Virginia Travels to Clemson

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April 30, 1999

Cavaliers travel to Piedmont for ACC finale: Virginia will play a three-game series this weekend at Tiger Field in Clemson, S.C., to conclude its 1999 ACC regular season. The Cavaliers enter the weekend 18-30 overall, following an 11-6 victory Tuesday against Liberty, and 7-13 in the conference after taking two of three from Maryland at home last weekend. Clemson, which still will have two ACC series remaining after this weekend, enters at 27-17 on the season and 8-6 in conference play. The Tigers have not played since wrapping up a series sweep of Georgia Tech at home Sunday. Clemson crept back into the national rankings this week after nearly a two month absence. The Tigers are ranked No. 23 by Collegiate Baseball and are receiving votes in the ABCA/USA Today poll.

The Series: Virginia and Clemson will meet for the 108th, 109th and 110th times this weekend in the Piedmont. The Tigers hold a decisive 83-24 advantage in the series, which dates back to the 1955 season. All 107 meetings have been as ACC opponents. Clemson dominated the series for more than a decade, winning 31 consecutive games against the Wahoos from April 20, 1985 to March 29, 1996. The Cavaliers snapped that streak with a 3-2 victory March 30, 1996 in Charlottesville. Starting with that game, though, Clemson has still won six of the last nine meetings. Last season, the Tigers took two of three from UVa in Charlottesville, winning the bookend games of a three-game series. While the Clemson domination of the series came to an end in 1996, the Tigers still own the deed to the series in the Piedmont. Virginia has not won in Clemson since a 4-1 victory April 19, 1974. Since then, the Tigers have won 27 straight against the Wahoos at home.

Clemson Tigers
1999 Record: 27-17, 8-6 in the ACC (fourth)
1999 Rankings: 23 (Collegiate Baseball), RV (ABCA), NR (Baseball America)
Head Coach (Record at Clemson): Jack Leggett (273-105; sixth season)
Clemson-UVa Series: Clemson leads 83-24
Last Meeting: Clemson, 15-6 in Charlottesville (1998)

UVa avenges midseason loss to Liberty: Tim LaVigne drove in a career-high tying four runs and Jon Metzger picked up his second win in five days as the Cavaliers knocked off Liberty 11-6 Tuesday at UVa Baseball Field. The Flames, who defeated UVa 5-4 March 23 in Lynchburg, saw Jim Clinton belt a pair of two-out, three-run doubles, one of which came in the top of the ninth inning. LaVigne finished the day 2-for-4 with three runs scored after hitting his third home run of the season in the fifth inning to make the score 11-3.

This weekend’s starters: Pitching coach Steve Whitmyer will utilize the same three pitchers this weekend that he has used in the last three series; however, he will use them in a different order for the third straight weekend. Casey Kennedy will get the nod in Saturday’s opener, followed by Brandon Creswell in the nightcap and Jon Metzger in Sunday’s finale. Here is a look at how each has faired in starts this season:

25 Casey Kennedy, RHP, Jr., Boca Raton, Fla. Date   Opponent           W/L      IP    H   R  ER  BB   K1-29   vs. Jacksonville   L, 2-13  4.2   4   3   2   1   22-14   vs. VCU            L, 2-7   7.0  10   7   5   2   42-24   at Old Dominion    L, 0-1   7.0   3   1   1   0   53-4    Radford            W, 5-2   7.0   9   1   1   3   33-12   at Florida State   L, 3-10  6.0  10   6   6   1   33-17   at North Carolina  L, 2-3   6.1  10   3   3   2   43-24   Maryland           W, 11-3  9.0   9   3   3   0   6

11 Brandon Creswell, LHP, So., Newport News, Va.Date Opponent W/L IP H R ER BB K2-12 at The Citadel W, 5-1 9.0 6 1 1 1 112-20 Penn State W, 4-3 5.2 6 1 1 3 62-27 Seton Hall L, 2-10 7.0 10 5 5 2 73-6 Rhode Island W, 10-3 5.0 5 1 1 0 63-13 at Florida State L, 1-2 6.0 7 2 2 4 93-19 Duke W, 15-5 7.2 8 5 4 3 73-25 N.C. State L, 1-2 9.0 6 2 2 1 64-4 Georgia Tech ND 8.2 9 5 1 2 44-10 at Wake Forest L, 8-14 5.2 9 5 5 1 14-16 at North Carolina ND 2.1 8 8 5 4 24-20 at VCU L, 2-4 7.0 7 4 3 3 74-25 Maryland L, 1-5 6.0 7 5 4 4 2

