LIVE UPDATES: #25 Virginia Tech vs #20 Troy Baseball Score

From our own Phoebe Winters

After rallying for a comeback series victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the Maroon and Orange sets their eyes on a new challenge.

Virginia Tech will return home to English Field to take on the Troy Trojans. Over the weekend, D1 Baseball released an updated ranking of the top 25 Division-I baseball programs, and the Hokies made the list.

Currently, Tech is ranked as No. 25. Their opponent, the Trojans, are ranked No. 20, which is consistent with their ranking the previous week. Perfect Game ranked Troy as No. 18, and the NCBWA ranked the Trojans as No. 19. The Trojans also posted an impressive 9-6 record for away games while the Hokies sport a 9-3 home advantage against non-conference teams.

After bouncing back from a tough loss to Radford and making it into the top 25 ranking, the Hokies have a lot to prove to maintain their top 25 ranking. Tech is hopeful for an upset win over the Trojans, but it will not be an easy match.

Senior Trojans Steven Meier and Blake Cavill will be tough bats to contest with, as both batters post a 0.350 batting average in 31 games.

Both squads have had impressive wins over ranked opponents, including the Trojans series win over Coastal Carolina, and Tech's series win over Louisville and sweep over Wake Forest. The Hokies' series win over No. 14 Louisville shows they can hold their own against strong competition.

It will likely be a high-scoring match between ranked opponents, but if the Hokies get off to a strong start, they have a chance at upsetting the Trojans.

Virginia Tech lineup

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First Inning

Troy start off getting a runner on, thanks to a walk for Harrison Bowman, however three strikeouts ended the offense for the Trojans. The Hokies were able to ring in a run from Jayden Davis, as Davis gets an early single, and is methodically moved around the bases and registers the first run of the night. Tech leads 1-0.

Second Inning

Troy continued to stall, meanwhile, the Hokies are firing. Two runs sandwich a Davis pop-up. The Hokies lead 3-0.

Third Inning

Troy is still being kept under wraps as throughout their three innings, they have mustered just one hit. The Hokies dont tally any more runs and go through the order. Tech leads 3-0 heading into the fourth.

Fourth Inning

Through a Gavin Schrader double, with runners on first and second, Troy marks their first run on the night to slice the Hokie lead to 3-1. Tech squanders a bizarre bottom frame, with runners on, no one can get in. Hokies lead 3-1, heading into the fifth.

Fifth Inning

Both sides go through the order. Virginia Tech leads 3-1 as the game begins to reach its apex.

Sixth Inning

Despite putting a runner on third, the Trojans fall away and keep themselves away from adding another run. On the flip side, the Hokies have been put to a haly, however they still hold a two-run lead,

Seventh Inning

As it stands, Troy has left eight runners on base through the first seven innings, the Hokies are just scraping by, Virginia Tech is continuing to get shut down ever since the fourth frame.

Eighth Inning

Tech regained their defensice composure thanks to some pitching changes. Thus far, the Maroon and Orange have used Chase Swift, Josh Berzonski, Preston Crowl, Brendan Yagesh and Mathieu Curtis. They forced Troy up and down the order. Tech is held, as well. The Hokies are one half of a frame away from an upset against Troy.

Ninth Inning

The Hokies made one last pitching change, bringing in Grant Manning. Manning tallied two strikeouts and a further lineout to secure the 3-1 victory for the Hokies, over the No. 20 Troy.