Sports Briefs
Spring 2018
Kwiatkowski Takes NCAA Honor
Already No. 1 in college tennis, Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (Com ’17) is top 10 with the NCAA Honors Committee as well.
The NCAA annually recognizes &ldquo...
Batter Upgrade
Davenport Field gets $18 million overhaul
Davenport Field is undergoing a major renovation, which includes 1,000 more seats; a 5,000-square-foot development center with batting cages and pitching mounds; a field-level club area; and more.
Relief Pitcher
How sleep ace Chris Winter helps MLB players go the distance after crossing time zones
A doctor is convincing MLB players about the advantage of sleep.
Major League Gift
Washington Nationals’ Zimmerman gives $1 million to improve Davenport Field
The Washington Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman (Col ’06) maintains a strong connection to Virginia Baseball.
Virginia Wins College World Series
UVA baseball wins its first national title—the first for an ACC team in 60 years
The Cinderella-story Cavaliers defeated Vanderbilt in three games to take home the program’s first national title.
A Tale of Two “Rudys”
UVA club team baseball players make varsity
For the Virginia baseball team and its two newest members, the spring 2015 semester has held some major surprises.
Sports Briefs
A roundup of recent sports stories.
On the Brink
Baseball’s journey from the verge of obsolescence to the College World Series finals
The Cavalier baseball team during the last 12 years has gone from near extinction to one of the top programs in the nation.
What Are the Chances?
The statistics department breaks down UVA’s journey to the College World Series Finals
Two UVA statisticians explain how close, and yet, how far, the Cavaliers were to winning the 2014 College World Series.
Greatest Moments in UVA Sports History (and some we’d like to forget)
Alumni share memories of everything from Ralph Sampson to Omaha
Re-live some of the greatest moments in Virginia Sports history.
Sports Briefs
A tennis championship, a baseball no-hitter, a track school record and news from the Cavalier Marching Band.
When They Knew
UVA student-athletes share their breakthrough moments
We asked several Cavaliers to recall the moment in time when they knew they were good enough to play for UVA.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Several major league teams once made Charlottesville home for spring training
Before Scottsdale, before Sarasota, the big leagues came to Charlottesville.
Top 5 UVA Sports Moments of 2013
Let us know your opinion on top sports moments in the comments.
Superstitions
Searching for the competitive edge
Current and former Cavaliers admit to holding numerous superstitions, or what some of them call "pregame rituals."
