Virginiasports.com:
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Freshman Henry Ford hit three home runs including the go-ahead blast in the eighth inning as No. 15 Virginia (24-6, 8-5 ACC) captured game one of a three-game series, 14-11 against No. 10 North Carolina (25-5, 10-3 ACC) on Thursday (April 4) at Disharoon Park. The Cavaliers scored eight unanswered runs, erased a five-run deficit and registered their 15th come-from-behind victory of the season.
Ford initially put UVA ahead in the first inning with a grand slam, then tied the game at 11 with a solo shot in the sixth before giving UVA the lead for good in the eighth with a go-ahead, 405-foot solo blast with two outs to give UVA a 12-11 advantage. He finished the night going 3-for-5 with season-high, six RBI.
It marked the first three home run game by a Cavalier since Dan Street in 2002 and only the fifth time in program history that a UVA player has hit three home runs in a single game.
Reliever Blake Barker put a halt to the early scoring outburst from North Carolina, pitching 3.1 innings of scoreless relief. He matched a career-high with five strikeouts and faced the minimum in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.
