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Cavaliers Continue To Post Late-Inning Comeback Victories, Now 17 And Counting
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May 20, 2004
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia baseball team (42-11 overall, 18-6 in the ACC) is enjoying one of its best seasons ever in the history of the program. The Cavaliers have played a total of 53 games so far this year, with 42 of those 53 contest resulting in a UVa victory. Of those 42 victories, 17 of the wins were either recorded with a late-inning, come-from-behind victory or by breaking a tie ball game in the eighth, ninth or extra innings to claim a victory. Virginia has won 11 games in come-from-behind fashion and has won six more games by pulling out a tie contest. UVa has also won 12 of the 14 one-run games it has played in this season.
Below is a game-by-game recap of events for all 17 of Virginia’s late inning comeback victories:
Date: May 19, 2004.Location: Charlottesville, Virginia.Site: Davenport Field at the UVa Baseball Stadium.Opponent: Liberty Flames.Scene: Virginia trails Liberty by one run, 4-3, in the bottom of the eighth inning with twoouts, nobody on base and Ryan Zimmerman (#3 batter in the lineup) stepping to the plate.Score: Liberty 4, Virginia 3.Comeback Recap: Zimmerman singled to reach base and keeps the inning alive, which bringsJoe Koshansky up to the plate. Koshansky then blasts a two-run home run to right field to plateboth Zimmerman and himself, giving UVa a 5-4 lead.Outcome: Virginia 5, Liberty 4.Type of victory: Comeback win in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Date: May 15, 2004.Location: Charlottesville, Virginia.Site: Davenport Field at the UVa Baseball Stadium.Opponent: Wake Forest Demon Deacons.Scene: Virginia is tied with Wake Forest 6-6 in the bottom of the eighth inning with no outs,nobody on base and batters 6, 7 and due up in the order.Score: Wake Forest 6, Virginia 6.Comeback Recap: With the game tied 6-6 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Virginia’s TomHagan led off the side with a single before Paul Gillispie reached base on a fielder’s choice thatsafely advanced Hagan to second base to put runners on first and second with no outs. After asacrifice bunt by Kyle Werman to move Hagan to third and Gillispie to second with one out,Tim Henry drove in Hagan for the eventual game-winning run with a RBI-single through theleft side to give UVa a 7-6 advantage. The Cavaliers tacked on an insurance run in the side andmade the score 8-6 when Mark Reynolds reached base on a fielder’s choice that scored Gillispiefrom third base for an insurance run.Outcome: Virginia 8, Wake Forest 6.Type of victory: Pullout win in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Date: May 13, 2004.Location: Charlottesville, Virginia.Site: Davenport Field at the UVa Baseball Stadium.Opponent: Wake Forest Demon Deacons.Scene: Virginia trails Wake Forest by four run (4-0) in the bottom of the eighth inning withno outs, nobody on base and batters 9, 1 and 2 due up in the order.Score: Wake Forest 4, Virginia 0.Comeback Recap: Tim Henry and Matt Street hit back-to-back singles to reach base beforethe bases were loaded with no outs after Mark Reynolds was hit by a pitch. In UVa’s nextat-bat, Ryan Zimmerman cleared the bases and plated three runs on a three-run, RBI-doubleto the left-center field gap. Virginia headed into the bottom of the ninth inning trailing 4-3with two outs and pinch runner Mike Mitchell on second base. UVa’s #9 hitter in the order,Tim Henry, looped a RBI-single into left field that scored Mitchell to tie the game at 4-4. Inthe bottom of the tenth inning and the score tied at 4-4 with the bases loaded and one out, UVa’sScott Headd dropped the game-winning hit into left field with a RBI-single to score Zimmermanfrom third base to give UVa the 5-4 victory.Outcome: Virginia 5, Wake Forest 4 in 10 innings.Type of victory: Comeback win in the bottom of the tenth inning.
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 secondbase 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 tiethe game at 2-2 with a RBI-ground out to shortstop. Werman advanced to second base on theplay. With one out and a runner on second base, Matt Street bloops a RBI-single to right fieldto 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 Wermanadvanced Headd to second base with a sacrifice bunt, one out. Tom Hagan drives in Headdfor 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 thegame-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 StadiumOpponent: 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 atthird base on a fielder’s choice that allows Matt Dunn to reach first base. With one out and arunner on second base, Tom Hagan laces a RBI-double down the left field line to drive in Dunnto tie the game at 1-1 to force extra innings. In the top of the 11th inning, Hagan led off the sidewith a single before advancing to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Scott Headd in UVa’s nextat-bat. Two batters later with two outs, Tim Henry connected on a RBI-single to drive in Haganfor 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 to bat withno 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 base with no outs.After a strikeout, Kyle Werman advances Hagan to second base with a ground out to third base.With two outs and Hagan on second base, Tim Henry hits a ground ball to Maryland’s shortstopand the throw to first base is high (error) which allows Hagan to come around to score thegame-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 StadiumOpponent: 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 1Comeback Recap: Joe Koshansky reaches base with a lead-off walk before moving tosecond base on a single by Matt Dunn. Tom Hagan advances Koshansky to third and Dunnto second with a sacrifice bunt, one out. Scott Headd strikes out, two outs. With two outsand runners on second and third base, pinch hitter Paul Gillispie enters the game and recordsan infield RBI-single to shortstop to drive in Koshansky and advances Dunn to third base tomake the score 3-2. With runners on the corners and two outs, pinch hitter Miguel Luina drivesa ball to the warning track deep in center field, where Maryland’s CF drops the would-begame-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 scoreda 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 withtwo 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 atwo-out double. In UVa’s next at-bat, Joe Koshansky ties the game at 3-3 by tucking a RBI-doubledown the right field line to score Zimmerman from third base. In the Cavaliers’ next at-bat, Matt Dunnrecords the game-winning hit when his RBI-single scores Koshansky from second base for thegame-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 putrunners on first and second base with no outs. Ryan Zimmerman hits a RBI-single to score Reynoldsto make it 9-8 and Dunn advances to third base, no outs. After a strikeout, Zimmerman stolesecond 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 Dunnscored a run on the play to tie the game at 9-9 with one out. Josh Darby reached base on anerror 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 singlesbefore Ryan Zimmerman drives in Street to score a run with a RBI-single to make it a 5-4 ballgame, Reynolds advanced to third base. After Joe Koshansky reached base on a fielder’s choiceand 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 Koshanskyadvanced all the way to third base after the hit and a Duke error. Koshansky scored the game-winningrun 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-upfor the first out in the inning, Kyle Werman hit a RBI-single to score the game-winning runwhen Dunn scored from third base to make it 6-5. UVa would tack on two more runs in theinning 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 onbase 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 rightfield for the first out. Matt Dunn singles to advance Zimmerman to third base, one out. Josh Darbyhits a RBI-single through the left side to drive in Zimmerman to take a 5-4 lead, Dunn advanced tosecond 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 runin 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-backsingles to put runners on the corners with no outs. Ryan Zimmerman singled through theleft 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 tosecond, one out. Matt Dunn was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out beforeTim Henry lined out to third base. With the bases loaded and two outs, Scott Headd singledto 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 Haganat second base and one out, Scott Headd doubles to right-center field to drive in Hagan forthe 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