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In the video linked below DE Jimmie Taylor talks about his interest in Michigan, Virginia, Tennessee, N.C. State, Penn State and Florida. He will visit Michigan on June 19 and wants to visit Virginia, Florida, South Carolina, N.C. State and North Carolina. He is an early graduate so he will commit before his first game and probably take official visits.

Video: DE Taylor sets Michigan visit

Dropped from 27th to 28th despite his numbers and strong interview


From ESPN Insider
"Anderson nailed the interview portion of the combine. "He's really an exceptional guy," one GM said. "I thought he was one of the most impressive people I interviewed." However, his shooting woes that began after he returned from injury at the ACC tournament continued when he shot 9-for-25 in the NBA 3-point drills. "I think he's going to be closer to the Anderson we saw as a sophomore than the one we saw as a junior," when it comes to NBA 3-point shooting, the GM added."

From UVa:

Six Cavaliers Named to All-ACC Baseball Team
Kirby earns first-team honors, while Pinero, Sborz, and Towns named to second team

Six members of the Virginia baseball teams were named to the 2015 All-ACC Team, which was announced Monday by the conference office after voting by the league’s 14 head coaches. Starting pitcher Nathan Kirby (Jr., Midlothian, Va.) was named to the first team, while shortstop Daniel Pinero (So., Toronto, Ontario), third baseman Kenny Towns (Sr., Burke, Va.) and relief pitcher Josh Sborz each were tabbed on the second team.

Adam Haseley (Fr., Windermere, Fla.) and Pavin Smith (Fr., Jupiter, Fla.) were named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.

Kirby has missed his last three starts with an injury but is 5-2 with a 2.28 ERA in 10 starts this season. In 59 1/3 innings, he has allowed 50 hits and struck out 75 batters, which was first in the ACC at the time of his injury. He was a unanimous 2015 Preseason All-America pick and was on the midseason watch list for the Golden Spikes Award. Kirby was named to the All-ACC first team for the second straight year.

Pinero is batting .305 in 51 games at shortstop this season. He owns 60 hits, including seven doubles and five home runs. Named to the watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award, Pinero leads the team in runs scored with 46. Pinero was a third-team All-ACC selection in 2014.

Sborz has had a solid year, going 2-2 with a 2.49 ERA while primarily serving as the team’s closer. He is tied for the ACC lead with 12 saves this season and is on the watch list for the Stopper of the Year Award. He also shown his versatility and has made two starts for the Cavaliers in recent weeks.

Towns is in the midst of his best season as a Cavalier. He is batting .312 with 16 doubles, four homers and 50 RBI while playing in each of the Cavaliers’ 52 games. Towns ranks eighth in the ACC in doubles and 10th in RBI.

Haseley has been a two-way force for the Cavaliers. He has started all 52 games for UVa, batting .256 with eight doubles and 18 RBI. While he primarily has played the outfield this year, Haseley also has appeared in nine games on the mound – all since April 1. The left-hander is 2-1 with a 2.37 ERA in 19 innings.

Primarily batting in the 3- or 5-hole for the Cavaliers this season, Smith is batting .302 with 14 doubles, five homers and 35 RBI. He is tied for the team lead with 64 hits and owns the most hits for a UVa rookie since Steven Proscia in 2009.

Virginia opens postseason play at 11 a.m. Tuesday when it takes on Georgia Tech in a play-in game at the ACC Baseball Championship.