20 Jon Metzger, LHP, So., Fairfax Station, Va.Date Opponent W/L IP H R ER BB K3-17 at UNC Greensboro ND 4.2 4 5 0 6 103-24 George Mason ND 2.0 1 1 1 2 23-27 N.C. State ND 5.1 6 3 1 2 44-2 Georgia Tech ND 6.0 8 3 3 5 84-11 at Wake Forest ND 4.2 4 2 2 5 44-18 at North Carolina ND 7.2 6 5 4 6 64-23 Maryland W, 9-6 7.0 6 3 1 7 44-27 Liberty W, 11-6 5.0 4 3 3 5 7

Once more into the fray, er, on to the road: The Cavaliers 4-2 loss March 20 to VCU at the Diamond kept the Wahoos road luck in the bad category. The loss extended UVa’s school-record losing streak in away games to 18 games and its losing streak on opponents’ fields to 16 games, which eclipsed the previous school record of 15. Virginia’s last win in either situation was a Feb. 12, 5-1 victory at The Citadel. The Wahoos are 2-12 away from home this season, 1-8 on opponents’ fields. This is shaping up to be one of the worst road seasons in school history. Only the 1908 team, which went 0-6-1 (.071) away from home had a lower winning percentage away from home. At 2-20 on the road (.091), the 1999 Cavs rank as the second-worst road team in recorded school history. With six games away from home remaining, the Cavaliers must win at least five to keep from reaching the all-time school record for losses away from home in a season. The 1987 team lost 22 such games, 19 in away games and three at neutral sites. Five of the remaining road games are on opponents’ home fields. The 19 such losses by the 1987 team is also the school record and is three more than this season’s total.

Cavs struggle at 8-ball: Virginia has scored just eight runs in 45 eighth innings this season. The Cavaliers have scored more than one run in eighth only once this year, plating two runs in a March 14 game at Florida State. The Wahoos have been outscored 35-8 in the preplenary frame. Jacksonville put five runs on the board in the eighth inning of the first game of the season, as did Seton Hall in the second game of a Feb. 27 doubleheader. The Cavaliers have scored a run in the eighth inning only twice in their last 24 games. On top of that, Brandon Creswell lost a shutout with two outs in the eighth inning Feb. 12 at The Citadel.

Close, but no Vegas Robaina: The Cavaliers have dropped nine one-run games this season, tied with the 1994 squad for the second-most in recorded school history. The 1986 team lost 10 one-run games and had a school-record four consecutive one-run losses. Last weekend, the Cavaliers dropped all three games at North Carolina by one run, marking just the third time in recorded UVa history that a Virginia team had lost three consecutive games by one run each. Along with the 1986 four-game stretch, the 1906 club also lost three straight by a single run. The Orange and Blue have also tied the school record with seven one-run losses in ACC play. The 1994 team also had seven such losses.

Stone ties freshman swipes mark: Stone swiped his 15th base of the season Tuesday against Liberty, tying Bill Narleski’s school record for stolen bases by a freshman (1984). He is now four shy of 10th place all-time at UVa, held by Adam Robinson from 1996.

Gonzalez doubling up: Julian Gonzalez hit his 15th double of the year Friday against Maryland. The senior out fielder had just 12 doubles in three seasons entering the 1999 campaign. His 15 two-baggers ties for ninth all-time at Virginia for a single season. Ten other players have notched 15 doubles in a season, including one player doing it twice.

Creswell named ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week: Sophomore lefty Brandon Creswell was named co-pitcher of the week in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the week ending Feb. 14. The Southpaw struck out a career-high 11 batters in UVa’s 5-1 victory over The Citadel on its home field Friday night in first-day action of the Winn-Dixie Shootout. Creswell tossed the second complete game of his career and scattered six hits with only one walk. He held the Bulldogs scoreless for seven innings before giving up a scratch run in the eighth. Creswell struck out five batters in the final three innings to nail down his career high and the victory.

