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Virginia Baseball: Five Things to Know About the Super Regional vs. Kansas State
No. 12 Virginia baseball (44-15) is set to host Kansas State (35-24) in the Super Regional round of the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament this weekend at Disharoon Park, with the winner of the best-of-three series advancing to the 2024 College World Series.
See below for the full schedule for the Charlottesville Super Regional and read on for five things to know ahead of this weekend’s clash between the Cavaliers and Wildcats with a ticket to Omaha up for grabs.
Charlottesville Super Regional Schedule
Game 1: Friday at 7pm (ESPNU)
Game 2: Saturday at 3pm (ESPNU)
Game 3 (if necessary): Sunday at 3pm (ESPNU)
Both Virginia and Kansas State went a perfect 3-0 in their respective regionals, but those outcomes were somewhat surprising in each case. Many thought the Cavaliers’ apparent pitching weaknesses made them a vulnerable host, especially with a high-quality team in Mississippi State coming to town. Instead, UVA’s arms led the way with by far their best all-around pitching performance of the season and went 3-0.
Arkansas was a popular pick to not just win its home regional as the No. 5 overall seed, but was also a top candidate to make it all the way to Omaha and contend for the national championship. Instead, the Razorbacks were eliminated by Southeast Missouri, allowing the No. 3 seed in the regional Kansas State to surprisingly go 3-0 behind some explosive offense, scoring 33 total runs across those three games, and win the Fayetteville Regional and advance to its second-ever Super Regional.
Virginia and Kansas State have announced their starting pitchers for the first two games of the series:
Kansas State
Game 1 – LHP Owen Boerema: 18 starts (18 appearances), 6-3 W-L, 5.07 ERA, 105 strikeouts, 45 walks in 92.1 innings
Game 2 – RHP Jackson Wentworth: 7 starts (27 appearances), 5-5 W-L, 4.11 ERA, 110 strikeouts, 25 walks, in 81.0 innings
Game 3 – TBA
Virginia
Game 1 – LHP Evan Blanco: 16 starts (16 appearances), 7-3 W-L, 3.57 ERA, 86 strikeouts, 24 walks in 85.2 innings
Game 2 – RHP Jay Woolfolk: 5 starts (22 appearances), 3-1 W-L, 6.15 ERA, 57 strikeouts, 35 walks in 52.2 innings
Game 3 – TBA
Also of note: UVA head coach Brian O’Connor said on Thursday that he thinks Kansas State closer Tyson Neighbors is “as talented as anybody in college baseball.” A 6’2″ righty, Neighbors has posted nine saves on the season, a 3.93 ERA, and has struck out 60 batters while surrendering only 16 walks in 36.2 innings. At least one of the games this weekend might come down to whether the vaunted UVA batting order can solve Neighbors late in a tight ballgame.
Read more: Resurgent Pitching Keys Virginia Baseball’s Return to Super Regionals
Kansas State
2B Brady Day: All-Big 12 First Team, .325, 9 home runs, 74 hits, 56 RBI, 47 runs
SS Kaelen Culpepper: All-Big 12 Second Team, .329, 11 home runs, 78 hits, 56 RBI. 50 runs
Virginia
SS Griff O’Ferrall: All-ACC First Team, .331, 5 home runs, 89 hits, 49 RBI, 62 runs
LF Harrison Didawick: All-ACC Second Team, .299, 23 home runs, 67 hits, 67 RBI, 76 runs
“We’re certainly excited to still be playing this weekend, to be one of the 16 teams left in this country. We respect and understand how difficult it is to be in this position and just really proud that we’re back in the Super Regional with a chance to go to Omaha.”
“Sometimes this works out this way that the higher seed in the other bracket gets beat and you have an opportunity to host again the following weekend. That’s worked out a handful of times for us over the years. That happened because of Kansas State. Kansas State has a very, very good ball club, plays in an excellent conference, talented players. [We’ve] been watching their video all week and [they have] some really good arms on the pitching staff and have a dynamic offense that puts pressure on you in different ways.”
“I’ve talked a lot about how passionate our fans are in supporting our team. That’s not just them coming out in the stadium and being sold out, which it is or will be sold out for the games this weekend, it’s how much they got into the game last weekend. The chants they were doing, understanding the game, and big moments of the game – it was different last weekend. I fully expect this weekend to be the same and we’re looking forward to… this is a reward for our fans as much as it is for our players and I’m excited for them to have the opportunity to continue to watch Virginia baseball as long as you can and support the team like they have all year.”
See the matchups and schedule for the Super Regional round of the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament here.
MEADE, Kan. (KWCH) – Wildfires burning in southwest Kansas prompted evacuation orders, a highway closure, and responses from agencies and task forces from across the state, including Sedgwick County.
As efforts to gain the upper hand on fires in Ford, Meade, Clark and Stevens counties continue Friday morning, there’s a piece of good news as the evacuation order for the city of Meade has been lifted. Overnight, residents were told to evacuate due to a fire burning south of town as firefighters battled to gain control of the wildfire. Meade Public Schools will not be in session on Friday.
Around 1 a.m. Friday, the NWS said the fire in Meade County was approaching the southern portion of the city of Meade. Late Thursday, KDOT closed K-23 because of the fire from U.S. 54 to the Oklahoma state line. Kansas Wildlife and Parks also announced Meade State Park had been evacuated late Thursday afternoon.
The Englewood Fire Department shared a video from Clark County that shows what firefighters were facing late Thursday night, with thick smoke billowing from scorched ground and flames still spreading.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Crews are battling multiple grass fires in southwest Kansas.
There are seven active fires near Rolla in Morton County, according to emergency management.
The Kansas Department of Transportation said Kansas 51 Highway between the U.S. 56 Highway junction in Rolla and the Kansas Highway 27 junction in Richfield is closed due to the fires.
According to Storm Track 3 Meteorologist Jack Maney, the fires started as a dry thunderstorm moved through the area. But the cause of the fires hasn’t been determined yet, as crews are still working to bring them all under control.
In addition to Morton County, there are also reports of wildfires in Ford, Clark, Meade and Stevens counties.
The State Emergency Operations Center has been partially activated to help respond to the fires.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks said Meade State Park has not been affected but has warned visitors to reconsider coming due to multiple fires in the area.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) -Matthew Ho likes to keep a clean car.
“I basically use my car a lot for work, with my multiple day jobs and weekend jobs,” Ho said.
However, on Tuesday, it was anything but.
“I was on 135 going northbound towards Bel Aire,” Ho said, “Right about the exit of 21st st I kind of saw this big mess of pile up that just happened right as I was blinking.”
Ho had no choice but to drive through it. Then the smell came.
“I think it took a little bit just because at first it didn’t seem like it was anything,” Ho said.
The smell continued to get worse and there was nothing he could do about it. It was a 90 degree day, and even with that intense weather he could not use the air conditioning because the air that it used was smelly itself.
“It sticks, and now that we’re downdraft winds you can just smell it all the time,” Ho said.
The company responsible for the spill, No Limit Logistics LLC, said, ‘There was no human waste’. The Kansas Highway Patrol says otherwise.
Ho has tried to wash the smell out of his car multiple times.
“It didn’t work,” Ho said, “Washed the car again, still didn’t go away.”
Now, he is looking for someone to take responsibility.
“I would really like compensations for all the car wash, especially when it was something I didn’t do personally,” Ho said, “A mechanical failure on a truck isn’t necessarily someone’s fault, but someone’s liable for it.”
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