CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – After splitting a four-game road trip, the No. 10 Virginia baseball team (22-7) is set to welcome the Old Dominion Monarchs (13-14) to Disharoon Park on Tuesday (March 31).
HOW TO FOLLOW
Watch: ACCNX
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Live Stats: VirginiaSports.com
Probable Starting Pitchers:
TUESDAY – 6 PM
Old Dominion: RHP Ethan Hubbell (0-0, 6.39 ERA, 12.2 IP, 8 BB, 11 SO)
Virginia: RHP Jayden Stroman (0-0, 5.49 ERA, 19.2 IP, 14 BB, 21 SO)
LEADING OFF
- Entering the midweek, Virginia is averaging 9.4 runs per game, which ranks 11th in the country and fourth in the league behind Georgia Tech, Miami and Pittsburgh. Overall, UVA has scored the second-most runs in the country at 273.
- The power surge has been powered by 46 home runs through the first 29 games of the season. The 46 dingers rank 19th nationally and fifth in the ACC. In 2025, the Cavaliers did not hit their 46th home run of the year until game 39.
- Over the open half of the season, UVA is 13-2 at home, which is the fourth-best home winning percentage in the ACC in 2026.
AGAINST OLD DOMINION
- Tuesday will mark the 74th meeting between Virginia and Old Dominion, with the Cavaliers holding a 36-35-2 lead in the all-time series.
- In the lone 2025 meeting between the two squads, UVA scored in each of the first five innings to secure an 11-5 victory at Disharoon Park.
- The two squads have met 13 times since the start of the 2016 season, including twice in the 2021 NCAA Columbia Regional, with Virginia winning ten of the contests.
ON THE MOUND
- For the sixth consecutive week, Jayden Stroman will get the ball for UVA in a midweek game.
- In his 12 appearances this season, Stroman is 0-0 with a 5.49 ERA in 19.2 innings with 21 strikeouts.
- As a starter, Storman is 0-0 with a 3.48 ERA in 10.1 innings pitched with nine strikeouts.
FRED NATED & BIRDBALLED
- Virginia bookended its four-game road swing with a pair of wins over Maryland in Fredericksburg and Boston College in the weekend series finale.
- During UVA’s annual contest with Maryland at Virginia Credit Union Stadium, UVA picked up its ninth comeback victory of the year while also collecting its fifth run-rule victory of the season.
- After dropping the first two games of the weekend series at Boston College, the Cavaliers notched a 3-1 victory to salvage the weekend. The win was UVA’s 10th comeback victory of the season and the first win of the year when Virginia trailed in the seventh inning or later.
DEFORESTATION AT THE DISH
- For its seventh-straight ACC series win dating back to the end of the 2025 season, Virginia took two of three from the then-No. 24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
- With the series win, UVA improves to 38-12 in the last 50 games that the Cavaliers have played on the baseball diamond.
- In the series opener, Kyle Johnson made his UVA debut on the mound and set the tone with an electric 10-pitch inning. In the bottom of the frame, the Virginia offense exploded for five runs and cruised to a 10-6 victory.
- Sunday’s rubber match saw Virginia collect its eighth come-from-behind victory behind another offensive eruption and 4.2 shutout relief innings from the bullpen duo of Noah Yoder and Lucas Hartman.
CLASH POINT SECURED
- For the opening home weekend of ACC play, Virginia took two of three games from in-commonwealth rival Virginia Tech at Disharoon Park.
- In game one, UVA rode a career-high performance from Henry Zatkowski as the lefty fanned 10 Hokies. The Virginia office exploded for eight runs over the middle third to take the series opener.
- To claim the series, four different Cavaliers homered, led by Sam Harris, who did it twice, as Virginia got a trio of shutdown innings from Kevin Jaxel and Noah Yoder in relief.
- The Saturday series clincher gave Virginia a share of the Smithfield Commonwealth Clash. UVA exited the weekend leading 11-4, with seven sports remaining.
CAROLINA CONQUERED
- For the opening weekend of ACC play, Virginia took two of three games from No. 8 North Carolina in Chapel Hill. The Cavaliers outscored the Tar Heels 29-13 during the weekend set.
- In game one, UVA rode monster offensive performances from Harrison Didawick, Noah Murray and Eric Becker to a 13-3 victory in seven innings. Henry Zatkowski held North Carolina to five hits over 5.1 innings of work.
- To claim the series, Max Stammel had his best game in a Virginia uniform, surrendering one run in six innings. Zach Jackson and Sam Harris each homered in the 9-2 victory.