Benick named to all-Shootout Team: Creswell’s chances at all-Shootout honors were squelched when East Carolina’s Foye Minton hurled a no-hitter against North Carolina State in Game 8 Feb. 14. However, sophomore Jonathan Benick did display enough gusto on the weekend tobe named to the team. After blasting an RBI double off the right-center wall against The Citadel, Benick went on to hit .545 (6-for-11) on the weekend. With a hit in all three games, the first baseman/catcher has hit safely in every game this season. Benick is in his first season at Virginia after transferring from Auburn.

Withelder named all-tournament: For his two-run, two-hit performance over five innings of work against then-No. 32 Oklahoma, sophomore lefty Greg Withelder was named to the all-tournament team at the ACC/Disney Blast. The only Cavalier on the 11-man team, Withelder surrendered both runs and both hits in the first inning of Sunday’s game. He then pitched four innings of no-hit, scoreless baseball and picked up the first win of the season for the Cavaliers. Auburn’s Chris Bootcheck joined Withelder as the only pitchers on the team.

Season-opener streak snapped: All good things must come to an end, and for the Virginia baseball team last weekend was the time. For the first time in a decade, the Cavaliers lost their season-opener when the Jacksonville Dolphins downed the Wahoos 13-2 in first-day action of the ACC/Disney Blast. UVa is 8-1-1 in its last 10 season openers, which included a quaint seven-game winning streak and a nine-game non-losing streak prior to this season. In 1991, Virginia and Liberty battled to a 5-5 tie before darkness suspended the game. Ironically, the Cavs also tied their second game that season, again 5-5, this time to Radford. The Wahoos’ last loss in a season opener was a 6-2 defeat by VCU in 1989.

LaVigne, Creswell preseason picks by Collegiate Baseball: Junior shortstop Tim LaVigne and sophomore left hander Brandon Creswell were named Preseason Players to Watch in the ACC by Collegiate Baseball. LaVigne hit .262 with five home runs and 20 RBI last season to go along with seven steals in seven attempts. He was also 2-4 on the mound with a 5.76 ERA and a team-leading six saves. Creswell was 2-0 with a 3.72 ERA last season as a freshman with a couple of saves. He also struck out 49 batters with only 18 walks in 58 innings of work.

UVa baseball on the air waves: 1070 AM WINA, the Home of the Hoos, will carry 15 games this season. Former UVa Southpaw Robby Robinson and baseball media relations director Larry Little will be on the call. Games can also be heard on the internet at www.wina.com.

Cavs try for four in a row: UVa’s 28-26-1 record last season marked the third consecutive winning tally for the Cavaliers. It was the first time the Wahoos have accomplished this since the 1984-86 seasons. Over this three-year span, Virginia is 104-69-2. The last time the Cavaliers posted four consecutive winning seasons was in the 1978-81 seasons. UVa’s record for consecutive winning marks is 13, set in the 1897-1909 seasons.

Cavaliers on the Net: Up-to-date information on the University of Virginia baseball team is now available on the internet at http://www.virginiasports.com. The site includes the Cavaliers’ roster, schedule, results, player profiles, statistics, releases, game stories and historical information. Game stories will be updated on a timely basis following the completion of each contest. Updated statistics will be posted each Monday during the season.

