VA Bulletin: Hoos Take Series Off Hokies, JMU Advances, NFL Draft News & More

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Summarizing some of the most important news and notes from the week in Virginia college sports.

Monday, April 26 – Sunday, May 2

UVA Baseball Takes Series Off Rival Hokies

The Virginia baseball team went on the road to beat rival Virginia Tech twice in three games. For the three-game series, they outscored the Hokies 27-8. Virginia, who also had an impressive midweek win over a very good Liberty team, improved to 22-20 overall and 13-17 in conference play. They have now won three consecutive ACC road series and close out the regular season with series against Wake Forest and Boston College.

UVA Alum Bettinger Makes MLB Debut

Alec Bettinger made his MLB debut on Sunday against the defending champion Dodgers, earning a spot start. He was with the UVA baseball program between 2014-17. Unfortunately, it didn’t go well as Bettinger allowed 11 earned runs in four innings of work.

VCU and Liberty Both Sweep Weekend Series

The Liberty (No. 36) and VCU (No. 43) baseball teams both remain in the RPI Top 50 after great weekends on the diamond. Liberty, who hit the 30-win mark, beat Bellarmine three times, while the Rams smoked George Mason four times to improve to 27-14. The Rams also beat VMI in a midweek game.

UVA Football Shut Out at 2021 NFL Draft

For the second time since 1984, the Hoos were shut out at the NFL Draft. DE Charles Snowden and TE Tony Poljan were the program’s top potential draftees but wound up signing free-agent contracts after getting passed on. Snowden signed with Chicago while Poljan linked up with Baltimore. D’Angelo Amos, who started his career at JMU before transferring to UVA, signed with Detroit after the draft concluded.

Hokies Have Impressive Draft

Unlike UVA and every other state program, Virginia Tech players were all over the 2021 NFL Draft. The highlight of their draft was back-to-back first-round picks (No. 22 Caleb Farley; No. 23 Christian Darrisaw). Overall, four Hokies heard their names called; in addition to Farley and Darrisaw, Divine Deablo went in the third round and running back Khalil Herbert went in the sixth.

Ty Jerome Now Averaging Double Figures

With a strong week, Ty Jerome is now averaging 10.4 points per game on the season. In his last four games, he’s averaging 14.3 points and 3.5 assists per game while shooting 60 percent (21-of-35) from the field and 57 percent (11-of-19) from beyond the arc.

JMU Football Advances to FCS Semifinals

After beating North Dakota 34-21, the JMU football team advanced to the FCS Semifinals. They’ll now play at Sam Houston State on May 8th at 2:30 p.m. ET on ABC.