It was the top of the 7th inning with Clemson at bat with one runner on base in a game that Clemson was winning 15 - 7. The Louisville pitcher threw behind the batter, who was obviously not pleased. The pitcher was not ejected and apparently not given a warning. On the very next pitch, the batter hit a deep home run to center field. As he crossed home plate, the home plate umpire ejected him for flipping his bat in the general direction of the Cardinal dugout. Quite naturally, the Clemson manager engaged the umpire in a polite discussion as to the reason for the ejection. I assumed that he was asking if it was for merely flipping the bat, or flipping the bat in the direction of the dugout, which was on the first base side, or if the umpire felt that the flip was woefully short of the dugout.
As it happened, the home run gave Clemson a 17 - 7 lead, and when Louisville failed to score in the bottom of the inning, Clemson won the mercy rule game.

Tried listening to the first few but our pitching is so bad. Very difficult to see is making post season noise with these arms

One of a bevy of recent UVa commits, three-star in-state RB Xay Davis talked to @Dylan Callaghan-Croley about what went into his decision to pick the Wahoos.

Currently No. 64 overall in the Rivals150 for 2025, four-star guard Derek Dixon talked to @HoustonWilson to recap his official visit to UVa and discuss what stood out to him about his time on Grounds.

Home runs by Whalen (first as a Hoo), Saucke, Ford, and Didawick were part of the 13 hits by Virginia in a seven inning Mercy Rule game. Anderson was 3 for 3, and Whalen and Ference were both 2 for 3. The entire team was 13 for 29 for a team .448 batting average. Moore started on the mound for Virginia and pitched the first two innings; he gave up two solo home runs in the 2nd inning. Osinski came in to pitch the next two innings and gave up just one hit and no runs; he improved his record to 4-1. Augustin pitched the 5th inning and allowed 2 runs on 3 hits. Tonas pitched the 6th, and Barker pitched the final inning. The Hoos made no errors and made several excellent plays.

Four home runs by Virginia helped the Hoos overcome a grand slam by VCU. Virginia got started in the 1st inning when Saucke doubled, and Ford reached on an error, Ference hit a homer over the left field fence for a 3-0 lead. The Hoos added another run in the 3rd when Ford doubled and came home on a single by Anderson. The lead went to 6-0 in the 6th. Hanson led off with a home run; O'Ferrall followed with a single and scored on a double by Saucke. VCU had 1 hit in each of the first five innings but could not score. Woodfolk came in to pitch in the 6th and got all three batters out. Virginia added another run in the 7th on Godbout's solo home run. Woodfolk loaded the bases on a single and two walks before he gave up a grand slam home run. Virginia scored the final run in the top of the 9th on a home run by Didawick. Teel pitched the final 2.1 innings and allowed i hit and 0 runs

With the portal closed, I figured it would be good to have a place to keep track of departures, offers and commits.

OUT:
Grady Brosterhous - QB
Delaney Crawford - WR/QB

IN:
Ethan Sipe - OT Dartmouth (2 years remaining)

Virginia scored two runs each in the 3rd and 5th innings which were eerier similar. Godbout led off each inning with a single in the third and an error by the 3rd baseman in the fifth. Hanson followed with a walk in the third and a single in the fifth. O'Ferrall sacrificed in both innings. Whalen had a run scoring infield out in the third, and a run scoring single in the fifth. Saucke followed with a RBI single in the third and a sacrifice fly in the fifth
Savino pitched the first four innings, Tonas pitched the fifth and was credited with the win (2-0), and Teel pitched the sixth and seventh innings. After Barker got one out and gave up a single in the eighth, he was replaced by Hungate who shut down BC for the second day in a row.

Can someone explain to me where The Sabre Society fits in with the VAF vs Cav Futures (NIL) vs UVA athletics?

Giving starts at $25K…

I don’t get it? Just give to VAF or Cav Futures or UVA. Why the added layer? Feel like I am missing something.

Stephan led the offense with 3 hits, 3 runs, and 3 RBI. Godbout was one of four Hoos with 2 hits; he also had a home run and 3 RBI. Anderson, Ford, and Didawick each had 2 hits. Virginia scored 1, 2, 4, and 2 runs in the first four innings before scoring the game-ending run in the 7th inning.
Blanco started on the mound and pitched 3-hit ball over five innings. Augustin pitched the final two innings without allowing a baserunner. This was a nice way to go into exam break.

Kohles up by 1 with 1 to go at the Byron Nelson. Looks like he might get his first win before McCarthy.

Kudos to Coach Hardin! First ranking in…forever. In the mid-90’s the softball team was ranked in the top 25. Not sure they’ve achieved a ranking since then. They won 50 games at the beginning of the century and they made the ncaa tourney in 2010 but not sure if they were ever ranked those years.
Anyway, they have 5 home games over the next week (three against a last place NC State) so stop by and cheer them on if you live nearby.

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UNC is destroying Duke in LAX. Totally incomprehensible that we can’t beat those guys.

Hopefully Aiden Mahaney, who was reported between Virginia and Kentucky. Sees a better opportunity at Virginia. Kentucky has now signed
2 guards for this coming year, including the young man from Oklahoma from the portal this weekend.