Here is your ACC Recap for April 23rd.
#28 Virginia Tech 3 #3 Georgia Tech 1 (11 innings)
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The 20th-ranked Virginia Tech baseball team scored twice in the top of the 11th inning to claim a 3-1 victory over third-ranked Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference baseball action on Friday night at Russ Chandler Stadium.
The win improved Virginia Tech to 27-13 overall and 10-9 in the ACC, and also marked the Hokies’ sixth win over a top-10 team in the past 10 conference games. Georgia Tech, which entered the game as the league’s top offensive team and ranked among the nation’s top 10 in six offensive categories, fell to 33-6 overall and 15-4 in the ACC. It was only the Yellow Jackets’ second loss at home this season (22-2).
Virginia Tech Recap
Georgia Tech Recap
Game 1: #4 Virginia 5 Maryland 1
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Danny Hultzen (So., Bethesda, Md.) scattered six hits over 7.2 innings to lead the second-ranked Virginia baseball team to a 5-1 win over Maryland Friday in the first game of a doubleheader at Shipley Field.
Hultzen (6-1) allowed a run and a walk with five strikeouts as he improved to 4-0 in ACC games this season. Tyler Wilson (Jr., Midlothian, Va.) pitched the final 1.1 innings to notch his third save. Maryland starter Brett Harman (4-6) pitched eight innings and allowed three earned runs, seven hits and three walks while striking out eight in taking the loss.
Game 2: #4 Virginia 27 Maryland 6
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Behind the third-most runs in an ACC game in program history, the second-ranked Virginia baseball team dismantled Maryland, 27-4, Friday night at Shipley Field to finish off UVa’s first ACC doubleheader sweep since 2004. Virginia racked up 28 hits, with 14 going for extra bases, and batted around in three different innings.
Virginia (33-9, 14-6 ACC) fell two runs shy of the program record for runs in a game – both overall and in the team’s ACC history. In ACC play the Cavaliers’ 27-run effort is topped only by 29- and 28-run outings in 1990 and 1978, respectively. Both also were against Maryland.
#13 Miami 6 #10 Florida State 5
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Six Hurricane relievers combined to allow just one run in 5 2/3 innings as No. 9 Miami earned a come-from-behind, 6-5 victory over No. 6 Florida State Friday night in front of 5,559 at Dick Howser Stadium.
Trailing 4-1 after four innings, Miami scored two runs in the fifth and three more in the sixth to take a lead that UM’s bullpen would hold on to. Jerad Grundy (2-0) earned his second win of the season – tossing 1 1/3 scoreless in relief – while Daniel Miranda allowed a run in two innings of work to earn his fourth save of the season.
#29 North Carolina 5 #24 Clemson 3
CLEMSON, S.C. – Junior Matt Harvey pitched a complete-game with a career-best 15 strikeouts to lead North Carolina over No. 20 Clemson 5-3 Friday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Carolina scored all five of their runs with two outs to improve to 24-16 overall and 7-12 in league play. Clemson’s Casey Harman (5-1) suffers his first loss of the season as the Tigers fall to 24-15 on the year and 10-9 in the ACC.
"It was a good as a performance as I’ve ever seen as a head coach," said skipper Mike Fox. "Clemson is a good team with the league leader in home runs, that just tells you how good of a performance it was for our team and Matt."
Boston College 9 NC State 5
RALEIGH, N.C. – Senior Robbie Anston accounted for six runs and sophomore Taylor Lasko allowed one run in 4.1 innings of relief to lead the Boston College baseball team to a 9-5 win against NC State Friday night at Doak Field at Dail Park.
Anston finished the game 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, three RBI and three runs. Senior John Spatola went 3-for-5 with his 10th home run and two RBI. Junior Matt Hamlet was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI and senior Mike Sudol went 2-for-3 with a triple and two runs.
Boston College Recap
NC State Recap
Duke 10 Wake Forest 3
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In his first career start, freshman Marcus Stroman threw a complete game with 10 strikeouts to lead Duke to a 10-3 win over Wake Forest on Friday evening at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park.
Stroman (5-1) surrendered just five hits in his nine innings and did not give up an earned run until the bottom of the ninth inning. Stroman, who made his first 12 pitching appearances in relief, struck out three of the last four batters he faced and held the Demon Deacons scoreless for seven straight frames until the ninth inning.
