CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – For the fifth and final game of the homestand, the No. 13 Virginia baseball team (24-9) will welcome the James Madison Dukes (15-15) to Disharoon Park on Tuesday (April 7).
HOW TO FOLLOW
Watch: ACCNX (Friday & Saturday)
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Live Stats: VirginiaSports.com
Probable Starting Pitchers:
TUESDAY – 6 PM
James Madison: RHP Adam Horvath (2-0, 6.62 ERA, 17.2 IP, 9 BB, 11 SO)
Virginia: LHP Henry Zatkowski (5-0, 4.99 ERA, 39.2 IP, 13 BB, 42 SO)
LEADING OFF
- Entering the midweek, Virginia is averaging 9.0 runs per game, which ranks 16th in the country and fourth in the league behind Georgia Tech, Miami and Pittsburgh. Overall, UVA has scored the 12th-most runs in the country at 298.
- The power surge has been powered by 55 home runs through the first 33 games of the season. The 55 dingers rank 16th nationally and third in the ACC. In 2025, the Cavaliers did not hit their 55th home run of the year until game 43 on May 7.
- Since the start of the 2021 season, Virginia is 148-41 at Disharoon Park, including a record of 15-4 this season.
AGAINST JAMES MADISON
- In a series that dates back to 1976, the Cavaliers and Dukes have met on the baseball diamond 73 times, with UVA leading the all-time series, 47-25-1.
- Since the start of the 2010 season, Virginia is 16-0-1 against James Madison, with the one tie coming in the 2012 campaign. That game was played in a torrential downpour and was called in the eighth inning.
- Dating back to the start of the 2003 season, UVA is 23-1-1 against JMU, with the lone loss coming in 2007. The Dukes downed the Cavaliers 7-6 in a 14-inning affair.
- UVA enters the contest having won its last 10 midweeks played at Disharoon Park dating back to last year.
- When the Hoos and Dukes met in 2025, Virginia rode a five-run second inning to a 12-6 victory.
ON THE MOUND
- With the emergence of a healthy Kyle Johnson and a rotation reshuffling imminent, Henry Zatkowski will get the ball against James Madison in the midweek.
- On the year, Zatkowski is 5-0 with a 4.99 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 39.2 innings pitched.
- In the only other midweek start of his career, Zatkowski surrendered four earned runs on five hits in two innings of work against Liberty on 2/26/25 while at Duke.
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.
- To go along with his midseason All-American honors, Gracia was named to the Golden Spikes Midseason Watch List. The UVA outfielder was one of 45 amateur baseball players who were named to the watch list.
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.