2015 All-ACC Baseball Teams
First Team
C - Chris Okey, So., Clemson
1B - Brendon Hayden, Sr., Virginia Tech
1B - Will Craig, So., Wake Forest
2B - George Iskenderian, Jr., Miami (FL)
2B - Nate Mondou, So., Wake Forest
3B - David Thompson, Jr., Miami (FL)
SS - Sutton Whiting, Sr., Louisville
OF - DJ Stewart, Jr., Florida State
OF - Corey Ray, So., Louisville
OF - Stuart Fairchild, Fr., Wake Forest
DH/UT - Zack Collins, So., Miami (FL)
SP - Matthew Crownover, Jr., Clemson
SP - Brendan McKay, Fr., Louisville
SP - Kyle Funkhouser, Jr., Louisville
SP - Nathan Kirby, Jr., Virginia
RP - Zack Burdi, So., Louisville
Second Team
C - Andrew Knizner, So., NC State
1B - Preston Palmeiro, So., NC State
2B - Andy Perez, Sr., Duke
3B - Matt Gonzalez, Jr., Georgia Tech
3B - Kenny Towns, Sr., Virginia
SS - Daniel Pinero, So., Virginia
OF - Chris Shaw, Jr., Boston College
OF - Reed Rohlman, Fr., Clemson
OF - Jake Fincher, Sr., NC State
DH/UT - Tyler Krieger, Jr., Clemson
DH/UT - Brendan McKay, Fr., Louisville
SP - Josh Rogers, So., Louisville
SP - Thomas Woodrey, Jr., Miami (FL)
SP - Zac Gallen, So., North Carolina
RP - Billy Strode, Sr., Florida State
RP - Josh Sborz, Jr., Virginia
Third Team
C - Garrett Kennedy, Sr., Miami (FL)
1B - Quincy Nieporte, So., Florida State
2B - Logan Ratledge, Sr., NC State
3B - Kyle Fiala, So., Notre Dame
SS - Eli White, So., Clemson
OF - Steven Duggar, Jr., Clemson
OF - Willie Abreu, So., Miami (FL)
OF - Skye Bolt, Jr., North Carolina
OF - Robert Youngdahl, Sr., Notre Dame
OF - Saige Jenco, So., Virginia Tech
DH/UT - A.J. Murray, Sr., Georgia Tech
SP - Brandon Gold, So., Georgia Tech
SP - Andrew Suarez, Sr., Miami (FL)
SP - Benton Moss, Sr., North Carolina
SP - Ryan Smoyer, So., Notre Dame
RP - Bryan Garcia, So., Miami (FL)
2015 ACC Baseball All-Freshman Team
Dylan Busby, 3B, Florida State
Kel Johnson, OF, Georgia Tech
Brendan McKay, SP/UT, Louisville
Lincoln Henzman, RP, Louisville
Brian Brown, SP, NC State
J.B. Bukauskas, P, North Carolina
Brandon Bielak, SP, Notre Dame
Sean Guenther, RP, Notre Dame
Adam Haseley, OF, Virginia
Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia
Justin Yurchak, 3B, Wake Forest
Stuart Fairchild, OF, Wake Forest
ACC Player of the Year
Will Craig, So., Wake Forest
ACC Pitcher of the Year
Matthew Crownover, Jr., Clemson
ACC Freshman of the Year
Brendan McKay, Fr., Louisville
ACC Coach of the Year
Dan McDonnell, Louisville

Three-star target Sam Hauser is off the board.

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One of UVa's many OL targets in 2016, Jacob Buccigrossi talked to Rivals.com about his visit plans and where things go from here.

Link: Buccigrocci talks about his visit plans

Since we have a few kids off the board, which 16 target will finally pull the trigger with us?

When and who in the 17 class will commit? We need to finish 16 strong and 17 needs to be huge for momentum after 2 very good seasons.

Virginia offered Waukesha (Wisc.) West 2016 OL Sam Heckel on Saturday. We talked about that recently and he said that is an offer that stands out, and a school he wants to visit. Article linked below.

LINK: Sam Heckel article

Who will fill out the 40 remaining spots? Let’s take a look at why these five prospects have a chance to crack the list
3. Ty Jerome

Iona Prep/New Rochelle, New York

AAU Team: PSA Cardinals

One of the more cerebral and crafty players in the class, Jerome beats you with his skill and basketball IQ. A point guard who makes 3s and assists all within the flow of the game, he is willing and able to give the ball up in transition to the open man. He owns good size (6-foot-4) for a guard, and his body is stronger than it looks. The beauty of his game is he can make his teammates better by delivering pin-point passes, and if the defense leaves him open, he will make them pay with his offensive confidence.

