The Associated Press | June 8, 2014 Virginia forces third game against Maryland Charlottesville Super Regional: Virginia forces Game 3 Share CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Kenny Towns had three hits, Artie Lewicki pitched 3.1 innings of solid relief and Virginia beat Maryland 7-3 on Sunday to force a deciding Game 3 of the NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional. The Cavaliers (48-14) had 17 hits, including four in a decisive seventh inning as they sent eight batters to the plate and scored three runs. Towns, Derek Fisher and Brandon Downes came through with RBI. DI BASEBALL SUPER REGIONALS Kroll: Ole Miss snaps 42-year CWS drought Vander Voort: UVa. shows it is built to win Kroll: Welcome to the new La La Land Prezioso: Vanderbilt's experience key in Game 3 win Vander Voort: Virginia puts everything together in Game 2 Kroll: La.-Lafayette wins in many ways Hill: The road ends for Kennesaw State Prezioso: Quantrill comes through for Stanford Higgins: Texas earns 35th CWS berth, heads to Omaha Vander Voort: Maryland capitalizes on chances Hill: Rally, hometown crowd sparks Louisville Higgins: Longhorns' Payton parties in Austin Prezioso: Vandy takes advantage of Stanford miscues Five things to watch: Texas Tech-College of Charleston Five things to watch: Pepperdine-TCU Five things to watch: Maryland-Virginia Five things to watch: Mississippi-Louisiana-Lafayette Five things to watch: UC Irvine-Oklahoma State Five things to watch: Stanford-Vanderbilt Five things to watch: Houston-Texas Five things to watch: Kennesaw State-Louisville How they fared in regionals | Ten things to know Super Regional teams | Host sites, schedule Social Media: #RoadToOmaha | Twitter Brackets: Interactive Printable Scoreboard HighlightsPostseason Stats The 17 hits in an NCAA tournament game are the second most in Virginia history. Mike Papi and Daniel Pinero also had three hits apiece. Papi is batting .550 with a home run and six RBI in this NCAA tournament. ''I'm really proud of our guys,'' Virginia head coach Brian O'Connor said. ''We've got a veteran offensive group and I knew [Saturday] night, going into [Sunday], personally I had a really good feeling that this team would rise up [Sunday]. ''Certainly, there's a lot of talent on this ballclub and they showed that [Sunday].'' Lewicki relieved starter Brandon Waddell (9-3) with two outs and runners at first and second base in the sixth with Virginia holding a 2-1 lead. The right-handed Waddell left those runners stranded and then retired seven in a row until the ninth inning. It was Lewicki's first bullpen appearance since April 8 at James Madison. He scattered two hits and didn't give up an earned run. ''It's been a while since I came out of the pen so I was definitely excited,'' Lewicki said. ''It was a different feeling, but I was just trying to go out there and throw strikes and it worked out.'' Maryland starter Mike Shawaryn (11-4) gave up five runs on a season-high 12 hits. The Terrapins (40-22) got three hits and an RBI from Brandon Lowe. Game 3 is Monday. Neither O'Connor nor Maryland head coach John Szefc have announced their starting pitcher. Virginia is 2-1 all time in deciding Super Regional games. Maryland is playing in its first Super Regional in program history. ''You just kind of have to regather and flush this real quick and come back very mentally prepared [Monday],'' Szefc said. ''That's obviously what we plan on doing.'' Related: • Maryland takes Game 1 from Virginia 2021 NCAA bracket: Printable March Madness bracket .PDF Here is the NCAA 2021 bracket for the DI men's basketball tournament. READ MORE 6 men's college basketball conference tournament champions predicted Andy Katz predicts the winners of the Big 12, Big Ten, ACC, SEC, Pac-12 and Big East men's college basketball conference championships. READ MORE March Madness: Getting to know the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament Check out the detailed history of how the No. 1 seed has fared in the NCAA Tournament. READ MORE