With just 11 days left before the Virginia men’s basketball season opener versus Longwood, Hootie and Whitey discuss Wahoo basketball. Who will be in the starting lineup, what player has the potential to this year’s “X-factor,“ what have Tony Bennett practices been like, and who is that mystery man on the cover of the team’s media guide? Hootie and Whitey answer all.

In the hole, Tyler Biddix was doing the math.

The Orange team completed a sweep of the first three-game set with a 6-5 victory in the Orange and Blue World Series.

Morey took the first step Tuesday night, lifting the Orange team to a lopsided 9-2 victory over the Blue team.

Chris Taylor, the rookie infielder from Cox High School and the 2009 VHSL Group AAA player of the year collected a pair of hits and scored the game-winning run as the Orange team took the opener 7-4.

The Cavaliers, fresh off a 49-win season and their first trip to the College World Series, announced their upcoming schedule on Monday, one that includes an intriguing three-game series at perennial power East Carolina during the opening weekend of the season.

A project with a price tag of $4.5 million could start in October, O’Connor said, should the necessary money be raised and the project given university approval.

In an expected move earlier this week, left-handed pitcher Matt Packer inked a contract with the Cleveland Indians, ending a stellar career at Virginia that included the honor of leading the nation in earned run average in 2008.

Andrew Carraway is not complaining. A lifelong dream is being fulfilled daily: he is playing baseball as a professional.

Selected in the 32nd round in the MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians, Packer has until Aug. 17 to come to an agreement with the
organization or he will return to the University of Virginia for his senior season.

Whether he’s taking a third strike or going down swinging, strikeouts have become all too common for Davis, the young Texas Rangers first baseman who is on pace to shatter the major-league record of 204, set last season by former Virginia standout Mark Reynolds of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Coaches and members of the national media spoke in similar fashions, raving about how young Virginia’s baseball team would be in 2010.

Almost an hour after the last pitch was thrown, Virginia baseball coach Brian O’Connor crept slowly towards the team bus, pausing to sign a baseball for a young fan.

Considering that not even 24 hours had passed since Virginia’s baseball season came to a dramatic halt, it would have been understandable if the Cavaliers had hung their heads as their fans greeted them at Davenport Field on Thursday night.

After blowing a two-run lead in the top half of the ninth inning, Virginia fell 4-3 in 12 innings in Wednesday night’s elimination game against Arkansas in the College World Series.

Steve Proscia, the father of Virginia third baseman Steven Proscia, did not skip a beat, laying out marinated chicken and whopping-sized steaks at the R.V. park he elected to stay at following his lengthy trek to the College World Series.

There is, however, another interesting angle to go with the Cavaliers’ first trip to the Nebraska-based baseball gala.

That is where Ryan Briggs enters the picture.

Having assumed the role as a rookie at Virginia, Tyler Cannon did not do a double take when he saw his name penciled in the lead-off spot in the lineup card Monday.

Mired in a slump as a starting pitcher, Andrew Carraway could have looked at his new fate as a demotion.

The fifth-ranked Cavaliers’ offense provided timely hits, propelling Virginia to a 7-5 victory over the Titans and allowing UVa to survive an elimination game and extend its stay at the College World Series.

It was just a week ago that Virginia dropped the series opener at Ole Miss only to bounce back with two victories, punching the program’s first ticket to the College World Series.

Valdes waited. And he waited some more. Nothing developed.

Louisiana State, using a pair of mammoth homers, made a winner of coach Paul Mainieri in his reunion with Virginia coach Brian O’Connor in the opening day at the College World Series.

With Andy Wilkins homering and driving in five runs, Arkansas started off the College World Series with a 10-6 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday.

Appearing on every single ballot, Virginia coach Brian O’Connor waltzed away with national coach of the year honors from the National College Baseball Writers Association on Saturday.

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What Danny Hultzen wanted, Danny Hultzen got.

Omaha sculptor John Lajba used a photograph of O’Connor as inspiration for part of the statue, which portrays a group of players celebrating victory. Lajba is a friend of O’Connor’s father.

Sitting in his downtown hotel room, Andrew Carraway had a moment that was tough to describe.

A double-digit winning streak and a trip to the College World Series are nothing new for LSU.