Clemson vs Virginia Tech (May 16, 2026)
Box Score
2026 Clemson Baseball
Clemson at Virginia Tech
May 16, 2026 at Blacksburg, Va. (English Field)
Clemson 10 (31-25,10-20 ACC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jarren Purify 2b......... 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 0
Tryston McCladdie cf..... 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 0
Nate Savoie lf........... 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
Luke Gaffney 1b.......... 4 2 2 3 0 0 9 0 1
Jacob Jarrell c.......... 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 1 2
Tyler Lichtenberger ss... 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 0
Jack Crighton rf......... 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 0
Jay Dillard 3b........... 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 3
Dylan Harrison dh/p...... 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
Aidan Knaak p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Justin LeGuernic p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nathan Dvorsky p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Landon Fowler p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Talan Bell p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Eston Simpson p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Frusco p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Allen p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peyton Miller p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 41 10 14 9 2 9 27 8 7
Virginia Tech 8 (29-23,15-15 ACC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Sam Grube rf............. 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0
Ethan Gibson 1b.......... 3 1 2 1 3 0 6 2 0
Henry Cooke c............ 3 1 2 3 1 1 9 0 0
Ethan Ball 2b............ 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3
Hudson Lutterman dh...... 5 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 8
Nick Locurto lf.......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
Pete Daniel ss........... 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0
Willie Hurt ph.......... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sam Gates cf............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2
Treyson Hughes ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Owen Petrich 3b.......... 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
Griffin Stieg p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Luke Craytor p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Madden Clement p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jacob Exum p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Preston Crowl p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brody Roe p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brendan Yagesh p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 38 8 11 8 6 6 27 8 15
Score by Innings R H E
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Clemson............. 015 000 211 - 10 14 2
Virginia Tech....... 400 100 003 - 8 11 1
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E - PURIFY(7); LICHTENBERGE(12); DANIEL(11). DP - Clemson 1. LOB - Clemson
7; Va. Tech 15. 2B - McCLADDIE(10); GRUBE(15); DANIEL(8). HR - PURIFY(5);
GAFFNEY(9); CRIGHTON(3); GIBSON(6); LUTTERMAN(10). HBP - GAFFNEY; GRUBE;
COOKE; BALL 2; LOCURTO. SF - COOKE(4). SB - McCLADDIE(20); LICHTENBERGE
2(7); CRIGHTON(6); DANIEL(8). CS - LOCURTO(1).
Clemson IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Aidan Knaak......... 1.0 4 4 4 1 2 8 9
Justin LeGuernic.... 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 9 11
Nathan Dvorsky...... 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Landon Fowler....... 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 4 6
Talan Bell.......... 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 5 6
Eston Simpson....... 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 3 5
Dylan Harrison...... 0.1 1 2 1 1 0 2 3
Nick Frusco......... 0.2 0 1 0 0 0 3 3
Joe Allen........... 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Peyton Miller....... 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
Virginia Tech IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Griffin Stieg....... 2.1 7 6 6 2 1 13 15
Luke Craytor........ 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 11 11
Madden Clement...... 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3
Jacob Exum.......... 0.1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2
Preston Crowl....... 1.2 4 2 2 0 2 9 9
Brody Roe........... 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 3 3
Brendan Yagesh...... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Win - LeGUERNIC (4-2). Loss - STIEG (2-4). Save - MILLER (1).
WP - SIMPSON(2); CROWL(5). HBP - by LeGUERNIC (COOKE); by FOWLER (LOCURTO); by
FOWLER (GRUBE); by EXUM (GAFFNEY); by SIMPSON (BALL); by MILLER (BALL). PB -
COOKE(3).
Umpires - HP: Damien Beal 1B: Jose Polanco 2B: Brandon Cooper 3B: Reed Basner
Start: 1:02 PM Time: 3:53 Attendance: 1022
LeGUERNIC faced 3 batters in the 4th.
HARRISON faced 2 batters in the 9th.
ALLEN faced 1 batter in the 9th.
Game: CU265161
Play-by-Play
2026 Clemson Baseball
Clemson at Virginia Tech - Play-by-Play
May 16, 2026 at Blacksburg, Va. (English Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Clemson............. 015 000 211 - 10 14 2
Virginia Tech....... 400 100 003 - 8 11 1
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Clemson starters: 23/2b PURIFY; 4/cf McCLADDIE; 99/lf SAVOIE; 16/1b GAFFNEY;
9/c JARRELL; 8/ss LICHTENBERGE; 5/rf CRIGHTON; 21/3b DILLARD; 44/dh HARRISON;
19/p KNAAK;
Virginia Tech starters: 4/rf GRUBE; 12/1b GIBSON; 7/c COOKE; 11/2b BALL; 18/dh
LUTTERMAN; 8/lf LOCURTO; 2/ss DANIEL; 10/cf GATES; 25/3b PETRICH; 26/p STIEG;
Clemson 1st - PURIFY out at first 1b to p. McCLADDIE flied out to cf.
SAVOIE singled to shortstop. GAFFNEY singled down the rf line; SAVOIE advanced
to third. JARRELL lined out to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Virginia Tech 1st - GRUBE struck out looking. GIBSON homered to center
field, RBI. COOKE walked. BALL singled to right center; COOKE advanced to
third. LUTTERMAN homered to left field, 3 RBI; BALL scored; COOKE scored.
