LIVE UPDATES - Virginia Tech Baseball vs. Notre Dame, 2026 ACC Tournament Second Round

Virginia Tech baseball kicks off its stint in the ACC Tournament today; the 7-seed Hokies take on 10-seed Notre Dame at 5 p.m. ET. Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Virginia Tech 17, Notre Dame 10

The #Hokies advance to the quarterfinals behind season-highs in hits (19) and runs (17) — plus 4.2 frames of one-run ball from sophomore Logan Eisenreich. VT has a day off before playing No. 2 seed North Carolina Friday (3 p.m. ET).

T9 | Virginia Tech 17, Notre Dame 10

Madden Clement will man the mound for the final frame of action. The Hokies are three outs away from a Friday afternoon quarterfinal matchup with No. 2 seed North Carolina.

E8 | Virginia Tech 17, Notre Dame 10

Van Amedye, who's pitching from a submarine slot, induced a grounder from Lutterman that scored Gibson. Then, he struck out Gates swinging on a 2-2 count. The Hokies come up short of enacting the run-rule, but they're up seven entering T9.

B8 | Virginia Tech 16, Notre Dame 10

Ball's full-count plunk juiced the bases and forced Notre Dame to turn to its 10th arm: Chase Van Ameyde. The potential game-ending run is on second base.

B8 | Virginia Tech 16, Notre Dame 10

Virginia Tech's lead now stands at six. Klosterman yielded a full-count walk to Ethan Gibson, then Cooke singled through the left side of the infield to plate Grube. A wild pitch advanced the two to second and third base. Ball was then plunked.

B8 | Virginia Tech 15, Notre Dame 10

Another new arm for the Irish. That's their ninth of the day. In comes right-hander Kellan Klosterman. This year, he has a 13.50 ERA in 8.2 frames. (13 ER, 8H, 14BB, 14SO)

B8 | Virginia Tech 15, Notre Dame 10

Grube singled into the right-field gap after seeing two straight balls. Petrich reached home, and the Hokies now have a five-run advantage.

B8 | Virginia Tech 14, Notre Dame 10

A miscue by Notre Dame LF Bino Watters scores Petrich. Slipped just by the left fielder's glove and went all the way down to the left-field wall. Went by the shorter divider and sailed into the farther-back one. #Hokies

B8 | Virginia Tech 13, Notre Dame 10

To the eighth arm of the day for the Irish (12th total): RHP Eli Thurmond. Also, per the broadcast, 17 of the teams' 18 batters have a hit. Drew Berkland (ND) is the lone one not on the board.

M8 | Virginia Tech 13, Notre Dame 10

Jayce Lee lined out to right; Grube snagged it right at the track. Twenty-eight hits have been logged by the Hokies and Irish today.

T8 | Virginia Tech 13, Notre Dame 10

Jayce Lee (3-for-4) had a chance to step up to the plate as the potential game-tying run, but Luke Craytor struck out Noah Coy after falling behind in the count 2-0. Two outs.

E7 | Virginia Tech 13, Notre Dame 10

The Hokies left the bases loaded via a Sam Gates groundout into a 6-3 play. Virginia Tech is potentially six outs away from advancing to the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.

B7 | Virginia Tech 13, Notre Dame 10

Lutterman flew out to shallow center. The bases remain loaded, but now, the Hokies have two outs. Notre Dame is turning to its seventh arm of the day, RHP Oisin Lee.

B7 | Virginia Tech 13, Notre Dame 10

Cooke singled and a pitch hit Ball. The bases are loaded for the Hokies with one out. Virginia Tech is 7-for-15 with RiSP tonight.

B7 | Virginia Tech 13, Notre Dame 10

Gibson lofted a single into right-center, and that one scored Petrich. Gibson's 2-for-4 tonight for a pair of RBI. He's one of five Hokies today with multi-hit outings. VT leads by three.

B7 | Virginia Tech 12, Notre Dame 10

What a play from Jayce Lee out in right. Grube lashed a single that went deep into right. It advanced Petrich up to third; Grube went for second, but Lee made a quick throw that was on target to retire the Mount St. Mary's transfer at second.

