Live Updates: No.5 Georgia Tech vs Virginia Tech Baseball, Game 3 Score

Bottom of the 7th

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Top of the 7th

Porter Buursema entered the game for the Yellow Jackets. A double and two walks loaded the bases and then an RBI groundout gave VT a 7-6 lead. Buursema was replaced by Justin Shadek and he gave up three runs due to an RBI groundout and then a 2-RBI double made it 9-6 in favor of the Hokies.

Bottom of the 6th

Lackey and Zuckerman walked, but no runs for Georgia Tech. Game is tied 6-6 heading to the 7th

Top of the 6th

Faced with runners on the corners with two outs, Spivey gave up a 2-RBI double that cut the lead to 6-5. He was then replaced by Jake Lankie, who then gave up a pair of singles that tied the game. He got the final out, but now the game is tied.

Bottom of the 5th

Zuckerman drew a leadoff walk and after two straight outs, Kerce was hit, putting two runners on with two outs. An RBI single from Burress pushed the lead to 5-3 and then Hernandez followed that with an RBI single of his own to make it 6-3. Advincula struck out to end the inning, but the lead has grown.

Top of the 5th

Spivey gives up a leadoff single, but then accumulates three straight outs. Georgia Tech leads 4-3 heading to the bottom of the 5th

Bottom of the 4th

A two out solo home run for Lackey breaks the tie and Georgia Tech leads 4-3 heading to the 5th.

Top of the 4th

Caudette gave up a leadoff single and then got the first out, but was then replaced by Caden Spivey. An RBI single tied the game, but Spivey struck out the final batter. 3-3 game heading to the bottom of the 4th

Bottom of the 3rd

Lackey grounded out to start the inning, but Schmidt was hit and the Zuckerman singled to put two runners on with one out. Baker struck out, but Daniel drew a two out walk to loaded the bases with Kerce coming up to bat. He drew a bases loaded walk to break the tie and give Georgia Tech a 3-2 lead over the Hokies. Burress struck out to end the inning, but Georgia Tech now leads.

Top of the 3rd

Underwood walked two and then was replaced by Caden Gaudette. Another walk loaded the bases, but Gaudette strikes out two and leaves them loaded. Game is tied 2-2 heading to the bottom of the 3rd

Bottom of the 2nd

Schmidt drew a leadoff walk and then Zuckerman tied the game with a two run home run. Daniel and Burress singled and then Hernandez walked to load the bases with two outs, but Georgia Tech left the bases loaded. Game is tied 2-2 heading to the 3rd.

Top of the 2nd

Underwood gives up one single, but no runs to the Hokies. VT leads 2-0 heading to the bottom of the 2nd

Bottom of the 1st

Hernandez got a one out single, but no runs for GT. Virginia Tech leads 2-0 heading to the 2nd

Top of the 1st Inning

A HBP, walk and single loaded the bases and a pair of sac flys scored a pair of runs for the Hokies. They lead 2-0 heading to the bottom of the 1st

Pregame

Cooper Underwood is on the mound today and here is how Georgia Tech is lining up:

1. CF Drew Burress

2. 1B Alex Hernandez

3. 2B Jarren Advincula

4. C Vahn Lackey

5. DH Kent Schmidt

6. 3B Ryan Zuckerman

7. RF Will Baker

8. LF Caleb Daniel

9. SS Carson Kerce

Georgia Tech is looking to open ACC play with a sweep of Virginia Tech.

Tech has scored 208 runs through their first 15 games. It’s the most runs Georgia Tech has ever recorded after 15 games in the program’s 131-year history and the most runs any Power 4 team has scored through 15 games in the BBCOR era (since 2011). GT has now scored 200 runs in its first 15 games for the first time in program history, breaking the program record that had stood for 39 years, when Tech scored 200 runs in 17 games back in 1987.

The Jackets scoring average now stands at 13.86 runs/game this season. The program record is 10.3, set back in 1984. GT is outscoring its opponents 208-58 through 15 games, that +150 margin is the highest through 15 games in program history. Tech has scored 10 or more runs in 12 of the 15 total games played this season (80% of games). It’s the most double-digit run efforts through the first 15 games in program history.

James Ramsey holds the best record by any first-year head coach in GT Baseball history through 15 games, 14-1.

The Jackets have recorded 223 hits, a new Power 4 record for the BBCOR era (since 2011) through 15 games. The Jackets have hit a Division I best leading 48 doubles this season after Carson Kerce, Baker and Lackey added to the total today. The Jackets are hitting doubles at a 3.2/game rate, which would put them on pace for 173 doubles this season. The program record is 164, set back in 1994.
GT hit a season high six home runs today, the most since hitting an ACC Tournament record seven homers in the quarterfinals vs. Cal, last season.

Tech leads the all-time series with Virginia Tech 48-25, including a dominant 30-11 record in Atlanta, and have won 12 of the last 13 series against the Hokies. GT pitching allowed only one earned run for the third game in a row, lowering the team ERA to 3.41, the lowest through 15 games since 2016.