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.

Tunji Soroye doesn’t know if or when he’ll be granted a medical redshirt that would allow him to play a fifth and final season.

Jake Snyder, a two-way standout at Deep Run High in Glen Allen, became the 11th commitment for the Class of 2009, continuing the Cavaliers’ recent in-state dominance. Jake Snyder, who had an ever-growing list of offers, is the ninth recruit from Virginia to offer a verbal assurance.

Given the enormity of games played in baseball, picking a season-defining moment is near impossible.

On Monday, Chris Agorsor was named the 2007-08 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

Thanks to an odd interference call on a slide made by Greg Miclat into second base in the sixth inning by umpire Marc Lewis that eliminated a run and potential rally for the Cavaliers, Cal State Fullerton cruised to a 4-1 win at Goodwin Field.

On Sunday in Sacramento, Calif., the Virginia women’s rowing team took fifth place in the NCAA Championships. While it was UVa’s eighth top-five finish in the last 11 years, it clearly wasn’t what coach Kevin Sauer was shooting for.

When Virginia basketball coach Dave Leitao visits U.S. military troops in Iraq this week, he hopes to bring them a little piece of home.

Virginia pitcher Andrew Carraway and his knee-buckling slider proved otherwise — the junior escaped the seventh and the Cavaliers used an offensive explosion fueled by their rookies to register an 8-2 victory at Goodwin Field.

A would-be heartwarming classic turned into a horror flick with one simple throw.

The first day of the NCAA championships was a strong one for the Virginia women’s rowing team.

Today, O’Connor returns to the field officially as Virginia (38-21) opens play in the Fullerton regional against second-seeded UCLA (31-25) at 7 p.m. The winner of the contest will meet the Fullerton-Rider winner on Saturday at 11 p.m., and the two opening day losers will meet at 7 p.m. in an elimination game.

In the 12-year history of the NCAA Championships, UVa has participated 11 times and has finished as the runner-up three times — in 1999, in 2005, and again last year.

Jacob Thompson will start for Virginia against UCLA Friday night.

Schimwer’s confidence prior to the potential showdown does not place him in the over-the-top John Rocker mold. In fact, Schwimer and Crawford are close friends.

Virginia’s recruiting struggles in the football talent-rich 757 area code have been well-documented in recent years, but perhaps the trend is changing.

Virginia accomplished that and will reap the reward today — the Cavaliers open play as one of 30 teams at the championships, which are being held at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Ind. The Cavaliers enter as the event’s 30th seed.

Playing a complete game seemed impossible for most of the season. When the offense clicked, primetime pitching performances were unobtainable. Tossing gems on the mound turned into heartbreaking losses as poor offensive execution and defensive woes proved costly.

Virginia’s in-state football recruiting roll continued on Tuesday when the Cavaliers gained a commitment from Phoebus High School linebacker/safety LoVante’ Battle.

UVa will open play Friday at 7 p.m. against second-seeded UCLA (31-25), and Cal State Fullerton (37-19), the regional’s top seed and the No. 5 national seed, will host Rider (29-26) at 11 p.m.

With a dominating 6-3, 6-2 win over Tennessee’s J.P. Smith on Monday night, Somdev Devvarman won his second straight NCAA singles title. He also may have staked claim to an auspicious title: greatest collegiate men’s player of all time.

Perry Jones verbally committed to coach Al Groh. Jones, who is from Oscar Smith High in Chesapeake, becomes the ninth commitment in the Class of 2009.

The Cavaliers (38-21) learned today that they had been awarded an at-large bid as the third seed in the Fullerton regional. Virginia will open play Friday at 7 p.m. against second-seeded UCLA (31-25) at Goodwin Field in a regional that also features host Cal State Fullerton (35-17) and fourth-seeded Rider (29-26).

Somdev Devvarman reached the NCAA Championship finals for the third year in a row by defeating Stanford freshman Alex Clayton.

They were 23 of the longest minutes in Pat McAnaney’s life.

Virginia clearly had its thoughts set on today’s ACC title game with top-seeded Miami during a 7-4 loss to Wake Forest in the final game of pool play at the ACC baseball tournament.

Virginia’s end of the field looked like a battle scene from the movie “Braveheart.” Bodies were strewn across the grass playing surface. Goalie Bud Petit lay crumpled and motionless.

UVa senior Somdev Devvarman became the first player to reach the NCAA singles semifinals in three straight years on Saturday, battling past Baylor sophomore Denes Lukacs, 6-0, 6-7 (2), 6-3.

In the aftermath of his team’s double-overtime loss to Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Saturday, Virginia coach Dom Starsia became a tad emotional when asked about two of his seniors, Ben Rubeor and Bud Petit.

For obvious reasons, what Virginia coach Brian O’Connor called the “play of the game” was overshadowed.