Score: Virginia 5, VCU 3
Location: Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Records: VCU 4-7, Virginia 10-1
 
VCU baseball collected 11 hits at home on Sunday, the most surrendered by Virginia in a game this season, but left 12 runners on base to fall short of its second Power 4 victory. The Rams suffered their first loss at home in 2026, 5-3.
 
LEADING OFF:

• After a three-hit performance yesterday, Cade Tousa had his second consecutive leadoff hit in as many career starts
• Nick Flores had a three-hit game, while Nate Kirkpatrick and Dante DeFranco each tallied a pair of base knocks
• On the mound, Nick Frers threw 3.0 frames without giving up an earned run and matched his career-best five strikeouts
• The Rams had double-digit strikeouts (11) for the fifth time this season,

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Virginia opened the game with a home run in the first inning, but was held to just two hits over the next three scoreless innings by Fenix DiGiacomo and Frers
• Aided by an outfield error, UVA scratched an unearned run across in the fifth inning and in the eighth, extended its lead to 5-0 on a home run by right fielder Zach Jackson
• VCU got on the board in the eighth inning after Quinn Maher rounded the bases on Kirkpatrick's double down the left-field line after drawing a leadoff walk
• The Rams strung together three consecutive two-out singles in the ninth after Michael Petite drew a walk, scoring a pair to cut the deficit to 5-3
• With the winning run at the plate, the Rams' rally fell just short as UVA held on to its two-run lead to complete the weekend sweep

 
UP NEXT
VCU will defend its home turf for the next eight games, taking on William & Mary (March 3) and Old Dominion (March 4) in a pair of midweek games at The Diamond. Both games will feature free admission to the public and the contests will be aired on ESPN.