Weekend Preview: Cavaliers Set to Host Cornell in Home Opening Weekend

Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty ImagesAfter notching their 3rd shutout of the season on Wednesday afternoon thanks to a 14-0 win over VMI, the Virginia Cavaliers will remain at home this weekend for their first home series of the year against Cornell.

The Hoos have outscored their opponents 30-3 on the season and are holding opponents to just a .143 batting average while recording a 0.75 ERA. Only two pitchers thus far have given up runs while Devin Ortiz already has two wins on the season.

Virginia has a decent amount of past matchups with the Big Red, with the last coming in 2015 as UVA beat Cornell 5-4 in Myrtle Beach. Coach O’Connor has managed five games against Cornell during his tenure in…