LYNCHBURG, Va. (Interstat) — Virginia Tech took an early lead and held on for an 8-4 win over Liberty on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The Hokies improved to 26-21, while the Flames fell to 35-14.

Virginia Tech scored in the first inning on Henry Cooke’s RBI groundout. Cooke added a two-run homer in the third inning. Pete Daniel homered in the fifth inning, and Ethan Ball added a run-scoring single. A two-run single by Sam Gates in the seventh extended the lead to 8-0.

Liberty answered in the bottom of the seventh with Josh Campos’ three-run double, and Tyler Marsh scored on a throwing error to cut the deficit to 8-4. Ball’s sacrifice fly in the eighth capped the scoring. The Hokies outhit the Flames 11-5.

Preston Crowl, Madden Clement and Logan Eisenreich pitched for Virginia Tech. Kaleb Smith, Tyler August, Josh Swink and Matt Porter threw for Liberty.