Cardiac Cavaliers Have Recorded 14 Late Inning Comebacks Or Rallies For Victories This Season

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May 5, 2004

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia baseball team (36-9 overall, 14-4 in the ACC)is enjoying one of its best seasons ever in the history of the program. The Cavaliers have played a totalof 45 games so far this year, with 36 of those 45 contest resulting in a UVa victory. Of those 36 victories,14 of the wins were either recorded with a late inning comeback or by breaking a tie ball game late in thecontest. Virginia has won nine games by comeback and five more games by pulling out a tie contest ineither the eighth, ninth or extra innings. UVa has also won 10 of the 12 one-run games it has played inthis season.

Below is a game-by-game recap of events for all 14 of Virginia’s late inning comeback/pull-out victories:

Date: April 27, 2004.
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia.
Site: Davenport Field at the UVa Baseball Stadium.
Opponent: Radford Highlanders.
Scene: Virginia trails Radford by one run (2-1) in the bottom of the ninth inning with no outs,
nobody on base and batters 7, 8 and 9 due up in the order.
Score: Radford 2, Virginia 1.
Comeback Recap: Scott Headd leads off the side with a single before he advances to second
base on a bunt single by Kyle Werman to put runners on first and second with no outs.
Headd steals third base to put runners on the corners before Tim Henry drives in Headd to
tie the game at 2-2 with a RBI-ground out to shortstop. Werman advanced to second base
on the play. With one out and a runner on second base, Matt Street bloops a RBI-single to
right field to score Werman from second for the game-winning run.
Outcome: Virginia 3, Radford 2.
Type of victory: Comeback win in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Date: April 25, 2004.
Location: Coral Gables, Florida.
Site: Mark Light Field.
Opponent: #4 Miami Hurricanes.
Scene: Virginia trails Miami by one run (3-2) in the top of the ninth inning with no outs,
nobody on base and batters 7, 8 and 9 are due up in the order.
Score: Miami 3, Virginia 2.
Comeback Recap: Scott Headd leads off the side with a walk to reach first base.
Kyle Werman advanced Headd to second base with a sacrifice bunt, one out. Tom
Hagan drives in Headd for the game-tying run one batter later with a RBI-single to
left field to tie the score at 3-3. Hagan advances to second base on a Miami error.
Matt Street drives in Hagan to score the game-winning run with a RBI-single to give
UVa a 4-3 advantage.
Outcome: Virginia 4, Miami 3.
Type of victory: Comeback win in the top of the ninth inning.

Date: April 18, 2004.
Location: Bowie, Maryland.
Site: Prince George’s Stadium
Opponent: Maryland Terrapins.
Scene: Virginia trails Maryland by one run (1-0) in the top of the ninth inning with no outs,
nobody on base and batters 4, 5 and 6 are due up in the order.
Score: Maryland 1, Virginia 0.
Comeback Recap: Joe Koshansky leads off the side with a double before being put out
at third base on a fielder’s choice that allows Matt Dunn to reach first base. With one
out and a runner on second base, Tom Hagan laces a RBI-double down the left field
line to drive in Dunn to tie the game at 1-1 to force extra innings. In the top of the
11th inning, Hagan led off the side with a single before advancing to second base on
a sacrifice bunt by Scott Headd in UVa’s next at-bat. Two batters later with two
outs, Tim Henry connected on a RBI-single to drive in Hagan for the game-winning run.
Outcome: Virginia 2, Maryland 1.
Type of victory: Comeback win in the top of the 11th inning.

Date: April 17, 2004.Location: Bowie, Maryland.Site: Prince George’s StadiumOpponent: Maryland Terrapins.Scene: Virginia and Maryland are tied at 6-6 in the top of the 11th inning. UVa is up tobat with no outs, nobody on base and batters 7, 8 and 9 are due up in the order.Score: Maryland 6, Virginia 6Rally Recap: Tom Hagan leads off the side with a walk to put runner on first basewith no outs. After a strikeout, Kyle Werman advances Hagan to second base witha ground out to third base. With two outs and Hagan on second base, Tim Henryhits a ground ball to Maryland’s shortstop and the throw to first base is high (error)which allows Hagan to come around to score the game-winning run.Outcome: Virginia 7, Maryland 6.Type of victory: Pull-out win in the bottom of the 11th inning.