Multiple-RBI Games   No.  Player (RBI)          Date   Opponent (game)    1   Jon Benick (5)        1-31   vs. Oklahoma    2   Shawn McCleary (2)    1-31   vs. Oklahoma    3   Jon Benick (2)        2-20   Penn State (1)    4   Mark Rueffert (2)     2-20   Penn State (1)    5   Jon Benick (3)        3-2    William & Mary    6   Jon Benick (2)        3-4    Radford    7   Luis Giraldo (2)      3-4    Radford    8   Luis Giraldo (4)      3-6    Rhode Island (1)    9   Hunter Wyant (3)      3-6    Rhode Island (1)   10   Jon Benick (3)        3-6    Rhode Island (2)   11   Luis Giraldo (2)      3-6    Rhode Island (2)   12   Julian Gonzalez (2)   3-6    Rhode Island (2)   13   David Stone (2)       3-6    Rhode Island (2)   14   Julian Gonzalez (3)   3-7    Rhode Island   15   Julian Gonzalez (3)   3-12   at Florida State   16   Julian Gonzalez (2)   3-14   at Florida State   17   Luis Giraldo (2)      3-16   at UNC Greensboro   18   Jon Benick (2)        3-17   at UNC Greensboro   19   Michael Floyd (2)     3-17   at UNC Greensboro   20   Hunter Wyant (4)      3-19   Duke   21   Jon Benick (2)        3-19   Duke   22   Luis Giraldo (2)      3-19   Duke   23   Julian Gonzalez (2)   3-19   Duke   24   Ryan Kalamaya (2)     3-19   Duke   25   Josh Bowling (4)      3-20   Duke   26   Tim LaVigne (3)       3-20   Duke   27   Jon Benick (2)        3-20   Duke   28   Mark Rueffert (2)     3-20   Duke   29   Jon Benick (2)        3-27   N.C. State   30   Jon Benick (3)        3-28   N.C. State   31   Julian Gonzalez (3)   3-28   N.C. State   32   Luis Giraldo (2)      4-2    Georgia Tech   33   Robbie Marvin (2)     4-2    Georgia Tech   34   David Stone (2)       4-2    Georgia Tech   35   Mark Rueffert (3)     4-3    Georgia Tech   36   Jon Benick (2)        4-3    Georgia Tech   37   Mark Rueffert (2)     4-4    Georgia Tech   38   Jon Metzger (4)       4-7    VCU   39   Jon Benick (3)        4-7    VCU   40   Robbie Marvin (2)     4-7    VCU   41   Dan Street (3)        4-10   at Wake Forest   42   Mark Rueffert (3)     4-14   at Virginia Tech   43   Hunter Wyant (2)      4-14   at Virginia Tech   44   Julian Gonzalez (3)   4-18   at North Carolina   45   David Stone (4)       4-23   Maryland   46   Jon Benick (2)        4-23   Maryland   47   David Stone (3)       4-24   Maryland   48   Jon Benick (2)        4-24   Maryland   49   Michael Floyd (2)     4-24   Maryland   50   Julian Gonzalez (2)   4-24   Maryland   51   Ryan Kalamaya (2)     4-24   Maryland   52   Hunter Wyant (2)      4-24   Maryland   53   Tim LaVigne (4)       4-27   Liberty   54   Julian Gonzalez (2)   4-27   Liberty

1999 ‘Hoo Honors

Jonathan Benick

• Winn-Dixie All-Shootout Team – Feb. 14

Brandon Creswell

• Preseason ACC Player to Watch – Collegiate Baseball
• ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week – Feb. 15

Tim LaVigne

• Preseason ACC Player to Watch – Collegiate Baseball

Greg Withelder

• ACC/Disney Blast All-Tournament Team – Jan. 31

HEAD COACH DENNIS WOMACK: UVa head coach Dennis Womack enters his 19th season with the Cavaliers and has posted a career record of 487-481-6. In 1996, he led Virginia to a school-record 44 victories, its first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship and its third appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Cavaliers also finished the 1996 season ranked No. 14 in the nation by Baseball America, their highest national ranking ever. Womack picked up the 450th victory of his career on March 4, 1998, when the Cavaliers captured an 18-4 win over William & Mary.

Tim LaVigne Record Watch

LaVigne working on saves mark: Junior closer Tim LaVigne is creeping toward the school record for saves. After notching three as a freshman in 1997, LaVigne led the squad for a second consecutive season with six last year. He has added two more saves this season after recording one March 31 against Richmond. His 11 saves ranks second all-time at UVa, just two shy of Todd Ruyak’s 13 amassed from 1989 through 1992.

   Player          Sv   Seasons   1. Todd Ruyak   13   1989-92   2. Tim LaVigne  11   1997-99   3. Greg Haden   8    1976-79

Should LaVigne lead the team in saves again this season, he would be the first Cavalier to top the team in that category for three consecutive seasons since Ruyak in 1990, 1991 and 1992. No other UVa player has ever accomplished that feat.

LaVigne climbing appearances chart: Junior closer Tim LaVigne appeared in his 15th game of the season Sunday against Maryland. That gives him 63 on his career, giving him sole possession of sixth place in UVa history. Next on the list is Steve Linder, who appeared in 67 games from 1991 to 1994.

