After opening the season by winning 2 of 3 games at the Springmaid Beach Resort Tournament at Coastal Carolina, the Virginia baseball team returned to the friendly confines of Davenport Field for a sweep of their 12-game homestand.

Wake Forest Series Friday UVa: LHP Sean Doolittle (4-0, 1.17 ERA, 23 IP, .200 Opp BA) WF: RHP Brad Kledzik (1-1, 4.32 ERA, 16.2 IP, .309 Opp BA) Saturday UVa: RHP Jacob Thompson (4-0, 0.75 ERA, 24 IP, .181 Opp BA) WF: LHP Eric Niesen (2-0, 3.10 ERA, 20.1 IP, .203 Opp BA) Sunday UVa: LHP Matt Packer (2-0, 2.57 ERA, 21 IP, .309 Opp BA) WF: LHP Garrett Bullock (1-0, 5.74 ERA, 15.2 IP, .308 Opp BA)

UVa opened the home schedule with a three-game sweep of George Washington, a 17-2 triumph of William & Mary and a 12-0 shutout of Coppin State. Virginia continued its winning ways improving to 8-0 at home with another weekend series sweep of Bucknell. The Cavaliers added their 11th win of the season Tuesday night with a 5-3 victory over VMI and concluded the homestand with a three-game sweep of Delaware, including a thrilling 3-2 come-from-behind victory in the finale on Sunday afternoon.

Virginia (14-1) returns to action today with a road trip to James Madison for a 2:30 p.m. tilt. Freshman Jeff Lorick (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 5 APP, 9 IP) will take the hill for the Cavaliers opposite Dukes’ senior right-hander Bobby Lasko (0-0, 5.40 ERA, 2 APP, 8.1 IP). Virginia football fans will remember former Cavalier Bryan Lescanec who is now a back-up catcher for the JMU squad.

On Friday, Virginia opens ACC play with a trip to Winston-Salem to face the Demon Deacons. Wake (7-4) is coming off a 2-1 series victory over UNC-Wilmington. Friday’s match-up will be the seventh game of an 11-game home stand for the Deacons where Wake is 6-2 on the young season. The Deacs are struggling on the mound with a 5.06 team ERA but are once again displaying their high-powered offense, already hitting 11 home runs. Virginia leads the ACC with a 1.43 ERA.

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