LAKE MONTICELLO, Va. (Interstat) — The Richmond Spiders and Virginia Cavaliers meet Tuesday in a non-conference doubleheader at Davenport Field, with first pitch for the afternoon game set for 1 p.m. and the nightcap at 6 p.m. The forecast calls for 47 degrees and rain.

Richmond (30-21) enters after a 13-1 rout of George Washington on Sunday. Virginia (33-18) dropped an 8-7 decision to California in its most recent outing.

Players to watch

RICHMOND: RHP Jackson Hinchliffe is scheduled to start one game. In his last outing May 10 against George Washington, he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing four hits and one earned run with five strikeouts. He also worked 7 innings April 26 against VCU, surrendering two hits and one earned run in a 2-1 loss. Hinchliffe has a 3-1 record in his past four decisions.

VIRGINIA: 2B Joe Tiroly went 4-for-5 with three home runs and four RBIs in Sunday’s loss to California. He also homered May 3 against Radford and April 28 against George Mason. Tiroly is hitting .351 in his last seven games.

Series context

Interstat, a game simulator, projects an 8-5 Richmond victory.

Virginia’s recent results include a 2-1 win over California on May 9 and a 7-4 loss May 8. The Cavaliers swept Radford 14-5 and 11-1 on May 3.

Richmond took two of three at Davidson from May 1-3 and split a weekend series with VCU.

Up next

Richmond travels to Saint Louis for a three-game series starting Wednesday. Virginia visits Louisville for a three-game set beginning Thursday.