LaVigne establishes school record: Junior shortstop Tim LaVigne was plunked on the left arm in the seventh inning March 2 against William & Mary. That gave him 21 on his career, breaking the previous school mark of 20 set by Justin Counts from 1993 to 1996. LaVigne established the single-season school record for times being hit by a pitch with 17 last season. He now has 29 in his career with 12 this season.

Mr. hit by pitch: After being hit by a pitch five times in the last four games, LaVigne has matched his single-season school record from last season of 17 times being hit by a pitch. The junior also set a school mark in Saturday’s game against Maryland when he was hit three times, one shy of the NCAA record.

Double-Digit Whiffs   No. Pitcher           Ks   Date   Opponent (game)   1   Brandon Creswell  11   2-12   at The Citadel   2   Kevin Shrout      12   2-20   Penn State (1)   3   Greg Withelder    11   3-7    Rhode Island   4   Jon Metzger       10   3-17   at UNC Greensboro

1999 Cavalier Firsts

Batting
At bat: Robbie Marvin – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville
Hit: Jon Benick – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 1)
Run: Luis Giraldo – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 2)
RBI: Michael Floyd – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 2)
Extra-base hit: Julian Gonzalez (2b) – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 7)
Double: Julian Gonzalez – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 7)
Triple: Robbie Marvin – Feb. 14 vs. VCU (top 1)
Home run: Jon Benick – March 2 vs. William & Mary (bottom 5)
Base runner: David Stone (walk) – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 1)
Walk: David Stone – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 1)
Strike out: David Stone – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 3)
Hit batsman: Luis Giraldo – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 2)
Sacrifice bunt: Tim LaVigne – Jan. 14 vs. VCU (top1)
Sacrifice fly: Jon Benick – March 2 vs. William & Mary (bottom 7)
Stolen base attempt: Luis Giraldo – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 2)
Stolen base: Luis Giraldo – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (bottom 2)
Caught stealing: Robbie Marvin – Jan. 31 vs. Oklahoma (bottom 1)

Pitching
Win: Greg Withelder – Jan. 31 vs. Oklahoma
Loss: Casey Kennedy – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville
Save: Tim LaVigne – Feb. 20 vs. Penn State (game 1)
Complete game: Brandon Creswell – Feb. 12 at The Citadel
Strike out: Casey Kennedy – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 1)
Walk: Casey Kennedy – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 4)
Wild pitch: John Metzger – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 8)
Hit batsman: Casey Kennedy – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 3)
Balk: Mark Hurrie – March 6 vs. Rhode Island (top 7; game 1)

Fielding
Putout: Jon Benick – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville
Assist: Robbie Marvin – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 1)
Fielding error: David Stone – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 9)
Throwing error: Luis Giraldo – Jan. 29 vs. Jacksonville (top 4)

1999 Big Innings

Virginia
First: 6 – March 7 vs. Rhode Island
Second: 7 – March 20 vs. Duke
Third: 6 – Jan. 31 vs. Oklahoma
Fourth: 8 – March 19 vs. Duke
Fifth: 6 – April 7 vs. VCU
Sixth: 7 – March 19 vs. Duke
Seventh: 4 – on three occasions
Eighth: 2 – March 14 at Florida State
Ninth: 3 – April 10 at Wake Forest; April 14 at Virginia Tech

Opponent
First: 3 – on three occasions
Second: 3 – Seton Hall, Feb. 27 (game 1); at North Carolina, April 16
Third: 4 – William & Mary, March 2; at Wake Forest, April 9
Fourth: 7 – at Virginia Tech, April 14
Fifth: 4 – at Wake Forest, April 10
Sixth: 7 – vs. Auburn, Jan. 30
Seventh: 7 – Virginia Tech, April 21
Eighth: 5 – vs. Jacksonville, Jan. 29; Seton Hall, Feb. 27 (game 2)
Ninth: 3 – Liberty, April 27

Callow Cavaliers: Five Cavaliers freshmen are seeing opulent amounts of playing time. Three of these – David Stone, Ryan Kalamaya and Michael Floyd – have been regular starters all season save the time the latter was out with a broken hand. Here is a look at how that trio is fairing along with fellow first-years Dan Street and Shawn McCleary :

