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Ways UVa can do better than Vegas expects

Greater Expectations: With Vegas having now weighed in, @justin ferber takes a look at what needs to happen for #UVa to have more success this fall than the oddsmakers think.

Virginia completes sweep of Louisville 8-3

Edgington had a excellent outing on the mound. He pitched 6 innings and gave up 2 singles while striking out 8 to give the Cavs a 8-0 lead. Blanco and Jaxel allowed 3 runs in the 7th before O'Connor and Woolfolk kept Lousiville from scoring in the 8th and 9th innings. The top of the Virginia batting order bounced back. O'Ferrall was 2 for 5, O'Donnell 2 for 3, Gelof 1 for 2, and Teel 3 for 4. Saucke also had 2 hits and 2 RBI.

Four-star guard Bliss talks UVa offer

Following an unofficial visit this past season and on the heels of his showing in the liver periods last month, four-star guard Christian Bliss talked to @HoustonWilson about picking up an offer from UVa on Monday.

With college basketball’s transfer portal now closed, who are the biggest winners and losers?

The Athletic put Virginia in the losers category - With college basketball’s transfer portal now closed, who are the biggest winners and losers?

Again: There are programs that lost more net-net. But for sheer symbolic defeat, it is hard to look past Virginia’s loss of Isaac Traudt. For years, Tony Bennett’s Virginia program has been built on long-term player development. Often, that has meant redshirting potentially capable young players, putting them in the lab for a year, and then unveiling them when they are more fully formed, armed with a better understanding of Virginia’s stylistic demands — particularly on the defensive end. This has generally worked really well for UVa’s players and for its coaches; Virginia’s success since Bennett’s arrival has been predicated on the constant regeneration of highly honed veterans.​
The problem? In an era in which it is (rightly!) very easy to up and leave, what if your guys don’t stay patient? Or what if, as in Traudt’s case, they get homesick and want to move back closer to family and familiarity? This spring, that meant losing a highly sought-after player with plenty of other top-end high-major offers from a strong recruiting class that spent a year on Virginia’s books, trained under its tutelage, and then left in anger before ever playing a minute. That would hit hard for any program, but especially at a place where the whole idea is a long-term mutual investment, a you-get-what-we-all-put-in-over-time ethos.​
There is also the matter of veteran big man Kadin Shedrick’s departure to Texas. Shedrick did the long-term development process, became a very effective true center by his sophomore year, entered last season as the clear starter and then was benched in favor of Ben Vander Plas midway through the campaign. He was one of the more highly sought-after bigs in the portal when the Longhorns’ staff lured him to Austin. Virginia has four players arriving via the portal, as well as two top-70ish freshman talents arriving, and there are solid pieces already in the program. But losing Shedrick is a blow, and the loss of Traudt hurts for different reasons — reasons that go beyond the difficulty of unexpected turnover.​

Virginia wins an upside down game 4-1 over Louisville

Virginia was held to 5 hits, 3 of which were off the bat of Tuft, who had a home run and both RBI for the Cavs. Anderson and Stephan each got 1 hit while the top 4 hitters in the lineup were shut out. Louisville also had 5 hits, all of which were singles. Early started and pitched 6 innings and gave up 4 hits and the only run. Berry pitched the final 3 innings and allowed just one hit.

Basketball Transfer Portal Thread (updated 4/18 - Minor, Rohde commitments)

Starting a thread to keep transfer portal news in one place. We will track those who enter from UVa along with offers UVa makes to transfers in this thread.

UVa Players entering the Portal:

Francisco Caffaro
Isaac Traudt (committed to Creighton)
Kadin Shedrick

UVa players going to NBA draft:

Beekman (keeping eligibility)
Franklin


UVa commits:
Jordan Minor - F - Merrimack (one year of eligibility)
Andrew Rohde - G - St. Thomas (3 years of eligibility)
Jacob Groves - F - Oklahoma (one year of eligibility)

Chokies lose on weird call!

Tech rallied in the 9th from a 5 run deficit and appeared to have scored the tying run on an attempted double play. But the ump at second base called the runner at first out for runner interference at second on the throw when the Tech runner took out the fielder who had stepped on second and thrown late to first. I thought the throw had been completed before the contact, but they reviewed it and upheld the call so Tech lost 9-8. A good day when Hoos LAX wins, Hoos baseball wins, MD LAX loses (no natty this year for them!) and Va Tech loses in anything. Hope Clempsun takes them out tomorrow and Tech loses out on an NCAA birth.

Long ball hitting jump starts Virginia to 15-5 win over Louisville

Virginia jumped out to a 3 -0 lead in the 1st on Anderson's home run. Gelof had a 2-run home run in the 3rd to extend the lead to 5-0. The Hoos broke the game open by scoring 7 runs in the 5th highlighted by a 3-run home run by Godbout. Eleven different players had at least one hit, and eight players had at least 1 RBI. O'Ferrall was 4 for 5 with 2 singles and 2 doubles. Godbout was 3 for 4 with a double and a single in addition to his home run, and Anderson was 2 for 4 with a RBI double in addition to his home run.
Parker started on the mound and was wildly effective for 6 innings. He gave up just 2 singles, 0 walks, but hit 4 batters. After allowing 3 more singles to start the 7 inning, he was relieved by Hodges, who allowed 2 more singles and 2 runs, which were charged to Parker. Hodges gave up the final 3 runs in the 9th.
The first 10 runs by Virginia scored on extra base hits. Virginia scored all 3 runs in the 1st and all 7 in the 5th after two outs.

Five to Watch: Taking a look at breakout candidates this fall

Five to Watch: @justin ferber takes a look at five returning players on UVa’s roster who could be in line for a breakout season this fall.

Muskett, likely UVa's QB1, remains steady as ever

As expectations rise for UVa’s likely QB1 come fall, Tony Muskett has settled into both the comfort and work that’s required of him. With spring in the rear view, @justin ferber takes a look at the steady hand at the helm.

Carter's work in the middle speaks for itself

The impact that Jahmeer Carter makes in the middle of UVa’s defense goes well beyond the stat sheet, @justin ferber writes. And that’s just what the venerable nose tackle wants: Let the work speak for itself.

Virginia goes undefeated in OOC with 8-0 win over Radford

Virginia used 7 pitchers who gave up just 4 singles. All of Radford's hits were lead offs in the 2nd, 5th, 6th, and 7th innings, and only once did the baserunner get past 1st base. O'Connor was the only pitcher to pitch more than one inning; he retired all nine batters that he faced including 5 on strikeouts,. The staff struck out a total of twelve Highlanders.
Gelof led the Cavs' hitters; he was 3 for 3 with a home run off the clubhouse door and 3 RBI. Anderson had just one hit, a leadoff home run in the 2nd. Virginia had only 9 hits, but the offense was aided by 10 walks issued by Radford pitchers.
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