Virginia vs. Mississippi State Live Updates | Charlottesville Regional Final

No. 12 Virginia (44-15) pulled away for a 9-2 victory over Mississippi State (40-23) on Sunday night at Disharoon Park to clinch the Charlottesville Regional and advance to the Super Regional round of the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament. See a full play-by-play and live analysis for the game in the thread below.

Read a recap of the game here: Jay Woolfolk Powers Virginia to Regional-Clinching Win Over Mississippi State

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FINAL: Virginia 9, Mississippi State 2

Bottom of the 9th
Hines hits a 2-0 pitch into right field for a leadoff single. That will be the end of the night for Jay Woolfolk, who gets a much-deserved standing ovation from the UVA crowd at Disharoon Park as he walks to the dugout. Woolfolk's final statline: 2 earned runs on 8 hits, 8 strikeouts in 8.0 innings of work in the biggest game of his life.
Virginia goes with the righty Chase Hungate (3.94 ERA) out of the bullpen for his second appearance of the weekend.
Connor Hujsak swings at the second pitch from Hungate and grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. UVA is one out away from the Super Regionals.
Chance keeps his team's hopes alive with a hard-hit two-out single into left field.
Chase Hungate gets Chester looking at strike three to end the game.

Virginia wins 9-2 to clinch the Charlottesville Regional and secure a trip to the Super Regionals, which will be hosted right here at Disharoon Park next weekend.

See score updates for every game in the regional round of the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament here.

Top of the 9th
Gavin Black registers his third strikeout, getting Ference swinging for the first out of the game. That'll be it for Black, who exits the game as Mississippi State brings in lefty Tyler Davis (1.27 ERA) to face Harrison Didawick.
Didawick wins the eight-pitch at-bat against Davis as he draws a walk.
Davis follows up the walk to Didawick by walking Godbout on four pitches. Virginia has runners on first and second with one out.
Anderson chops a soft grounder up the third-base line and Kohler can't field it cleanly - it would've been a tough play anyway. Anderson reaches on the infield single and the bases are loaded with one out.
Luke Hanson swings at the first pitch and drives it into left field for a two-run single, bringing both Didawick and Godbout home to extend Virginia's lead to 5-2.

O'Ferrall executes a surprise bunt and Davis comes down to field it and looks to go to third for the force-out, but the third baseman Kohler had come off the bag to try to field the ball as well so he wasn't covering third. Davis tried to turn and go to first with it, but his throw was off the mark and scooted up the first baseline. Two more runs score for UVA as Anderson and Hanson both come home to make it 7-2 Virginia.

Bobby Whalen hits a sharp grounder to third and Kohler fields it, but sustains an injury to his shoulder in the process. It goes down as an infield single for Whalen and O'Ferrall moves to second.
The hot corner stays hot as Saucke hits a grounder to third and replacement third baseman Nate Chester's throw to first is not in time. That's another infield single for Virginia to load the bases again with one out.
Mississippi State makes another pitching change, replacing Tyler Davis with righty Karson Ligon (4.70 ERA) to face Henry Ford with the bases loaded.
Ligon strikes out Henry Ford on a full-count for the second out of the inning.
Ligon's first pitch to Ference gets away from Mississippi State catcher Joe Powell and O'Ferrall scores from third on the wild pitch to make it 8-2.
That's another wild pitch for Ligon, as the ball gets to the backstop and Whalen scores. Virginia has scored six runs this inning and now leads 9-2.
Harrison Didawick draws a full-count walk to load the bases for the third time.
Godbout swings at the first pitch and flies out to center field to finally bring the inning to an end. The top of the ninth saw Virginia score six runs on four hits and extend its lead to 9-2 going to the bottom of the ninth.

UVA 9, MSU 2 | Mid 9th

Bottom of the 8th
Larry hits a pop-up behind home plate and Ference makes the catch for the first out.
Merson hits a grounder to second and Godbout records the out.
Jordan falls behind 0-2 but he manages to poke one into center field for a two-out single.
UVA pitching coach Drew Dickinson goes out to visit Woolfolk, but he'll stay in the game to face Hunter Hines.
Jordan steals second and beats the throw but he slides past the bag and O'Ferrall quickly applies the tag for the final out. Jordan had put himself in scoring position, but his momentum carried him too far and O'Ferrall was there with the tag. Huge swing in favor of the Cavaliers.

