LIVE UPDATES: Virginia Tech Baseball vs. Stanford, Game 2

Following a tough 9-7 loss to Stanford on Friday, the Hokies return to English field looking to rebound and even the series with Brett Renfrow on the mound.

Staring for Virginia Tech:

1. Sam Grube
2. Pete Daniel
3. Ethan Ball
4. Hudson Lutterman
5. Nick Locurto
6. Sam Gates
7. Owen Petrich
8. Henry Cooke
9. Ethan Gibson

SP - Brett Renfrow

M1, Tied 0-0:

Renfrow tossed a scoreless frame, working around a two-out hbp to strike out a pair of batters in the first.

E1, Tied 0-0:

Stanford starter Sam Garewal sends the top of the Virginia Tech batting order down without much of a fight. Pete Daniel and Ethan Ball both struck out, and Garewal threw 15 pitches in the opening frame.

M2, Tied 0-0:

Renfrow worked around a one-out walk to Eric Jeon to continue a strong start by striking out the side. He's at 30 pitches through two innings of work and has struck out five of the eight batters he's faced.

E2, VT leads 4-0:

Virginia Tech puts up a four spot in the second with help from a 391 foot home run from Henry Cooke. The four hit, four run inning gives Brett Renfrow some run support early into his start.

M3, VT leads 4-1:

Stanford answers the Hokies' crooked number with a one-out, one-run homer from Rintaro Sasaki. Nick Locurto nearly robbed it, but was just underneath it. Renfrow is through three innings with 42 pitches to his name.

E3, VT leads 4-1:

Stanford goes to the bullpen, giving the ball to Parker Warner. He works around a one-out walk to throw a scoreless frame.

M4, VT leads 4-1:

Brett Renfrow works a 1-2-3 inning with a pair of strikeouts. During the inning, Renfrow hit the 200 career strikeouts mark.

E4, VT leads 6-1:

The Hokies put together some two-out magic that was started by a four-pitch walk for Henry Cooke. Ethan Gibson then came up to the plate and hit a two-out, full-count home run, which was his second of the weekend.

M5, VT leads 6-1:

Renfrow finds himself in a bit of trouble early in the fifth, with two on and one out as the lineup was turning over. He was able to get Saski on a fly out and then strike out Tokheim to end the frame and keep Stanford off the board. Renfrow is at 68 pitches through five innings of work with nine strike outs.

E5, VT leads 8-1:

The Hokies tack on another pair of runs on an opposite-field two-RBI single from Owen Petrich. Stanford reliever Parker Warner is still on the mound, sitting at 74 pitches through three innings of work.

M6, VT leads 8-1:

Brett Renfrow sets the side down in order in the sixth inning with help from a diving play in right field by Sam Grube.

E6, VT leads 9-1:

Virginia Tech added another run to the board on a bases-loaded walk from Sam Gates. Ben Reimers entered the game and allowed four free passes, scoring a run. Virginia Tech did not have a hit in the inning.

M7, VT leads 9-1:

After issuing a lead-off walk, Renfrow struck out his 11th batter of the game — a new career high — and then induced a ground ball that led to a 4-3 inning-ending double play. He is at 91 pitches through 7 innings of work.

E7, VT leads 9-1:

Stanford reliever Austin Steeves works around a lead-off walk to send the next three Virginia Tech batters down in order to take the game to the eighth inning.