Duel at the Diamond

Duel at the Diamond

VCU Rams Virginia Cavaliers
Sport	College baseball
First meeting	April 15, 1979 Virginia 17, VCU 4
Latest meeting	May 2, 2023 Virginia 11, VCU 6
Next meeting	April 9, 2024 @ UVA
Stadiums	The Diamond Davenport Field
Statistics
Meetings total	72
All-time series	Virginia, 47–25
Largest victory	Virginia, 17–3 (1982)
Longest win streak	Virginia, 15
Current win streak	Virginia, 3
VCU Virginia Location of the two institutions.

The Duel at the Diamond is the name given to the college baseball series between the Virginia Cavaliers baseball team and the VCU Rams baseball team, two NCAA Division I teams that play in Central Virginia.

History

The two programs first met during the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season, where Virginia defeated VCU by a score of 17–4.

Starting in the mid-2010s, the games held at VCU were known as the "Duel at the Diamond".

In 2019, the 67th meeting between the two programs will attempt to break an in-state college baseball attendance record. The game will be held on April 30, 2019.

Results

VCU victories

Virginia victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	April 15, 1979	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	17–4
2	April 19, 1979	The Diamond	VCU	14–3
3	April 20, 1980	UVA Baseball Field	VCU	15–8
4	April 10, 1981	UVA Baseball Field	VCU	7–6
5	April 15, 1981	The Diamond	VCU	10–7
6	April 1, 1982	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	16–15
7	May 3, 1982	The Diamond	Virginia	17–3
8	March 5, 1983	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	11–8
9	March 6, 1983	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	5–4
10	March 27, 1984	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	3–1
11	March 5, 1985	The Diamond	Virginia	7–6
12	March 27, 1985	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	9–7
13	April 20, 1986	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	7–6
14	March 4, 1987	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	6–1
15	April 23, 1987	The Diamond	Virginia	13–6
16	March 1, 1989	UVA Baseball Field	VCU	6–1
17	May 2, 1989	The Diamond	VCU	6–2
18	March 7, 1990	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	15–8
19	Feb 27, 1991	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	7–2
20	March 1, 1991	The Diamond	VCU	5–0
21	April 6, 1992	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	5–4
22	Feb 24, 1993	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	8–4
23	Feb 25, 1993	The Diamond	VCU	8–4
24	Feb 20, 1994	The Diamond	VCU	7–6
25	April 26, 1994	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	9–1

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
26	Feb 22, 1995	The Diamond	VCU	4–2
27	March 22, 1995	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	9–3
28	Feb 27, 1996	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	9–7
29	April 29, 1996	The Diamond	Virginia	5–3
30	April 22, 1997	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	11–7
31	April 29, 1997	The Diamond	Virginia	5–2
32	March 31, 1998	UVA Baseball Field	VCU	6–3
33	April 28, 1998	The Diamond	Virginia	11–7
34	Feb 14, 1999	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park	VCU	7–2
35	April 7, 1999	UVA Baseball Field	Virginia	14–1
36	April 20, 1999	The Diamond	VCU	4–2
37	March 6, 2000	The Diamond	Virginia	8–7
38	Feb 28, 2001	The Diamond	VCU	7–6
39	March 20, 2001	UVA Baseball Field	VCU	8–2
40	Feb 26, 2002	Davenport Field	VCU	13–7
41	March 27, 2002	The Diamond	VCU	6–1
42	April 29, 2003	The Diamond	VCU	5–3
43	May 12, 2003	Davenport Field	VCU	7–1
44	Feb 21, 2006	Davenport Field	Virginia	7–1
45	April 10, 2007	The Diamond	Virginia	8–1
46	May 1, 2007	Davenport Field	Virginia	5–4
47	March 25, 2008	Davenport Field	Virginia	5–3
48	April 21, 2009	The Diamond	Virginia	8–1
49	May 12, 2009	Davenport Field	Virginia	4–1
50	May 4, 2010	Davenport Field	Virginia	10–5

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
51	June 4, 2010	Davenport Field	Virginia	15–4
52	May 3, 2011	The Diamond	Virginia	14–3
53	April 25, 2012	The Diamond	Virginia	7–5
54	April 30, 2013	The Diamond	Virginia	11–3
55	May 14, 2013	Davenport Field	Virginia	17–3
56	March 22, 2014	Davenport Field	Virginia	5–4
57	May 13, 2014	Davenport Field	Virginia	12–3
58	March 31, 2015	The Diamond	Virginia	5–3
59	April 5, 2016	The Diamond	VCU	7–5
60	April 20, 2016	Davenport Field	VCU	11–5
61	March 29, 2017	The Diamond	Virginia	4–2
62	April 11, 2017	Davenport Field	Virginia	9–4
63	March 28, 2018	The Diamond	VCU	11–3
64	May 1, 2018	Davenport Field	Virginia	2–0
65	April 30, 2019	The Diamond	Virginia	3–2
66	May 14, 2019	Davenport Field	Virginia	8–7
67	April 20, 2021	The Diamond	VCU	5–3
68	May 4, 2021	Davenport Field	VCU	7–5
69	April 19, 2022	The Diamond	VCU	9–7
70	May 4, 2022	Davenport Field	Virginia	12–6
71	April 18, 2023	The Diamond	Virginia	19–6
72	May 2, 2023	Davenport Field	Virginia	11–6
73	April 9, 2024	Davenport Field
74	April 30, 2024	The Diamond
Series: Virginia leads 47–25

Note: The 2020 series was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The series was to be played at VCU on April 7, 2020, and at UVA on May 12, 2020.

External links

• VCU Baseball
• Virginia Baseball Archived 2019-04-26 at the Wayback Machine

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