Virginia
Virginia’s clutch hitting too much as Cavaliers end Kansas State baseball’s season
Kansas State baseball coach Pete Hughes on his resilient Wildcat team
Kansas State baseball coach Pete Hughes says he expects the Wildcats to battle back Saturday after losing their super regional opener to Virginia.
NCAA
Kansas State baseball’s magical postseason run finally ran out of gas.
Host Virginia put on a clutch hitting clinic, scoring all of its runs with two outs and pulling away late for a 10-4 victory Saturday at Disharoon Park, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
With the win, No. 12 overall seed Virginia (46-15) swept the Charlottesville Super Regional in two games and will advance to the College World Series in Omaha. K-State, making just its second super regional appearance in program history, finished with a 35-26 record.
Virginia never trailed in the game, scoring twice in the first inning. K-State came back to tie it at 2-2 in the second, but a two-run fourth put the Cavaliers in front for good.
Virginia took a 5-4 lead to the final inning and then blew it open with a five-run ninth.
Jay Woolfolk (4-1) was the winning pitcher for Virginia and Chase Hungate got his second save, while K-State starter Jackson Wentworth took the loss.
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Kyan Lodice led K-State’s offense with a triple and home run. Brendan Jones also homered for the Wildcats. Casey Saucke and Henry Ford had two hits each for Virginia.
K-State reached the super regional by sweeping three games last week in the Fayetteville Regional but could not duplicate that effort against a strong Virginia team.
Here are three takeaways from the Wildcats’ season-ending loss.
Aggressive base running backfires for Wildcats
True to form, K-State remained aggressive in the seventh inning when Jaden Parsons drew a leadoff walk with the Wildcats trailing 4-3. This time it could have cost them a tying run.
Parsons was caught stealing, and Chuck Ingram followed with a double to the wall in left center. At worst, the Wildcats would have had runners at second and third with nobody out, but instead Ingram was stranded at second when reliever Angelo Tonas got pinch hitter Danniel Rivera and Jones on fly balls to center.
Virginia’s Jay Woolfolk outduels K-State starter Jackson Wentworth
Kansas State starting pitcher Wentworth was solid, throwing 99 pitches and allowing four runs on eight hits over six innings while striking out five and walking two. Trouble is, Virginia counterpart Woolfolk was even better.
Woolfolk scattered six hits with seven strikeouts and two walks over his 6 1/3 innings, giving up three runs. He came in with a 6.15 earned run average, but has been money in the NCAA Tournament, holding Mississippi State to two runs in eight innings in the regional final.
K-State manufactures early runs
After spotting Virginia a pair of runs in the top of the first, K-State turned to its signature small ball to tie it after two innings.
Jones led off the bottom of the first with a walk, stole second, moved to third on Lodice’s bunt and scored on Kaelen Culpepper’s sacrifice fly to deep center.
In the second inning, Nick English led off with a single and moved to third on David Bishop’s base hit. After Bishop stole second, Parsons got the RBI on a ground out to shortstop.
Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett network. He can be reached at agreen@gannett.com or on Twitter at @arnegreen.
Virginia
Skydiver rescued after crashing into scoreboard during Virginia Tech football scrimmage
A skydiver crashed into the Lane Stadium scoreboard before Virginia Tech’s spring football game Saturday.
Virginia Tech officials said on X that the skydiver “was safely secured and is currently stable” following rescue efforts. The incident caused a delay in the start of the spring game.
“Thankful for game days with Hokie Nation and for the Blacksburg and Virginia Tech first responders whose quick actions safely returned today’s parachuter to the ground without injury,” the university said.
The name of the skydiver wasn’t released.
“Our primary focus remains on their well-being,” Virginia Tech officials said in a statement. “We extend our sincere appreciation to the first responders, event staff, and medical personnel for their swift, coordinated and professional response.”
Video footage showed the skydiver’s parachute landing between the “C” and the “H” on the Virginia Tech lettering on top of the scoreboard before first responders rescued him.
CBS News has reached out to the Blacksburg Fire Department for details on the incident.
Virginia
Clemson baseball picks up big Game 2 win over Virginia Cavaliers
A much cleaner performance carried Clemson baseball on Friday, as it answered the previous night’s loss with a 5-1 win over No. 9 Virginia.
Michael Sharman set the tone from the start. He kept Virginia off balance all night, working eight innings while giving up just a single run. There weren’t many free passes, and he consistently pitched ahead, which allowed him to stay in control deep into the game. Hayden Simmerson wrapped things up in the ninth without any trouble.
At the plate, Nate Savoie was the difference. He delivered two home runs, including a go-ahead shot later in the game that put Clemson in front for good. His first long ball gave the Tigers an early edge, and he finished with three RBIs on the night.
Virginia managed to pull even midway through, but Clemson quickly responded. The offense strung together quality at-bats, with Bryce Clavon driving in a run and Luke Gaffney continuing his strong weekend with multiple hits. The Tigers created more separation late, adding another run after working a bases-loaded situation.
Clemson moves to 25-15 overall and 6-11 in conference play with the win. The series now comes down to Saturday’s matchup in Charlottesville.
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Virginia
Car crashes into Murphy’s Irish Pub patio on the Oceanfront
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A car crashed into the patio at Murphy’s Irish Pub on the Oceanfront on Friday night.
Virginia Beach medics arrived at the scene around 7:54 p.m. at Murphy’s Irish Pub and found several victims, according to police. All were taken to the hospital with injuries ranging from non-life-threatening to very severe.
Medics are still on the scene, according to News 3’s team onsite.
This is an active scene and an ongoing investigation; News 3’s team will continue providing updates.
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