Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Vikings Invade the Commonwealth

Current Minnesota Viking and former #UVAFB All-American, Anthony Harris (@HoosDatDude), along with Vikings teammate Antone Exum, recently took the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia to @BuschGardensVA to ride the Viking-themed roller coaster, InvadR. UVA graduate and former tight end Jake McGee (@JakeOvaTheWorld) also was part of the trip. Click here to watch the full video of Harris, Exum and McGee’s visit with the Boys & Girls Club.

New Nat
After being traded by the Oakland Athletics Sunday, former #UVABASE All-American Sean Doolittle made his debut with the Washington Nationals Tuesday, pitching the ninth inning and earning the save against Los Angeles Angeles. Click here for the game story.
Fun Fact: Did you know that in their one season together at UVA, Sean Doolittle hit more home runs than Ryan Zimmerman? MLB.com shared this Cavalier tidbit.

Career Night
Former UVA standout Pavin Smith had a career night Tuesday for the Hillsboro Hops, recording career highs by going 5-for-5 and scoring five runs in a 19-7 obliteration of the Vancouver Whitecaps.