FINAL: 6-4 UVA
- A much-needed strong performance by the UVA bullpen, with four relievers—Dylan Bowers, Jake Berry, Jay Woolfolk (2-1) and Paul Kosanovich—combining for six innings of scoreless, no-hit ball. Kosanovich recorded the final three outs for his first career save. It was Virginia’s first save situation since opening day.
- Berry threw 14 pitches and struck out a pair in 1 1/3 perfect innings out of the bullpen. It was his first relief appearance in exactly a month. It’ll be interesting to see if this means Berry is back in the bullpen moving forward or this was a chance to get him some work after he threw just 60 pitches in Sunday’s start at Pitt.
- Fresh off giving up last night’s walk-off homer at VCU, Woolfolk took over for Berry with one out in the seventh. After walking the first batter he faced (prompting a quick visit from pitching coach Drew Dickinson), Woolfolk struck out the next five Hoyas in order.
- The first inning was not pretty. Georgetown scored three in the top of the inning, with the first three batters getting hits off UVA starter Matt Buchanan, another run scoring on a wild pitch, the Hoos committing one charged error and a second mental gaffe (that was ruled a fielder’s choice) costing them a potential inning-ending double play.
- The Hoos got all three runs back in the bottom of the first on a two-run single by Devin Ortiz and an Ethan Anderson walk with the bases loaded. The first inning took 52 minutes.
- UVA erased another deficit in the sixth with three straight singles then another bases-loaded walk, all by freshmen and all with two out. Anderson, Colin Tuft and Justin Rubin got the consecutive base hits. Griff O’Ferrall drew the game-tying free pass. They moved in front with a pair of runs in the eighth, on a Georgetown throwing error and a Kyle Teel infield single.
- Rubin (2-for-4) had the Hoos’ lone multi-hit game. All seven UVA hits were singles.
