Entering his start at Maryland tonight, which is the opening contest in a three-game set for the Cavaliers (26-9, 8-7 ACC), the 2007 All-American has a number in his loss column for the first time in two years and new mentality.

It worked - Virginia scored seven unanswered runs, rallying past Liberty for a 7-3 win at Davenport Field.

The Cavaliers, behind stellar pitching from Jake Cowan and Matt Packer, avoided their first five-game losing streak since the coach arrived in 2004 with a 6-0 victory over Longwood at Davenport Field.

Florida State scored lone runs in the 10th inning in a pair of contests to register back-to-back 3-2 wins during a doubleheader at Dick Howser Stadium.

Despite being spotted two runs before he ever took the mound, Virginia’s ace was battered and beaten by Florida State’s deadly offensive attack.

The last time Virginia coach Brian O’Connor ventured into Dick Howser Stadium, his starting third baseman was Ryan Zimmerman, now the ultimate late-game hero for the Washington Nationals.

Thanks to stellar middle-relief pitching from sophomore Neal Davis and Wingfield’s first RBI and later his third run scored of the season, Virginia used a rally to upend Towson, 9-8, just six days after an ugly non-conference loss to George Washington.

UVa wrapped up a three-game series sweep of Virginia Tech Sunday afternoon with a 2-1 victory over the Hokies. The Cavaliers continued their recent dominance over the Hokies with their 12th straight win in the series, including all 10 games since Virginia Tech entered the ACC in 2005.

Virginia starting pitcher Pat McAnaney fanned 13 batters — a new career-best figure — and scattered six hits and two walks less than 24 hours after junior Jacob Thompson’s complete-game victory Friday night.

Virginia, riding a complete-game performance from starting pitcher Jacob Thompson, claimed the opening game of a weekend set against in-state rival Virginia Tech with ease,
10-1, at Davenport Field on Friday.

A mere high school student and the son of a former major league pitcher, Jeremy Farrell spent many afternoons killing time shagging fly balls at Jacobs Field with members of the Cleveland Indians.

After scoring five runs in the first inning, No. 21 Virginia allowed 16 unanswered runs on its way to a 17-5 loss, the second worst in coach Brian O’Connor’s era.