A pitcher, Abbott has a 4-1 record after seven starts to go with a 2.38 earned-run average.
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Doug Doughty has been writing for more than 50 years starting as a high school student in Washington, D.C., through his undergraduate years at the University of Virginia, and 47 years at the Roanoke Times where he mostly covered sports with occasional features on non-sports stories he uncovered along the way. He is a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame in recognition of his media career. Doug can be heard on the Greg Roberts Show on WFIR-960 AM every Thursday afternoon and readers can still enjoy his weekly College Notebook, published every week for more than 45 years, on his Facebook page.
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UVa’s O’Connor set for Hall of Fame induction
He has highest winning percentage of any active Division I college baseball coach.
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Virginia Tech women’s basketball will play NCAA champs LSU
Plus: Virginia Tech football lands a big commitment. Danville football star picks Boston College.
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Virginia ranks 7th in Learfield Directors’ Cup standings; Virginia Tech 52nd
The competition reflects top overall performances across multiple sports.
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Transfer portal helps shape Virginia’s College World Series-bound baseball team
Transfers from Coastal Carolina, Army and Elon were starting pitchers for the Cavaliers in the Super Regional.
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USA Today says NFL ‘missed big opportunity’ with Virginia Tech’s Eugene Chung
The former first-round pick is now athletic director at a school in Florida: Pitchers from Franklin and Halifax counties make their Major League debuts.
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Jay Woolfolk juggles being a quarterback and a pitcher for UVa
Sometimes the University of Virginia quarterback can’t throw in spring practice because he’s scheduled to pitch for the baseball team.
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Roanoke College raises enough money to field a football team
President Frank Shushok announced that the school has met its fundraising goals and expects to play the first games in 2024.
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Another Corrigan at the helm
Notre Dame’s Kevin Corrigan, the longest tenured Division I men’s lacrosse coach in the country, has Virginia roots.
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Salem’s Bob Rotanz says Hall of Fame induction came as a surprise
The former Roanoke College lacrosse star was among those recently inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.