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No. 21 Virginia Wins Coastal Division Outright After Sweep

No. 21 Virginia Wins Coastal Division Outright After Sweep

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ATLANTA, Ga. – No. 21 Virginia (44-11, 19-11 ACC) won the ACC Coastal Division Championship outright after the Cavaliers completed the three-game sweep of Georgia Tech (30-25, 12-18 ACC) with an 8-7 victory on Saturday (May 20). The Cavaliers lock up the No. 2 seed in the upcoming ACC Tournament and won nine-consecutive games to close the regular season.

The Cavaliers will be pooled with seventh-seeded North Carolina and 11th-seeded Georgia Tech in the upcoming ACC Tournament in Durham, N.C. Game times and dates will be announced by the conference on Sunday (May 21).

Jake Gelof continued his assault on the Virginia record books by going 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI. His 21st and 22 home runs of the season move him into a tie with Brian Buchanan for the most in single season in program history. He also broke his own single-season RBI record and upped his season total to 84. The multi-home run effort was his second of the season and school-record, seventh of his career.

Jack O’Connor was credited with his sixth win after he retired all seven batters he faced in relief before giving way to Jay Woolfolk in the ninth inning. Woolfolk registered his ninth save and second in as many days.

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