Georgia Tech (23-13, 8-8 ACC) scored six runs in two innings en route to a 13-2 win over No. 10 Virginia (29-10, 11-8 ACC) in eight innings on Friday night. listed. Charlottesville.
Despite losing 13-12, Georgia Tech scored six runs in the third inning, an unearned run in the sixth, and six more in the eighth to seal the victory. UVA, the nation's third-leading scorer, was held scoreless through the first six innings, but scored two runs in the seventh.
Georgia Tech starting pitcher Aiden Finatelli pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowed 12 hits, was charged one earned run, and struck out eight UVA batters.
UVA's Bobby Whalen, Cox High School graduates Ethan Anderson and Jacob Ference, and Lafayette High School graduate Luke Hanson each had two hits.
No. 7 Duke 9 innings, No. 23 Virginia Tech 8 innings, 11 innings: The Blue Devils (28-10, 12-7 ACC) scored one run each in the eighth and ninth innings to extend the game, then added one run against Blacksburg in the 11th inning for the win.
Ben Miller's solo home run in the 9th inning and RBI in the 11th inning were the decisive hits.
The Hokies (24-11, 11-8) had eight hits from the outfield and three hits from the infield from Eddie Micheletti Jr. and Ben Watson and two from Chris Cannizzaro. Henry Cook hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, giving Tech an 8-6 lead.
Marshall 4, Old Dominion 2: TJ Aiken and Kenny Revali hit home runs, but the Monarchs (19-18, 8-8) defeated the Thundering Herd (13-24, 6-0) in the Sun Belt Series opener in Huntington, West Virginia. (10 wins, 10 losses).
Aiken hit a home run in the first inning. However, in the third inning, AJ Havrilla's RBI double by Jay Cassady (0-2) tied the score, and in the fourth, Marshall scored two runs.
Revali hit a home run in the top of the seventh inning, but Karin Smith hit the winning double in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Charleston 7 schools, William & Mary 6 schools: The Cougars won the series opener in South Carolina, which featured two of the Coastal Athletic Association's top teams.
W&M (25-13, 8-5) led 6-4 until Kevin Madden's two-run run tied it in the seventh inning. The Cougars (26-10, 10-3) scored off reliever Carter Lovasch (1-3) in the eighth inning when Harlan scored on a throwing error by shortstop Kevin Francella after a fielder's choice grounder by Cole Shinsank. They took the lead with a loss).
For the Tribe, Lucas Carmichael had 2 hits and 2 RBIs in 5 at-bats, Ben Parker had 2 hits and Joe Derossantos had 2 runs scored.
Hayden Thomas (1-1) earned the win with two shutout innings in relief, and Davis Aiken pitched 1-2-3 nine innings for his seventh save of the year.
Game 2 of the series is Saturday at 2 p.m.
Merrimack 20, Norfolk State 7: After trailing 7-0 at home in the series opener, the Spartans came back to the game trailing 9-6, only to score 11 points in the top of the ninth inning.
The Warriors (15-21, 10-9 Northeast Conference) led the conference in home runs. He had six hits on Friday, including two from Brayden Dolbassian. He drove in six runs and scored four points. Mathieu Chatel was 3-for-6 with one home run, three RBIs, and five RBIs.
For NSU (10-27, 5-14), freshman Kidese Queen went 4-for-4 with three RBIs. Rafael Rodriguez, Manny Jackson and Colin Curry each added two hits for the Spartans. For NSU, Jackson had two points and Jalan Jones had two RBIs.
Teams will reconvene Saturday at 1 p.m.
