CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- When East Carolina's Zach Woods took the mound against Tyler Wilson and Virginia earlier this season, it looked like a matchup of evenly matched pitchers and teams.
That wasn't the case Sunday night in the championship game of the NCAA baseball tournament's Charlottesville Regional. Not at all.
The Cavaliers pounded Woods, and Wilson (8-0) was the third dominant starter Virginia put on the mound in three days, leading UVa to a dominating 13-1 victory. Virginia (52-9) advances to this weekend's Super Regional round, and ECU (41-21) sees its season come to a close.
"(Virginia) is a great team. They don't do anything to beat themselves, and you got to tip your hat to them," ECU senior Trent Whitehead said.
ECU was hoping to get an outing from Woods (2-3) similar to the one he had in Charlottesville on Feb. 26, when he took the loss but pitched into the sixth inning and gave up just three runs on four hits. Instead, the Cavaliers chased the right-hander from the game during a five-run second.
Jared King, Chris Taylor and John Barr delivered RBI singles with two outs as Virginia put five runs on the board in the inning, building a huge lead and taking pressure off Wilson, who picked up his second win of the season when facing off against Woods. Wilson struck out seven and walked one in 61/3 innings, giving up one run.
"The guys came out and really set the tone offensively tonight," Wilson said. "As a pitcher, I can't ask for anything more from my offense."
Virginia continued to pour it on, adding four more in the fourth, essentially putting away the game before it was half over. Taylor finished with four RBIs.
"When you got the kind of pitching they have, that just doesn't go south," ECU coach Billy Godwin said. "But probably what's most impressive for them is how much they've improved offensively."
The Cavs outscored the opposition 29-3 in three games.
The early part of the day went much better for the Pirates, who had to beat St. John's 6-4 in an afternoon game just to advance to the championship nightcap.
ECU got a home run and two RBIs from junior third baseman Corey Thompson.