M7 | Virginia Tech 12, Notre Dame 10

Drew Berkland closes out the frame with a grounder to short. Three walks, a single and double pave the way for the Irish's four-run frame. VT enters the bottom half of the frame with a two-run advantage. #Hokies

T7 | Virginia Tech 12, Notre Dame 10

Crowl's day is done. He exits after yielding five runs and three hits in two frames. in comes Luke Craytor.

T7 | Virginia Tech 12, Notre Dame 10

Notre Dame's back in it. The Irish have scored four runs with two outs this frame. Barth singled to drive in Noah Coy, then Shane Miranda sent a long double that Nick Locurto couldn't snag at the left-field wall. The sequence emptied the bases.

B6 | Virginia Tech 12, Notre Dame 6

And another single — this one from Sam Gates, on his first pitch — scores Ball. The Hokies have outscored Notre Dame 12-2 since the first.

B6 | Virginia Tech 11, Notre Dame 6

Virginia Tech's lead is now five. Lutterman — grimacing with an injured ankle — singled to center on a full count, scoring Gibson and Cooke. Notre Dame will turn to lefty Noah Rooney.

B6 | Virginia Tech 9, Notre Dame 6

Xavier Hirsch, who entered to start the sixth, threw to second to try to pick off Gibson, but it sailed into center. The Fighting Irish intentionally walked Ball, and the bases are loaded.

B6 | Virginia Tech 9, Notre Dame 6

What a slide from Pete Daniel. Another great safety squeeze. The throw appeared to be in time, but Daniel worked his way around the tag. The lead's back up to three for the Hokies, and they have runners on first and second.

B6 | Virginia Tech 8, Notre Dame 6

Grube reached on a fielder's choice that outed Petrich. Runners at the corners for the Hokies, one out.

M6 | Virginia Tech 8, Notre Dame 6

Crowl struck out Watters with a 95mph fastball. Three straight K's to end the frame. Save for Zee's solo shot, Crowl has set down his other four batters — all via strikeouts.

T6 | Virginia Tech 8, Notre Dame 6

The Irish took one run off the Hokies' lead when Jamie Zee took Preston Crowl deep for a leadoff jack in the sixth. Crowl struck out Shane Miranda with three straight strikes, then took down Berkland with another K after being down 3-0.

E5 | Virginia Tech 8, Notre Dame 5

Raden Birkholz stepped in for Crowell but yielded a single to Lutterman that scored Cooke. Sam Gates then laid down a bunt for a perfect safety squeeze play that plated Ball. The Hokies' lead is now three.

B5 | Virginia Tech 6, Notre Dame 5

Wild pitch to Ball on the 2-2 advances Cooke to second. Then, Ball drew a full-count walk.

B5 | Virginia Tech 6, Notre Dame 5

Ethan Gibson struck out looking, but Henry Cooke watched four straight balls. Up comes Ethan Ball — who's already homered twice today in his first two at-bats.

M5 | Virginia Tech 6, Notre Dame 5

Three-pitch strikeout for Crowl. He stranded the tying runner on third.

T5 | Virginia Tech 6, Notre Dame 5

Jayce Lee pushed an 0-2 single to center after a five-pitch walk for Noah Coy. Eisenreich is up to 76 pitches; his career-high is 88 — set five days ago against Clemson. Per the broadcast, Preston Crowl is warming in the pen.

E4 | Virginia Tech 6, Notre Dame 5

Crowell set the Hokies down with a 1-2-3 fourth frame. Heart of Notre Dame's order is up for the fifth.

T4 | Virginia Tech 6, Notre Dame 5

Another strikeout for Eisenreich. That's his sixth. He pumped his right fist in celebration leaving the mound after setting down the side in order.

T4 | Virginia Tech 6, Notre Dame 5

Took Eisenreich eight pitches to strike out Berkland, but Watters flew out to left soon thereafter. The Hokies have found two outs in the top of the fourth. Through 3.2 frames, Eisenreich's allowed four hits, one run. 5 K's.