Date: April 16, 2004.
Location: Bowie, Maryland.
Site: Prince George’s Stadium
Opponent: Maryland Terrapins.
Scene: Virginia trails Maryland by two (3-1) in the top of the ninth inning with no out,
nobody on base and batters 4, 5 and 6 due up in the order.
Score: Maryland 3, Virginia 1
Comeback Recap: Joe Koshansky reaches base with a lead-off walk before moving to
second base on a single by Matt Dunn. Tom Hagan advances Koshansky to third and
Dunn to second with a sacrifice bunt, one out. Scott Headd strikes out, two outs. With
two outs and runners on second and third base, pinch hitter Paul Gillispie enters the
game and records an infield RBI-single to shortstop to drive in Koshansky and advances
Dunn to third base to make the score 3-2. With runners on the corners and two outs,
pinch hitter Miguel Luina drives a ball to the warning track deep in center field, where
Maryland’s CF drops the would-be game-ending fly ball (error) which allows both
Dunn (game-tying run) and Gillispie (game-winning run) to score a run to give the
Cavaliers a 4-3 lead. Luina eventually scored a run himself on a RBI-single by Matt
Street to give Virginia a 5-3 advantage.
Outcome: Virginia 5, Maryland 3.
Type of victory: Comeback win in the top of the ninth inning.

Date: April 10, 2004.
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia.
Site: Davenport Field at the UVa Baseball Stadium.
Opponent: Clemson Tigers.
Scene: Virginia trails Clemson by one run (3-2) in the bottom of the eighth inning
with two outs and nobody on base. Ryan Zimmerman is at the plate.
Score: Clemson 3, Virginia 2.
Comeback Recap: Ryan Zimmerman keeps the inning alive for Virginia by connecting
on a two-out double. In UVa’s next at-bat, Joe Koshansky ties the game at 3-3 by
tucking a RBI-double down the right field line to score Zimmerman from third base.
In the Cavaliers’ next at-bat, Matt Dunn records the game-winning hit when his
RBI-single scores Koshansky from second base for the game-winning run to give
Virginia a 4-3 lead.
Outcome: Virginia 4, Clemson 3.
Type of victory: Comeback win in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Date: April 6, 2004.
Location: Williamsburg, Virginia.
Site: Plumeri Park.
Opponent: William & Mary Tribe.
Scene: Virginia trails William & Mary by two runs (9-7) in the top of the ninth inning,
no outs, nobody on base with the 1, 2 and 3 batters due up in the order.
Score: William & Mary 9, Virginia 7.
Comeback Recap: Mark Reynolds leads off with a bunt single before Matt Dunn
walked to put runners on first and second base with no outs. Ryan Zimmerman
hits a RBI-single to score Reynolds to make it 9-8 and Dunn advances to third base,
no outs. After a strikeout, Zimmerman stole second to put runners on second and
third with one out. Paul Gillispie struck out swinging, however, reached first
base on a wild pitch and Zimmerman advanced to third base and Dunn scored a run
on the play to tie the game at 9-9 with one out. Josh Darby reached base on an error
and Zimmerman and Gillispie both scored a run on the play to give the Cavaliers an 11-9 lead.
Outcome: Virginia 11, William & Mary 9.
Type of victory: Comeback win in the top of the ninth inning.

Date: April 3, 2004.
Location: Durham, N.C.
Site: Jack Coombs Field.
Opponent: Duke Blue Devils.
Scene: Virginia trails Duke by two runs (5-3) in the top of the eighth inning, no outs,
nobody on base with the 1, 2 and 3 batters due up in the order.
Score: Duke 5, Virginia 3.
Comeback Recap: Matt Street and Mark Reynolds lead off the side with back-to-back
singles before Ryan Zimmerman drives in Street to score a run with a RBI-single to
make it a 5-4 ball game, Reynolds advanced to third base. After Joe Koshansky
reached base on a fielder’s choice and Zimmerman made his way to second (Reynolds
out on the play at third base – one out), Matt Dunn popped up to second base to put
runners on first and second base with two outs. Josh Darby then singled up the middle
to drive in Zimmerman to tie the game at 5-5 and Koshansky advanced all the way to
third base after the hit and a Duke error. Koshansky scored the game-winning run on
a wild pitch to give UVa a 6-5 lead.
Outcome: Virginia 6, Duke 5.
Type of victory: Comeback win in the top of the eighth inning.