LOCURTO reached on a fielding error by 2b. DANIEL singled through the right
side; LOCURTO advanced to third. DANIEL stole second. GATES struck out
swinging. PETRICH grounded out to 2b. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Clemson 2nd - LICHTENBERGE singled through the left side. CRIGHTON flied
out to lf. LICHTENBERGE stole second. DILLARD singled through the right side,
RBI; LICHTENBERGE scored. DILLARD out at first p to 1b, picked off. HARRISON
struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Virginia Tech 2nd - LeGUERNIC to p for KNAAK. GRUBE grounded out to 1b
unassisted. GIBSON flied out to cf to right center. COOKE hit by pitch. BALL
lined out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Clemson 3rd - PURIFY walked. McCLADDIE singled through the right side;
PURIFY advanced to third. McCLADDIE stole second. SAVOIE singled to first base,
RBI; McCLADDIE advanced to third; PURIFY scored. GAFFNEY homered to left
center, 3 RBI; SAVOIE scored; McCLADDIE scored. JARRELL fouled out to 1b down
the rf line. LICHTENBERGE walked. CRAYTOR to p for STIEG. CRIGHTON singled to
left center; LICHTENBERGE advanced to third. DILLARD struck out swinging;
CRIGHTON stole second; LICHTENBERGE stole home. HARRISON flied out to rf. 5
runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Virginia Tech 3rd - LUTTERMAN lined out to rf to right center. LOCURTO
flied out to cf to right center. DANIEL doubled to right center. GATES struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Clemson 4th - PURIFY grounded out to 2b. McCLADDIE struck out swinging.
SAVOIE flied out to cf to right center. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Virginia Tech 4th - PETRICH singled to left field. GRUBE doubled to left
center; PETRICH advanced to third. GIBSON walked. DVORSKY to p for LeGUERNIC.
COOKE lined out to cf, SF, RBI; GIBSON advanced to second; GRUBE advanced to
third; PETRICH scored. BALL lined out to 1b. LUTTERMAN flied out to lf. 1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Clemson 5th - GAFFNEY out at first 1b to p. JARRELL reached on a
throwing error by ss. LICHTENBERGE singled up the middle; JARRELL advanced to
second. CRIGHTON lined out to rf. DILLARD struck out swinging to catcher. 0
runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Virginia Tech 5th - FOWLER to p for DVORSKY. LOCURTO hit by pitch.
DANIEL struck out looking; LOCURTO out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.
GATES grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Clemson 6th - CLEMENT to p for CRAYTOR. HARRISON struck out swinging.
PURIFY struck out swinging. McCLADDIE grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Virginia Tech 6th - PETRICH grounded out to 3b. GRUBE hit by pitch.
GIBSON singled through the right side; GRUBE advanced to third. BELL to p for
FOWLER. COOKE struck out looking. BALL grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Clemson 7th - EXUM to p for CLEMENT. SAVOIE flied out to cf to left
center. GAFFNEY hit by pitch. CROWL to p for EXUM. GAFFNEY advanced to second
on a passed ball. JARRELL singled to center field, RBI; GAFFNEY scored.
LICHTENBERGE struck out swinging. JARRELL advanced to second on a wild pitch.
CRIGHTON singled up the middle, RBI; JARRELL scored. DILLARD reached on a
fielder's choice to shortstop; CRIGHTON out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Virginia Tech 7th - LUTTERMAN walked. LOCURTO popped up to 2b. DANIEL
reached on a fielder's choice to second base; LUTTERMAN out at second 2b to ss.
GATES grounded out to p, bunt. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Clemson 8th - HARRISON struck out looking. PURIFY homered down the lf
line, RBI. McCLADDIE doubled to right center. SAVOIE flied out to lf. GAFFNEY
grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Virginia Tech 8th - SIMPSON to p for BELL. PETRICH grounded out to 1b
unassisted. GRUBE struck out swinging. GIBSON walked. GIBSON advanced to second
on a wild pitch. COOKE singled to shortstop; GIBSON advanced to third. BALL hit
by pitch; COOKE advanced to second. HARRISON to p. / for SIMPSON. LUTTERMAN
lined out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Clemson 9th - ROE to p for CROWL. JARRELL flied out to lf down the lf
line. LICHTENBERGE struck out looking. CRIGHTON homered to left field, RBI.
YAGESH to p for ROE. DILLARD grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Virginia Tech 9th - LOCURTO singled through the left side. HURT pinch
hit for DANIEL. HURT walked; LOCURTO advanced to second. HUGHES pinch hit for
GATES. HARRISON to dh. FRUSCO to p. HUGHES grounded out to ss; HURT advanced to
second; LOCURTO advanced to third. PETRICH reached on a fielding error by ss,
RBI; HURT no advance; LOCURTO scored. GRUBE lined out to rf. ALLEN to p for
FRUSCO. GIBSON walked; PETRICH advanced to second; HURT advanced to third.
MILLER to p for ALLEN. COOKE singled up the middle, 2 RBI; GIBSON advanced to
second; PETRICH scored, unearned; HURT scored, unearned. BALL hit by pitch;
COOKE advanced to second; GIBSON advanced to third. LUTTERMAN flied out to cf.
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.