LIVE Updates - No. 5 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Virginia Tech Baseball, Game One Score

Bottom of the 6th

Top of the 6th

Ballard strikes out three and Georgia Tech leads 15-1 heading to the bottom of the 6th

Bottom of the 5th

Baker was hit to start the inning and then an RBI double from Kerce made the lead 14-1. An error scored Kerce and put Burress at first, but Brosius struck out to end the inning. GT leads 15-1 heading to the 6th

Top of the 5th

Ballard gets a quick scoreless inning. GT leads 13-1 heading to the bottom of the 5th

Bottom of the 4th

Hernandez drew a leadoff walk and then was replaced by Brosius, who entered as a pinch runner. Nothing else was going for GT's offense and they lead 13-1 heading to the 5th

Top of the 4th

Carson Ballard is in to repalce McKee. Ballard gave up a two-out double and hit one batter, but no runs for VT. Yellow Jackets lead 13-1 heading to the bottom of the 4th

Bottom of the 3rd

Hernandez singled and then after walks from Lackey, Schmidt, and Zuckerman, Georgia Tech got another run and led 9-1. With the bases loaded, Baker cracked a 3-RBI single to push the lead to 12-1 and give Georgia Tech another double digit run game. Daniel walked to put two runners on base and then an RBI single from Kerce made it 13-1 in favor of Georgia Tech.

Top of the 3rd

McKee gave up a leadoff single, but got three straight outs after. GT leads 8-1 heading to the bottom of the 3rd

Bottom of the 2nd

Zuckerman got a leadoff single, but that was all for the Yellow Jackets. GT leads 8-1 heading to the 3rd

Top of the 2nd

Two walks and a wild pitch put runners on second and third with no outs and then an RBI double gave the Hokies their first run. McKee battled back to get three straight outs and GT leads 8-1 heading to the bottom of the 2nd

Bottom of the 1st

Burress doubled to leadoff the inning and then Advincula and Lackey drew one out walks to load the bases and then Kent Schmidt blasted a 2-RBI single to make it 2-0 Yellow Jackets. Zuckerman followed that with an RBI single to make it 3-0 and then Baker walked to load the bases. Caleb Daniel came up an hit a 2-RBI single and it was 5-0. The Hokies made a pitching change as the Yellow Jackets poured more runs in.

After a lengthy weather delay, Kerce picked up where the others left off. An RBI single made it 6-0. The top of the order came back around and Burress got his second hit of the inning, which also happened to be an RBI single to make it 7-0. Hernandez walked to load the bases and then a sac fly from Advincula pushed the lead to 8-0. Lackey battled back from a 1-2 count to walk and load the bases, giving GT more scoring opportunities.

Virginia Tech made another pitching change and Schmidt grounded out to end the inning. GT leads 8-0 heading to the 2nd

Top of the 1st

Virginia Tech gets a pair of singles, but no runs. Game is tied 0-0 heading to the bottom of the 1st

Pregame

Tate McKee is on the mound today for the Yellow Jackets and here is the starting lineup for Georgia Tech:

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

The opening game of ACC play has arrived. Georgia Tech is back at home today, and they will welcome the 7-5 Virginia Tech Hokies to Atlanta.

The Yellow Jackets enter this weekend as the best offense in the country and the best offense in modern college baseball history. In the 16 seasons of the BBCOR era, the 2026 Yellow Jackets have produced the best batting average (.410) and OPS (1.215) ever recorded through the first three weekends of the season. They also hold the highest marks in hits (192), on-base percentage (.535) and runs scored (178) of any Power 4 team at this point in the season, in the BBCOR era.

Tech leads Division I in seven standard statistical categories: batting average (.410), OPS (1.215), on-base percentage (.535), hits (192), runs (178), doubles (43) and walks (106).

The Jackets also lead Division I in five advanced stats: BABIP (batting average on balls in play: .460), WOBA (weighted on base average: .539) WRC (weighted runs created: 171) WRAA (weighted runs above average: 75) and WRC+ (weighted runs created plus: 179)