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Three In A Row For Baseball The Virginia baseball team reeled off three convincing wins in the NCAA Tournament's Charlottesville Regional this weekend. The region-clinching win proved to be a 13-1 destruction of East Carolina. The Cavaliers, seeded No. 1 in the tourney, were as good as advertised and arguably even better than Saturday when they rolled St. John's 10-2. "My opening statement [Saturday] night was that I thought that in the game against St. John's, we played about as good of a ballgame as we could possibly play. We might have played event better [Sunday] night. I am very proud of this team," UVa coach Brian O'Connor said. "We need to feel good about what has been accomplished. I think sometimes people can look at this thing and say, you're the No. 1 overall seed, and you should win. But you're seeing in regionals all across the country that that's not happening. Top seeds aren't necessarily winning their regionals. You have to play great baseball this time of year and these three ballgames we played in this regional we've played as well as we have all year. Our guys are getting after it all over the field, on the mound, at the plate, and doing some really great things. I am very proud of what we just accomplished." In some ways, it actually looked easy. The Hoos dominated on the mound, pounded out hits all around the lineup, and played excellent defense. "I can assure you coming into this weekend there was no way I thought or the players thought this was going to be easy. It's a lot more difficult than maybe what the scoreboard indicated after these three games were over. There's a lot that goes into this. We earned it this weekend. We played as good of baseball as you can play against three really high-quality opponents. East Carolina has one of the top-10 pitching staffs in the country and we swung the bats great against them. St. John's is a really great club and obviously Navy earned the right to be here," O'Connor said. "Nothing comes easy and it's important that our players enjoy this moment and feel proud of what they have accomplished. This is three years in a row that we have made the Super Regional level and that's equivalent to the Sweet 16 in basketball. That's a special accomplishment. What's important is that we enjoy that first." The regional wins advance the Cavaliers to their third straight Super Regional. UVa defeated Ole Miss in 2009 to reach the College World Series and fell to Oklahoma in three games in 2010. Virginia faces UC Irvine in the 2011 Charlottesville Super Regional (schedule to be announced). "We are proud of what we have done. As Coach said, this is a great accomplishment, and we're very proud of it," UVa pitcher Danny Hultzen said. "But at the same time we know we are not even close to being done yet. Whoever comes to play us next weekend, we are going to be ready to play." TheSabre.com was on hand for the Hoos' regional run. Check out our coverage here.
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This Week In Recruiting The big news from the June 5 Elite Prospect Day was Virginia scoring commitment No. 6 in the 2012 recruiting class. Max Valles, a 6'5", 220-pound potential defensive end or outside linebacker, pledged to the Hoos over offers from Buffalo, Purdue, Rutgers and Syracuse. Valles spoke with TheSabre.com about his decision on Sunday, and EDGE subscribers can read more on Virginia's newest commitment. In total, about 20-25 prospects were in Charlottesville on Sunday. Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, VA) rising senior defensive end Eli Harold made the trip. Even if a commitment doesn't come soon, having the 6'4", 220-pound star on Grounds once again is certainly a positive. This event wasn't only for rising seniors, as some standout rising juniors such as Derrick Green (RB, Hermitage) and Tim Harris (DB, Varina) were on hand. Both Green and Harris have been offered by UVa and figure to be two of the most highly recruited prospects in the state's 2013 class. This week the EDGE will be packed with follow-up information from Sunday's event, so stay tuned for the latest throughout the week. Also this week …
Chris Horne, our resident recruiting expert, provides updates throughout the week for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please check out the Sabre Edge Sign Up and Information Page. 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 ... Max Valles anticipated the University of Virginia's Elite Prospect Day being a positive experience. He was right, and he left Charlottesville a member of the UVa's 2012 recruiting class. The St. Joseph's (Hammonton, N.J.) athlete prospect committed to the Cavaliers over offers from Buffalo, Purdue, Rutgers and Syracuse.
Catching Up With 2011: Green, Thomas And More More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Stanwick Receives The Tewaaraton Trophy UVa Athletics Media Relations Official Release Virginia junior attackman Steele Stanwick has become the third Cavalier to win the coveted Tewaaraton Trophy, awarded to the top male collegiate lacrosse player, announced by the Greater Washington Alliance on Thursday night inside Washington D.C.'s Warner Theatre. "This award means a great deal to me," said Stanwick. "This is something I have been dreaming about since I was young. I am really humbled by the honor and I wouldn't be here without my teammates." Stanwick (Baltimore, Md.) joins Chris Rotelli (2003) and Matt Ward (2006) as Virginia Cavaliers who have won college lacrosse's top honor. All three of UVa's Tewaaraton Trophy winners earned the award in a season they led the Cavaliers to a NCAA title. Stanwick finished the season No. 3 in the nation with 2.24 assists per game and No. 4 in the nation with 4.12 points per game. The junior tallied 21 points (9 points, 12 assists) in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, leading Virginia to the program's fifth all-time title. Stanwick was named to the All-NCAA Championship Tournament team. He also was the ACC Player of the Year and earned USILA first-team All-America accolades in 2011.
