Across just two days down in Chapel Hill, N.C., the Cavaliers experienced a devastating loss to rival their 17-1 defeat to Arkansas and completed a shocking comeback, which made their Party at Palmer heroics pale in comparison. No. 20 Virginia (22-2, 2-1 ACC) won its ACC opening series over North Carolina, two games to one — throughout it all, the Cavaliers were led by outstanding performances from their stars, junior infielders Bella Cabral and Macee Eaton and senior infielder Jade Hylton.
Much credit has been given to Cabral for the run this team has been on — it appears, however, that even more may be due for the third baseman.
The junior proved pivotal almost immediately in the weekend series against the Tar Heels (19-3, 1-2 ACC) — in the first game, a 7-3 victory, she sent up a homer which cut the deficit to one run in fourth, and followed that up with a three-RBI double in the fifth to give Virginia its first lead. On Friday, Cabral managed to register one more RBI than junior infielder Emily LeGette — ACC home-run leader — and the rest of the Tar Heel bats combined…