E3 | Virginia Tech 6, Notre Dame 5

Call stands. The Hokies are now out of challenges, though they hold the lead after three innings.

E3 | Virginia Tech 6, Notre Dame 5

Pete Daniel skied a hit into the right-field gap that scored a limping Lutterman. Locurto looks like he may have been retired going for third, though VT is challenging the call.

B3 | Virginia Tech 5, Notre Dame 5

Lutterman, hobbled ankle and all, pushes a one-out double that settles right near the left-field wall. The broadcast right now shows tape over his right cleat at his ankle.

B3 | Virginia Tech 5, Notre Dame 5

Ethan Ball did it again. He pulled another ball — this one went 416 feet and over the center-field wall — to even this one at five.

M3 | Notre Dame 5, Virginia Tech 3

Eisenreich strikes out Jamie Zee and Miranda on 2-2 counts to close out the frame. He has four K's through three innings of work.

T3 | Notre Dame 5, Virginia Tech 3

Barth pushed a single through left, scoring Dylan Passo. The Fighting Irish have runners on the corners with one out.

E2 | Notre Dame 4, Virginia Tech 3

Petrich double and Ball homer have the Hokies down one entering the third. Jolt VT needed.

B2 | Notre Dame 4, Virginia Tech 3

Petrich delivered a two-run shot that traveled out to the warning track in right-center. Scored Hudson Lutterman and Locurto. The Hokies have cut the deficit to one.

B2 | Notre Dame 4, Virginia Tech 1

The Hokies have a pair in scoring position thanks to a Nick Locurto double, but they have two outs. Owen Petrich, the potential pull-even run, is up at the dish.

B2 | Notre Dame 4, Virginia Tech 1

Ethan Ball. 409 feet. Three-run ball game.

M2 | Notre Dame 4, Virginia Tech 0

Notre Dame notched a leadoff single, but that was it in frame No. 2 for the Fighting Irish. Eisenreich struck out Quatrani swinging on a 1-2 count to close out the frame.

E1 | Notre Dame 4, Virginia Tech 0

The challenge is, indeed, unsuccessful. The Hokies went down in order in the first.

E1* | Notre Dame 4, Virginia Tech 0

Notre Dame's first baseman did the splits to try and snag the ball to out Henry Cooke. VT is challenging the call, but if it's unsuccessful, the Hokies go down 1-2-3 in the first.

M1 | Notre Dame 4, Virginia Tech 0

Henry Cooke rifled one over to Ball at second to retire Mason Barth on the steal attempt, ending the inning. The Hokies yielded four runs in the first frame. Sam Grube, Ethan Gibson and Cooke are up for VT.

T1 | Notre Dame 4, Virginia Tech 0

Sacrifice fly for out two. Grube launched the ball to home; was on point but not in time. The Fighting Irish now ahead by four.

T1 | Notre Dame 3, Virginia Tech 0

Mason Barth draws a five-pitch walk off Eisenreich. The bases are loaded.

T1 | Notre Dame 3, Virginia Tech 0

Notre Dame has three runs before an out has been recorded. Fighting Irish catcher Mark Quatrini pulled one 410 feet to left center. Grim's ERA has ballooned up to 7.09 as a result.

T1 | Notre Dame 1, Virginia Tech 0

And Notre Dame's already on the board. Two-hole hitter Bino Watters drilled a double that sailed down the right-field line, and Berkland scored from first. Just 10 pitches in, the Fighting Irish have the lead.

T1 | Virginia Tech 0, Notre Dame 0

Drew Berkland drew a seven-pitch leadoff walk off Virginia Tech starter Ethan Grim, and we're underway in Charlotte.

Pre-Game

The Hokies' starting lineup is as follows:

Sam Grube - Right Fielder
Ethan Gibson - First Baseman
Henry Cooke - Catcher
Ethan Ball - Second Baseman
Hudson Lutterman - Designated Hitter
Sam Gates - Center Fielder
Nick Locurto - Left Fielder
Pete Daniel - Shortstop
Owen Petrich - Third Bsaeman

Starting Pitcher: RHP Ethan Grim

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