GAVIN CROSS

Cross becomes the first Hokies hitter to be drafted in the first round since Franklin Stubbs in 1982.

Jack Hurley of Virginia Tech and Kyle Teel of Virginia will be two of eight ACC players that makeup the Collegiate National Team roster.

The Hokies and Raiders combine for 24 runs in a 4 hour-plus slugfest.

A fresh ACC championship banner graced English Field on Thursday as the Hokies took to the diamond for practice. Head Coach John Szefc said that success breeds confidence and the Hokies have plenty of that heading into Region play.

The hits have been loud. The pitching has left batters scratching their heads. The defense--tougher than a $2 steak.

Hokies had a program record of eight ACC all-conference honorees.

Staked an early lead by Gavin Cross hitting his 12th home run of the season on Saturday, the No. 5 Virginia Tech baseball team held off No. 7 Louisville, 4-3, to even the teams’ top-10 ACC series at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park.Cross was sound on both sides of the ball for Virginia Tech (35-11, 15-9 ACC), which defeated Louisville (35-14-1, 16-9-1 ACC) for the first time since the Cardinals joined the league in 2015. Tech’s third-year outfielder homered to account for the first two runs of the Hokies’ three-run third inning, later inducing the timely 8-4 double play during the eighth inning that wiped the bases clean for reliever Henry Weycker.

Hokies score three runs in the 5th inning and three more in the 7th to earn the 7-5 victory.