Date: March 24, 2004.
Location: Fairfax, Virginia.
Site: Spuhler Field.
Opponent: George Mason Patriots.
Scene: Virginia trails George Mason by one run (5-4) in the top of the eighth inning
with no outs, nobody on base with the 4, 5 and 6 batters due up in the order.
Score: George Mason 5, Virginia 4.
Comeback Recap: Joe Koshansky ties the game at 5-5 with a solo home run to right
field. Matt Dunn and Josh Darby each single to put runners on the corners with no outs.
After a pop-up for the first out in the inning, Kyle Werman hit a RBI-single to score
the game-winning run when Dunn scored from third base to make it 6-5. UVa would
tack on two more runs in the inning and added another run in the ninth to take a 9-5 lead.
Outcome: Virginia 9, George Mason 5.
Type of victory: Comeback win in the top of the eighth inning.

Date: March 14, 2004.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia.
Site: Russ Chandler Stadium.
Opponent: #17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Scene: Virginia is tied with Georgia Tech 4-4 in the top of the 10th inning, no outs,
nobody on base with the 3, 4 and 5 batters due up in the order.
Score: Georgia Tech 4, Virginia 4.
Rally Recap: Ryan Zimmerman singles up the middle before Joe Koshansky flies
out to right field for the first out. Matt Dunn singles to advance Zimmerman to
third base, one out. Josh Darby hits a RBI-single through the left side to drive in
Zimmerman to take a 5-4 lead, Dunn advanced to second base, still one out. Scott
Headd doubles to left field and scores Dunn to give UVa a 6-4 lead. The play
eventually became the game-winning play. Darby and Headd both eventually
scored a run in the inning en route to UVa taking an 8-4 lead in the side.
Outcome: Virginia 8, Georgia Tech 5.
Type of victory: Pull-out win in the top of the tenth inning.

Date: March 13, 2004.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia.
Site: Russ Chandler Stadium.
Opponent: #17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Scene: Virginia is tied with Georgia Tech at 1-1 in the top of the ninth inning with no outs,
nobody on base and the 4, 5 and 6 batters in the order due up.
Score: Georgia Tech 1, Virginia 1.
Rally Recap: Joe Koshansky connects on a solo home run to right field to give Virginia a 2-1 lead.
Outcome: Virginia 2, Georgia Tech 1.
Type of victory: Pull-out win in the top of the ninth inning.

Date: March 12, 2004.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia.
Site: Russ Chandler Stadium.
Opponent: #17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Scene: Virginia is tied with Georgia Tech 3-3 in the top of the eighth inning with two outs,
nobody on base and Mark Reynolds due up at the plate.
Score: Georgia Tech 3, Virginia 3.
Rally Recap: Mark Reynolds hits a solo home run to left field with two outs to give Virginia a 4-3 lead.
Outcome: Virginia 4, Georgia Tech 3.
Type of victory: Pull-out win in the top of the eighth inning.

Date: February 29, 2004.
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia.
Site: Davenport Field at the UVa Baseball Stadium.
Opponent: Seton Hall Pirates.
Scene: Virginia is trailing Seton Hall 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, no outs,
nobody on base with the 1, 2 and 3 batters due up in the order.
Score: Seton Hall 3, Virginia 2.
Comeback Recap: Matt Street and Mark Reynolds lead off the inning with back-to-back
singles to put runners on the corners with no outs. Ryan Zimmerman singled through
the left side to drive in Street to tie the game at 3-3, no outs, runners on first and second.
Joe Koshansky grounded out to first base to advance Reynolds to third and Zimmerman
to second, one out. Matt Dunn was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out
before Tim Henry lined out to third base. With the bases loaded and two outs, Scott Headd
singled to left field to drive in Reynolds for the game-winning runs, giving Virginia the 4-3 lead.
Outcome: Virginia 4, Seton Hall 3.
Type of victory: Comeback win in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Date: February 27, 2004.
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia.
Site: Davenport Field at the UVa Baseball Stadium.
Opponent: Seton Hall Pirates.
Scene: Virginia is tied with Seton Hall 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, one out, Tom Hagan
at the plate.
Score: Seton Hall 2, Virginia 2.
Rally Recap: Tom Hagan singles up the middle and then steals second base.
With Hagan at second base and one out, Scott Headd doubles to right-center field
to drive in Hagan for the game-winning run to make the score 3-2.
Outcome: Virginia 3, Seton Hall 2.
Type of victory: Pull-out win in the bottom of the ninth inning.