Virginia Closes Homestand With Liberty Tuesday

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia softball workforce (26-13) closes out a seven-game homestand on Tuesday night time (April 11) when the Cavaliers host a non-conference matchup in opposition to Liberty (25-13). First pitch is about for six p.m. at Palmer Park.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Tuesday night time’s sport will probably be broadcast on ACC Community and is accessible for streaming via the ESPN app and at ESPN.com. Stay stats are additionally out there for the competition. Hyperlinks to each the stream and reside stats are at VirginiaSports.com. Followers may get updates by following this system’s official Twitter account (@UVASoftball).

LEADING OFF

• Tuesday’s sport in opposition to Liberty is considered one of three non-conference video games remaining on the schedule for UVA.
• The Hoos are 19-5 in non-conference video games this season and are 17-5 in video games performed at Palmer Park this 12 months.
• Virginia continues to steer the ACC in stolen bases (87) and is 14th nationally in steals this season.
• Kelly Ayer and Jade Hylton are second and third within the ACC in steals this season. Hylton is second and has 20 steals on the 12 months, whereas Ayer is third with 19 steals this season.
• Virginia’s 87 stolen bases is the sixth most in a single season and is 4 shy of tying the 1999 workforce for fifth most in a season (91).
• As a workers, the Cavaliers are fourth within the ACC in earned run common (2.23) and are second within the ACC in shutouts (11) – which ranks 18th nationally within the class.
• The Hoos additionally put one of many nation’s prime defenses on the sphere for the second straight season. Virginia is at present second within the ACC in fielding proportion (.978) and ranks twelfth nationally.
• Shelby Barbee hit her first house run of her profession within the collection opener in opposition to Virginia Tech and the Hoos have hit 40 house runs on the season which is tied for seventh most in a season with the 2009 workforce.

THE SERIES WITH LIBERTY

• Virginia and Liberty have confronted one another 77 instances and the Cavaliers lead the collection 47-30.
• Liberty received the primary assembly this season in Lynchburg and have received 5 straight within the collection.
• UVA received the second assembly of the 2019 marketing campaign 4-3 in Charlottesville (4/16/19) for its final win within the collection.
• The longest win streak for the Hoos within the collection was 15 video games (3/28/98 – 4/13/05).
• Liberty’s longest win streak within the collection is six video games (4/29/81 – 3/26/83).

LAST TIME OUT AGAINST THE FLAMES

• Virginia and Liberty met in Lynchburg on March 7 with the Flames taking the 6-2 victory.
• After Liberty scored within the first, the Hoos tied it 2-2 within the second off a two-run house run from Kailyn Jones.
• For Jones, it was the primary house run of her profession with the lengthy ball hit down the road in proper discipline.
• Jones was 1-for-2 with a stroll, a run scored and two RBI to steer the Hoos on the plate within the sport.

ON DECK FOR THE HOOS
Virginia will soar again into ACC play this weekend with a three-game collection at No. 6 Florida State. Recreation one of many collection is about for a 6 p.m. first pitch on Friday (April 14).