Gelof Ties Home Run Record as No. 7 Virginia Sweeps Miami

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – No. 7 Virginia (28-4, 11-4 ACC) recorded its second ACC collection sweep of the season after a 6-3 win over No. 20 Miami (20-12, 8-7 ACC) on Sunday (April 9) at Disharoon Park. Junior Jake Gelof drove in 4 of the six runs and tied this system’s all-time dwelling run report with a pair of homers within the contest.

Gelof hit his thirty sixth and thirty seventh dwelling runs of his profession, shifting him right into a tie with E.J. Anderson (1995-98) for many profession dwelling runs in UVA historical past. The multi-home run efficiency was the sixth of his profession and he completed the day 2-for-4 with 4 RBI. In three video games towards Miami, Gelof went 7-for-14 with three dwelling runs, a double, a triple and 9 RBI.

With the victory, Virginia takes over sole possession of first place within the ACC Coastal Division and prolonged the nation’s longest dwelling win streak to 21 video games.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• For the second-straight day, the Cavaliers wanted to erase an early Miami deficit after a pair of Hurricane runs got here throughout within the third inning on run-scoring hits by Yohandy Morales and Zach Levenson.
• Gelof erased the deficit with one swing within the fourth when he launched a two-run homer into the left area bleachers. The lengthy ball was a part of a four-run, fourth inning to seize a 4-2 lead.

• The Cavaliers captured the lead for good on a fielder’s selection off the bat of Anthony Stephan that scored Kyle Teel. A two-out RBI single by Henry Godbout that plated Stephan gave Virginia a two-run cushion.

• Within the very subsequent inning it might be Gelof once more with a two-run shot to increase the UVA result in 6-4. The multi dwelling run effort was his sixth of his profession, already a program report. Gelof has a team-best 12 dwelling runs on the yr.

• Virginia beginning pitcher Jack O’Connor bounced again from his shortest outing of the season final week to his longest of the yr. The freshman tossed six innings, allowed three runs and struck out a season-high 9 batters. He fanned the ultimate batter of the inning in every of his first 5 frames.
• He turned the ball over to Evan Blanco within the seventh who sat down the ultimate two batters to finish a Miami menace. Kevin Jaxel sat down the Hurricanes so as within the high of the eighth earlier than Jake Berry closed out threw a 1-2-3 ninth to report his fourth save of the yr.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• Virginia has two ACC collection sweeps in the identical season for the primary time since 2016.
• The Cavaliers swept Miami for the second time in 21 all-time collection. UVA took all three towards the Hurricanes in 2012 at Mark Gentle Discipline.
• Virginia improved to 7-2 towards D1Baseball High 25 groups in 2023.
• Gelof homered in back-to-back innings for the second time in his profession (Cornell – 2/25)
• Gelof got here into the weekend because the ACC chief in RBI and upped his season complete to 53.
• Teel and O’Ferrall every prolonged their reached base streaks to 32 and 23, respectively.

UP NEXT

The Cavaliers proceed its eight-game dwelling stand with a pair of midweek contests at Disharoon Park. Virginia will host Richmond on Tuesday (April 11) and can tackle Mount St. Mary’s on Wednesday (April 12). Each contest are slated for 4 p.m. begins.