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

Virginia Tech baseball escaped with a 9-8 win in 10 innings to even up the series at one apiece. Read below for an inning-by-inning update, organized in reverse chronological order:

FINAL (10) | Virginia Tech 9, Rutgers 8

A four-run frame culminated in an Ethan Ball walkoff homer. Hokies win, 9-8.

M10 | Rutgers 8, Virginia Tech 5

Behind two hits, three walks and a wild pitch, Rutgers puts up three runs. Virginia Tech will need three to keep the game alive, four to win.

E9 | Virginia Tech 5, Rutgers 5

Virginia Tech puts up two runs off the bats of Grube and Petrich, along with a trio of walks. We are going to extras.

M9 | Rutgers 5, Virginia Tech 3

1-2-3 inning for Eisenreich with the help of a thrown-out steal attempt. Virginia Tech needs two in the ninth to stay alive.

E8 | Rutgers 5, Virginia Tech 3

Virginia Tech goes scoreless again. French was the Hokies' only baserunner in the eighth.

M8 | Rutgers 5, Virginia Tech 3

Logan Eisenreich works around a one-out walk to strike out the side.

E7 | Rutgers 5, Virginia Tech 3

Three up, three down for the Hokies.

M7 | Rutgers 5, Virginia Tech 3

Chase Swift strikes out the side.

E6 | Rutgers 5, Virginia Tech 3

Virginia Tech loaded the bases with two outs for Grube, but failed to cash in. The Hokies trail, 5-3.

T6 | Rutgers 5, Virginia Tech 3

Rutgers answers the Grube home run with a shot of their own. That is Chase Swift's first run allowed this season. The Hokies now trail by two.

E5 | Rutgers 4, Virginia Tech 3

Virginia Tech cuts the Rutgers lead in half with a 399-foot home run to right field. The next three went down in order to end the frame; Rutgers went to a new pitcher — Vincent Borghese — after the first out.

M5 | Rutgers 4, Virginia Tech 2

Stieg notched the first out but was pulled after allowing the next two to reach safely. Chase Swift entered the game and struck out the following two batters.

E4 | Rutgers 4, Virginia Tech 2

Virginia Tech got two on with no outs, but a failed sac bunt and a double play squandered the scoring opportunity.

M4 | Rutgers 4, Virginia Tech 2

Griffin Stieg sets the side down in 11 pitches with two strikeouts to keep the game in reach.

E3 | Rutgers 4, Virginia Tech 2

Virginia Tech goes down in order to end the third.

M3 | Rutgers 4, Virginia Tech 2

Rutgers strikes back and takes the lead behind two doubles to start the frame. Stieg struck out two batters but allowed an RBI double and a sacrifice fly.

E2 | Virginia Tech 2, Rutgers 2

Virginia Tech goes scoreless. They were able to work two walks and get a runner in scoring position, but Petrich grounds out to end the inning. Rutgers' Konstantinovsky is at 52 pitches after two frames.

M2 | Virginia Tech 2, Rutgers 2

Stieg worked around a walk and a single to deliver a scoreless frame for the Hokies.

Virginia Tech ties the game off the bat of Anderson French, who roped a bases-loaded single to bring in two runners.

M1 | Rutgers 2, Virginia Tech 0

Rutgers scores two on three hits and an error. With two outs, a pop-up to the left side dropped as Daniel and Petrich bumped into each other. Virginia Tech trails 2-0 after half an inning of ball.

Starting for the Hokies:

Starting lineup for the Hokies in game two vs Rutgers:

SP Griffin Stieg

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

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