Previewing UVA baseball’s pivotal weekend at Georgia Tech

D1Baseball’s latest bracketology slotted the Virginia Cavaliers (22-15, 9-9) in the First Five Out. Brian O’Connor’s program, which has hosted a regional in each of the last two seasons, and has made it to the College World Series in three of the previous four, is fighting an uphill battle to even get into the tournament field. Taking two of three from No. 24 Georgia Tech would go a long way in that regard.

The Yellow Jackets sit at 29-12 and 14-7 in ACC play. Amidst long-time head coach Danny Hall’s final season, Georgia Tech’s run prevention has finally coincided with their quality hitting. In addition to leading the ACC with a .964 team OPS, the pitching staff has combined for a 4.28 ERA,…