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April 17, 2006
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – – The Virginia Baseball team remained in the top 25 in college baseball polls for the fifth straight week. The Cavaliers are No. 17 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll for the second straight week. UVa moved up three spots in the Collegiate Baseball Poll coming in at No. 18. UVa is 18th in the National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Association (NCBWA) Poll. SEBaseball.com has UVa as the 18th best team in the nation, while the Hoos are 16th in the Rosenblattreport.com poll. Seven Atlantic Coast Conference teams are again ranked this week in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll while eight ACC teams are in the Collegiate Baseball Poll.
Virginia had a 4-0 week after defeating Longwood, 6-4, and sweeping a three-game ACC series from Boston College, 8-3, 5-4, and 5-0. Senior lefty Mike Ballard threw Virginia’s first no-hitter since 1974 when Barry Hollar no-hit Mansfield State on Mar. 27, 1974 in a 4-1 UVa win.
Virginia is currently in a tie for second place in the ACC Coastal Division at 11-7 with Miami, a team which the Hoos face this weekend. The top two seeds from each division are guaranteed one of the top four seeds in the 2006 ACC Tournament.
Virginia wraps up its five-game homestand Tuesday by hosting in-state rival VMI at 7 p.m. at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers travel to No. 11 Miami this weekend for a three-game series.