CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Following a run-rule victory over Old Dominion in the midweek, the No. 10 Virginia baseball team (23-7, 7-5 ACC) is set to welcome the No. 7 Florida State Seminoles (22-6, 7-2 ACC) to Disharoon Park.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Watch: ACC Network (Thursday) | ACCNX (Friday & Saturday)
Listen: WINA (98.9 FM/1090 AM) | Virginia Sports TV YouTube Channel (Saturday)
Live Stats: VirginiaSports.com
SERIES PROMOTIONS
- Trading Card Giveaway: Stop by the marketing table throughout the series to pick up your Virginia Baseball Trading Cards. This will be the third set of the season.
- Youth Saturday: Arrive early to enjoy inflatables before the first pitch between Klöckner Stadium and Disharoon Park. Stick around after the game. Kids 12 and under can run the bases, and all fans have the opportunity to receive autographs from the team.
GAME DAY PARKING & ENTRY
- Free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis in the JPJ South, West, Garage, and East lots on Thursday and Friday.
- On Saturday, parking for baseball will be available on a first-come, first-served basis in JPJ South and the JPJ Garage. The JPJ West and East lots will be available for purchase. Parking staff will be on site to direct vehicles into the garage.
- Upper and Lower lots will be reserved for VAF baseball permit parking.
- Traffic and parking are expected to be impacted, especially on Friday due to overlap with baseball and a track and field meet, and on Saturday due to the Luke Combs concert at Scott Stadium. Baseball lots will need to be cleared no later than 30 minutes after the game.
- A valid ticket is required for entry. Guests may be asked to show their ticket multiple times. Patrons entering through the left field entrance at Disharoon Park should be prepared to present their ticket upon entry.
Probable Starting Pitchers:
THURSDAY – 5 PM
Florida State: LHP Wes Mendes (6-1, 1.33 ERA, 40.2 IP, 11 BB, 58 SO)
Virginia: LHP Kyle Johnson (0-1, 6.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 0 BB, 2 SO)
FRIDAY – 2 PM
Florida State: LHP Trey Beard (2-0, 3.58 ERA, 27.2 IP, 10 BB, 40 SO)
Virginia: LHP Max Stammel (2-2, 7.14 ERA, 29.0 IP, 12 BB, 24 SO)
SATURDAY – 11 AM
Florida State: RHP Bryson Moore (4-1, 5.12 ERA, 31.2 IP, 15 BB, 34 SO)
Virginia: RHP John Paone (1-1, 5.02 ERA, 28.2 IP, 11 BB, 29 SO)
LEADING OFF
- The three-game showdown will be the first Top 10 series hosted at Disharoon Park since D1Baseball started publishing a weekly poll in 2015 and the first overall Top 10 weekend since No. 7 UVA swept No. 5 FSU in April of 2013. Baseball America had both squads in the Top 10 that weekend.
- Entering the weekend, Virginia is averaging 9.6 runs per game, which ranks ninth in the country and fourth in the league behind Georgia Tech, Miami and Pittsburgh. Overall, UVA has scored the fourth-most runs in the country at 289.
- The power surge has been powered by 50 home runs through the first 30 games of the season. The 50 dingers rank 16th nationally and fourth in the ACC. In 2025, the Cavaliers did not hit their 50th home run of the year until game 41.
- Since the start of the 2021 season, Virginia is 147-39 at Disharoon Park, including a record of 14-2 this season.
AGAINST FLORIDA STATE
- Florida State has a 62-34 advantage in the all-time series that was first played in 1972.
- The two squads were slated to play last season in Tallahassee, but the series was canceled in light of a shooting on Florida State’s campus.
- During the 2024 season, Florida State took both meetings during the postseason. The Seminoles eliminated the Cavaliers in the ACC Baseball Championship in a 12-7 contest before concluding UVA’s season in Omaha with a 7-3 game.
- The last time the two ACC foes met during the regular season was in 2023 when Virginia swept Florida State in a three-game set at Disharoon Park.
MIDSEASON HONORS FOR THE HOOS
- As the calendar turns to April, several Hoos have garnered national attention for their stellar play over the first half of the season.
- Four different Hoos found themselves on the various Perfect Game Midseason All-American teams when the publication announced its selections on Wednesday. AJ Gracia led the way on the first team while Lucas Hartman and Eric Becker landed on the second and third teams, respectively. Noah Yoder was named to the Freshman second team to round out the Virginia quartet.
- D1Baseball also announced its midseason accolades on Wednesday as Lucas Hartman earned second team Midseason All-American honors.
ON THE MOUND
- To open the weekend, Kyle Johnson will make his third appearance on the mound. In his season debut, Johnson threw 10 pitches and fanned two of the three Wake Forest batters he faced.
- Max Stammel will go on Friday. Over the first seven starts of the season, Stammel is 2-2 with a 7.14 ERA in 29.0 innings with 24 strikeouts. In his start against North Carolina, Stammel tossed six innings of one-run ball to pick up his first quality start of the season.
- To close out the weekend, freshman John Paone will be handed the rock. The right-hander from Massachusetts is 1-1 with a 5.02 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 28.2 innings of work.
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.