Tickets Going Fast for Virginia-Miami Series

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Ticket sales are brisk for the upcoming Virginia-Miami baseball series, with more than 3,200 tickets sold for each of the three games. The teams are scheduled to play at 7 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday and 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance to avoid lines at the Davenport Field ticket windows. Tickets may be ordered online at VirginiaSports.com, in person at the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office in Bryant Hall at Scott Stadium or by phone at (800) 542-8821. General Admission seating is available in the left- and right-field bleachers, the first baseline bleachers and on the grass hillside.

Additional seats have been added to Davenport Field in time for the Miami series. The Davenport Field seating capacity is now 5,074.

With a No. 1 ranking and national-best 43-5 record this year, Virginia is poised to break several attendance records this weekend. Virginia currently is on pace to eclipse its regular-season attendance record of 93,040, set last year. UVa ranks 22nd nationally in total attendance this year at 82,630 and 23rd in average attendance with 2,849 fans per game.

The UVa three-game series attendance record of 13,249 was set last season against North Carolina, while the single-game record of 4,825 was set May 14, 2010, against the Tar Heels.

Weekend Parking Information
Because of PVCC graduation ceremonies at John Paul Jones Arena Friday night, parking will be limited in the surface lot at the arena. Parking will be available all weekend in the University Hall lots. The Emmet-Ivy Garage will be open Friday and Sunday with free parking.

At 3 p.m. Sunday, the UVa men’s lacrosse team will play Bucknell in a first-round NCAA tournament game. Baseball fans should be aware that there is a $5 charge to park in the University Hall and JPJ lots for the lacrosse game. Free parking will remain available at the Emmet-Ivy Garage. For the Sunday parking map, click here.