“We made mental mistakes on the bases, we made mental mistakes in the infield defense, and we did not do a good job against [junior pitcher Colton] Hartman of taking away the fastball, which was our game plan,” Pollard said.
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“We made mental mistakes on the bases, we made mental mistakes in the infield defense, and we did not do a good job against [junior pitcher Colton] Hartman of taking away the fastball, which was our game plan,” Pollard said.
“Just can’t give an offense that's that good, top to bottom, a lot of free bases to go with the way they swing bats,” Pollard said. “They capitalized on it and we were playing uphill the rest of the day.”
“The buffalo just goes straight into the storm, attacks it every day,” graduate catcher Noah Jouras said. “If you welcome that adversity and just attack it, you can get through it much quicker and come out even stronger on the other end.”
Virginia’s offense produced fewer than 10 runs for the second time in its first six games, but the primary culprit in the upset loss was the pitching staff and its whopping 12 walks surrendered on the evening.
