Good morning! Clear ‘em all, Pavin Smith! The former Hoo just launched his first home run of the season for the Diamondbacks - and his first career grand slam - on a pitch he sat on like he knew what was coming!

What else are we serving up in today's Brew?

🏀 Major addition
⚾️ Big barrels
​⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Minor Is Major. Virginia men’s basketball just made a major addition to its roster - Merrimack transfer Jordan Minor is coming to Charlottesville.

Minor averaged 17.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 1.4 steals per game last year at Merrimack, earning Northeast Conference Co-Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors.

🔼 All Anderson, All The Time. The Hoos certainly brought their big barrels with them to VCU on Tuesday, outslugging the Rams to win 19-6.

Ethan Anderson had one of the best nights anyone will ever have at the plate, and if you don’t believe us, just take a look at the damage he did - Anderson went 5-for-6 with two home runs, three doubles, four runs scored, and three RBI.

And now back to your regularly-scheduled programming - Jake Gelof went deep again, and totaled five RBI on the night.

🔼 End Things Early. The Hoos ran away from James Madison in their midweek matchup Tuesday, run-ruling the Dukes 10-2 in six innings.

Abby Weaver broke the game wide open for Virginia in the bottom of the first. With the Hoos already up 1-0, the left fielder launched a three-run bomb to make it 4-0. Tori Gilbert also had a big day at the plate with a pair of hits, runs and RBI.

🔼 Abbott The Artist. In a Cincinnati Reds organization full of big pitchers with big arms who throw in the upper-90s, Virginia alum Andrew Abbott has found a different way to stand out.

Abbott has refined his repertoire, pounds the strike zone with his fastball and has dominated Double A this season because of it - he has struck out 25 of the 36 hitters he has seen so far.

🤔 HOOS TRIVIA

Among The Best. Virginia baseball is a consensus top-10 team in the country yet again this week - the fifth week in a row that statement is true.

Five straight weeks is the longest stretch in the top-10 since…?

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…

⚔️ Eden Bigham Named ACC Pitcher of the Week. Bigham posted a 2-0 record on the week as she turned in a complete-game shutout of Liberty and helped UVA beat No. 4 Florida State over the weekend.

⚔️ Amanda Sambach Interviewed On ACC PM. Fresh off a record-setting performance at the ACC Championships, Sambach joined ACC PM to talk about it.

⚔️ Chris Rodesch Earns ACC Player of the Week Honors. Rodesch picked up his third top-10 singles win of the season for UVA men’s tennis last week.

⚔️ Third Varsity Four Named ACC Crew of the Week. The UVA crew won two races and placed second in a Second Varsity Four race last weekend at the Ivy Invite on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J.

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📅 THE DAY AHEAD

Wednesday 4/19

No scheduled events

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2015!

The Hoos were ranked No. 3 for the first five weeks of the 2015 season. If you’ll remember, Virginia won a national championship that year. Just sayin’.

Have a great Wednesday, y’all.