Virginia Tech vs Duke Live Scoring Updates: Game 3

Virginia Tech baseball squares off against Duke in the third game of the series at 1 p.m. ET. Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

M6, VT leads 5-4

Chase Swift works around a two-out walk to pitch his second scoreless frame of the day.

E5, VT leads 5-4

The Hokies claimed their first lead of the game off the bat of Hudson Lutterman, who sliced an infield single to score Ethan Ball from third with one out. Sam Gates and Owen Petrich went down afterwards to end the frame.

M5, Tied 4-4

Chase Swift entered the game for Griffin Stieg and put the side down in order on 14 pitches, striking out two of the three batters he faced.

E4, Tied 4-4

Sam Gates blasted a leadoff home run to cut the deficit to one. With two outs, the Hokies put together a rally that started with a Treyson Hughes walk and stolen base. Sam Grube then grounded a single to left to score Hughes and tie the game.

M4, Duke leads 4-2

On a pair of hits along with a throwing error from Henry Cooke, Duke plated a pair of runs to reclaim their lead and cushion.

E3, Tied 2-2

A walk, a single and a hit by pitch loaded the bases with one out for Ethan Ball. Ball struck out, but Nick Locurto followed it with a single to score two runners and tie the game. Hudson Lutterman then grounded into the inning-ending out.

M3, Duke leads 2-0

Griffin Stieg sends the side down in order.

E2, Duke leads 2-0

Nick Locurto worked a lead-off walk, but the Hokies couldn't get the offense going after that, going down in order after the walk.

M2, Duke leads 2-0

Jake Lambdin turns on a fastball with one out, sending it 408 feet to left field. Griffin Stieg managed to get out of the frame without allowing further damage.

E1, Duke leads 1-0:

The Hokies forced Duke starter Andy Leon to throw 14 pitches to get just one out while placing a runner on first by way of a walk. Ethan Ball then turned on the first pitch he saw, hitting a hard grounder to Duke second baseman Collin Anderson. The Blue Devils turned a double play to end the inning.

M1, Duke leads 1-0

Griffin Stieg took care of the first two batters he faced, but Kaden Smith turned on the first pitch he saw for a 450-foot home run. Matthew Strand and Collin Anderson were able to get to second and third afterwards, but Duke couldn't cash in any more runs.