| Commonwealth Classic | Old Dominion 3, Virginia Tech 2 | ||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Old Dominion | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 3 | 10 | 3 |
WP: Blanchard (3-1)
LP: Metz (1-1)
SV: Fisher (5)
2B: ODU: Marrale
HR: ODU: Pasquantino
NORFOLK, Va. -- In front of a crowd of 4,185 at Harbor Park, Vinnie Pasquantino and Old Dominion defeated Virginia Tech, 3-2, in the 2019 Commonwealth Classic on Tuesday evening in downtown Norfolk.
Pasquantino, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning with a solo home run, his team-leading 10th of the season. Pasquantino became the first Monarch since Ben Verlander in 2013 with double-digit homers in a single season.
Old Dominion (27-17) improved to 10-2 in midweek games.
Postgame Interviews: Finwood | Pasquantino
Monarch pitchers held Virginia Tech (24-22) without a hit for the final three innings.
Overall, the Hokies mustered just six hits, none of which were for extra bases, on what was a staff day for ODU. Eight different Monarchs pitched.
Michael Blanchard earned the win, improving to 3-1 on the year, while Trey Fisher earned his team-high fifth save of the season.
Offensively, Tommy Bell and Michael Marrale, in the eight and nine holes respectively, also joined Pasquantino with multiple hits.
ODU is now 3-2 all-time in the Commonwealth Classic.
Up next, the Monarchs host LA Tech for a Conference USA series this weekend at The Bud.
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