{"id":123627,"date":"2026-03-14T22:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/899521811"},"modified":"2026-03-14T22:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:12:27","slug":"no-14-uva-claims-series-with-10-5-victory-against-virginia-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/no-14-uva-claims-series-with-10-5-victory-against-virginia-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 14 UVA claims series with 10-5 victory against Virginia Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Courtesy UVA Media Relations<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The No. 14 Virginia baseball team secured its second ACC series win of the season on Saturday with a 10-5 victory over Virginia Tech at Disharoon Park.<\/p>\n

Virginia\u2019s offense exploded for seven runs over the first two innings to set the pace in Saturday\u2019s contest, which saw four different Cavaliers hit home runs.<\/p>\n

Max Stammel picked up the win for UVA (16-3, 4-1 ACC) by throwing six innings of work with a pair of strikeouts. AJ Gracia and Sam Harris led the way offensively, with each going 2 for 4 with a home run. Harris and fellow infielder Joe Tiroly each drove in a trio of runs on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

HOW IT HAPPENED<\/b><\/p>\n

After a scoreless frame in the top of the first, Eric Becker was hit by a pitch before a Gracia walk put two Cavaliers on base for Tiroly. The junior second baseman took the second pitch he saw to the bleachers in left field for a tone-setting three-run blast. The homer was his third of the season and second of the weekend. <\/span><\/p>\n

Later in the inning, Zach Jackson doubled home Harrison Didawick to put UVA up 4-0 with one inning in the books. <\/span><\/p>\n

The onslaught continued in the second when Jake Weatherspoon homered in the first at-bat of his Virginia career. Harris put Virginia out front 7-0 a few at-bats later with a two-run dinger that scored Becker. <\/span><\/p>\n

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In the top of the fourth, the Hokies (8-9, 1-4) got on the board thanks to a grand slam off the bat of Owen Petrich. <\/span><\/p>\n

Just like in the series opener, UVA answered in the bottom of the frame. Gracia smacked a solo home run that landed in the Virginia bullpen before Harris clobbered his second homer of the contest later in the inning. The pair of solo shots made it a 9-4 contest in favor of the Cavaliers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Virginia Tech\u2019s final run of the ballgame came in the fifth inning when the Hokies\u2019 Hudson Lutterman homered to left field. <\/span><\/p>\n

Becker added some insurance in the home half of the fifth on a sacrifice fly that scored Noah Murray to push the Virginia advantage to 10-5. <\/span>Out of the bullpen, Noah Yoder and Kevin Jaxel combined for three shutout innings to seal the 10-5 Virginia victory. <\/span><\/p>\n

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