Jerome has made a verbal commitment to Virginia.

New Orleans signs Henry Coley after their minicamp

Really think he will make the team this fall.

From UVa:

Virginia Defeats North Carolina, 8-2, to Sweep Series
Cavaliers clinch No. 7 seed at upcoming ACC Baseball Championship

The Virginia baseball team finished off a three-game series sweep with an 8-2 victory at North Carolina Saturday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Cavaliers (33-19, 15-15 ACC) earned their first-ever three-game series sweep against UNC (32-22, 13-16) in Chapel Hill (the ACC went to the three-game series format in 1990).

Virginia won its sixth game out of its last seven since the exam break and clinched the No. 7 seed in the 2015 ACC Baseball Championship. UVa will play No. 10 seed Georgia Tech at 11 a.m. Tuesday in a play-in game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C.

“We’re doing the things it takes to play good, winning baseball,” Virginia head coach Brian O’Connor said. “It starts with quality pitching. We got two quality starts here and then we knew today we would chop the game up and everyone did a good job. We played really good defense and we’re battling at the plate. I was really impressed with our offensive approach this weekend against an outstanding pitching staff. I’m really proud of our guys.”

Virginia finished with 16 hits, tying its season high for an ACC game. Robbie Coman (Jr., Lake Worth, Fla.), Joe McCarthy (Jr., Scranton, Pa.), and Matt Thaiss (So., Jackson, N.J.) each had three hits for UVa. Thaiss also drove in three runs. In addition to starting the game on the mound, Adam Haseley (Fr., Windermere, Fla.) recorded a pair of hits and scored three runs.

After being limited to no runs and four hits over its first eight innings in the series opener Thursday, UVa exploded for 16 runs and 30 hits over the final 20 innings of the series.

A trio of UVa pitchers combined to limit UNC to six hits. David Rosenberger (Jr., Bethlehem, Pa.) worked four innings of relief to earn the win and improve to 2-0 on the year. He gave up two earned runs, four hits and two walks, while striking out six. Kevin Doherty (Jr., Laytonsville, Md.) was perfect over the final three innings and struck out four to earn his third save. Haseley worked two scoreless innings after getting the starting nod, allowing a pair of hits and a walk while striking out one.

The second of eight North Carolina pitchers, Trevor Kelley (5-3) took the loss after giving up a pair of runs in 2 1/3 innings of relief. UNC starter Benton Moss worked three-plus innings, allowing two earned runs and seven hits.

Virginia parlayed a first-pitch Haseley single to open the game into a run. He stole second base, moved to third on a Daniel Pinero (So., Toronto, Ontario) flyout and scored on a Thaiss sacrifice fly.

The Cavaliers tacked on a run in the fourth inning following consecutive singles from Coman, Pavin Smith (Fr., Jupiter, Fla.) and McCarthy. UNC tied the game in the fifth when Tyler Ramirez launched a towering two-run home run that crossed just inside the right-field foul pole.

Virginia retook the lead by sending 10 batters to the plate in a five-run sixth inning while facing five UNC pitchers. With one out and Ernie Clement (Fr., Rochester, N.Y.) on first base, Haseley singled to center, prompting UNC to bring Trent Thornton out of the bullpen. In a three-pitch span, UVa scored its three runs. Pinero smacked a hit-and-run single to left to score Clement. Thaiss then lined a single into right to plate Haseley. Kenny Towns (Sr., Burke, Va.) launched a sacrifice fly to right-center to bring Pinero home and push the lead to 5-2.

