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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – No. 19 Virginia (1-0) won its fifth-straight season opener with a 24-5 victory over Navy (0-1) in seven innings at Disharoon Park on Friday (Feb. 17). The 24 runs were the most by the Cavaliers on opening day since 1901. A previously agreed upon 10-run rule ended the game after seven innings.

***Note: Saturday’s game against Ohio will now be played at 1 p.m. in Wilmington, N.C.***

Virginia scored in all six turns at the plate and erupted for 14 runs in the fifth inning, the most by a Virginia team in a single inning under Brian O’Connor (2004-present). The Cavaliers collected 20 hits in the contest including home runs from Kyle Teel, Casey Saucke, Ethan O’Donnell and Harrison Didawick.

In his first start for the Cavaliers, graduate transfer Brian Edgington earned the win after 4.1 innings of two-run baseball. He did not walk a batter and fanned three.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Virginia scored the first nine runs of the contest before Navy posted a pair of runs in top of the fifth to knock Edgington out of the game. The Cavaliers responded by sending 19 batters to the plate in the bottom of the frame.
  • After scoring two runs on a Navy defensive miscue in the first, the Cavaliers tacked on three more in the second inning. The inning was highlighted by a two-run, opposite field homer by Ethan O’Donnell in his second UVA at bat.
  • Kyle Teel, the second batter of the third inning, belted a solo home run over the right field wall, his 16th home run of his career to extend the Cavalier lead to 6-0.
  • Jake Gelof made it 7-0 with an RBI double to right field and scored on the first home run of the season by sophomore Casey Saucke in the fourth inning.

  • UP NEXT

    Virginia will travel to Wilmington, N.C. to complete the Hughes Bros. Challenge at UNCW. The Cavaliers are scheduled to play Ohio on Saturday (Feb. 18) at 1 p.m. and the host Seahawks on Sunday (Feb. 19) at 3 p.m.