Virginia Continues Tournament Play at Gamecock Invitational

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. The Virginia softball team (6-4) continues tournament play this weekend at South Carolina’s Gamecock Invitational. The Cavaliers will begin the event Friday with a 9 a.m. contest against Troy (7-3) before playing Eastern Illinois (5-0) at 1 p.m.

UVa will then battle North Florida (3-9) at 7 p.m. Saturday before closing tournament play at 9 a.m. Sunday against Sacred Heart (0-0).

The Cavaliers are coming off a 3-3 weekend at UNLV’s Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas. After dropping an 8-0 decision to Brigham Young, Virginia came back to knock off Southern Utah (3-0), Saint Louis (11-0) and South Dakota State (13-0). Senior pitcher Karla Wilburn threw Virginia’s first no-hitter in three seasons against the Billikens.

Virginia wrapped up the tournament with two hard-fought, one-run losses. Cal-Fullerton came away with a 1-0 win before Louisville escaped in extra innings, 6-5.

Nicole Koren continues to lead the Cavaliers at the plate. Koren hit three home runs last weekend, bringing her total to four on the year. She also paces Virginia with a .481 batting average, 13 hits and is tied with Giannina Cipolloni with 12 RBI. Sarah Tacke is hitting .300 while Cipolloni has a .286 average.

Wilburn improved her record to 5-1 on the year with three wins last weekend. Wilburn’s 1.26 paces the Virginia pitching staff, as do her 28 strikeouts.

Live statistics for all games at the Gamecock Invitational will be available.