Wednesday, May 6
Lynchburg, Va.
6:00 PM ET
Liberty University
35-14
4
vs
8
Virginia Tech
26-21
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| Liberty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Flames Rally Falls Short Against Hokies
5/6/2026 10:28:00 PM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Three Hokies' pitchers stymied Liberty's bats until the seventh inning and an attempted Flames' rally would fall short in an 8-4 loss, Wednesday night, at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
Virginia Tech jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first six and half innings of play. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Liberty's Easton Swofford sent a shot into center field, accounting for the Flames' first hit of the game.
Swofford's base hit was followed by four more consecutive hits for the Flames, which allowed Liberty to score four times in the frame.
However, Hokies' pitcher Preston Crowl came in and shut down Liberty's rally, finishing off the final 2 1/3 innings of the game to secure the road win for Virginia Tech.
The loss snaps a six-game win streak for the Flames and drops Liberty's record to 35-14. The Hokies, who have won 10 of their last 13 games, move to 26-21 on the season.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (35-14, 18-6 CUSA); Virginia Tech (26-21, 13-14 ACC)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Ethan Grim (2-4) | LP: Brandon Dahlman (0-1)
Scoring Summary
1st – VT – Cooke grounded out, Grube scored, 1-0
3rd – VT – Cooke homered to left field, Gibson score, 3-0
5th – VT – Daniel homered to right center, 4-0
5th – VT – Ball singled to left field, Grube scored, 5-0
7th – VT – Gates singled through the right side, Ball and Cooke scored, 7-0
7th – LU – Campos doubled down the left field line, Hvidsten, Scilley, Swofford scored, 7-3
7th – LU – Marsh singled to shortstop, Campos scored, 7-4
8th – VT – Ball sacrifice fly to left field, Daniel scored, 8-4
Notable Numbers
- Virginia Tech outhit Liberty, 11-5, in the contest. The Hokies committed the game's lone error.
- Virginia Tech had more scoring opportunities than the Flames, edging Liberty, 9-5, in players left on base.
- The two teams combined to use 14 pitchers in the midweek contest.
- Ethan Grim, the second of five pitchers for the Hokies, picked up the win, pitching 2 2/3 innings of hitless ball with one walk and two strikeouts. He is now 2-4 on the season.
- Brandon Dahlman, the first of nine pitchers for the Flames, took the loss after allowing three earned runs on five hits over three innings of work. He is now 1-0 on the season.
- The Hokies had four players finish the game with multiple hits, while the Flames scattered their five total hits between five different batters.
- Virginia Tech catcher Henry Cooke was the offensive leader for the visitors, going 2-for-4 for the day with three RBI and one of two Hokie home runs.
Beyond the Box Score
- With the loss to Virginia Tech, Liberty falls to 4-4 against ACC teams this season.
- During the Flames' seventh-inning rally, shortstop Tanner Marsh collected one of Liberty's five hits in the frame to push his hitting streak to 13 games in a row.
- Flames third baseman Jordan Jaffe finished the night 0-for-4, ending his 12-game hitting streak and he saw his streak of 36 consecutive games of reaching back come to an end.
Up Next
The Flames will continue their final homestand of the 2026 season when they welcome LA Tech to Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium for a three-game Conference USA series this weekend.
First pitch for Friday night's game is slated for 6 p.m. The Flames will honor their 13-member senior class on Saturday with a special Senior Day celebration.
Virginia Tech jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first six and half innings of play. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Liberty's Easton Swofford sent a shot into center field, accounting for the Flames' first hit of the game.
Swofford's base hit was followed by four more consecutive hits for the Flames, which allowed Liberty to score four times in the frame.
However, Hokies' pitcher Preston Crowl came in and shut down Liberty's rally, finishing off the final 2 1/3 innings of the game to secure the road win for Virginia Tech.
The loss snaps a six-game win streak for the Flames and drops Liberty's record to 35-14. The Hokies, who have won 10 of their last 13 games, move to 26-21 on the season.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Liberty (35-14, 18-6 CUSA); Virginia Tech (26-21, 13-14 ACC)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Ethan Grim (2-4) | LP: Brandon Dahlman (0-1)
Scoring Summary
1st – VT – Cooke grounded out, Grube scored, 1-0
3rd – VT – Cooke homered to left field, Gibson score, 3-0
5th – VT – Daniel homered to right center, 4-0
5th – VT – Ball singled to left field, Grube scored, 5-0
7th – VT – Gates singled through the right side, Ball and Cooke scored, 7-0
7th – LU – Campos doubled down the left field line, Hvidsten, Scilley, Swofford scored, 7-3
7th – LU – Marsh singled to shortstop, Campos scored, 7-4
8th – VT – Ball sacrifice fly to left field, Daniel scored, 8-4
Notable Numbers
- Virginia Tech outhit Liberty, 11-5, in the contest. The Hokies committed the game's lone error.
- Virginia Tech had more scoring opportunities than the Flames, edging Liberty, 9-5, in players left on base.
- The two teams combined to use 14 pitchers in the midweek contest.
- Ethan Grim, the second of five pitchers for the Hokies, picked up the win, pitching 2 2/3 innings of hitless ball with one walk and two strikeouts. He is now 2-4 on the season.
- Brandon Dahlman, the first of nine pitchers for the Flames, took the loss after allowing three earned runs on five hits over three innings of work. He is now 1-0 on the season.
- The Hokies had four players finish the game with multiple hits, while the Flames scattered their five total hits between five different batters.
- Virginia Tech catcher Henry Cooke was the offensive leader for the visitors, going 2-for-4 for the day with three RBI and one of two Hokie home runs.
Beyond the Box Score
- With the loss to Virginia Tech, Liberty falls to 4-4 against ACC teams this season.
- During the Flames' seventh-inning rally, shortstop Tanner Marsh collected one of Liberty's five hits in the frame to push his hitting streak to 13 games in a row.
- Flames third baseman Jordan Jaffe finished the night 0-for-4, ending his 12-game hitting streak and he saw his streak of 36 consecutive games of reaching back come to an end.
Up Next
The Flames will continue their final homestand of the 2026 season when they welcome LA Tech to Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium for a three-game Conference USA series this weekend.
First pitch for Friday night's game is slated for 6 p.m. The Flames will honor their 13-member senior class on Saturday with a special Senior Day celebration.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ethan Grim (2-4)
L: Dahlman, Brandon (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Ethan Gibson 1
3B: Sam Grube 1
HR: Henry Cooke 1 ; Pete Daniel 1
RBI: Henry Cooke 2 ; Ethan Ball 2 ; Sam Gates 2 ; Pete Daniel 1
SH: Ethan Gibson 1 ; Owen Petrich 1
SF: Ethan Ball 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sam Grube 2 ; Ethan Gibson 1 ; Henry Cooke 2 ; Ethan Ball 1 ; Pete Daniel 2
HBP: Sam Grube 1
Batting:
2B: Campos, Josh 1
RBI: Campos, Josh 3
SH: Campos, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Swofford, Easton 1 ; Scilley, Landon 1 ; Hvidsten, Kyle 1 ; Campos, Josh 1
CS: Barone, Nick 1
HBP: Barone, Nick 1 ; Hvidsten, Kyle 2
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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