Virginia Finds Glory When Least Expected
OMAHA — Everyone loves a good redemption story. But this isn’t a redemption story. The Virginia baseball team did not need to be redeemed; there was no shame in reaching the College World Series Finals a year ago and getting beaten in a hard-fought three-game series by a very good Vanderbilt team.
But that 2014 experience did infuse the Cavaliers with a very rare sense of perspective heading into a 2015 Finals rematch against the Commodores. They knew what it felt like to get so close to a national championship and then fall short, and they were determined[…]
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