Zach Rice came on in relief and walked Smith on five pitches. UNC then went to Hansen Butler, who gave up a run-scoring single to Coman following an eight-pitch at bat. McCarthy then singled to right to bring Smith across the plate.

Virginia added an insurance run in the ninth when Thaiss singled home Haseley.

From UVa:

Kickoff Times Announced for Virginia’s First Three Home Football Games
Cavaliers’ home opener against Notre Dame on Sept. 12 will begin at 3:30 p.m.

As part of the announcement of early-season football television selections, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced today start times and broadcast originations for Virginia's first three home games of the 2015 season.

Virginia’s home opener against Notre Dame at Scott Stadium will kickoff at 3:30 p.m. (Sept. 12) and be televised by ABC. UVa’s home game against William & Mary on Sept. 19 will start at 3:30 p.m. and be webcast on ESPN3. The ACC also announced start times and broadcast originations for all Thursday and Friday games during the 2015 season. UVa’s Friday night home game on Sept. 25 against Boise State will start at 8 p.m. and be televised by ESPN.

UVa opens the season at UCLA on Sept. 5. The Pac-12 Conference will release the start time and television assignment for that game at a later date.

After the first three weeks of the season, game times and TV network selections will be announced weekly with the ACC's television partners making their choices utilizing a 12-day advance notice beginning Monday, Sept. 14 (for games on Saturday, Sept. 26). ACC television partners also reserve the right to use a six-day selection notice on a limited basis during the season.

Tickets
Virginia football season tickets and mini-packages are currently on sale. Single-game tickets for the Cavaliers' seven-game home schedule go on sale to the public online at VirginiaSports.com on May 22 at 9 a.m.

The three-game Power mini-package includes Virginia's home games against Notre Dame (Sept. 12), Boise State (Friday, Sept. 25) and Virginia Tech (Nov. 28). The Power mini-package is offered at four price levels: $120, $135, $160, and $175.

Season tickets are on sale at four price levels from $190, $230, $284 and $325. A 20 percent discount is available for UVa faculty and staff and Young Alumni (2011-2015 graduates) on the purchase of up to four season tickets. Season ticket holders receive discounted pricing compared to the single-game ticket price, preferred seating location options within each price level, the ability to purchase reserved parking for the season and the opportunity to participate in a payment plan that spreads out payments for up to three months.


Parking
Season parking passes are available for the Emmet/Ivy and UVa Health System parking garages for $49 each. Both garages are within a 15-minute walk of Scott Stadium. Single-game parking passes are also available for $10 each when purchased in advance for the Emmet/Ivy and UVa Health System parking garages. Game day parking in those garages is $15.

Fans may purchase tickets and parking online at VirginiaSports.com or by calling the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-542-8821 or 434-924-8821 weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets can also be ordered in person by visiting the Athletics Ticket Office in Bryant Hall at Scott Stadium weekdays between 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

From UVa:

Brackets Announced for 2015 ACC Baseball Championship
Seventh-seeded Virginia plays No. 10 Georgia Tech at 11 a.m. Tuesday in play-in game

The Virginia baseball team opens postseason play at 11 a.m. Tuesday (May 19) when it takes on Georgia Tech in the first play-in game of the 2015 ACC Baseball Championship at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C. The Cavaliers (33-19) hold the No. 7 seed, while Georgia Tech (32-22) is the No. 10 seed. The winner advances into the pool-play portion of the tournament.

Virginia and Georgia Tech are joined by No. 2 seed Miami, No. 3 seed Notre Dame and No. 6 seed NC State in Pool B. Pool A consists of No. 1 seed Louisville, No. 4 seed Florida State and No. 5 seed Clemson, as well as No. 8 seed North Carolina and No. 9 seed Virginia Tech, which will play at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the second play-in game.

Tickets are available now. Complete books to all 15 games are available, as well as individual game tickets that can be purchased by calling 919-956-BULL or visiting http://theacc.co/BASE15tix.

