Virginia Tech Baseball: Hokies Clinch Series Win Over No. 16 Wake Forest With 11-8 Victory
On Saturday, the Virginia Tech Hokies took on the No.16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons and came away with the win that also gave the Hokies the series win after defeating the Demon Deacons 13-2 on Friday.
Off to a hot start, the Hokies scored five unanswered runs. Rallying with two outs, back-to-back hits from third baseman Hudson Lutterman and first baseman Garrett Michel gave the Hokies an early 3-0 lead.
Adding on to the offense in the second inning, left fielder Ben Watson hit a two-run home run, scoring second baseman Jared Davis to give the Hokies a 5-0 lead.
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In the third inning, the Hokies built their lead to as much as 8-0 , capitalizing on a series of mistakes by Wake Forest. The sequence unraveled in three straight at bats. Center fielder Treyson Grady drawing a bases-loaded walk, shortstop Clay Grady reaching on a fielder’s choice, and the Jared Davis reaching safely following a throwing error by Wake Forest third baseman Kade Lewis.
In the bottom half of the third inning, the Demon Deacons responded quick, narrowing their deficit to just two runs after a display of power. They hit three, two-run home runs, delivered by right fielder Matt Scannell, third baseman Kade Lewis, and capped off by center fielder Javar Williams.
After Wake Forest cut the lead to 8-7 in the fourth inning, it looked like the Hokies might give up their 8-0 lead, but they held on.
A wild pitch scored a runner in the 5th to make it 9-7 and one inning later, a two-run home run from Michel gave Virginia Tech an 11-7 lead. With only three innings left, the Hokies had to protect a lead and they did. The Demon Deacons got a solo home run from Lewis in the bottom of the 8th, but that was the last run of the game for either team. Virginia Tech held on for a great 11-8 win and earned a series win vs one of the best teams in the ACC and the country.
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