13, 2008

Cavaliers sneak past Keydets in extra innings

Kevin McMullan wanted to force the action. Virginia’s third base coach signaled for catcher Franco Valdes to take a pitch after he raced out to a 3-1 lead in the count as the bottom half of the 11th inning started.


May 12, 2008

Cavs don beards for stretch run

Hitting his 10th homer in just his 35th game Sunday did not ease the verbal jabs thrown in the direction of former Virginia standout Sean Doolittle’s direction.


April 22, 2008

Cavs rout Hoyas

Despite being on a strict pitch count around 35, the junior tossed three scoreless innings with two strikeouts to help propel No. 16 Virginia to a 9-1 victory over Georgetown at Davenport Field in a game prolonged by a rain delay.


April 20, 2008

Wake blows past UVa

With 12 runs in the middle-third of the game, Wake Forest routed Virginia, 14-3, to even the three-game weekend series at Davenport Field.

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