Hokies' Midgame Lead Undone Friday By No. 16 Clemson

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Clemson CU 33-17 , 15-10 ACC winner

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Virginia Tech VT 29-17, 11-13 ACC

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Clemson University

33-17, 15-10 Acc

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Virginia Tech WT

29-17, 11-13 CAC

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Clemson University	1	0	0	0	8	1	3	2	0	fifteen	twenty	0
Virginia Tech WT	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	1

G : Jackson Lindley (2-3) L : Hackenberg, Drew (5-6)

Blacksburg . On Friday, Virginia Tech's baseball team, leading 4-1 through four innings, lost to the No. 1 Hawkeyes in the first inning. 16 Clemson in the fifth. 15-4 at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park.

Fourth-year Carson Jones traded for Will Taylor in the first inning, giving Tech a 2-1 lead when his two-run shot went over the left post. After Jones' 12th home run of the season was confirmed, Jack Hurley followed up with left-hander Ethan Darden, hitting a triple to his winger off a Cam Canarella bounce. central area

Up 3-1, starter Drew Hackenberg struck out nine of the next 10 batters he faced to lead Virginia Tech (29-17, 11-13 ACC). Garrett Michel's grounder to left in the fourth sent the Hawks to the corner with two outs before pitcher Jackson Lindley's wild pitch to David Bryant broke home plate to extend the lead. 4-1 in

Shifting the momentum in their favor, Clemson (33-17, 15-10 ACC) led off the fifth inning with a pair of first basemen Blake Wright and Benjamin Blackwell, and Canarella drove them both home with his RBI double. Left middle field. After earning his second hit of the game, Hackenberg appeared to be one step away from breaking the game open, even as the Tigers stunned the righty with six straight hits, scoring six more runs.

Clemson tied the game with Taylor's jumper in left field, taking a 6-4 lead, when Taylor (and Caden Grice) scored on Billy Amick's two-run double down the foul line. Riley Bertram followed with an RBI double, while Wright and Blackwell finished with RBI singles.

Canarella continued the Tigers' offense in the sixth inning, hitting Jacob Exum's 1-2 pitch over the left-field wall for a solo home run to make it 10-4.

Virginia Tech had a chance to rally in the bottom of the sixth inning with Hurley charging in with two hits. Hurley went 2-2 against Reed Harris, 0-2, though he hit a fastball to end the timeout.

Clemson added three runs in the seventh inning and two more in the eighth, ending the game with 20 hits. Grant Amberger went two-for-three in the final for the Hawkeyes, striking out eight and walking one.

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Virginia Tech will also consider the weekend series against No. 16 Clemson on Senior Night on Saturday, May 13 at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park. First pitch between the Hawkeyes and Tigers is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (televised on the ACC Network), and Tech's pregame contest will begin around 6:35 p.m.

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