BLACKSBURG, VA. – Grayson Byrd went 3-for-3 with a home run and Davis Sharpe pitched 6.0 strong innings to lead No. 15 Clemson to a 6-4 victory over Virginia Tech at Union Park on Friday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 20-6 overall and 7-3 in the ACC. The Hokies dropped to 16-10 overall and 4-6 in ACC play.
In the second inning, Elijah Henderson grounded a two-out, two-run single for his first career hit, then Byrd smacked a solo homer, his third of the season, in the third inning. After Logan Davidson extended his hitting streak to 14 with a two-out single in the fifth inning, the Tigers scored three runs, including two on run-scoring singles by Byrd and Bryar Hawkins, to up their lead to 6-1.