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Spartanburg, S.C. – Virginia Tech scored six runs in the final four innings as the Hokies completed a weekend sweep of USC Upstate thanks to an 8-2 win at Harley Park on Sunday afternoon.

Virginia Tech improves to 3-0 while Upstate drops to 0-3.

Scoring Breakdown

• Top 3^rd – Jack Owens reached on a leadoff walk and scored on a Nick Anderson single.
• Bottom 4^th – Devon Ortiz led off the inning with an infield single. Ortiz advanced to second on a wild pitch and moved to third on a Charlie Carpenter groundout. J.J. Shimko brought home Ortiz with a single and advanced to third on a Brendan Brundage base hit before a strikeout ended the inning.
• Top 5^th – Owens led off the inning with a single, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a Tom Stoffel double.
• Bottom 5^th – Jordan Miller led off the inning with a single and advanced to third thanks to a sacrifice bunt and a wild pitch. Drake Harris drove in Miller with a single.
• Top 6^th – Joe Freiday, Jr. hit a solo home run with one out.
• Top 7^th – Owens opened the inning with a single and scored on an Anderson home run.
• Top 9^th – Virginia Tech scored three runs as a result of an Upstate error.

Notables

• Shimko went 2-for-3 with two singles and an RBI.
• Harris went 1-for-3 with a single and RBI.
• Ortiz, Carpenter, Brundage and Hunter Gilbert each had a single.
• Owens went 3-for-4 with two singles, a double and two runs scored.
• Stoffel and Anderson each drove in two runs.
• Andrew McDonald earned the win as he allowed two runs on eight hits with nine strikeouts in 7.2 innings.
• Paul Hall, Jr. recorded the save.
• Cory Bartholomew was charged with the loss after he allowed two runs on three hits with a strikeout in 2.0 innings.

Up Next

• Upstate hosts UNC Asheville on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

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