The Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team opened their 2018 ACC season with a solid win over the Pittsburgh Panthers. Connor Coward took the home mound at the still unfinished English Field at Union Park, and tossed another solid game.
Virginia Tech Hokies vs Pittsburgh Panthers (Game 1)
| Team/Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team/Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh (10-3, 0-1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Virginia Tech (7-7, 1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| W: Connor Coward (1-1) | |||||||||||||||
| L: Derek West (1-1) | |||||||||||||||
| SV: Andrew McDonald (3) |
It’s a good thing that Coward looks like he’s trying to make a serious next level impression, because Tech has needed this sort of performance from its starting pitching for a very long time.