We go to the ninth with Virginia leading 3-2.

UVA 3, MSU 2 | End 8th

Top of the 8th
The new pitcher into the game for Mississippi State is righty Gavin Black.
Whalen strikes out swinging.
Black picks up another K, getting Saucke swinging. That's Saucke's third strikeout of the game.
Black wraps up an easy inning by getting Ford to ground out to first on the first pitch.

UVA 3, MSU 2 | Mid 8th

Bottom of the 7th
Chance hits a grounder to third and Hanson makes the throw for the first out.
Kohler strikes out swinging, Woolfolk's seventh strikeout of the game.
Aaron Downs hits a line drive into center field that falls just in front of Whalen for a two-out single.
Mississippi State pinch-hits Joe Powell for Johnny Long.
Powell hits a grounder to short and O'Ferrall gets the easy out at second to end the inning.

Jay Woolfolk is fired up as he is through seven innings with only two runs allowed on six hits and seven strikeouts. His pitch count is 90.

UVA 3, MSU 2 | End 7th

Top of the 7th
Godbout flies out to shallow right field.
Anderson rips a line drive into center field for a one-out single.
Hanson hits a groundball to short that should have been a routine double-play, but Larry's throw to first sails over the first baseman's head and Hanson advances to second.
O'Ferrall hits an infield pop-up to second for the final out of the inning.

UVA 3, MSU 2 | Mid 7th

Bottom of the 6th
Mershon hits a bouncer over Woolfolk's head and O'Ferrall charges it but can't transfer the ball cleanly to his hand and Mershon reaches with an infield single to start the sixth.
Mershon takes off and steals second, giving the Bulldogs a runner in scoring position with no outs.
Woolfolk strikes out Jordan swinging.
Woolfolk uses a great pickoff move and catches Mershon too far off second base. The umps review the play but uphold the call on the field, wiping away Mississippi State's runner in scoring position.
Hines draws a walk to give MSU another runner on base.
Hujsak flies out to deep center field to end the inning with Virginia still leading 3-2.

UVA 3, MSU 2 | End 6th

Top of the 6th
Ford hits a soft grounder to second for the first out of the inning.
Ference strikes out swinging.
Kohn picks up his eighth strikeout of the game, getting Didawick looking to end the inning. Kohn sits at 80 pitches through six frames.

UVA 3, MSU 2 | Mid 6th

Bottom of the 5th
Woolfolk strikes out Downs swinging to start the fifth, Woolfolk's fifth strikeout of the game.
Long grounds out to shortstop.
O'Ferrall stays busy at short, charging a ground and throwing to first to retire Larry and end the fifth inning.

Woolfolk stands at 65 pitches and has allowed two runs on four hits through five innings of work.

UVA 3, MSU 2 | End 5th

Top of the 5th
O'Ferrall hits a deep drive to left field but it's caught by Chance at the warning track.
Kohn falls behind Whalen 3-0, but then battles back and strikes him out swinging.
Saucke goes down swinging to end the inning, Kohn's sixth strikeout of the game.

UVA 3, MSU 2 | Mid 5th

Bottom of the 4th
Hines turns on a 3-2 pitch from Woolfolk and drives it down the right field line for a leadoff double.
Woolfolk strikes out Hujsak looking.
Chance grounds out to shortstop for the second out and Hines advances to third base.
Kohler hits a sharp grounder to first and Ford fields it and takes it himself for the final out of the inning. Mississippi State gets a runner to third base, but Woolfolk strands him there and the score remains 3-2.

UVA 3, MSU 2 | End 4th

Top of the 4th
Godbout hits a towering infield pop-up to second base.
Anderson flies out to center field.
Pico Kohn strikes out Hanson swinging to end the inning.

UVA 3, MSU 2 | Mid 4th

Bottom of the 3rd
Larry grounds out to third.
Mershon swings at the first pitch and grounds out to second.
Woolfolk strikes out Jordan, completing a 1-2-3 inning that required only six pitches.