Name             Avg.   AB   R   H RBI  2B  3B  HR  BB   K  SB-ADavid Stone      .289  180  34  52  24   5   1   1  24  31  15-19Michael Floyd    .239   67  14  16  10   1   3   0   6  17   4-5Ryan Kalamaya    .260  123  13  32  10   6   1   1  10  33   5-10Dan Street       .200   55   3  11   5   2   0   1   5  15   3-4Shawn McCleary   .147   34   3   5   3   0   0   0   2  10   0-1Totals           .259  459  67 116  62  14   5   3  47 106  27-39

Collegiate Baseball Top 30
April 26, 1999

         School                Rec.   Pts  LW    1.   Miami, Fla.           31-9   490   1    2.   Cal State Fullerton   37-8   480   3    3.   Rice                  43-8   475   4    4.   Florida State         38-9   474   2    5.   Stanford             29-12   470   5    6.   Texas A&M            39-10   465   7    7.   Wichita State         39-9   461   8    8.   Baylor               39-10   457  12    9.   North Carolina        37-9   452  13   10.   Pepperdine            34-8   451   9   11.   Florida Atlantic      44-2   450  11   12.   Alabama              34-12   447  18   13.   Wake Forest          31-13   445  16   14.   Auburn               35-10   444  14   15.   Southern California  28-20   440  15   16.   Mississippi State    33-11   439   6   17.   Arkansas             29-17   436  10   18.   Texas Tech           36-11   432  17   19.   Ohio State            32-7   429  23   20.   Texas                32-17   427  24   21.   Tulane               34-10   425  25   22.   Louisiana State      29-17   422   -   23.   Clemson              27-17   420   -   24.   Nebraska             30-13   417  21   25.   Oklahoma State       32-11   414  28   26.   Mississippi          26-19   412  20   27.   Notre Dame           32-10   411  30   28.   South Carolina       29-15   408  22   29.   Va Commonwealth       35-9   406   -   30.   Nevada               28-14   403   -

Hitting Streaks
(five games or more)

Player (games)       Dates      StatisticsJulian Gonzalez (11) 3/6-3/23   .395 (17-for-43), 4 2B, 3 HR, 14 RBIJon Benick (8)       1/29-2/20  .500 (15-for-30), 3 2B, 9 RBIJon Benick (8)       3/27-4/7   .564 (22-for-39), 4 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBIDavid Stone (8)      3/27-4/7   .469 (15-for-32), 8 R, 3 2B, 5 RBIHunter Wyant (8)     4/3-4/13   .333 (12-for-36), 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBIHunter Wyant (8)     current    .375 (12-for-32), 8 R, 5 RBI, 2BJon Benick (7)       2/27-3/12  .370 (10-for-27), 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 9 RBILuis Giraldo (7)     3/28-4/4   .273 (9-for-33), 5 R, 2 2B, 2 RBITim LaVigne (7)      3/17-3/27  .500 (12-for-24), HR, 7 R, 5 RBIMark Rueffert (7)    2/27-3/7   .391 (9-for-23), 4 2B, 5 R, 3 RBIJon Benick (7)       current    .467 (14-for-30), 6 R, 5 RBI, 3 2BLuis Giraldo (6)     3/14-3/23  .400 (10-for-25), 2B, HR, 7 R, 6 RBIMark Rueffert (6)    3/14-3/23  .500 (12-for-24), 2 2B, 3B, 7 R, 3 RBILuis Giraldo (5)     3/2-3/7    .333 (7-for-21), 5 R, 2 2B, 3B, 9 RBITim LaVigne (5)      4/2-4/7    .350 (7-for-20), 6 R, 2B, RBIRobbie Marvin (5)    4/7-4/14   .353 (6-for-17), 2 R, 2 RBI, 2BMark Rueffert (5)    2/28-4/4   .381 (8-for-21), 4 R, 7 RBITim LaVigne (5)      current    .412 (7-for-17), 8 R, 5 RBI, HR

Other Current Streaks
Hunter Wyant … has reached base safely in 17 straight games
Robbie Marvin … has reached base safely in 14 straight games
Tim LaVigne … has reached base safely in 12 straight games
Julian Gonzalez … has reached base safely in 10 straight games
Robbie Marvin … has scored a run in five straight games
Robbie Marvin … has produced a run in nine straight games
Julian Gonzalez … has produced a run in five straight games

