LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Griffin Naess pitched seven innings of no-hit baseball and Cal Poly rode an early offensive surge to a 6-2 victory over Virginia Tech in a playoff game Friday night at Matador Field.

Naess allowed only one earned run on no hits while striking out nine and walking two. He faced 27 batters and surrendered his only run in the second inning after a hit batter, a double and a single. The Mustangs’ right-hander retired the side in order four times and did not allow a base runner after the fourth inning. Naess, who threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts in a 1-0 win over UC San Diego on May 21, improved to 7-3 on the season.

Cal Poly took control early. After a scoreless first inning, the Mustangs strung together four consecutive hits in the second. Aaron Downing led off with a double to right center. Casey Murray Jr. singled, and Jackson Spiridonoff grounded out to second base, scoring Downing. Dante Vachini followed with an RBI single up the middle, bringing home Murray Jr. Vachini later advanced on a wild pitch, but the rally fizzled when two batters struck out.

The Mustangs added a solo home run in the third inning when Cam Hoiland drove a pitch over the left field wall, extending the lead to 3-0. Hoiland finished 1 for 4 with one RBI.

Virginia Tech answered in the bottom of the second. Evan Ball was hit by a pitch, and Henry Lutterman doubled down the left field line. Nick Locurto singled to right field, scoring Ball. The Hokies loaded the bases on a walk, but Owen Petrich grounded into a double play to end the inning.

Cal Poly continued to build its lead in the fourth. With two outs and runners on first and second, Murray Jr. singled to third base, driving in Tayman. The Mustangs made it 5-1 in the fifth when Vachini doubled, moved to third on a flyout and scored on a groundout by Garza.

The Mustangs tacked on another run in the sixth. Hoiland reached on a fielder’s choice, stole second and scored on Murray Jr.’s second run-scoring single of the game. Murray Jr. went 4 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Vachini also had three hits and an RBI.

Naess worked through the sixth and seventh without allowing a hit. He struck out the side in the first inning and added three more strikeouts over the final three frames.

Virginia Tech scored an unearned run in the seventh. Pete Daniel led off with a double and advanced to third on a fielding error by the right fielder. After a walk, O. Petrich grounded into a double play, allowing Daniel to score. It was the only blemish on Naess’ line.

Nick Bonn closed the game with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, striking out three. Brady Estes recorded two strikeouts in two-thirds of an inning before Bonn entered.

Cal Poly’s victory moved its record to 37-22. Virginia Tech fell to 30-25.

The Hokies managed only six hits, with Daniel leading the way with two. Lutterman doubled and Locurto drove in a run.

Luke Craytor pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief for Virginia Tech, allowing one hit and striking out one. Brody Roe gave up one hit in two-thirds of an inning. Brendan Yagesh tossed a scoreless ninth.

The game was a rematch of sorts from earlier in the season. Cal Poly had won its final regular-season series against UC San Diego, while Virginia Tech dropped its final series at North Carolina.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Cal Poly 8, Virginia Tech 6. Interstat’s ELO system gave Virginia Tech a 54.00 percent probability to win the game.