Good morning! Virginia head baseball coach Brian O’Connor means business.

He brought the V Sabre with him to Omaha.

What are we serving up in today's Brew?

⚾️ Chomp the Gators
🏈 A great Hoo
​⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Game Day! Finally, the Hoos are back on the field tonight!

Virginia takes on Florida at 7:00pm ET on ESPN in Omaha, in UVA’s first game of the 2023 College World Series.

The Hoos and Gators both sit at 50 wins this season, and both teams do a lot of damage with the long ball. Florida’s Jac Caglianone leads all of Division I with 31 home runs, and is followed by four teammates who all have at least 16 this season.

📰 PREGAME READING: Hoos Ready For Games To Begin In Omaha

📺 WATCH: Virginia vs. Florida: 7:00pm ET on ESPN

📈 FOLLOW ALONG: Virginia vs. Florida Live Stats

🔼 Offensive Anchor. Morgan Moses, who played from 2010-13 at Virginia, was an All-ACC offensive lineman during his time on Grounds.

Moses, who wore No. 78 for the Hoos, made 43 career starts for Virginia before being selected by Washington in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He has made 130 starts in the NFL over nine seasons, and enters the 2023 season as a member of the Baltimore Ravens.

Only 78 more days until Virginia football!

🔼 Nine More. Virginia football has announced the addition of nine preferred walk-on players to the fall roster, all of whom will arrive at UVA this weekend to enroll in Summer Session II.

Nana Appouh (Herndon), Rob Keys (Chantilly), Andy Lutes (Salem), Hayden Rollison (Richmond), Gabe Sneed (Big Stone Gap) and Justin Stewart (Alexandria) all hail from Virginia, and are joined by Claiborne Richards (Nashville, Tenn.), Elijah Silbeck (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Dane Steele (Charlotte, N.C.).

🤔 HOOS TRIVIA

Half Way To 100. Virginia baseball enters the College World Series with 50 wins.

How many times have the Hoos now reached the 50-win mark in a season?

Think you got it? 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…

⚔️ Wahoo Central Podcast No. 323: Ashley Anumba and Tyler Wilson. Anumba joins the podcast to discuss her All-American season in the discus, while Wilson speaks on his experience playing in the College World Series for the Hoos.

⚔️ Virginia Track And Field Ranks 10th And 11th In USTFCCCA Program Of The Year Rankings. The men’s program ranks 10th and the women’s program 11th, while Nate Mountain and Ethan Dabbs were named Track and Field Athletes of the Year for the Southeast Region. Throws coach Steve Lemke was named Regional Assistant Coach of the Year.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

NCAA Baseball College World Series: June 16-26

Friday 6/16

⚾️ Baseball vs. Florida @ 7:00pm ET | ESPN

📅 Full College World Series Schedule

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Five times!

Have a great weekend, y’all.