COLLEGE BASEBALL No. 10 Virginia baseball rallies to beat Liberty in key mid-week contest GREG MADIA The Daily Progress Apr 22, 2026 Apr 22, 2026 Updated 2 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Without its two most accomplished and dangerous hitters, Virginia didn’t give in.kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^52:=JAC@8C6DD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^47f6f_h_\f7ad\ce7g\2g63\5eh_c2ed_364QmpD C@=6 6G@=G6D 7@C ':C8:?:2 A:E496C w6?CJ +2E<@HD<:[ 96 C@==D H:E9 :Ek^2mk^AmkAm}@E 6G6? 27E6C 72==:?8 369:?5 G:D:E:?8 {:36CEJ @? (65?6D52J ?:89E 2E s:D92C@@? !2C<]k^AmkAm“xE D9@HD E96 8C:E @7 E9:D 8C@FA[” 7:CDE\J62C &'2 4@249 r9C:D !@==2C5 D2:5]k^Am kAm%96 }@] `_ w@@D EC2:=65 3J E9C66 CF?D >:5H2J E9C@F89 E96 7@FCE9 2?5 7:7E9 :??:?8D[ 2?5 E96? 3J @?6 9625:?8 :?E@ E96 3@EE@> @7 E96 D:IE9 H96? E96 r2G2=:6CD 2AA62C65 2D :7 E96J’5 8@ BF:6E=J :? 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