COLLEGE BASEBALL
Virginia will open play in the College World Series against Florida at 7 p.m. Friday, which is the tournament’s opening day.
ESPN will televise the contest.
The Gators (50-15) are the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, while the Cavaliers (50-13) are the No. 7 seed.
TCU will take on Oral Roberts in the tournament’s first game at 2 p.m. Friday.
The Cavaliers’ second game in the double-elimination tournament will be Sunday.
Three UVA players are all-region
Three Virginia players — catcher Kyle Teel, third baseman Jake Gelof and shortstop Griff O’Ferrall — each made the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first team.
William & Mary third baseman Ben Williamson and Virginia Tech outfielder Jack Hurley were on the second team.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Maury’s Floyd commits to Duke
Maury football defensive back/wideout Da’Vontae Floyd has committed to Duke, he announced on social media.
The 5-11, 170-pounder was a first-team all-state selection as a defensive back the past two seasons.
A three-star recruit according to 247Sports, he also had 31 receptions for 489 yards and eight touchdowns last season.
Floyd was also considering East Carolina, Liberty and Appalachian State among other schools.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
ODU adds Bulgarian player
Old Dominion has signed Ivana Nikolova, a 6-2 guard/forward from Bulgaria.
Nikolova played at Chipola College in Marianna, Florida, last season, averaging 8.4 points in 23 games. She made eight starts and scored in double figures eight times.
She also played for Bulgaria’s U-16, U-18 and U-20 national teams at the FIBA European Championships. She averaged 25.8 points and 14.4 rebounds at the U-18 Games and won a gold medal with the U-20 team.
Briefly
* Christopher Newport finished a program-best seventh in the annual LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings with 902.5 points. The annual survey is used to determine the top collegiate athletic programs in the country. Six CNU teams made deep postseason runs, including the national champion men’s basketball team and the NCAA runner-up women’s basketball team.
