Duel at the Diamond
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| 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.[1]
Starting in the mid-2010s, the games held at VCU were known as the "Duel at the Diamond".[2][3][4]
In 2019, the 67th meeting between the two programs would attempt to break an in-state college baseball attendance record.[5] The game was held on April 30, 2019.
Results
| VCU victories | Virginia victories |
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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.
References
- ↑ "UVA Baseball Historical Information". virginiasports.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ ""Duel At The Diamond" Moved To Wednesday Night". vcuathletics.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Davis, Marc (April 1, 2018). "VCU prepares for Duel at the Diamond with UVA". WWBT. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ↑ Turner, Mark. "Diamond Duel Victors, VCU Upsets #14 UVA 7-5". VCUSports.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Campbell, Will (February 11, 2019). "2019 Virginia Baseball Preview: The Schedule". Streaking The Lawn. SB Nation. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
External links
- VCU Baseball
- Virginia Baseball Archived 2019-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
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