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The win, which improved Virginia Tech to 19-9 overall and 5-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, was the just the second victory for Tech over the Seminoles in the past 27 meetings. The Hokies last defeated FSU in 2006 when the Seminoles were ranked No. 1 in the nation. Before that, the last victory came in
Wright picked up where he left off last weekend when he threw a complete-game shutout against
The Hokie offense was equally as impressive, establishing a season-high for hits in an ACC game with 15, including seven doubles. That is the most doubles in a single game for Tech since hitting eight against JMU on March 27, 2007. According to FSU Sports Information, it was the most doubles ever given up by the Seminoles’ pitching staff in a single game in school history. Right fielder Austin Wates led the way by going 4-for-5 with two of those doubles and three runs batted in.
The Hokies jumped out to a 5-0 lead thanks to six hits, including three doubles, in the top of the second inning. Shortstop Tim Smalling, playing for the first time since injuring his shoulder on March 17, led off with a single and moved to second on a base hit by first baseman Ronnie Shaban. Two batters later, left fielder Buddy Sosnoskie sent a first-pitch double to right field to score them both. Two batters after that, catcher Steve Domecus doubled home Sosnoskie. Ryan followed by doubling in Domecus and Wates capped the outburst by singling home Ryan. The three doubles in the inning tied for the most given up by Florida State this season, a figure that second baseman Michael Seaborn increased with a double of his own in the third inning.
Tech continued its doubles party in the fourth inning, when Wates brought home another pair of runs in the form of Ryan and third baseman Tony Balisteri with a two-bagger to right-center field. Wates later scored on an error by
Tech immediately got two of those runs right back in the fifth, with the first courtesy of a two-out, solo home run to center field by Balisteri, his second long ball of the season. Domecus followed with Tech’s sixth double of the game to tie a team season-high and a personal career-high, before scoring on a base hit to right field by Ryan.
Wates’ double in the eighth inning was the Hokies’ 18th two-bagger in the past three games, as they collected five against VMI on Tuesday and six against
A two-run homer by FSU’s Tyler Holt in the ninth inning set the final score at 10-5.
The Hokies and Seminoles are scheduled to continue the three-game series on Saturday beginning at 6 p.m.
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