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Virginia Baseball Close to Breakthrough
Of course, one ACC team fared better than the rest in Omaha as the Tar Heels advanced to the final to face Oregon State for the National Championship. That's actually good news for Hoo fans. After all, the Cavaliers defeated North Carolina 2 out of 3 times this season. In total, the Hoos topped CWS participants Miami twice, Clemson three times, GT once, and UNC twice. In other words, the UVa baseball program is extremely close to a breakthrough of a major proportions. The last remaining stumbling block has been the postseason where the Cavaliers have made three straight NCAA Regional appearances, but have yet to reach the Super Regional round. With such a young team this season, perhaps the disappointment of losing in the regional round at home this season will be a driving force for the program. Tasting defeat in the 2005 postseason led the UVa men's lacrosse team down a path of unending hardwork and dedication, which helped the 2006 Cavaliers roll to the National Championship. If the baseball team takes on a similar year-long drive to erase the disappointing end to this record-breaking season, then 2007 could hold a breakthrough moment for Brian O'Connor and company.
Kris Wright
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne
Wallace, who averaged 18 points per game last season as a junior for Glenn High School in Kernersville, chose Virginia over offers from Connecticut, Florida, North Carolina and Wake Forest, among others. The super athletic and strongly built standout will take his game to Hargrave Military Academy for his senior season and will sign with Virginia in November.
Patrick Patterson, a 6-8, 225-pound power forward out of Huntington High School in West Virginia, was also on hand for last weekend's elite event. Patterson is another coveted prospect who has received offers from Virginia, Florida, Kentucky, Wake Forest, and West Virginia and is drawing interest from Duke. Stay tuned for an update in the near future on Patterson and whether or not Virginia's chances are improving or slipping. Also, stay tuned as we follow up with more of the prospects in attendance at the elite camp.
In other basketball recruiting news ... Johnnie Lett, a 6-9, 235-pound power forward/center out of Ben Rain High School in Mobile, Alabama, was also expecting to go to Hargrave this fall. Unfortunately, he no longer has a spot there and will go to junior college for two seasons. Lett signed with UVa last fall and was hoping to prep for a year at Hargrave due to academics. He still hopes to sign with Virginia, but that now looks bleak.
On the football recruiting scene ... late last week, UVa made the final 10 for the one of the nation's top prospects in Coolidge (D.C.) defensive tackle Marvin Austin. Florida State, Maryland, Miami, North Carolina, N.C. State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Southern Cal, and Tennessee are the other finalists. Austin has a great relationship with Mike London. At this point, I still consider Virginia to be a long shot. If the Hoos keep hanging around, however, then certainly anything can happen. UVa is in heavily on another top defensive tackle out of the D.C./Maryland area. Nick Jenkins, a 6-3, 285-pound prospect out of Good Counsel (Wheaton, MD), is seriously considering UVa among his 31 official scholarship offers. Jenkins has already visited UVa once and plans a return trip next weekend with his mother. Florida, Penn State, South Carolina, and Tennessee are among the other programs he hopes to visit this summer. Meanwhile, UVa did not make the cut for 6-4, 260-pound Spring Valley (Columbia, SC) tight end recruit Mason Cloy. Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech, in that order, are the final three.
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License Plate section is up in Wahoowa! A few weeks ago, SabreMail made a request for anyone who had license plates that reflected your status as a Hoo fan. The responses have started to trickle in and the Plates Photos are up and running the Wahoowa! section of the site. The Wahoowa! section of the Sabre is dedicated to all things associated with UVa Fan-dom. There are various fan-related areas including desktop wallpaper, Fan of the Week photos, V-Sabres Worldwide, and more. If you have suggestions for new and interesting things in the Wahoowa! section, please email us at [email protected] with the header: Wahoowa! suggestion. We'd like to keep adding photos to the section so if your license plate shows that you're a Hoo fan, let us know so we can include you in our gallery. All you need to do is snap a picture of your license plate and email a jpeg version of the photo to [email protected] with the email header: License Plate Photo.
Gooooaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllll! The World Cup takes center stage this month as soccer teams from around the globe compete in Germany. Want to discuss the action with fellow futbol fanactics? We've got you covered! The Sabre's Soccer Message Board is the perfect place to rant and rave about the World Cup.
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Sabre articles from the past week
Last Ball in U-Hall: Parkhill Raised UVa's Profile
Rotating Quarterbacks Is A Must For Virginia
Ask the Experts #12: Ahmad Hawkins
Our resident recruiting expert, Chris Horne, provides updates for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please see the sign-up promotion below. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting. Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week ...
Wallace Commits to UVa!
UVa Targeting Jenkins for Nose Guard
Any Timetable for Alvarez?
Q&A with John Bivens
Why or Why Not? - The Pre-Summer Top 30
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