The Virginia Tech baseball team faced off against the No. 11 Miami Hurricanes this weekend, picking up one win and losing twice.
The Hokies jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead Friday in the first inning, but then managed only two hits for the entirety of the contest.
Starting pitcher Rhett Ballard pitched five innings and only allowed two runs, but the Hurricanes didn't need much offense as they won the game 4-1.
Saturday proved to be a much better outing for the Hokies.
For the second season in a row, sophomore Justin Wright pitched an incredible game against Miami, totaling eight innings and 10 strikeouts and allowing only one run to lead Tech to a 7-4 victory.
The Tech hitters struck out 16 times in the game, but the lineup managed to bat around in the fourth inning to produce six runs.
After two days of containing the Hurricane bats, the Tech pitching staff faltered on Sunday, giving up 11 runs to lose the final game of the series 11-3.
In addition to the pitching woes, the Tech hitters also struggled, connecting on only five hits while striking out nine times.
The team now stands at 25-17 overall and 10-13 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Tech plays host to High Point and Radford on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively at 5:30 p.m. before traveling to Tallahassee, Fla., to play a weekend series against the Florida State Seminoles.
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