Cavalier Caravan Hits the Road this Summer UVa Athletics Media Relations Official Release The Virginia athletics department's Cavalier Caravan began Saturday, June 4 with the Scott Stadium Select-A-Seat event. It was the first of 13 tour stops scheduled throughout the summer. The Cavalier Caravan is designed to reward Virginia fans and build loyalty throughout the state. In addition, the caravan will raise awareness of several new ticket options that have made becoming a Virginia football season ticket holder easier than ever. The Cavalier Caravan will hit the road in June, July and August with events throughout the state including Richmond and Lynchburg. It will also appear at county fairs in Rockingham, Augusta, Orange and Greene. Closer to home, the caravan will feature three Scott Stadium Saturday movie nights on June 18, July 16 and August 13. Fans will be able to watch the classic movies "Remember the Titans," "Toy Story 3" and "Secretariat" on Scott Stadium's HooVision. Each stop on the tour will include games, prizes and giveaways. All visitors will receive a memento at the Cavalier Caravan booth and five fans at each stop will win tickets to the season opener against William & Mary on Sept. 3.
Run Into Scott Stadium! Ever wanted to run on to the field at Scott Stadium like your favorite Hoos? Now you can! The Charlottesville Men's Four Miler's 7th annual race will be held on June 19, 2011 at 7:30 a.m. and will finish on David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium. The course will wind through the surrounding areas of the stadium and the grounds of the University of Virginia before the participants enter the facility from Stadium Road and "run through the tunnel" to finish at the 50-yard line. Previously held in December, the race will now start on Father's Day for the first time. The event will also become the first ever running event to finish in Scott Stadium and on David A. Harrison III Field. Founded in 2004, by the University of Virginia's Department of Urology, the race's primary purpose is to encourage men in the community to become more physically active and to take a proactive role in the management of their health. All funds raised will go towards the development of the Virginia Men's Health Improvement and Performance Initiative (VMHIPI) at the University of Virginia. Online registrations for the training program and the race are being accepted and are available on the official race web site www.mensfourmiler.com.
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The Virginia Cavaliers are the 2011 National Champions in men's lacrosse! Get your National Championshp gear from long-time Sabre sponsor UVA Bookstores. T-shirts are available in navy and white (new t-shirt orders will arrive to the store for shipping this week). The cap, by Legacy Athletics, is an unstructured, low crown cap with a pre-curved visor. It has an adjustable fabric strap with a brass slide allowing you to enjoy a comfortable fit at all times. The cap comes in navy, white, orange, or khaki.
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Issue No. 430 - January 25, 2010 Blog Banter: A Reid Leftover Virginia's new defensive coordinator Jim Reid joined reporters on a teleconference after his hire and talked at length about UVa, the 3-4 defense vs. the 4-3, recruiting, and more. If you missed it, The Sabre had two articles about Coach Reid. Read them here and here. One quote that didn't make either article follows. The question was about Virginia being Coach Reid's last stop. "At age 59, it would just be great to just have a recruiting area, a couple of recruiting areas, stay in there, welcome high school coaches in to talk some football, to win, and be able to stay here," Reid said. "The first 19 years, and I promised my wife I wouldn't make college coaching a transient profession, the first 19 years were spent at the University of Massachusetts and I was going to live and die there. Then I ended up coming to Richmond (chuckles) for two years, to Boston College for a year, to Richmond for nine years, to Syracuse for a year, to Bucknell for a year, to VMI for two years, to the Miami Dolphins for two years. When I said geez I'd like to go to Virginia, she said do you remember that promise you made to me a number of years ago? (laughs) I had to make that promise again. As long as we can do a good job here - no, no, I know we'll do a good job - as long as I can do a good job here for the University of Virginia and Coach London, I'd like to stay here and win some championships. I remember George Welsh telling me when they redid the facility here, he said we did it right and we can win a National Championship. So that's the goal." Read more posts on The Good Ol Blog. |
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Coming Soon The Sabre has you covered when it comes to Hoo news. Here are a few of the articles to expect on the site soon:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
Proscia, Cavaliers Advance Past ECU
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Hoos Reign Over Red Storm
Coleman Makes Contact, Impact For UVa
Roberts, UVa Take Down Navy
Hitting Hultzen Helps Hoos Win Opener
Photo Gallery: UVa's National Title Day
Changes Spark NCAA Championship Run
JHoo's Summer Reading 2011: Running Backs
Wahoos Win National Championship
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