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PINEHURST, N.C. – Virginia Tech shot a second round five-over-par 289 and moved up into second place at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate by Gatorade on Saturday. The tournament is being played at the 6,880-yard, par-71, Tom Fazio-designed The Club at Pinehurst No. 6. Tech entered the day tied for fifth place, but the Hokies fired the second-best round of the day and moved up to within a stroke of the lead.

Sophomore Mikey Moyers (Stanardsville, Virginia) is tied for sixth overall, at two-over-par 144. He trails leader Casey Olsen of Eastern Michigan by three strokes entering Sunday’s final round.

Junior Blake Redmond (Sugar Land, Texas) is tied for 10^th place at 146 and senior Garland Green (Tazewell, Virginia) is tied for 15^th at 147. Senior Marshall Bailey (Fincastle, Virginia) is tied for 26^th at 149 and freshman Bryce Chalkley (Richmond, Virginia) is tied for 50^th at 153.

Redshirt freshman Marc MacDonald (Harare, Zimbabwe) is playing the event as an individual and is tied for 68^th place at 158. Senior Aaron Eckstein (Salem, Virginia) was scheduled to compete in the event, but had a recurrence of a nerve injury in his left arm during Thursday’s practice round and was forced to withdraw prior to the start of the tournament.

The Hokies have a two-round total of 18-over-par 586 and trail UNC Wilmington by just one stroke entering the final round. Michigan State is third at 590, VCU is fourth at 591 and Penn State and Eastern Michigan are tied for fifth at 594. UNC Greensboro is in seventh place at 595, Richmond is eighth at 597, Marshall is in ninth at 600 and Old Dominion is in 10^th at 601. Radford is 11^th at 606, Xavier is 12^th at 609, Francis Marion is 13^th at 611, Belmont is 14^th at 614, Western Illinois is 15^th at 629 and Eastern Kentucky is 16^th at 638.

The final round will begin with a 9 a.m. shotgun start and live stats are available at hokiesports.com.

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