After breezing by Stanford in the opening round of play, the No.12 Virginia Tech Hokies (31-25, 12-18 ACC) were unable to make past the ACC powerhouse of the No

Clemson responded to take the lead. Cam Cannarella hit a leadoff double and advanced to third after a Jarren Purify single. Cannarella plated the tying run on a wild pitch. Then, Dominic Listi hit a two-out two-run home run to give the Tigers the lead.

Clay Grady hit a two-run single to cap a three-run sixth inning for the No. 12 seed Hokies, who will face No. 5 seed Clemson at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

I left the Virginia Tech Baseball team out of my write-up of ACC Baseball teams in NCAA Tournament contention.