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- Hoos Brew 4/12: Crown Him
Good morning! It doesn’t get much better than your favorite baseball team winning its way through an extended home stand.
What else are we serving up in today's Brew?
⚾️ Crown him
🏊 Back-to-back
⚔️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Crown Him. Jake Gelof stands alone in Virginia baseball history, as the home run he hit Tuesday against Richmond puts him in sole possession of first place in school history with 38 deep flies.
Gelof’s home run was part of an offensive explosion for the Hoos, who beat Richmond 18-0. Harrison Didawick hit a grand slam in the fifth, and Ethan Anderson matched him in the sixth.
Virginia is back at home again tonight, as it takes on Mount St. Mary’s at 4:00pm ET. The Mountaineers are 15-15 heading into Wednesday’s game.
🔼 Let’s Have Some Fun. We can’t sit still. Not with real, actual football just three days away.
Until then, we’ll just watch this on repeat.
🔼 Four For James. Virginia men’s golf freshman Ben James recorded a first-place finish for the fourth time this season at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial, tying Florida State’s Cole Anderson at 11-under for the top spot.
The Hoos (27-under) finished second as a team behind Florida State (41-under). The tournament marked the fifth time this season Virginia has produced a top-three tournament finish.
🔼 Shut The Door. Virginia softball broke open a 0-0 game in the sixth inning with a three-spot on the scoreboard, winning 3-0.
Jade Hylton got the scoring started with a solo home run, and Tori Gilbert followed with a two-run blast to extend Virginia’s lead.
Eden Bigham tossed her sixth complete-game shutout of the season in the victory.
🔼 Back-to-back. Virginia swimming & diving’s Kate Douglass was named the Honda Sport Award winner for the second year in a row, as announced by Chris Voelz, Executive Director of THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards.
The Honda Sport Award is presented annually by the CWSA to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports.
🤔 HOOS TRIVIA
Nothing Earned. Virginia starting pitcher Brian Edgington has been outstanding this year, owning a 1.59 ERA in 45.1 innings.
Where does that ERA rank among all Division-I pitchers?
Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!
⏪ ICYMI
We like our Brew hot n’ fresh. But we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…
⚔️ Jay Woolfolk Launches Custom Merchandise Line with Cav Futures: Jay Woolfolk has been a dual sport sensation for Virginia athletics. He’s currently balancing baseball season with football’s spring training, and turning heads at both. Now, he has a line of “Dual Sport Athlete” merchandise in partnership with Fans Meet Idols and Cav Futures to celebrate his unique status. Check out the storefront here.
⚔️ Douglass, Canny and DeSorbo Win ACC Awards. Senior Kate Douglass, freshman Aimee Canny and Virginia head coach Todd DeSorbo picked up ACC Awards as announced by the conference office on April 10.
⚔️ Eight Cavalier Wrestlers Named To All-ACC Academic Team. Neil Antrassian, Michael Battista, Dylan Cedeno, Vic Marcelli, Patrick McCormick, Justin McCoy, Jarod Verkleeren and Ethan Weatherspoon all locked up spots on the team.
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📅 THE DAY AHEAD
Wednesday 4/12
⚾️ Baseball vs Mount St. Mary’s @ 4:00pm ET | Watch | Buy Tickets
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Eighth!
Edgington’s 1.59 ERA is eighth in the country, and third in the ACC behind only Carson Liggett of Louisville and Sean Sullivan of Wake Forest.
Have a great Wednesday, y’all.
