No. 9 Cavaliers Knock off Top-Ranked UNC, 4-1

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No. 9 Cavaliers Knock off Top-Ranked UNC, 4-1
Doolittle goes to 9-1 as UVa picks up win No. 40.

Sean Doolittle won his ninth game of the season in the 4-1 win over UNC

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No. 9 Cavaliers Knock off Top-Ranked UNC, 4-1

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - - Sean Doolittle struck out five in 6.2 scoreless innings for his ninth win of the season while Brandon Marsh and David Adams each had two hits as No. 9 Virginia (40-10, 17-8 ACC) knocked off No. 1 North Carolina, 4-1, Friday night in front of a record crowd of 2,588 fans at Davenport Field in the Atlantic Coast Conference series opener. Casey Lambert picked up his eighth save of the season while Virginia won its 40th game of the season - the Cavaliers' school record third straight 40-win season. Virginia moved to 27-2 at home this season.

"What a great way to start off such a big weekend in conference play," UVa head baseball coach Brian O'Connor said. "Our guys stayed focus during this 10-day break. Sean (Doolittle) battled one of the top pitchers in the nation and did what he's done for us all season. Our hitters stayed patient which led to us scoring runs. This crowd was great and they played a big part in tonight's win."

Doolittle (9-1) now has 27 strikeouts in his last three starts. He held UNC to four hits. Michael Schwimer pitched two innings before Lambert registered the final out of the game. Schwimer allowed the one run on two hits and added a strikeout. Andrew Miller (10-1) suffered his first loss of the season as he allowed three runs, one earned, on seven hits in 6.1 innings for North Carolina (40-10, 18-7 ACC). He struck out eight.





Marsh and Adams both finished 2-for-4 for the Cavaliers. Mike Cavasinni led the Tar Heels going 1-for-2 with an RBI. Virginia out-hit the Tar Heels, 9-7.

Adams' RBI double scored Marsh in the bottom of the seventh putting Virginia ahead, 3-0. Patrick Wingfield followed with an RBI single through the right side putting the Cavaliers ahead, 4-0.

North Carolina broke the shutout in the top of the ninth. Jay Cox doubled and scored on Mike Cavasinni's RBI single through the right side to make it, 4-1.

North Carolina's second throwing error led to UVa's second run of the game. With runners on first and second, Marsh reached on a fielder's choice when the Tar Heels couldn't turn a double play. Beau Seabury ended up scoring on the errant throw to put the Hoos ahead, 2-0, in the

Virginia jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. After Hagan was hit by a pitch and Jeremy Farrell singled, both took off on a double steal attempt. Hagan scored on a throwing error by catcher Benji Johnson putting the Cavaliers ahead, 1-0.

Virginia and North Carolina continue their series at 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Freshman right-hander Jacob Thompson will start for the Cavaliers. He'll face UNC RHP Robert Woodard. Saturday's game will be televised on the Regional Sports Network by FSN South.

[Unchained]

Heels-5
Cavs-0

rubber game tomorrow

Two very young talented squads.

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No. 9 Cavs Take Series from No. 1 Tar Heels, 9-2


Doolittle drives in four runs while Ballard moves to 7-2 on the season.


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Mike Ballard won his seventh game of the season in the 9-2 win over UNC.




May 14, 2006





CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - - Sean Doolittle drove in four runs while going 3-for-5 with a run and Mike Ballard struck out five in 6.1 innings for his seventh win as No. 9 Virginia won the series over No. 1 North Carolina, 9-2, in the Atlantic Coast Conference series finale Sunday afternoon at Davenport Field in front of 2,119 fans. Tom Hagan and Greg Miclat both had a pair of hits for the Cavaliers who improved to 41-11 and 18-9 in the ACC. UNC fell to 41-11 but still has a one game lead over the Cavs in the ACC Coastal Division at 19-8.

