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Miller
3
Niagara NIA 6-5
8
Winner Virginia Tech VT 9-5
Niagara NIA
6-5
3
Final
8
Virginia Tech VT
9-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niagara NIA 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0
Virginia Tech VT 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 1 X 8 10 3

W: Coward, C. (2-0) L: Miller, Austin (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Purple Eagles Fall To Virginia Tech

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Purple Eagles baseball team fell to Virginia Tech, 8-3, on Tuesday.  

Game Summary
Final Score: Virginia Tech 8, Niagara 3
Records: Virginia Tech (9-5), Niagara (6-5)
Location: English Field at Union Park – Blacksburg, Virginia

Game Recap
  • With bases loaded in the top of the third, Peter Battaglia singled to right center, scoring Tanner Kirwer and Julian Gallup to give the Purple Eagles an early 2-0 lead over Virginia Tech.
  • The Hokies halved Niagara's lead, 2-1, with a score in the bottom of the fourth, and wrested the lead from the Purple Eagles in the bottom of the fifth, scoring four times to get ahead of Niagara, 5-2.
  • Philippe Langlois scored for Niagara on a passed ball in the top of the seventh, but the Hokies kept the Purple Eagles scoreless for the remainder of the game and earned the victory.

Inside the Numbers
  • Kirwer, Gallup and Langlois led Niagara with one run each and Battaglia had a team-high two RBIs.
  • Langlois had one double and Battaglia had one stolen base.
  • Nate Mascellino struck out two batters in 3.0 innings pitched, but Austin Miller (0-1), who allowed four earned runs in 1.0 innings pitched, took the loss for the Purple Eagles.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles play a three-game series at Marshall March 10-12, then head to Ohio for a three-game series with Bowling Green March 17-19.

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