LIVE Updates - Virginia Tech Hokies vs Rutgers Baseball, Game One Score

Top of the 5th

Bottom of the 4th

Virginia Tech loads the bases with one out, but fails to cash in once again. Treyson Hughes hit a ball into the left-center gap, but it was caught on the run.

Top of the 4th

Preston Crowl enters the game in relief of Brett Renfrow. He comes in and pitches a scoreless inning, getting an inning-ending double play.

Bottom of the 3rd

Virginia Tech gets two walks and a base hit, but fails to cash in, making two outs on the bases, including an inning-ending 1-6 double play. Rutgers leads 2-1

Top of the 3rd

Rutgers reclaims the lead by way of a home run. Two-out, two strike pitch was blasted over the centerfield wall. Virginia Tech trails 2-1 heading to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 2nd

Ethan Ball answers the Rutgers run with a 407 foot homerun to tie it. Petrich and French reached behind him, but were unable to score.

Top of the 2nd

Rutgers takes the lead with an unearned run as a result of a Treyson Hughes error in center field and a balk. Renfrow struck out two of three batters.

Bottom of the 1st

Virginia Tech goes down in order with two flyouts and a Henry Cooke strikeout to end the frame.

Top of the 1st

Brett Renfrow pitches a scoreless frame around a lead-off bloop single from Peyton Bonds, nephew of Barry. Game is tied 0-0 heading to the bottom of the 2nd.

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

Starting line for Virginia Tech:

SP - Brett Renfrow

1. Treyson Hughes - CF
2. Sam Grube - LF
3. Henry Cooke - C
4. Ethan Ball - DH
5. Owen Petrich - 3B
6. Sam Gates - RF
7. Pete Daniel - SS
8. Anderson French - 1B
9. Ethan Gisbon - 2B