No. 11 Virginia Tech hosts No. 21 Wake Forest in the 1st game of a 3-game weekend series on Friday night in Blacksburg
No. 11 Virginia Tech (21-5) leads the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Coastal Division by a half-game with a 10-2 mark. On Friday, the Hokies open a three-game weekend series with No. 21 Wake Forest (18-10), off to a 4-8 start and fifth in the Atlantic Division, at English Field in Blacksburg. Virginia Tech seeks a return to the NCAA tournament after missing the field last season. The Hokies were a super regional qualifier in 2022. The Demon Deacons qualified for the last two NCAA tourmaments and reached their first College World Series since 1955 last spring. Wake Forest has lost its last four ACC games.
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Game Date: April 5, 2024
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ACC Network (Local)
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Virginia Tech took two of three last weekend from visiting Pitt and had a scheduled non-conference game with Marshall postponed by rain on Tuesday. Ben Watson slashes .398/.438/.583 while Carson DeMartini leads the team with 14 home runs and Chris Cannizzaro had 32 RBI.
After taking a three-game sweep at the hands of visiting North Carolina last weekend, the Demon Deacons picked up a 9-2 non-conference win over UNC Greensboro on Tuesday. Adam Tellier hits .362/.464/.698 with 10 homers and 31 RBI while Jack Winnay has a team-best 11 home runs.
Freshman right-hander Brett Renfrow gets the start on Friday for the Hokies. He is 4-1 in seven starts with a 3.26 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 38.2 innings, striking out 42. Junior right-hander Chase Burns opens the series for Wake Forest. Burns, 5-1 through seven starts, has a 2.89 ERA and 0.92 WHIP in 43.2 innings with a whopping 82 punchouts.
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