Hokie Club
BLACKSBURG, Va. --Junior Anthony Simonelli and sophomore Graham Firoved combined to toss a shutout on Saturday as the No. 17 Virginia Tech Hokies blanked the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 7-0.
Simonelli (4-0) started and picked up the win for Virginia Tech (20-11, 15-8), going six shutout innings while giving up two hits, walking two, and striking out six. Firoved was dealing out of the bullpen as well, going three shutout innings, allowing two hits, walking one and striking out five.
Freshman Cade Swisher led the way offensively for the Hokies, going 3-for-3 in the ballgame with a home run, a walk and four RBIs. Senior Tanner Thomas put together a noteworthy performance as well, going 2-for-2 with a triple, two walks and an RBI. Freshman Tanner Schobel also chipped in, going 2-for-4 for Virginia Tech with a double.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hokies took the lead for good in the second, scoring for the first time in the inning. Virginia Tech got an RBI single from Swisher, scoring Thomas from second base.
The Hokies then tacked on runs in the fourth, sixth, and eighth innings, with their biggest output coming in the sixth when they scored three times. Two of those three runs scored on a two-run homer from Swisher.
GAME NOTES
» Simonelli and Firoved combined to throw a four-hit shutout.
» Swisher picked up three base hits in the game for Virginia Tech.
» Simonelli struck out six Yellow Jackets hitters and Firoved fanned five for the Hokies.
» Swisher drove in four runs for Virginia Tech.
» Virginia Tech's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed three runs across.
» The Hokies had control of the rest of the game after moving ahead of the Yellow Jackets 1-0 in the bottom of the second.
» Simonelli put together six innings of shutout ball for the Hokies.
» The Hokies out-hit the Yellow Jackets at a 10-4 clip.
» Sophomore Nick Biddison stole two bases in Saturday's game.
» Virginia Tech went 4-for-11 (.364) with runners in scoring position.
» Virginia Tech pitchers limited Georgia Tech to just 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
» Virginia Tech pitchers faced 33 Georgia Tech hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out 11.
» The Hokies drew seven walks from Georgia Tech pitching.
» Swisher led the Hokies at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs.
» Georgia Tech was led offensively by freshman Tres Gonzalez, who went 2-for-4.
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