UVA 3, MSU 2 | End 3rd

Top of the 3rd
Luke Hanson flies out to left field to start the third.
O'Ferrall works a walk and reaches base for the second time tonight.
Whalen hits a line drive into center field, giving Virginia runners on first and second with one out.
Saucke hits one into the gap in left-center but it hangs in the air long enough for Hujsak to make the catch for the second out.
Henry Ford hits a sharp grounder up the middle and Mississippi State shortstop David Mershon bobbles it for a moment and then overthrows first base. The error allows O'Ferrall to score from second, his second run of the game, to tie things up at 2-2.

Jacob Ference hits a line drive into left field for an RBI single, scoring Whalen from third to put Virginia back in front 3-2.
Didawick strikes out looking to end the inning, but UVA scores two runs to take the lead.

UVA 3, MSU 2 | Mid 3rd

Bottom of the 2nd
Bryce Chance swings at the first pitch and flies out to right field.
Woolfolk strikes out Logan Kohler swinging.
Aaron Downs pokes one up the middle for a two-out single.
Johnny Long hits a bouncer to third base and Luke Hanson charges it and makes the throw to first to retire the side.

UVA 1, MSU 2 | End 2nd

Top of the 2nd
Harrison Didawick grounds out to first to open the second.
Henry Godbout grounds out to second base.
Ethan Anderson grounds out to shortstop on the first pitch, ending a quick 10-pitch inning for Kohn.

UVA 1, MSU 2 | Mid 2nd

Bottom of the 1st
Jay Woolfolk starts his outing by striking out Amani Larry looking.
David Mershon hits a one-out single into left field.
Dakota Jordan turns on a 2-1 pitch from Jay Woolfolk and crushes it off the roof of the clubhouse in left-center field for a two-run home run. Mississippi State takes a 2-1 lead.
Hunter Hines flies out to left field.
Connor Hujsak flies out to right field to end the inning, but the Bulldogs take a 2-1 lead on Dakota Jordan's two-run bomb.

UVA 1, MSU 2 | End 1st

Top of the 1st
Griff O'Ferrall drives the second pitch he sees from Pico Kohn off the wall in left-center for a leadoff double.
Bobby Whalen's foul pop-up just barely stays in play and Hunter Hines leaps up onto the wall and makes a tough catch for the first out.
Casey Saucke fouls off three pitches in a row and then strikes out looking.
Henry Ford hits a sharp grounder down the third baseline and it gets through for an RBI single, scoring O'Ferrall from second to give UVA a 1-0 lead.
Jacob Ference strikes out swinging to end the inning, but Virginia is on the board first thanks to Griff O'Ferrall's leadoff double and Henry Ford's RBI single.

UVA 1, MSU 0 | Mid 1st

Pregame Information

Tonight's game is set to start at 6pm and will be streamed on ESPN+.

Virginia will be the away team for the game and will bat first, while Mississippi State is the home team and will bat second.

A Virginia win would clinch the Charlottesville Regional and send the Cavaliers to the Super Regionals for the second-consecutive season, while a Mississippi State win would send the regional to a winner-take-all game 7 on Monday (time TBD).

The umpires for the game are Rick Allen (HP), Danny Cricks (1B), Derrick Everett (2B), and Mark Wagers (3B).

Read a full preview of the Charlottesville Regional, including bracket and schedule information, scouting reports on each team, and other notes here: Virginia Baseball: Everything You Need to Know for the Charlottesville Regional

Virginia Starting Lineup
SS Griff O'Ferrall
CF Bobby Whalen
RF Casey Saucke
1B Henry Ford
C Jacob Ference
LF Harrison Didawick
2B Henry Godbout
DH Ethan Anderson
3B Luke Hanson

SP Jay Woolfolk

Mississippi State Starting Lineup
2B Amani Larry
SS David Mershon
RF Dakota Jordan
1B Hunter Hines
CF Connor Hujsak
LF Bryce Chance
3B Logan Kohler
DH Aaron Downs
C Johnny Long

SP Pico Kohn