Following yesterday’s schedule news, @justin ferber breaks down UVa’s slate and how things stack up for the Wahoos this fall.

My heart is racing!!!

After a difficult loss at the Australian Open in January, Danielle Collins announced she would retire at the end of the season. She’s had some health difficulties - including both rheumatoid arthritis and endometriosis – but she played through those challenges and has had a pretty successful career. It seems the retirement announcement provided some mental clarity for her because she has been on an absolute tear since then. She’s won two tournaments in the last couple of months, has won 19 of her last 20 matches, beat some of the best players in the world, and added $1.6M to her bank account this year. She plays in the semifinals of the Italian Open tomorrow against the #2 ranked player in the world, Aryna Sabalenka. Winning the Italian Open would land her another $800k and it’s the last clay court tournament before the French Open (one of three remaining Grand Slams this year). She may go into the French Open ranked in the top 10. I’d love for her to get a Grand Slam title before she retires. That trophy would look great next two her two national championship trophies from her time on Grounds. I’m happy for her – she’s had some ups and downs but nothing’s holding her back from going out with a bang.
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Yogi Berra infamously said, "Good pitching beats good hitting, and vice versa." Baseball fans saw some of each yesterday. Virginia scored the first 2 runs in the 2nd inning when Becker hit a triple off the outfield wall. MSU answered with a 3 run home run in the top of the 3rd, and added an unearned run in the 4th when an attempted pick off throw by Blanco sailed into centerfield. Augustin came in to pitch for Virginia and got himself in and out of trouble by giving up 2 hits and 3 walks in the next 2.2 innings. Tonas came in to pitch with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position in the 9th. The MSU batter grounded out on his first pitch to get the win for Tonas.
The bottom five hitters in the Virginia batting order got 7 of the team's 8 hits, scored all 5 runs, and had s all 5 RBI. Becker had 2 more RBI in the 7th on a single to tie the score. In the bottom of the 9th, Didawick led off with double, and Godbout walked. With one out Whalen hit a hard shot which the MSU second baseman was unable to catch, and Didawick scored the walk off run.

Stadium is buzzing already!

On Episode 564 of the CavsCorner Podcast (“You Can’t Be Worse”), we talk UVa football, the idea of investment, how things are going overall, and how that's impacting our POV on the upcoming season.

Site: https://virginia.rivals.com/news/cavscorner-podcast-episode-564

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Savino and Hungate held Penn to 2 runs on 4 hits. They gave up just 1 walk and struck out 11. Penn got 3 of their hits in the 4th inning when they scored their only 2 runs. Godbout's 3 run home run in the 2nd inning provided the winning margin. Virginia added another run in the 7th when O'Ferrall singled, stole second, and came home on a double by Anderson. Virginia threatened to score in several innings as the team received 7 walks and 2 hit batters, but they were unusually unreliable hitting with runners in scoring position.

Info was released today. UVa opens against UR at home at 6:00pm on ACCNX. Week 2 at Wake Forest will be at 7:00pm on ESPN2. Week 3 vs Maryland will kick at 8:00pm on ACCN. Plenty of good tailgating time for the first two home games!

https://virginiasports.com/news/202...announced-for-first-three-uva-football-games/

The one and only spring live period begins today and goes until Sunday.

The major AAU circuits will be the most appealing stops for the UVa staff.

Nike EYBL and the New Balance circuits will be in Indianapolis
The Under Armour Circuit is in Hamilton, Ohio.
The adidas circuit is in Bryan, Texas.
The Puma Circuit will be in Wichita.

Lets use this thread to post all updates from the weekend.

Currently tied for 1st of 30 teams almost through Round 1 stroke play.
Fantastic start on a tough course.
https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=29187

I hope he only has former UVA players on the team. Will be great to see him in action again.

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Only golf, crew, track, and baseball are left this year so why not post some musings about what the ACC could look like next if FSU, Clemson, and UNC leave.
Realignment Rumor

The Commitment: @justin ferber breaks down what transfer LB Dorian Jones brings to the table and how he fits into UVa’s roster for the upcoming season.

