Virginia Closes Home Schedule With Pittsburgh This Weekend

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia softball workforce (23-21, 9-9 ACC) closes out the house portion of the 2022 schedule this weekend when the Cavaliers host Pittsburgh (14-21, 2-14 ACC) in a three-game sequence at Palmer Park. Friday’s recreation begins at 4 p.m. whereas Saturday’s recreation will start at 1 p.m. and Sunday’s finale is about for a midday begin.

PROMOTIONS AND TICKETS
• Tickets can be found at UVATix.com and followers get discounted tickets with advance buy on-line

• Youth (ages 18 and beneath) can attend all remaining common season softball video games totally free generally admission seating based mostly on availability. To say free youth tickets, followers are REQUIRED to buy a minimal of 1 paid grownup ticket (most of 4 youth tickets per paid grownup ticket). The provide is on-line solely and never obtainable on the field workplace.

• Saturday’s recreation will probably be Alumni Day with previous members of the Virginia softball workforce in attendance and acknowledged on the recreation. Soccer season ticket holders are additionally invited to buy tickets at a reduced charge to attend previous to the Blue-White recreation.

• Sunday’s recreation is Senior Day with the Hoos recognizing 9 seniors after the sport. It’s Instructor Appreciation Day and space lecturers can declare complimentary tickets at https://wahoowa.web/TeacherAppreciation.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Friday’s recreation will probably be broadcast on ACC Community, whereas Saturday and Sunday’s video games will probably be streamed on ACCNX. All three video games might be streamed via the ESPN app and at ESPN.com. Dwell stats are additionally obtainable for all three video games. Hyperlinks to the reside streams and reside stats can be found at VirginiaSports.com. Followers may also get updates by following this system’s official Twitter account (@UVASoftball).

NOTING THE HOOS
• Virginia closes out the house portion of its 2022 schedule this weekend with its three-game sequence in opposition to the Pittsburgh Panthers at Palmer Park.
• UVA is coming off three consecutive sequence in opposition to nationally-ranked foes, together with two in opposition to groups ranked No. 2 nationally on the time of the assembly.
• Virginia continues to be second within the ACC in fielding proportion (.976) and ranks thirteenth nationally.
• Leah Boggs leads the ACC in runners caught stealing (12) and is fifteenth nationally
• Madison Harris’s 5 saves is tops within the ACC this yr and ranks fourth nationally. It ties her for probably the most saves in a season at UVA with Coty Tolar (2006).
• Leah Boggs leads UVA in batting common (.288) and is one in all 4 with 20+ RBI this yr.
• Katie Goldberg leads the Hoos in RBI (28), whereas Sarah Coon leads in walks (21).

THE SERIES WITH PITTSBURGH
• Virginia and Pittsburgh have met on the softball discipline 22 occasions with UVA main the sequence 12-10 over Pitt.
• The groups met in ACC pod play in Raleigh final season with UVA taking the sequence 2-1 over the Panthers.
• Virginia and Pitt final met in Charlottesville 2019 season with the Hoos sweeping the three-game sequence.
• Virginia is 6-0 all-time in opposition to the Panthers in video games performed at house.
• The Cavaliers have received 5 of the final six video games within the sequence.