"This was a great weekend of college baseball in our home park," UVa head baseball coach Brian O'Connor said. "We knew which ever team made the fewest mistakes would win this series. We committed only one error in three games and didn't back down against one of the top pitching staffs in the nation. Our players stayed confident and played our style of baseball. Our fans supported us all weekend, which helped us capture such important conference series win."

Ballard (7-2) held UNC to two runs on seven hits and struck out five. He only walked one batter. Michael Schwimer pitched 1.2 innings in relief, picking up strikeout while holding the Tar Heels to one hit. Casey Lambert pitched the final inning and forced a game-ending double play to seal the victory. Daniel Bard (6-3) took the loss for North Carolina as he allowed three runs, two earned, on five hits in 3.2 innings. Hagan finished 2-for-4 with an RBI while Miclat was 2-for-3 with three runs and an RBI. Josh Horton went 3-for-3 for the Tar Heels while Kyle Shelton and Chad Flack both had two hits.





Virginia exploded for four runs with two outs in the bottom of the eighth. After Miclat and Marsh walked, Doolittle singled to right center driving in both runs to put the Hoos ahead, 7-2. Tom Hagan's bloop single to left field scored Doolittle to make it, 8-2, before David Adams scored on a balk for the final 9-2 lead.

Miclat's one-out triple down the right field line scored Beau Seabury in the bottom of sixth extending Virginia's lead to 4-1. Henry's sacrifice fly brought in Miclat for a 5-1 Cavalier advantage. UNC came within 5-2 in the top of the seventh when Josh Horton's sacrifice fly brought in Mike Cavasini.

The Cavaliers broke the 1-1 tie in the bottom of the fourth. Patrick Wingfield walked and moved to third on Miclat's single up the middle. Henry executed a squeeze bunt scoring Wingfield for the 2-1 lead. After Brandon Marsh's infield single gave the Cavs runners on the corners, Doolittle drove in Miclat as UVa led, 3-1.

North Carolina took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second after Kyle Shelton doubled home Reid Fronk, who reached when he was hit by a pitch. Virginia tied the game in the bottom of the third on Doolittle's RBI single through the right side that scored Tim Henry, who had reached on an error.

Virginia hits the road for its final game away from Davenport Field. UVa heads to Old Dominion Tuesday for a 6 p.m. first-pitch.

Series Notes: In a series built around pitching, UVa allowed eight runs, seven earned, while UNC gave up 13 runs, 10 earned, as UVa posted a 2.33 ERA. The Tar Heels had a 3.60 ERA in the series ... UVa out-hit UNC, .280-.270 in the series ... David Adams finished 5-for-10 with two runs and an RBI. He slugged .600 and had a .643 on-base percentage ... Sean Doolittle hit .357 going 5-for-14 with a run and four RBIs ... UVa's weekend rotation of Sean Doolittle, Jacob Thompson and Mike Ballard combined to hold the Tar Heels to three runs on 17 hits in 20 innings while striking out 13 ... Virginia committed one error in the series while Carolina had five ... Virginia is now 28-3 at Davenport Field ... UVa recorded its third straight 40-win season, which is a school record and matched its 2005 win total with its 41st win Sunday ... A weekend record of 7,367 fans packed into Davenport Field during the weekend series, which was an average of 2,456. UVa had record crowds of 2,624 Friday and Saturday.

GO HOOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Cavs keep on keepin' on.

Tom Hagan's bloop single to left field scored Doolittle to make it, 8-2, before David Adams scored on a balk for the final 9-2 lead.

Oh, Snap!
Tom Hagan! Family lawyer and RBI threat!

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Tom Hagan is indeed a very dangerous man [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/007.gif[/img]

[Diets17]

I saw ole Tom im "Kicking and Screaming" today on HBO. Hes aged horribly.

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may have aged some, but nonetheless, still someone you definitely need on your side, and hopefully, you're not against the family

[RaiderWahoo0105]

We have to sweep the three game series against the Hokies this week AND UNC has to lose ONE game to BC in their three game series for us to clich the Conference Title...