Virginia Baseball | Gelof Ties Home Run Record as No. 7 Virginia Sweeps Miami

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – No. 7 Virginia (28-4, 11-4 ACC) recorded its second ACC series sweep of the season after a 6-3 win over No. 20 Miami (20-12, 8-7 ACC) on Sunday (April 9) at Disharoon Park. Junior Jake Gelof drove in four of the six runs and tied the program’s all-time home run record with a pair of homers in the contest.

Gelof hit his 36th and 37th home runs of his career, moving him into a tie with E.J. Anderson (1995-98) for most career home runs in UVA history. The multi-home run performance was the sixth of his career and he finished the day 2-for-4 with four RBI. In three games against Miami, Gelof went 7-for-14 with three home runs, a double, a triple and nine RBI.

With the victory, Virginia takes over sole possession of first place in the ACC Coastal Division and extended the nation’s longest home win streak to 21 games.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• For the second-straight day, the Cavaliers needed to erase an early Miami deficit after a pair of Hurricane runs came across in the third inning on run-scoring hits by Yohandy Morales and Zach Levenson.
• Gelof erased the deficit with one swing in the fourth when he launched a two-run homer into the left field bleachers. The long ball was part of a four-run, fourth inning to capture a 4-2 lead.

• The Cavaliers captured the lead for good on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Anthony Stephan that scored Kyle Teel. A two-out RBI single by Henry Godbout that plated Stephan gave Virginia a two-run cushion.

• In the very next inning it would be Gelof again with a two-run shot to extend the UVA lead to 6-4. The multi home run effort was his sixth of his career, already a program record. Gelof has a team-best 12 home runs on the year.

• Virginia starting pitcher Jack O’Connor bounced back from his shortest…