Georgia Tech powers past Miami 9‑3 in ACC tournament
CHARLOTTE (Interstat) — Ryan Zuckerman homered twice and drove in four runs as Georgia Tech defeated Miami 9-3 on Saturday afternoon in the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship. Zuckerman went 4 for 5 with two home runs and four RBIs, including a two-run homer in the third inning and another in the fourth. Jackson Blakely pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs on seven hits with three strikeouts to earn the win. Vahn Lackey added a two-run homer in the first inning for the Yellow Jackets, who improved to 45-9. Miami scored all three runs in the top of the sixth on a double by Sheahan and a wild pitch. The Hurricanes managed three runs on nine hits, while Georgia Tech had 11 hits. Relievers Frank Menendez, Erick Peralta, Jack Durso and Ryan Bilka each tossed a scoreless inning for Miami, which fell to 38-18. Caden Gaudette and Dimitri Angelakos combined for 3 1/3 scoreless innings for Georgia Tech.