COLLEGE BASEBALL How a bat change helped spark Virginia baseball 2B Joe Tiroly's second-half surge GREG MADIA The Daily Progress Apr 29, 2026 1 hr ago 0 × Virginia second baseman Joe Tiroly discusses how he figured out he needed to change bats and why that sparked his recent surge at the plate. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save His numbers were down through the first half of Virginia’s season and Hoos second baseman Joe Tiroly knew then that a change had to happen.kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^52:=JAC@8C6DD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^gha2_22b\fg3c\cd62\h6c6\265fbhgbe4h4Qm}@] ab ':C8:?:2 32D632== D?2AD E9C66\82>6 D<:5[ 362ED v6@C86 |2D@?k^2mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^52:=JAC@8C6DD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^a`7f67bh\2e2c\c`_e\36c`\gd37e_6eb7`4Qm{F42D w2CE>2? :D ':C8:?:2 32D632==VD C6=:65 @? 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UVa 2B Tiroly on bat change, home run Virginia second baseman Joe Tiroly discusses how he figured out he needed to change bats and why that sparked his recent surge at the plate.
No. 23 Virginia baseball snaps three-game skid, beats George Mason No. 23 Virginia baseball snapped its three-game losing streak on Tuesday with a win over George Mason at Disharoon Park behind left-hander Max…
Lucas Hartman is Virginia baseball's relied on reliever, and he's thrilled about that Virginia baseball reliever Lucas Hartman has appeared in relief in more than half of the Cavaliers' games, and he's thrived with his heavy workload.