UVa and Georgia Tech met April 10-12 in Atlanta, with the Yellow Jackets taking two of three games in the series. With its appearance this year, Virginia has played in each of the 42 ACC tournaments.

Under the pool-play format, each team will play one game against each of the other three opponents in its pool Wednesday through Saturday (May 20-23). The two teams with the best records within their respective pools will advance to the title game on Sunday, May 24, with the winner earning the ACC’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

Florida State and Clemson will open play on Wednesday at 11 a.m., followed by Miami and the Georgia Tech-Virginia winner at 3 p.m., and Louisville and the North Carolina-Virginia Tech winner at 7 p.m.
NC State meets Notre Dame at 11 a.m. on Thursday, while Clemson will face Louisville at 3 p.m., and Florida State will take on either Virginia Tech or North Carolina at 7 p.m.
Friday’s action gets started at 11 a.m. when Notre Dame plays the Georgia Tech-Virginia winner. Clemson will face the North Carolina-Virginia Tech winner at 3 p.m., followed by NC State and Miami at 7 p.m.
The final day of pool play is led off by Florida State and Louisville at 11 a.m., followed by Notre Dame and Miami at 3 p.m., and NC State versus the Georgia Tech-Virginia winner at 7 p.m.
The two pool winners will play Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. for the 2015 ACC Championship.

All 15 games of this year’s ACC Baseball Championship will be televised for the ninth straight year. Regional Sports Networks from across the conference footprint and across the nation will carry all 14 games on Tuesday through Saturday. Sunday’s championship game will be televised nationally by ESPN2 at 1 p.m. All games will also be available on ESPN3 or WatchESPN.

Get the bad news out of the way first - WTEN lost in the R16 to #8 seed Baylor 4-3. It was a gut-wrenching loss as Skylar Morton was up a set and serving for the match and then proceeded to get blown off the court. Still an excellent season for the B2B ACC champs!

The rest of the news is pretty great!

MTEN beat Columbia 4-0 and (6) Texas A&M 4-0 to advance to their 6th straight semi-final. We will play (2) Baylor (who beat our rival USC 4-2) Monday at 2 ET in Waco. Baylor beat us 4-3 and 5-2 (without out full lineup) earlier in the season so we are a slight underdog here and playing on their home court.

Baseball swept UNC to earn the 7-seed in the ACCT. We will play (10) GT Tuesday at 11 am to earn a berth into Pool B with (2) Miami, (3) ND and (6) NCSU

MGOLF finished 5th in their regional to advance the the NCAA championships. Both the men and women are headed to the championship round.

MT&F finished 2nd while the WT&F finished 9th at ACC outdoors.

Rowing won their 6th straight ACC championship.

And UVA won the Commonwealth Clash against VT 15-7

I have to share this story with you guys. Last night my youngest boys (10 and 12) were bickering, not listening to their mom, and had left all the school stuff in the living room. This was a crescendo of getting worse through the course of the week. I had listened to all I could stand so I issued the judgment upon the boys; no electronic devices until Saturday at noon when the wife and I would re-evaluate the behavior. You would have thought that we had sentenced them to the torture chamber then a stoning, they whined and pouted… About an hour later (1800 hrs.) I looked outside and they were riding around the field on the dirt bike and 4-wheeler. A second look outside about an hour later and they were throwing Frisbee and football – running routes, designing plays… They had to be forced into the house to take a shower and go to bed. I walked in to say prayers and they were reading…. Get this a book with pages and cover and binding, a real book from the library – not an eBook, not a reading app, but a book. And behold they lived through the evening, unscathed. A true miracle, without the life support of an ”i” anything.

Does anyone know the number of years since GW left that we started the same quarterback opening day that started opening day the prior year as well. Muffin maybe and Schaub?

Wow

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Up 7-2, three outs away from sweeping the Heels. For all you superstitious baseball fans out there, I'll knock on wood for you.