SDSU transfer forward Elijah Saunders talked to @HoustonWilson about his decision to commit to UVa and why the Cavaliers became an even more compelling choice the more he learned about the program.

Can’t win a face off and bad off ball defense. Down 4-1 to Terps

Remember those who gave all for our freedom.

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Dual-sport three-star WR Micah Matthews talked to @Dylan Callaghan-Croley about his recent official visit to UVa and what stood out about his time in Charlottesville.

Arnold was the starting pitcher for the Seminoles; he pitched the first six innings and gave up 2 runs on 4 hits (2 each by O'Ferrall and Whaley). FSU was ahead 4 - 2 when he was replaced. Tibbs had the only FSU home run and had 5 RBI.
Virginia scored the first run in the third inning on a single by O'Ferrall and a double by Whalen. FSU went ahead 2 - 1 in the fourth and added 2 more runs in the fifth on 3 singles and and 2 walks. The Cavs scored in the sixth on a solo home run by O'Ferrall. Florida State added 7 runs on 7 hits off several pitchers in the seventh inning to extend the lead to 11 - 2. Virginia scored 5 runs in the bottom of the inning on two run home runs by Anderson and Hanson and a solo home run by Saucke. A solo home run by FSU in the eighth ended the scoring.
O'Ferrall's three hits moved him up to 4th place in career hits at Virginia.

Blanco and Augsutin shut down a good hitting Tech team. Blanco pitched 6 innings and gave up just 5 singles, and Augustin retired all three batters that he face in the 7th. Ten Hoos played in the field, and every one had at least 1 hit. Virginia had home runs by Saucke, Didawick, and Godbout, and doubles by O'Ferrall, Saucke, Ference, and Whalen. Saucke led the RBI list with 4, O'Ferrall had 3, and Didawick had 2. Lastly, they made no errors.

Admittedly that is just plain weird to type!

Until this year, I have never watched a WNBA game, This year I decided to watch a couple of games on television primarily to see if Caitlan Clark would prove the Goat or the Over- rated predictions to be correct. I quickly discovered why I had not previously watched the WNBA. For the most part, the WNBA is just bad basketball. When Virginia got blown out in games last year, there were many reasons proposed for the poor performances. Almost all apply to every WNBA game. Many players can't jump over the Sunday newspaper (about 1 inch for those who do not subscribe to the local newspaper). As a result, many routine layups are mulligans. Officiating is bad, and the officials spend way too much time looking at the TV monitors at mid court. Coaching decisions about who should be playing or what play to run are suspect.
Clark is still bringing crowds to watch her play in person or on television. I question whether she and a handful of others in the WNBA will be able to hold the attention of viewers even when the only sports competition is major league baseball.

You just saw this coming with NIL and narcissistic athletes along with greedy family members. For all the good intentions, you can't over look the elephant in the room of bad intentions.

Former Florida recruit and current Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada is suing Gators coach Billy Napier and the program’s top booster over a failed name, image and likeness deal worth nearly $14 million.

The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Pensacola alleges Napier and booster and automotive technology businessman Hugh Hathcock with fraudulent misrepresentation and inducement, aiding and abetting fraud, civil conspiracy to commit fraud, negligent misrepresentations, tortious inference with a business relationship or contract, aiding and abetting tortious interference and vicarious liability. The complaint seeks a jury trial and damages of at least $10 million.

Sadly, this will be a door opening that coaches, Universities and teams don't need. The he said she said and when Athletes that waffle and have the NIL pulled try to gain the cash through sympathetic monday morning jurors that can be manipulated for the out come you want.

In the afterglow of the portal light, @justin ferber has a 3-2-1 sharing three things we know, asking a couple of questions, and offering one prediction for UVa with the true offseason now officially underway.

On Episode 563 of the CavsCorner Podcast (“Very Deliberate Changes”) we welcome special guests Kyle Matous and Macon Gunter for a look at both the UVa hoops and football programs and where each stands.

Site: https://virginia.rivals.com/news/cavscorner-podcast-episode-563

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