BLACKSBURG, Va. (Interstat) — Brett Renfrow pitched 7 1/3 innings of six-hit, one-run ball with five strikeouts to lead Virginia Tech to a 5-1 victory over Clemson on Thursday afternoon at English Field.

The Hokies (28-22) struck first in the bottom of the first inning when Cooke singled up the middle to score Grube and give VT a 1-0 lead. The score remained there until the sixth frame when the Hokies erupted for four runs. Pete Daniel tripled to center to bring home Gates, then Hudson Lutterman followed with a ground-rule double to score Daniel. Owen Petrich capped the inning with a two-run homer to left.

Clemson (30-24) got its lone run in the top of the seventh on Tyler Lichtenberger’s RBI single through the right side. Danny Nelson pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief for the Tigers and Preston Crowl worked 1 2/3 hitless innings for Virginia Tech. Petrich finished 1-for-4 with the home run and two RBIs. The teams meet again Friday.