So, to me, this appears to lock us into 7th place in the ACC standing (oddly enough, 2nd in the Coastal division). Does this mean we've avoided the play-in game? The release from UVA yesterday made it sound like we'd be in the play-in game win or lose today.

Brad, what's the story here?? Other outlets are reporting he is leaning on leaving the program.

From UVa:

Virginia Defeats North Carolina, 6-2, to Clinch Series
Cavaliers earn ACC tournament berth as Waddell pitches seven shutout innings

The Virginia baseball team rolled to a series-clinching 6-2 win over North Carolina Friday night at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Cavaliers (32-19, 14-15 ACC) also sealed a berth in the 2015 ACC Baseball Championship and will play on Tuesday in a play-in game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C.

In winning its fifth game in last six since returning from the exam break, Virginia earned its third straight series win over the Tar Heels (32-21, 13-15), including its second straight in Chapel Hill. The Cavaliers go for the series sweep at noon Saturday in a game that will be televised by ESPNU. It also marks the regular-season finale for both teams.

“It was a huge win for us,” Virginia head coach Brian O’Connor said. “I thought Brandon Waddell was terrific. Certainly we came right out of the gates and swung the bats really well to score five runs in the first two innings. We knew going into the last couple of weeks that we needed to play the best baseball we have all year. Winning the first two games here at North Carolina is a great accomplishment and we’re looking forward to coming back out tomorrow. ”

Virginia starting pitcher Brandon Waddell (Jr., Houston, Texas) worked seven shutout innings, allowing seven hits and four walks while striking out six. Waddell (3-4) and Josh Sborz (Jr., McLean, Va.), who worked the final two innings, combined to induce four double-play ground balls from Alex Raburn to aid their cause.

UNC starter J.B. Bukauskas (4-3) lasted just 1 1/3 innings, giving up five runs (four earned), five hits and one walk. The Tar Heels used six pitchers in the contest.

Eight of UVa’s starters combined for 11 hits, highlighted by two-hit games from Daniel Pinero (So., Toronto, Ontario), Pavin Smith (Fr., Jupiter, Fla.) and Kenny Towns (Sr., Burke, Va.). UNC finished with nine hits.

Virginia jumped out to an early 5-0 lead and knocked Bukauskas out of the game in the second inning. The Cavaliers scored three runs in the first inning. With one out and runners on the corners, Towns lined a double to left-center, scoring Pinero. After Matt Thaiss (So., Jackson, N.J.) came home on a wild pitch that also moved Towns to third, Smith hit a sacrifice fly to left field to give UVa a 3-0 edge.

The Cavaliers added two runs in the second inning. With one out and Joe McCarthy (Jr., Scranton, Pa.) on first base, Ernie Clement (Fr., Rochester, N.Y.) lined a single to right that Tyler Ramirez misplayed for a two-base error. The ball rolled to the wall, allowing McCarthy to come around to score and Clement to move to third. Clement then scored on a single by Adam Haseley (Fr., Windermere, Fla.) through the drawn-in infield, prompting a pitching change.

UVa added a run in the fifth inning on a two-out RBI single from Jack Gerstenmaier (Fr., Richmond, Va.), scoring Towns.

The Tar Heels broke up the shutout in the eighth inning on a two-run double to left field by Logan Warmoth.

Some interesting stuff in here from the rules committee.

Link: Proposed rule changes for college hoops

That Lambert is leaving? Just curious if others are hearing this.

Justin is killing it at the NBA combine. He just posted a 43 inch vertical. He is top 3 in almost every event with him sitting number 1 in most of them. 3 D guy who is going to go higher in the 1st round than any of us expected. Also, he gave a shout out to Coach Curtis during his national interview on ESPN. Wahoowa!!!

When does summer practice start?

Will Jack Salt be here the whole summer or will he be playing for the Tall Blacks?

When will Jarred Reuter arrive on campus?