Pitt Opens Series at Virginia Tech with 4-3 Win

Friday, March 18

Blacksburg, Va.

2 PM

Pitt

10-8, 1-3

Virginia Tech

10-6, 0-4

Pitt

Virginia Tech

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Pitt Opens Series at Virginia Tech with 4-3 Win

3/18/2022 6:32:00 PM | Baseball

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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Pitt baseball (10-8, 1-3 ACC) opened its road series at Virginia Tech (10-6, 0-4) with a 4-3 comeback victory at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park Friday afternoon.

Two homers for the Panthers gave them the lead in the sixth inning. Sky Duff drew a one-out walk, and Ron Washington, Jr. homered to left field, his fourth of the year. After a pitching change, Bryce Hulett followed with a homer just inside the left field pole, his fourth of the season.

Construction workers will be digging @RWashingtonJr1 homer run ball out on Monday ??

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— Pitt Baseball (@Pitt_BASE) March 18, 2022

That's also back ?? back games with a homer for @bryce_hulett!

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— Pitt Baseball (@Pitt_BASE) March 18, 2022

Pitt added an insurance run that proved to be the game-winner in the eighth inning. Duff led off with an infield single, and Washington, Jr. drew a walk. After a fielder's choice put runners on the corners, Duff tagged up and scored standing up on a sac fly to centerfield from Jack Anderson.

T8 | Pitt 4, Virginia Tech 2

Insurance run secured on this deep sac fly from @jacksa13!

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— Pitt Baseball (@Pitt_BASE) March 18, 2022

The Hokies grabbed the lead with solo homers to left field in the third and fifth innings.

Virginia Tech produced its last run in the eighth inning and had the tying run on third base, but relief pitcher Baron Stuart got a strikeout looking to end the inning and then retired the side in the last frame for his first save as a Panther.

Pitt looks to clinch the series Saturday at 3 p.m.

NOTES

Matt Gilbertson (2-2) started and went six innings with two runs, six hits, one walk and seven strikeouts.
Stuart recorded the last nine outs with one run, three hits, no walks and six strikeouts.
Duff extended his reached-base streak to 39 games with an infield single and walk.
Kyle Hess reached four-straight times with three singles and a hit by pitch and also had a stolen base.
Anderson went 1-2 with a walk.
Pitt now has the advantage in the all-time series with Virginia Tech at 21-20.