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Starting pitcher Branden Kline grinded out seven innings of work and Branden Cogswell drew a bases loaded walk to plate the go-ahead run as the defending ACC Champions opened the 2012 tournament with a 3-2 win over the Clemson Tigers. The win is Virginia's 13th in its last 15 contests as the Hoos improved to 37-16-1 for the season. The Cavaliers face Georgia Tech on Friday at 11 a.m.
The Virginia baseball team completed its 2012 regular season last Saturday by dropping the final game to Maryland 6-5 after winning the series with two earlier wins in College Park. The first win against the Terps ensured that the Hoos would finish second in the Coastal Division of the ACC. The Cavaliers are the No. 4 seed in the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. and face Clemson on Thursday to open pool play. Here is a brief preview of the Virginia opponents in Pool A in the order the Hoos play them.
Virginia's quest for back-to-back National Championships ended in a back-and-forth battle with Notre Dame on Sunday. The Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team rolled off four late goals to break an 8-8 tie and then hold off a final Cavalier push to win 12-10 in Philadelphia. Steele Stanwick posted 2 goals and 5 assists in the loss.
Bobby Hill and the Virginia men's lacrosse team are prepared to face Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at noon. Get ready for the Cavaliers' contest with a look back at the first round win against Princeton, a 6-5 nailbiter. There are 74 images in this gallery, including photos of Steele Stanwick, Chris LaPierre, and more!
The Virginia baseball team came within one out of a home sweep over Georgia Tech this past weekend. But, like the UC Irvine Super Regional game last year, baseball is a game of 27 outs, not 26, and the Hoos lost the finale 5-4 in 10 innings. Now, the Hoos travel to College Park to face the Maryland Terrapins in the final ACC series of the 2012 season beginning on Thursday at 6 p.m. Here is a brief scouting report on the Terps.
The Virginia baseball team defeated the High Point Panthers 12-3 on Wednesday night at Davenport Field. This weekend, the Cavaliers host Georgia Tech in their final home ACC series, beginning on Friday night at 6 p.m. and continuing on Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. on both days. Here is a brief scouting report on the Yellow Jackets.
The Virginia football team wrapped up the important spring practice period with the annual Spring Game at Scott Stadium where players like LaRoy Reynolds, Kevin Parks, Dominique Terrell, Rijo Walker, and others were in action. Check out this photo gallery with 110 images of the UVa football team and fans!
I just passed the eighth month anniversary since my surgery. I've made a lot of progress but I've still got a good amount of work to be done. I know it sounds like coaches' talk, but every day for me is a better day. I go to my doctor every six weeks and he gives me an update. I actually went to the doctor recently and he gave me some great news concerning my knee.
The Virginia baseball team is coming off a nine-day break for final exams and will face the High Point Panthers on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. at Davenport Field, weather permitting. Prior to the exam break, the Hoos were on a roll with a first-ever sweep of Miami in Florida to extend their current winning streak to seven games. Here is a brief scouting report on the High Point Panthers.
Frank Quayle is one of the all-time greats in Cavalier football history and one of only six Virginia players to have his number (24) retired. Quayle's mark in UVa and local history is not isolated only to his time as a player. Quayle has been a fixture in Charlottesville for decades as a realtor with Roy Wheeler in Charlottesville and as a color analyst in the broadcast booth on football Saturdays. The Sabre Interview checks in with Quayle for a one-on-one interview with a great Hoo.
Growing up with a dad who was a UVa coach and also an ACC football official, it was hard not to fall in love with Charlottesville, UVa, and those Scott Stadium Saturdays in the fall. It was 1966, the opening game of the year, and by some quirk my dad did not have a game that day. Usually our mom, who was a big Virginia sports fan as well, would take us to the game, but it was really cool as "Daddy" went with us as well. The Hoos had a senior QB in Bob Davis who had a great career at UVa and led the Cavaliers to an opening-game win against Wake Forest that day. I had noticed that Virginia had a new running back that looked pretty good, and I remember he wore the No. 24.
From the early to mid 2000's, Virginia was known as "Tight End U." The position was the focal point of the UVa passing attack, and five Cavalier tight ends reached the NFL. Leading the charge for Virginia was Heath Miller, who came to Charlottesville as a lightly recruited quarterback but eventually blossomed into the best tight end in school history. Now Jake McGee, another quarterback turned tight end, is ready to leave his mark on the program.
Every spring, there is an opportunity for a coaching staff - and a fan base - to get to know its team a little bit better. But likewise, there is an opportunity for those who follow the program to try to analyze a bit too closely what they have seen on the field in practices and the Spring Game. So this Spring, let's try to avoid getting too in-depth in analyzing what should not be analyzed in-depth. Instead, let's agree that the spring is what it is: a time when plenty of random thoughts can be bouncing around in terms of the promise of the future. Here are some of mine.
2012 can be defined as the year my training is entirely focused around one race (well, technically two - the Olympic Trials has a preliminary race and a final race, but you get the point). It's my first year out in the real world of running, as a "professional," and, to be quite frank, I'm taking it kind of hard. I have tunnel vision; it's hard to find a victory or a success in everyday training because I'm often so fixated on "making the Olympic team." It's not a healthy way to train and it's certainly not a happy way to train.
Virginia freshman Derek Fisher started off the season slowly going 4-20 in his first eight games (.200) including seven hitless games. In fact, his first two at-bats as a Wahoo came in clutch situations with the bases loaded. He went 0-2. Since Virginia's series win over Clemson, however, Fisher has been on a tear.
The Virginia baseball team got a win over a tough Radford squad 3-2 on Tuesday night at Davenport Field thanks to a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 11th inning by Nate Irving to score Mitchell Shifflett. Wednesday night, the Hoos travel to The Diamond, home of the Richmond Squirrels minor league team, to play VCU in the first of two games against this quality in-state team. The Rams come to Davenport on May 15th for the return matchup this season.
Despite a historic night for the Virginia men's lacrosse program, the Cavaliers could not shake the same demons that haunted them a week ago and fell to North Carolina 11-9 in the ACC Tournament Semifinals in Charlottesville. Steele Stanwick posted his 250th career point, making him Virginia's all-time leading scorer in the loss. The senior finished the game with 2 goals and 5 assists.
Virginia Football took practice on the road on April 7th at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond, Virginia. It was a perfect day and the turnout of UVa fans was fantastic. We've compiled 133 photos from the day in the newest edition of the Sabre Photo Gallery. Enjoy!
The Virginia baseball team bounced back from being swept by UNC at home last weekend by beating the Richmond Spiders on Tuesday night. The Hoos won 7-5 after giving up a 3-run HR in the top of the first inning. Now they play the next two weekend ACC series away from Davenport Field. Here is a brief scouting report on Duke.
Cornerback is arguably one of the toughest positions in football to play. Learning the position at the college level is even tougher. Having to step in and start as a freshman is almost unheard of. Last season, Virginia true freshman Demetrious "Tra" Nicholson quickly discovered the differences between the high school and college games.
He's wearing the same number and he's playing the same position, but by all accounts Dominique Terrell showed up for spring football practice at Virginia a changed man. As a result, the prolific high school playmaker has picked up his production and started to flash the skills that made him one of the most coveted recruits in the 2011 class.
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