LIVE Updates - No. 9 Virginia Cavaliers vs No.24 Wake Forest Baseball, Game One Score

Top of the 9th

Lucas Hartman is in to close out the game for UVA.

Bottom of the 8th

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for UVA's offense. Virginia leads 10-5 heading to the 9th.

Top of the 8th

Two singles and a walk loaded the bases for Wake with one out. An RBI single scored one run for the Demon Deacons and then a sac fly scored another to make it 10-5. UVA got the final out, but their lead was cut to five heading to the bottom of the 8th.

Bottom of the 7th

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for UVA. They lead 10-3 heading to the 8th

Top of the 7th

After striking out the leadoff batter (his seventh of the game), Zatkowski was replaced by Kevin Jaxel. Wake got a two out double, but did not add any runs. UVA leads 10-3 heading to the bottom of the 7th

Bottom of the 6th

An error, double from Gracia, and an intentional walk loaded the bases for UVA and a bases loaded walk pushed the lead to 9-3. After a pitching change, a sac fly scored another run and made it 10-3 and then Murray struck out to end the inning.

Top of the 6th

A single, double, and walk loaded the bases with no outs for Wake. After a mound visit, a sac fly scored a run for Wake to make it 8-3, but Zatkowski found a way to get out of the inning with only giving up one run. UVA leads 8-3 heading to the bottom of the 6th

Bottom of the 5th

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for UVA. They lead 8-2 heading into the 6th

Top of the 5th

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for Wake. UVA leads 8-2 heading to the bottom of the 5th

Bottom of the 4th

Jackson was HBP, Weatherspoon reached on an error, and then Becker was also hit to load the bases with no outs. Gracia's RBI single stretched the lead to 6-2, Tiroly had an RBI groundout to make it 7-2, and then a passed ball gave UVA an 8-2 lead. Didawick flew out to end the inning, but UVA's lead has grown.

Top of the 4th

A walk and single put two runners on with no outs and then an errors scored the second run of the game for Wake. Zatkowski bounced back and got the final outs and UVA leads 5-2 heading to the bottom of the 4th

Bottom of the 3rd

Murray gets a two out triple, but nothing else for UVA. Cavaliers lead 5-2 heading to the 4th

Top of the 3rd

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for Zatkowski with two strikeouts. UVA leads 5-1 heading to the bottom of the 3rd.

Bottom of the 2nd

Gracia draws a two out walk, but nothing else for the Hoos. UVA leads 5-1 heading to the 3rd

Top of the 2nd

Henry Zatkowski has replaced Johnson to start the 2nd. He gives up a leadoff home run to cut the lead to 5-1, but gets three consecutive outs afterward. UVA leads by four going to the bottom of the 2nd

Bottom of the 1st

Becker led the inning with a solo home run to make it 1-0 and giving UVA an early lead. Gracia walked and Harris singled to put two runners on and Wake made a visit to the mound. An RBI double from Tiroly made it 2-0 and then a 2-RBI double from Didawick made it 4-0 in favor of the Hoos.

An RBI single from Perrotta scored another run before the final out of the 1st. UVA leads 5-0 heading to the 2nd.

Top of the 1st

Scoreless 1-2-3 inning for Wake. Game is tied 0-0 heading to the bottom of the 1st

Pregame

LHP Kyle Johnson (Season Debut) is on the mound for the Cavaliers tonight and here is how the Cavaliers are lining up tonight:

1. SS Eric Becker

2. CF AJ Gracia

3. 1B Sam Harris

4. 2B Joe Tiroly

5. LF Harrison Didawick

6. 3B Noah Murray

7. DH Antonio Perrotta

8. RF Zach Jackson

9. C Jake Weatherspoon

Entering the weekend, Virginia is averaging 10.1 runs per game, which ranks 11th in the country and sixth in the league behind Georgia Tech, Miami, NC State, Pittsburgh and Louisville. Overall, UVA has scored the fifth-most runs in the country at 223.

In a series that dates back to 1894, Virginia and Wake Forest have met 180 previous times, with the Demon Deacons holding a slight 90-88 advantage over the Cavaliers.

Virginia is 43-28 all-time against Wake Forest in Charlottesville, including winning the last seven series held at Disharoon Park.

To open the weekend, Kyle Johnson will make his season pitching debut. The much-talked-about left-hander went 8-5 with a 5.66 ERA in 34 appearances across the last two seasons at Duke.