The last time Virginia …
Won 8 or more consecutive games: Feb. 15-March 4, 1998 (9)
Won 10 or more consecutive games: March-April, 1947 (10)
Lost five or more consecutive games: March 9, 1999-March 21, 1999 (9)
Scored 20 or more runs in a game: 21 vs. Seton Hall – March 3, 1996
Had 20 or more hits in a game: 20 vs. Duke – March 20, 1999
Hit consecutive home runs: Brian Sherlock, E.J. Anderson vs. Wake Forest – April 24 , 1998
Hit three consecutive home runs: Brian Sherlock, E.J. Anderson, Ryan Gilleland at Richmond – April 2, 1998
Shutout consecutive opponents: vs. Seton Hall (8-0 and 4-0) – March 2, 1996 (DH)
Was shut out: vs. Seton Hall (0-8) – Feb. 27, 1999
Was shut out in two consecutive games: at ODU (0-1) – Feb. 24, 1999 and vs. Seton Hall (0-8) – Feb. 27, 1999
Swept an ACC doubleheader: vs. Maryland – May 10, 1997
Was swept in an ACC doubleheader: vs. Florida State – May 9, 1998
Swept an ACC series at home: vs. Duke – March 19-20, 1999 (2 games)
Was swept in an ACC series at home: vs. Florida State – May 9-10, 1998
Swept an ACC series on the road: at Maryland – April 27-28, 1990 (2 games)
Was swept in an ACC series on the road: at North Carolina – April 16-18, 1999

The last time a Cavalier …
Hit two home runs in a game: Brian Sherlock vs. Seton Hall – March 1, 1998
Hit three home runs in a game: na
Hit a grand slam: Julian Gonzalez vs. Seton Hall – Feb. 28, 1998
Hit an inside-the-park home run: na
Hit a pinch-hit home run: Dan Street (three-run) at Wake Forest – April 11, 1999
Hit a game-winning home run: Ryan Kalamaya (solo) vs. Georgia Tech – April 4, 1999
Hit for the cycle: na
Had four or more hits in a game: David Stone (4) vs. Georgia Tech – April 2, 1999
Had five or more hits in a game: Ted Kinsman (5) vs. William & Mary – March 4, 1998
Had five or more RBI in a game: Jonathan Benick (5) vs. Oklahoma – Jan. 31, 1999
Had six or more RBI in a game: na
Had 10 or more total bases in a game: E.J. Anderson (10) at Richmond – April 2, 1998
Stole three or more bases in a game: na
Had 10 or more strike outs in a game: Jon Metzger (10) at UNC Greensboro – March 17, 1999
Had 15 or more strike outs in a game: na
Pitched a complete game: Casey Kennedy vs. Maryland – April 24, 1999
Pitched a nine-inning, complete-game shutout: Casey Kennedy vs. Duke – April 26, 1997
Pitched a no-hitter: na
Pitched a perfect game: na

ACC Series Sweeps
UVa in Charlottesville …
Clemson: May 6-7, 1972
Duke: March 19-20, 1999 (2)
Florida State: Never
Georgia Tech: March 28-29, 1987 (2)
Maryland: May 10-11, 1997
North Carolina: May 6, 1961 (2)
N.C. State: May 15, 1970 (2)
Wake Forest: April 19-21, 1996

UVa on the road …
Clemson: Never
Duke: March 25, 1989 (2)
Florida State: Never
Georgia Tech: April 15-16, 1980 (2)
Maryland: April 27-28, 1990 (2)
North Carolina: none on record
N.C. State: May 9, 1969 (2)
Wake Forest: April 29, 1972 (2)

Opponent vs. UVa in Charlottesville …
Clemson: April 1-3, 1994
Duke: April 12, 1968 (2)
Florida State: May 9-10, 1998
Georgia Tech: March 11-13, 1994
Maryland: April 18, 1979 (2)
North Carolina: April 8-10, 1994
N.C. State: April 17-18, 1993
Wake Forest: April 24-26, 1998

Opponent vs. UVa on the road …
Clemson: March 14-16, 1997
Duke: March 13-15, 1998
Florida State: March 12-14, 1999
Georgia Tech: March 6-7, 1998 (2)
Maryland: April 29-May 1, 1994
North Carolina: April 16-18, 1999
N.C. State: March 25-26, 1994
Wake Forest: April 9-11, 1999