LIVE Updates: Virginia Tech Hokies vs Pittsburgh Baseball, Game Two Score

M9, Pitt leads 5-4:

A walk, a HBP and a single loaded the bases with just one out for Pitt. Another walk — with the bases loaded — brought in the go-ahead run in the ninth. Brody Roe induced a critical 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.

E8, Tied 4-4:

The Hokies put pressure on Pitt, putting two runners on with one out. Owen Petrich grounded out before Sam Gates popped one off the bat at 98 miles an hour. Derrick Tarpley made a running catch in center field, bringing an end to the frame.

M8, Tied 4-4:

Pitt loaded the bases with no outs and was able to score a trio of runs. An RBI groundout and a hard-hit groundball single cleared the bases and tied the game. Pitt continued to threaten, putting runners on the corners with two outs before a line-drive to the left-center gap was tracked by Sam Gates for the third out.

E7, VT leads 4-1:

A pair of singles from Pete Daniel and Henry Cooke weren't enough due to Hudson Lutterman grounding into an inning-ending double play.

M7, VT leads 4-1:

Chase Swift takes the mound and tossed a scoreless frame, striking out a pair of batters while working around a two-out walk.

E6, VT leads 4-1:

A Hudson Lutterman home run and a sac fly from Ethan Gibson plated a couple of runs for Virginia Tech. They have taken a three-run lead.

M6, VT leads 2-1:

Griffin Stieg sets the side down in order — working around a single and a pick-off out — to keep Pitt off the board.

He's through 6 innings of work.

E5, VT leads 2-1:

The Hokies claimed their first lead of the day in the fifth. A walk and an error put runners on the corners with no outs before Pete Daniel grounded into an RBI double play. Ethan Ball struck out to end the inning.

M5, Tied 1-1:

A pair of singles to start the inning wasn't enough for Pitt to get on the board. Lorenzo Carrier flew out before Stieg induced an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play. He's through five innings of work and has thrown 76 pitches.

E4, Tied 1-1:

Virginia Tech knots things back up at one a piece. Ethan Ball reached on a dropped third strike before Henry Cooke walked. Hudson Lutterman bunted both runners over and Sam Grube knocked in Ball on a sac fly.

M4, Pitt leads 1-0:

Griffin Stieg throws another clean inning in the fourth. Pitt put runners on the corners with two outs, but Stieg struck out Derrick Tarpley to end the frame

E3, Pitt leads 1-0:

Ethan Gibson roped a lead-off double to left field, but Petrich, Gates and Daniel all went down in order to end the frame without bringing in a run.

M3, Pitt leads 1-0:

Pitt put together a two-out threat, putting runners on second and third. Griffin Stieg kept the inning clean, inducing an inning-ending fly out.

E2, Pitt leads 1-0:

Lutterman and Grube both got good swings off, but both balls were caught for the first two outs. Nick Locurto then hit a swinging bunt just in front of the plate. He reached first and advanced to second on a bad throw from the pitcher, but was called out for runner's interference to end the inning.

M2, Pitt leads 1-0:

Pitt strikes in the second inning. A pair of one-out singles put runners on the corners before Sebastian Pisacreta hit a sac-fly to bring in Trey Fenderson. Griffin Stieg struck out Carter Dierdorf to end the frame. Stieg has thrown 29 pitches through two innings of work.

E1, Tied 0-0:

Virginia Tech went down in order in the first. Pete Daniel and Ethan Ball both struck out before Henry Cooke popped up to short to end the frame.

M1, Tied 0-0:

Griffin Stieg took the bump for Virginia Tech and set the Pitt side down in order, throwing just ten pitches. All three batters flew out.

Pregame

Virginia Tech will be looking to claim it's second ACC series win — and it's first in three weeks — against Pitt after they took game one in a decisive 11-6 victory.

Here's how the Hokies will line up:

SP — RHP Griffin Stieg

1. Pete Daniel - SS
2. Ethan Ball - 2B
3. Henry Cooke - C
4. Hudson Lutterman - LF
5. Sam Grube - RF
6. Nick Locurto - DH
7. Ethan Gibson - 1B
8. Owen Petrich - 3B
9. Sam Gates - CF

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