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Virginia received a commitment from linebacker Justin Rowe, a junior at Asheville School in North Carolina. The 6-foot-2, 215-pounder, rated a 3-star prospect by 247Sports, reportedly chose the Cavaliers over South Carolina and Wake Forest. He is originally from Ottawa, Canada.
As a junior, Rowe had 31 tackles (five for loss). He intercepted two passes, including a pick-six. As a wide receiver, he caught 28 passes for 455 passes and five touchdowns.
He was UVA’s third commitment of the week from the Class of 2025. He reportedly also has offers from Virginia Tech, Michigan, Tennessee, North Carolina, N.C. State, Missouri and Duke.
UVA also gained two commitments earlier this week, according to Rivals. Tight end Willem Thurber is a 3-star, 6-5, 225-pounder from Deerfield, Massachusetts, and Isaiah Reese is a 6-3, 195-pound athlete from Exeter, New Hampshire.
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Former Temple guard chooses Hokies
Temple point guard Hysier Miller revealed on Twitter that he has committed to Virginia Tech.
Miller, who grew up in Philadelphia, started all 36 of the Owls’ games as a junior in 2023-24. He averaged 15.9 points, 36.4 minutes and 4.0 assists per game. He sank 77 3-pointers. He made the American Athletic Conference all-tournament team after breaking the tournament records for points (96), assists (23) and steals (16) in Temple’s five games.
The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Miller also started all of Temple’s games as a sophomore, when he averaged 8.6 points and 3.8 assists.
Meanwhile, former Tech starting guard Sean Pedulla revealed that he has committed to Mississippi. He was a third-team All-ACC pick last season.
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UVA adds Miami transfer Lattimore
Virginia coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton announced that Latasha Lattimore, of Toronto, will join the program next season.
“I am extremely excited to officially welcome ‘Tash’ into our family,” said Agugua-Hamilton.
“She fits seamlessly into our culture and style of play. Our fanbase will love her game, but also who she is as person even more. Tash is a high-character student-athlete with a dynamic personality. At 6-4, she is a versatile forward who can shoot, drive and score in the low post, while also being a dominant rebounder and shot blocker. Under our staff’s tutelage, I know her game will flourish.”
Lattimore, 6-foot-4, spent the previous two seasons at Miami, where she shot 49% from the field. Prior to her two-year stint with Miami, Lattimore spent her freshman season at Texas, when the Longhorns advanced to the Elite Eight. As a true freshman, Lattimore appeared in all 32 games and helped the Longhorns finish with 29 wins and capture the Big 12 championship.
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Apprentice sets season victory mark
Jett Winslow hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth, giving Apprentice School (35-7) a 7-6 triumph over Virginia Peninsula Community College at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton.
The Builders set a single-season victory record in the regular-season finale, and they’ll be seeded No. 1 in the New South Athletic Conference Tournament in Wilson, North Carolina. They will play the fourth seed at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 2.
VPCC (11-33) led 4-0 before Apprentice answered in the third inning on a run-scoring wild pitch and Nate Yeary’s two-run homer to right. Riggs Ellis’ RBI double tied the score in the fourth.
In the seventh, the Gators went ahead 5-4 in the seventh, but Apprentice moved on top 6-5 on Caleb Russell’s sacrifice fly and a balk. VPCC plated its last run in the eighth, but Apprentice’s Justin Bradshaw (3-1) got the victory in relief.
No. 11 CNU rallies past W&L
Christopher Newport (22-8), ranked 11th in Division III, rallied from a five-run deficit for a 10-9 home victory over Washington and Lee (15-16).
Josh Reinhold was 3 for 5 with two runs and an RBI for the Captains. Doc Daniels was 1 for 3 with two runs and two RBIs. Kyle Lewis struck out five in two innings for the save, though he gave up two runs (one earned).
No. 14 Virginia falls at Fenway Park
Boston College defeated No. 14 Virginia 8-2 at Fenway Park in a series opener that was the 12th annual ALS Awareness Game. Catcher Parker Landwehr led the Eagles (21-19, 8-14 ACC) by going 4 for 4 with two runs and three RBIs; he opened the scoring with a fourth-inning home run.
UVA left-hander Evan Blanco (4-3) gave up four earned runs and five hits as he took the loss for the Cavaliers (31-12, 12-10), though it was a memorable game for him. He grew up in the Boston area as a Red Sox fan.
The game has been played annually in honor of former Boston College baseball captain Pete Frates since his ALS diagnosis in 2012. This year marks the fifth at Fenway Park.
A driving force behind the worldwide “Ice Bucket Challenge” in 2014, Frates helped raise over $220 million toward research for a cure. He died in 2019 at age 34.
Western Branch High graduate Harrison Didawick and Casey Saucke each scored and had a hit for UVA. Cox High graduate Ethan Anderson recorded his 54th career double, tying him with John Hicks (2009-11) for the third-most in UVA history.
The series’ final two games will be at BC’s usual venue, Harrington Athletics Village.
ODU’s Gomez makes list of top stoppers
Old Dominion senior left-hander Jacob Gomez has been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s 19th annual Stopper of the Year Award Midseason Watch List.
A Rutherford, New Jersey, native, Gomez is 1-1 with a 1.83 earned-run average through 11 appearances and one start for the Monarchs this season. He is tied for the national lead in multi-inning saves (seven) and is also 12th in the country in total saves (seven).
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Hampton advances in CAA tourney
Hampton University won its first-round Coastal Athletic Association Tournament match as the eighth-seeded Pirates defeated ninth-seeded Hofstra 4-2 on Elon’s campus near Greensboro, North Carolina.
The Pirates (14-8) took the doubles point by winning two sets, and No. 4 player Meiri Okuwaki and No. 6 Masa Mitic beat their singles foes in straight sets to put Hampton ahead. The Pride won the first set on the other four courts, but Hampton No. 3 player Sofia Sokolova rallied for a 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 triumph for the clincher.
Hampton advanced to face top-seeded Delaware (18-6) in a quarterfinal at 10 a.m. Friday. Second-seeded William & Mary, the two-time defending champion, will meet No. 7 Campbell at 2 p.m. Friday.
NSU falls to Howard
At the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament in Cary, North Carolina, Norfolk State fell 4-1 in the first round to Howard, ending the Spartans’ season at 2-17.
NSU senior Gabriela Davidescu, a first-team All-MEAC player, won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1 in her final college match.
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UVA stars honored by ACC
Virginia’s Dylan Dietrich was named the ACC Freshman of the Year and was on the all-conference singles second team, and fellow Cavaliers Chris Rodesch and Iñaki Montes made the first team.
The singles third team included UVA’s Jeffrey von der Schulenburg and Virginia Tech’s Ryan Fishback. The doubles third team featured two UVA tandems: Montes/James Hopper and Rodesch/von der Schulenburg.
