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W: Kiltner, Brady (5-0)
L: Irizarry, J. (1-3)
blacksburg – The No. 23 Virginia Tech baseball team led from bat to bat on Tuesday night as the Hokies defeated Radford 7-1 at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park. He has returned to his best form on both sides.
6th year outfielder Chris Cannizzaro He was 3-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run, and led Tech with three RBIs, his best since March 24 at Boston University. christian martin and ben watson Watson scored on Cannizzaro's eighth home run of the season, giving him two hits each from the top of the Hokies' lineup.
Virginia Tech (24-10) continued to advance all night against Radford University (10-23), taking a 3-0 lead after three innings and trailing by the end of the fifth. They doubled their advantage to 6-0. The Hokies defeated the Highlanders 14-4 in nearby Radford on February 27, and were on a shutout streak until Zach Whittaker broke through with a solo home run in the ninth inning. wyatt council.
Six Virginia Tech pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts and held Radford to four hits, including two hits, through the first six innings.right relief pitcher grant manning He blanked the Highlanders in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings, getting nine outs from 11 batters and recording three strikeouts.
Tech benefited from leadoff singles by Martin and Watson, with three batters loading the bases in the bottom of the first inning, followed by six walks by Martin and Watson. carson dimartini. On a 0-1 pitch, Cannizzaro turned and hit an RBI to left, which allowed Martin to score and give the Hokies a 1-0 lead.
Despite allowing a run with the bases loaded, Tech jumped on Radford starting pitcher Jordan Irizarry again in the bottom of the third inning and scored two runs.
A second walk gave DeMartini the lead again, and Cannizzaro hit a double down the left field line, giving the Hokies another scoring chance. Unconventionally, eddie micheletti jr. A pop-up in foul territory along the third base line saw Whittaker fall to the backside, catching DeMartini tagging and missing a chance to score, bringing the run home.
Moments later, Cannizzaro homered on a wild pitch, cutting Virginia Tech's lead to 3-0.
At the start of the fifth inning, Watson gave the Hokies a wide open field and hit a ground-rule double over the left-center field wall. Two batters later, Cannizzaro hit Watson with a two-run homer in the same spot on the field, a foreshadowing of what would soon be a solo homer. henry cook This gave the Hokies a 6-0 lead.
madden clement He started at Virginia Tech and pitched two scoreless innings with two strikeouts. brady cartner They improved to 5-0 when they got the win with a scoreless inning in relief. david shoemaker and Matthew Shiverling He also contributed to the Hokies' shutout victory.
Virginia Tech has now won 12 of the last 14 head-to-head meetings with Radford.
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No. 23 Virginia Tech is preparing to return to the Top 25 ACC series this weekend when the Hokies face No. 7 Duke at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park. Game times are scheduled for Friday (April 19th) at 7pm, Saturday (April 20th) at 7pm, and Sunday (April 21st) at 1pm.
