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Georgia Tech Baseball: Yellow Jackets take weekend series at Virginia Tech

By Blake Silvers

Jun 24, 2016; Omaha, NE, USA; Baseball before the contest between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the 2016 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 24, 2016; Omaha, NE, USA; Baseball before the contest between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the 2016 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports /
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After getting back on track with a pair of wins against in-state rivals, the Yellow Jackets carried that momentum on the road to Blacksburg over the weekend.

Georgia Tech (20-19, 6-14 ACC) went on the road to Virginia Tech this past weekend for a three-game series with the Hokies.

The Yellow Jackets won a pair of single-games against Mercer and Georgia State, but had been swept by Notre Dame and Louisville in their last two series sets.

Tech traveled to Blacksburg for a three game series against the Hokies over the weekend, with a double header on Friday and a finale on Saturday. The Jackets took games one and three from the Hokies to win the series 2-1.

Game One

In game one on Friday, the Jackets continued their recent offensive surge with a 13-3 win, led by an incredible 5-for-6, four RBI, three run day from catcher Joey Bart.

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Coleman Poje had three RBI of his own in the game, while Trevor Craport, Kel Johnson, Austin Wilhite, Ryan Peurifoy and Kyle McCann each drove in one apiece.

Tom Stoffel drove in all three of Virginia Tech’s runs, but the Hokies pitching staff couldn’t contain Georgia Tech’s bats, giving up 11 earned runs while the defense had a pair of errors.

Xzavion Curry put in 6.1 innings of work on the mound for Tech, earning his fourth win of the season. He gave up three runs on seven hits, striking out five and walking three batters. Jared Datoc and Bailey Combs each provided scoreless relief for the Jackets to finish off the Hokies.

Game Two

The Hokies evened things up with an 8-4 win in game two on Friday as Georgia Tech’s bats cooled off just a bit.

Trevor Craport was the offensive leader for the Jackets in the second game of the double header, going 3-for-4 with a run and two RBI. Kyle McCann and Ryan Peurifoy each drove in a run also, but that would be the end of Tech’s scoring on the day.

Virginia Tech’s Connor Coward gave up all four runs to the Jackets, but Aaron McGarity got the win with four innings of scoreless relief.

Led by a 2-for-4, 2 RBI day from Rahiem Cooper, the Hokies combined for eleven hits in the game.

Game Three

Saturday, the Yellow Jackets got back on track, taking down Virginia Tech 6-4 to win the weekend series 2-1.

Wade Bailey was the offensive hero in the series finale, going 2-for-5 with two runs and three RBI. Kel Johnson wasn’t far behind with a pair of hits, a run and and RBI, while Joey Bart finished off a big offensive series performance with two more runs of his own.

Matt Dauby tried his best to outhit the Jackets, giving the Hokies three RBI and a run in a 2-for-3 day, but Keyton Gibson, Jake Lee and Jared Datoc held off Virginia Tech’s bats just enough. Lee threw 3.2 scoreless innings of middle relief for the win, and Datoc picked up a save.

Georgia Tech gets back into action against arch rival Georgia on Tuesday, April 25 at 7 p.m. with a game at home in Atlanta.