LIVE Updates - Virginia Cavaliers vs VCU Baseball, Game One Score

Top of the 6th

Bottom of the 5th

Didawick singled and Jackson walked, but UVA leaves both on base. Cavaliers lead 5-2 heading to the 6th.

Top of the 5th

Zatkowski pitches a scoreless 1-2-3 inning. UVA leads 5-2 heading to the bottom of the 5th

Bottom of the 4th

Jackson and Johnson drew a pair of one out walks and then Jouras struck out. Becker came up big with a 2-RBI double to give Virginia a 4-2 lead and then Gracia got an RBI single to make it 5-2. Tiroly grounded out to end the inning, but UVA has the lead back going to the 5th.

Top of the 4th

A pair of one out walks put two runners on and then an RBI double cut UVA's lead to 2-1. An RBI groundout tied the game and then Zatkowski finally got the final out. Game is tied 2-2 heading to the bottom of the 4th.

Bottom of the 3rd

Jouras blasted a one out home run to make it 2-0 and Gracia drew a two out walk to put a runner on and then Tiroly and Harris walked to load the bases with two outs. VCU made a pitching change and then Didawick grounded out to end the inning. UVA leads 2-0 heading to the 4th

Top of the 3rd

Zatkowski pitches another 1-2-3 scoreless inning. UVA leads 1-0 heading to the bottom of the 3rd

Bottom of the 2nd

VCU strikes out the side in the bottom of the 2nd. UVA leads 1-0 heading to the 3rd

Top of the 2nd

Zatkowski picks up two strikeouts and pitches a scoreless 1-2-3 inning. UVA leads 1-0 heading to the bottom of the 2nd.

Bottom of the 1st

Becker gave Virginia a 1-0 lead after a leadoff home run, but nothing else worked for UVA. Cavaliers lead 1-0 going to the 2nd.

Top of the 1st Inning

A scoreless 1-2-3 inning for Zatkowski. Game is tied 0-0 heading to the bottom of the inning.

Pregame

LHP Henry Zatkowski (0-0, 10.29 ERA, 7.0 IP, 7 BB, 9 SO) is on the mound for the Cavaliers today and here is how Virginia is lining up:

1. SS Eric Becker

2. CF AJ Gracia

3. 2B Joe Tiroly

4. 1B Sam Harris

5. LF Harrison Didawick

6. 3B Noah Murry

7. RF Zach Jackson

8. DH Kyle Johnson

9. C Noah Jouras

After a win over George Washington in their midweek contest, Virginia baseball is back for a weekend series vs VCU and game one is this afternoon.

UVA is looking to continue its hot start on offense. In the opening eight games of the season, UVA has plated 116 runs, which ranks third nationally. Entering the weekend against VCU, the Cavaliers are averaging 14.5 runs per game, which is the second most in the country and only ranks behind ACC foe Miami.

UVA enters the weekend on a 13-game home win streak at Disharoon Park that dates back to the end of the 2025 season. The streak is the longest in the country by a Power Four school.

After a historic start to the 2026 campaign, Virginia ranks top 25 nationally in multiple categories including walks (67/8th) batting average (.346/16th), doubles (21/23rd), hits (99/17th), home runs (18/5th), home runs per game (2.25/5th), on-base percentage (.492/5th), runs (116/3rd) and scoring (14.5/2nd), slugging percentage (.608/11th) and strikeouts per nine (12.3/13th).