CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 SPORTS) -- Sophomore Henry Godbout delivered in more ways than one in Virginia 4-3 win over UMass Friday afternoon. 

With the Hoos trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Godbout scored the tying run to send the game into extras innings and then an inning later, he knocked in the walk-off single to help lift the Cavaliers over the Minutemen. 

Virginia has won eight of its last nine extra-inning games including both this season and are 5-0 in games decided by one or two runs this season.

Virginia's starter this afternoon, Evan Blanco, was phenomenal in 5.2 innings of work, striking out a career-high eight batters, the most by a UVA pitcher this season and the most by a Cavalier since Brian Edgington struck out 11 against Duke in the 2023 NCAA Super Regionals. 

UVA opened the scoring in the fourth inning when Harrison Didawick gave the team the initial lead in the fourth inning when he drew a bases loaded walk. The Cavaliers went up 2-0 on a Godbout RBI groundout that plated scored Ethan Anderson. 

The Minutemen capitalized on a UVA fielding miscue in the sixth for a three-run rally. Godbout committed a two-out fielding error that allowed a run to score from second base. The next batter, Mike Gervasi, hit a two-run homer to put UMass up 3-2

Both teams return to the Dish tomorrow for the middle game of their three-game series with first pitch set for 1 p.m.