Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Baseball vs William and Mary, Game 1

Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

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Virginia Tech baseball takes on William and Mary today at 3 p.m. ET. Read below for an inning-by-inning update, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Hokies 9, Tribe 2

Swift finished out the contest, retiring all six batters he faced with five strikeouts in the mix, completing the Hokies ' 9-2 victory where they scored nine unanswered following the two-run second inning from William and Mary.

Tech will finish out their opening series a day early, taking on the Tribe tomorrow in a doubleheader at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively, instead of the usual three-day series. 

E8 | Hokies 9, Tribe 2

The Hokies tack on another insurance run with Ball’s first career RBI, a single into left field that scored Locurto from second. Locurto drew a seven-pitch walk earlier in the inning with one out. 

Swift will look for the final three outs to close out the Hokies’ third straight opening day victory.

M8 | Hokies 8, Tribe 2

Swift needed just 12 pitches to dispatch the Tribe in order, retiring the side with three strikeouts. 

T8 | Hokies 8, Tribe 2

Tech has a slew of substitutions to open the eighth frame: Junior Nick Locurto slots into left field, and Ethan Gibson takes over at shortstop. Crowl’s day is also done on the mound. He tossed five innings, giving up three hits while collecting a career-high seven punchouts. 

Sophomore Chase Swift is now on the mound for Tech. If all goes as planned, he’ll likely finish this game off for the Hokies on the bump.

B7 | Hokies 8, Tribe 2

On the ninth pitch of nine-hole hitter Grube’s third at-bat, he collected his third double against the Tribe, clearing both Ball from second base and Daniel from first.

B7 | Hokies 6, Tribe 2

Ball nabbed his first career hit on a sharp chopper that got past the diving glove of Kevin Francella at second.

T7 | Hokies 6, Tribe 2

Crowl continues to dish on the mound, picking up a pair of strikeouts in the three-up, three-down frame. Crowl’s career high entering the contest was five, against Florida State on April 12, 2025. With his two strikeouts in the seventh, Crowl set a new career-high with seven strikeouts and counting if he returns for the eighth.

B6 | Hokies 5, Tribe 2

Sophomore right-handed pitcher Hank Lippman will take over the rubber as he looks to rally back Tech from adding any more insurance runs to its lead.

M6 | Hokies 5, Tribe 2

William and Mary tallied two, two-out singles in the half frame to put runners on the corners. 

Crowl punched out Iriotakis in four pitches to keep Tech ahead by three.

E5 | Hokies 5, Tribe 2

To lead off the bottom of the fifth for Tech, designated hitter Anderson French sent a 412-foot moonshot over the left field fence.

Daniel followed by legging out a softly hit ball into the 3-4 gap in the infield for Grube to pick up his second hit, and first RBI on a double into the left-center gap.

M5 | Hokies 3, Tribe 2

Crowl worked through his third straight 1-2-3 inning in another funky fashion. Unlike the fourth, William and Mary center fielder Ecker returned the ball directly back up the middle for a two-out single, only to be picked off at first after two attempts.

E4 | Hokies 3, Tribe 2

Petrich followed Hughes’ RBI with one of his own on a low-rocketed double into center field that missed just under the glove of the diving Ecker in center.

B4 | Hokies 2, Tribe 2

Tech is in the hit column with a slicing double down the left field line from southpaw batter Grube that placed Daniel on third. 

Hughes picks up his second RBI of the afternoon on a 4-3 groundout that scored Daniel.

M4 | Tribe 2, Hokies 1

While right fielder Iriotakis reached on an error from Daniel at short, he was subsequently caught stealing. So, for Crowl, it was a 1-2-3 inning to keep Tech within one as they remain hitless.

Freshman Charlie Seneker gets the ball on the mound now for the Tribe, entering the bottom half of the fourth.

E3 | Tribe 2, Hokies 1

Lingle escapes the moderate jam by inducing three flyouts. The first two went to center fielder Chase Ecker, while the third just flew past the infield dirt for a pop-up to Laskofski at short.

B3 | Tribe 2, Hokies 1

After Cooke suffered a second hit-by-pitch to lead off the bottom of the third, and Gates followed with a four-pitch walk of his own, Luke Calveric’s day is done.

Without giving up a hit, Calveric walked five, struck out one and currently has one earned run. He is responsible for both Cooke and Gates if either were to score. Sophomore Daniel Lingle takes over William and Mary’s duties on the mound.

E2 | Tribe 2, Hokies 1

Tech scores without a hit via a sac-fly from Hughes that plated French. 

Through two-plate appearances, Hughes has yet to record an at-bat against William and Mary, with an RBI and a walk.

B2 | Tribe 2, Hokies 0

Tech has the bases loaded after two walks, and a hit-by-pitch that plunked the nine-hole batter, Sam Grube, rolling the lineup over with one out for Hughes. 

The Hokies are still looking for their first hit of the contest, while they have had six base runners this afternoon.

M2 | Tribe 2, Hokies 0

Junior right fielder Charlie Iriotakis led off the inning for William and Mary with a ground-ball single through the 5-6 gap; two batters later, designated hitter Liam O’Neil launched a 345-foot homerun to open the scoring. The Hokies now trail by two.

E1 | Hokies 0, Tribe 0

Tech couldn't cash in with back-to-back outs: a three-pitch strikeout from Sam Gates, followed by a sharp two-foot-high lineout to the hot corner from Lutterman.

M1 | Hokies 0, Tribe 0

Graduate transfer Louie Bartletti nabs the contest’s opening hit with a two-out single roped under the glove of freshman Ethan Ball at second base. Renfrow responded with a three-pitch strikeout to nab the final out of the inning, his second of the half-inning.

T1 | Hokies 0, Tribe 0

We’re off in Blacksburg as Renfrow delivers to William and Mary's leadoff batter Jamie Laskofski.

Pre-Game:

The Hokies kick off their 2026 season with an in-state matchup against William and Mary in search of Tech's third straight opening day win. The Hokies have won their last two opening day contests by a combined score of 29-0.

Here's the starting lineup:

1. No. 13 - Treyson Hughes - Center Fielder
2. No. 25 - Owen Petrich - Third Baseman
3. No. 7 - Henry Cooke - Catcher
4. No. 10 - Sam Gates - Right Fielder
5. No. 18 - Hudson Lutterman - Left Fielder
6. No. 11 - Ethan Ball - Second Baseman
7. No. 3 - Anderson French - Designated HItter
8. No. 2 - Pete Daniel - Shortstop
9. No. 4 - Sam Grube - First Baseman

The starting pitcher for today's contest is Brett Renfrow.