LIVE Updates: No. 23 Virginia Cavaliers vs Radford Baseball, Game Two Score

Top of the 9th

A pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases with two outs, but Luacarelli struck out the final batter to clinch the win for UVA.

The win moves Virginia to 32-16 and the Cavaliers will be back on the field at home on Friday against Cal in game one of their ACC weekend series.

Bottom of the 8th

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for UVA. They lead 14-5 heading to the top of the 9th

Top of the 8th

Christian Lucarelli replaced Yoder in the 8th and pitched a scoreless inning. UVA leads 14-5 heading to the bottom of the 8th

Bottom of the 7th

Harris reached on an error and then a one out RBI single from Thomas O'Connell pushed the lead to 13-5. An RBI groundout from Jackson made it 14-5 and then Holmes grounded out to end the inning.

Top of the 7th

Noah Yoder replaced Stammel and pitched a scoreless inning. UVA leads 12-5 heading to the bottom of the 7th

Bottom of the 6th

Holmes and Johnson walked to start the inning and a passed ball advanced the runners to second and third, but the Cavaliers were kept off the board. UVA leads 12-5 heading to the 7th

Top of the 6th

Three straight two out singles cut the lead to 12-5 heading to the bottom of the 6th

Bottom of the 5th

A leadoff triple from Jackson put a runner in scoring position and then a one out sac fly pushed the lead to 9-4. Murray walked to put a runner on with two outs and then an error scored him and put Gracia at second. An RBI single from Tiroly made it 11-4. Harris got a single and Didawick walked to load the bases and then Weatherspoon was HBP to score a run to make it 12-4. Jackson struck out to end the inning, but UVA leads by 8

Top of the 5th

Max Stammel replaced Jaxel to start the 5th. A single, an error and a walk loaded the bases and then he struck out the finall batter to send it to the bottom of the 5th

Bottom of the 4th

Back-to-back two out doubles from Gracia and Tiroly put another run on the board and stretched the lead to 6-4. Harris walked and then Weatherspoon hit a 2-RBI triple that put UVA on top 8-4 heading to the 5th

Top of the 4th

Kevin Jaxel replaced Paone to start the inning. He walks one and pitches a scoreless inning and UVA leads 5-4 heading to the bottom of the 4th

Bottom of the 3rd

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for UVA. They lead 5-4 heading to the 4th

Top of the 3rd

Back-to-back singles gave Radford a run and cut the lead to 5-4, but Paone limited the damage to just the one run. UVA leads 5-4 heading to the bottom of the 3rd

Bottom of the 2nd

A pair of walks and a called catchers interference loaded the bases for UVA with one out. An RBI groundout from Murray cut the lead to 3-1 and then Gracia was intentionally walked to load the bases with two outs. Tiroly stepped up and cleared the bases with a 3-RBI double to give UVA a 4-3 lead. An RBI single from Harris pushed the lead to 5-3 before Didawick grounded out to end the inning.

Top of the 2nd

Radford gets a leadoff single, but no runs. They lead 3-0 heading to the bottom of the 2nd

Bottom of the 1st

Gracia got a leadoff single, but no runs for UVA. Radford leads 3-0 heading to the 2nd

Top of the 1st

An error and catchers interference put two runners on base and then a three-run home run gave Radford a 3-0 lead. Paone struck out the final two batters to get out of the inning but UVA is facing a defecit.

Pregame

RHP John Paone (1-3, 5.98 ERA, 40.2 IP, 18 BB, 45 SO) is on the mound for UVA in game two and here is how they are going to line up:

1. CF AJ Gracia

2. 2B Joe Tiroly

3. 1B Sam Harris

4. LF Harrison Didawick

5. C Jake Weatherspoon

6. RF Zach Jackson

7. SS RJ Holmes

8. DH Antonio Perrotta

9. 3B Noah Murray

Entering the doubleheader, Virginia is averaging 8.0 runs per game, which ranks 40th in the country and eighth in the league. Overall, UVA has scored the 28th-most runs in the country at 368.

UVA’s 77 home runs have powered the power surge through the first 46 games of the season. The 77 blasts rank 17th nationally and third in the ACC. In 2025, the Cavaliers only hit 69 home runs as a team.

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