June 14, 2009

Cavaliers Drop CWS Opener to LSU, 9-5
The Virginia baseball team dropped a 9-5 decision to No. 3 national seed LSU Saturday evening in the opening round of the College World Series in front of 24,904 fans at Rosenblatt Stadium – the largest crowd to ever witness a UVa baseball game. The attendance figure tied a session two record at the CWS.

Virginia next will play Cal State Fullerton, the No. 2 national seed, at 2 p.m. Monday in an elimination game. Arkansas defeated the Titans, 10-6, in the first session. UVa met CSF last year in the NCAA Fullerton Regional, with the Titans notching a 4-1 win.

The Cavaliers racked up 14 hits in the game but left 14 players on base which tied a season high. UVa got 11 of its 14 hits from the 6-9 hitters in its batting order. Keith Werman (Fr., Vienna, Va.) went 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI as he set a career high in hits. Tyler Cannon (Jr., Pigeon Forge, Tenn.) and Franco Valdes (Jr., Miami, Fla.) each added three hits.