Virginia Baseball | No. 21 Virginia Claims Series Opener Against Louisville

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – No. 21 Virginia (39-11, 14-11) scored the first 13 runs, 10 with two outs, in a 15-5 series-opening win over Louisville (29-20, 9-16) on Friday (May 12) at Disharoon Park. Virginia won its 30th home game of 2023, the most in a season since 2013.

Sophomore Ethan Anderson led the way at the plate and went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and four RBI on the night. His double in the fifth inning was his 23rd of the season, tying the single season program record co-held by Stephen Bruno (2012) and Dan Street (2002). Classmate Griff O’Ferrall strung together four hits and was a homer short of the cycle in the contest. It was his third four-hit game of the year.

Making his final regular season start on the mound at home, Nick Parker turned in his second-straight quality start. He struck out five batters and was charged with two earned runs over 6.1 innings of work. The righthander did not allow a run and scattered two hits over in his first six innings. Parker improved to 5-0 on the season and UVA is 9-2 in games he starts this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Anderson ignited the 3,741 fans on hand for Military Day with a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning. The home run was his ninth of the season.

• Jake Gelof became UVA’s first player to hit 20 home runs in two different seasons with a 453-foot blast over the clubhouse in left center. He is one homer shy of matching his career-high set last season and three shy of breaking UVA’s single season mark. The long ball gave UVA a 5-0 advantage after three innings.

• Anderson sparked another two-out rally in the fifth that led to seven runs. He matched the school doubles record with a rope down the right field line that scored Ethan O’Donnell.
• All seven runs in the fifth came with two outs, including three with one swing of the bat from Henry Godbout. He extended the UVA lead to 10-0 with his third homer of the year.