It's Graduation Weekend at UVa. And Baseball Weekend. And Lacrosse Weekend. And Tennis Weekend.

If soon-to-be alumni and their families want to do something around Grounds besides hit the White Spot one last time, there are plenty of sports events worth watching. The baseball team, seeking to secure first place in the ACC, is in the midst of a three-game series with Wake Forest. The men's tennis team is hosting the opening rounds of the NCAA tournament. And the women's lacrosse team also is in NCAA tourney mode at Klockner Stadium. To find out game times and more about each of UVa's still-active teams, as well as the latest recruiting news, please peruse this edition of SabreMail.

And no matter what happens, keep in mind that the most amazing achievement by the Cavaliers over the weekend was finding accommodations for all of the visiting athletes. On Graduation Weekend, that's a small miracle.

Football recruiting...

UVa continued its run of football commitments this week, receiving the 12th and 13th verbal pledges for the 2005 recruiting class.

The first commit for this week was Kevin Crawford, a 6-4, 280-pound defensive line prospect out of Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge, Virginia. Crawford, although raw in terms of experience, is a very physically talented prospect. He runs under a 5.0 in the 40-yard dash and has over a 30-inch vertical leap. He chose UVa over offers from Syracuse and Kent State and interest from Maryland and Virginia Tech.

Brandon Woods, a 6-2, 205-pound wide receiver/defensive back target from Southern Durham (N.C.) High School, was the second prospect to commit this week. Woods chose UVa over Clemson, Nebraska, and Tennessee, among others. He becomes the second Southern Durham prospect to commit to the 'Hoos, joining WR/LB Maurice Covington. UVa is also recruiting LB/RB Charles Gamble, who is considered one of the top prospects in the state.

Basketball recruiting...

According to Tilton (NH) coach Scott Willard, UVa has offered 6-9, 240-pound power forward prospect Alfred Aboya. Aboya, who averaged 20 points and double-digit rebounds as a junior, also boasts offers from Georgetown and George Washington. He committed to Georgetown before the coaching change, but has since reneged his verbal. Willard indicated UVa is seriously in the running and will likely receive an official visit this fall.

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Over the past 15 years, the Virginia baseball team has never finished higher than fifth in the ACC standings. A move into the upper half of the league would have represented nice progress for the program in Brian O'Connor's first season as head coach. Instead, the Cavaliers are skipping the baby steps and trying to take a big leap forward.

"We want to finish first," said shortstop Mark Reynolds. "That's been our goal all season."

And Virginia is on the verge of achieving it. Thanks to yet another comeback victory Thursday night, the Cavaliers are now 38-11 overall and 16-6 in the ACC, a game and a half ahead of Georgia Tech. With two conference games remaining, tonight (7 p.m.) and Saturday afternoon (2 p.m.) against Wake Forest at Davenport Field, UVa can finish atop the ACC standings for the first time since 1985 and earn the top seed in next week's conference tournament.

Thursday's 5-4 win over the Demon Deacons was the latest dramatic rally for the Cardiac Cavs. Down 4-0, they scored three runs in the eighth inning, another in the ninth on a two-out bloop single and finally won it on Scott Headd's bases-loaded single in the 10th.

For more information on UVa baseball, please see the link below.

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