BLACKSBURG, Va. – Mason Patel pitched 4.2 hitless innings in relief to allow for Georgia Tech baseball (12-2, 1-0 ACC) to score two runs in the top of the ninth and defeat Virginia Tech (10-4, 0-1 ACC) 4-3 on Friday evening at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park in Blacksburg, Va.
Carson Kerce and Kyle Lodise led the ninth inning with walks before Kent Schmidt connected for a single to the opposite field on an 0-2 count to score Kerce and tie the game, 3-3. Freshman Alex Hernandez followed that by powering a ground ball through the left side to score Lodise before Patel slammed the door in the bottom of the inning as the Yellow Jackets came from behind for their second ninth inning comeback of the season to start the ACC season in the win column.
QUICK HITS: THE TEAM
- The Jackets improve to 12-2 on the year, tied best record through 14 games since starting the 2013 season 13-1.
- Tech has now won seven-straight ACC opening games dating back to the 2019 season.
- The Jackets have won their first ACC road game of the year for the first time since 2021.
- GT has won six straight games, the longest winning streak of the season and the longest since winning nine straight last season (March 8-19, 2024)
- The Georgia Tech bullpen threw 4.2 scoreless innings today. They extend the scoreless streak to 21.1 straight innings over the last five games, only allowing 11 hits and striking out 20 over that time.
- Georgia Tech pitching has posted a 3.83 ERA over the opening 14 games, its lowest since the 2020 season.
- The Yellow Jackets lead the all-time series with Virginia Tech, 45-24, following today’s result.
- GT stole six bases, tying the season high set against West Georgia (Feb. 26). It’s the most in a game in three seasons (7 SBs vs. Campbell in the 2022 Knoxville Regional – June 5, 2022).
- This was the first game that GT has won without recording an extra base hit since Feb. 26, 2019 vs. Georgia State.
THE GLIZZY IN THE CLUTCH! We’re all tied up!
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— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 8, 2025
HERNANDEZ!! JACKETS LEAD!
ACCNX – https://t.co/qnzoDMwkDH#StingEm🐝 x #CardiacJackets x @_AlexHernandez2 pic.twitter.com/UeJMk8d1y6
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 8, 2025
QUICK HITS: THE BATS
- Sophomore Vahn Lackey set a new career-high with his sixth-straight multi-hit game (3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored). Lackey reached base four times tonight, tying…
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