Junior center fielder Blake Tekotte tied a school record with three home runs and Miami hit five home runs in a game for the third time this season as the top-ranked Hurricanes beat Virginia Tech 12-4 on Friday night in Blacksburg, Va.
Yonder Alonso and Dennis Raben also homered for Miami (40-5, 21-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which scored at least 10 runs for the 21st time this season.
Tekotte finished 3 for 3 with four RBI and four runs scored. Raben and Yasmani Grandal each added a pair of RBI.
Freshman left-hander Chris Hernandez (9-0) struck out six in 6 2/3 innings and gave up just two earned runs on nine hits.
Kyle Bellamy and Carlos Gutierrez held Virginia Tech (20-29, 4-21) to one unearned run and one hit in the final 2 1/3 innings.
Virginia Tech starter Rhett Ballard (3-7) gave up eight runs (six earned) and struck out four. Sean Ryan, Austin Wates, Klint Reed and Chris Kay each had two hits for the Hokies, who out-hit Miami 10-8.
Raben's two-run home run in the top of the ninth made it 10-3. After Adan Severino's double, Miami tacked on two more runs to go ahead 12-3.
The Hokies scored an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth to make it 12-4.
Grandal's two-run single with the bases loaded highlighted a four-run eighth inning for the Hurricanes pushing their lead to 8-3.
After Raben reached on a fielder's choice, Jackson hit his team-leading 17th double and Severino was intentionally walked.
Dave DiNatale reached on an error allowing Raben to score giving Miami a 5-3 lead. Grandal then drove the third pitch he saw through the hole between first second and second extending Miami's lead to 7-3.
• FIU 12, South Alabama 2: Corey Polizzano tied a career high, pitching eight innings, and the host Golden Panthers (18-33, 10-15 Sun Belt) hit three three-run homers to rout the Jaguars (28-21, 13-12).
Polizzano (5-6) allowed two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and a walk. South Alabama's Eric Gonzalez (6-6) gave up nine runs, eight earned, on 12 hits with five strikeouts and a walk.
Tyler Townsend, Anthony Boza and Jorge Castillo each hit three-run homers for FIU. Steven Stropp and Ryan Mollica added three hits apiece.
FIU broke the game open in the bottom of the sixth with four runs. John Petika started the rally with a bunt single that scored Townsend. Boza followed with a three-run blast to left field to put FIU up 8-2.
• FSU 23, Savannah St. 4 (7): The host Seminoles (41-8) had a season high for runs scored in a game with a victory over Savannah State (20-22).
The Seminoles reached the 20-hit plateau for the third time this season, and nine of their 20 hits went for extra bases, including five home runs.
Jack Rye, Buster Posey, Mike McGee, Stephen Cardullo and Ruairi O'Connor each homered in the victory.
In a game called after seven innings because of the run rule, the Seminoles scored in every inning that they came to the plate.
All nine starters recorded a hit, led by McGee, who went 3 for 3.
• Arkansas State 8, FAU 2: Chase Ware pitched eight innings and the Indians (19-3, 8-17 Sun Belt) benefited from two walks given up by the Owls (26-23, 12-11) that led to two runs in the eighth inning.
Ware (5-5) struck out seven in the game. Reliever Alex Pepe (0-2) took the loss for FAU.
Pepe walked three batters in the eighth, allowing one to score to give ASU a 3-1 lead.
After Pepe loaded the bases, Kyle Forney entered the game and threw four consecutive balls to walk in another run.
