Virginia Baseball | No. 8 Virginia Holds Off Georgetown for Second Midweek Win

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – No. 8 Virginia (19-2) recorded its second victory of the week with a 6-4 win over Georgetown (11-9) at Disharoon Park on Wednesday (March 22). The Cavaliers were victorious in contests over High Point and Georgetown in the midweek, extending its streak to 17-straight home victories over non-conference opponents.

The Cavaliers scored in five of the first six turns at the plate that included a pair of runs on solo homers by Jake Gelof in the first inning and Kyle Teel in the third inning. Second year Griff O’Ferrall went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI in the contest.

First-year righthander Kevin Jaxel was credited with the win after he retired all eight batters he faced and struck out six of them. He totaled 2.2 innings of relief and recorded his first collegiate victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cavaliers got the scoring started for the 12^th time this year in the first inning. With two outs, Gelof lined breaking ball over the left field wall, his team-leading, seventh home run of the season to give UVA a 1-0 advantage.

• Georgetown responded in the top of the second with a two-out RBI single up the middle by Michael Eze.
• Virginia recaptured the lead in the bottom of the second when Justin Rubin was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. It was his seventh RBI of the season.
• Teel launched his third home run in the last four games with a solo shot to the opposite field in the third inning. The long ball pushed UVA’s lead to 3-1.

• O’Ferrall delivered a bases loaded, two-run double in the fourth to extend UVA’s lead to 5-1. The double was his sixth of the season. Georgetown brought in reliver Collin Garner to face O’Ferrall and the second year lined the first pitch he saw into the gap in right center.

• O’Ferrall gave the Cavaliers more breathing room in the sixth with a two-out RBI that…