LIVE Updates - Virginia Tech Hokies vs ETSU Baseball Score

Virginia Tech baseball squares off against ETSU in its first midseason clash of the season. Read below for an inning-by-inning update, organized in reverse chronological order.

Final

Virginia Tech wins 7-5 to move to 4-0. The Hokies now turn their attention to Rutgers.

Top 9

After Yagesh walked Matlock, ETSU now has the go-ahead run sitting at the plate.

Bottom of the 8th

The Hokies went down in order.

Top of the 8th

Yagesh set the side down in order.

Bottom of the 7th

Sam Gates knocked a two-out triple that was then negated by an Anderson French strikeout.

Top of the 7th

Virginia Tech allowed a single and an E4, surrendering two runs to the Buccaneers. They now lead, 7-5.

Bottom of the 6th

Virginia Tech placed runners at the corners, but couldn't muster up any more firepower, going down without an additional run to round out the inning.

Top of the 6th

Chase Swift maneuvered through another clean inning. Of the 12 batters Swift has faced this season, he has struck out eight.

Bottom of the 5th

Ethan Ball hits a leadoff double and the three batters behind him strike out to end the inning. Virginia Tech leads 7-3 heading to the 6th.

Top of the 5th

Chase Swift takes the mound and strikes out two of the three batters he faces. 1-2-3 inning. VT leads 7-3 heading to the bottom of the 5th.

Bottom of the 4th

The Hokies put five on the board and took the lead. The first three batters got on and a couple of sacrifice plays allowed them to score two. Treyson Hughes hit a two-run double to score Hudson Lutterman and Henry Cooke reached on a two-base error to score both Hughes and Sam Grube. VT leads 7-3 heading to the 5th

Top of the 4th

Another 1-2-3 inning from Aiden Robertson. This time a batter got on base, but Henry Cooke was able to back-pick him to get the second out. Hokies still trail 3-2 heading to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 3rd

Hokies go scoreless in the bottom of the third. Two warning track flyouts from Owen Petrich and Henry Cooke nearly gave them the lead. ETSU leads 3-2 going to the 4th.

Top of the 3rd

Aiden Robertson sets the side down in order with two ground outs and a pop out. Virginia Tech trails 3-2 heading to the bottom of the 3rd.

Bottom of the 2nd

Virginia Tech answers behind a three-hit inning. Sam Gates had a one-out double to score Ethan Ball. Pete Daniel's two-out single scored Gates. Virginia Tech now trails 3-2 heading to the 3rd.

Top of the 2nd

Robertson delivers a scoreless inning. Struck out two batters while working around a one-out single from Luke Matlock. ETSU leads 3-0 going to the bottom of the 2nd.

Bottom of the 1st

Virginia Tech goes down relatively quiet. ETSU's Thomas Costarelli was able to work around a one-out single from Sam Grube. 3-0 ETSU heading to the second.

Top of the 1st

Aiden Robertson sets down ETSU's first two batters, but struggles by allowing two two-out walks and a three-run home run to Tristan Curless. Ian Guanzon walked before Robertson was able to strike Henry Furgason out looking.

Virginia Tech baseball takes on ETSU today at 4 p.m. ET in the Hokies’ first midweek contest of the 2026 campaign. Read below for an inning-by-inning update, organized in reverse chronological order:

Pre-Game

The Hokies’ batting order against the Buccaneers is as follows:

No. 13 - Treyson Hughes - Center Fielder

No. 4 - Sam Grube - Right Field

No. 7 - Henry Cooke - Catcher

No. 25 - Owen Petrich - Third Baseman

No. 11 - Ethan Ball - Designated Hitter

No. 18 - Hudson Lutterman - First Base

No. 12 - Ethan Gibson - Second Base

No. 2 - Pete Daniel - Shortstop

No. 8 - Nick Locurto - Left Field

Tech’s starting pitcher against the Buccaneers is Aiden Robertson.