Hokie ClubCHARLOTTE, N.C. – Racking up season highs in hits (19), runs (17) and RBIs (16) on Wednesday night, the seventh-seeded Virginia Tech baseball team packaged five crooked numbers together to knock out 10th-seeded Notre Dame, 17-10, during the second round of the 2026 ACC Baseball Championship at Truist Field.
Three days after being named to the 2026 ACC All-Freshman Team, rookie second baseman Ethan Ball homered during his first two career postseason at-bats, reaching base six times – twice via walks (once intentionally) and twice as a hit batsman. Ball’s three RBIs were the undercard to the four earned by Hudson Lutterman, who went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a walk.
Firing on all cylinders, Virginia Tech (30-23) reveled in its best offensive performance of the 2026 season, advancing to the quarterfinal round for the first time since the tournament debuted a single-elimination format in 2025. Among the Hokies' nine starting position players, all nine recorded at least one hit (eight multi-hit performances), eight scored at least one run (six multiple times) and eight tallied at least one RBI (five multi-RBI games).
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Virginia Tech is off until Friday, May 22, when it will contest its quarterfinal game against second-seeded (No. 2) North Carolina. First pitch between the Hokies and the Tar Heels is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.