Hurricanes Fall to Top-Seeded Georgia Tech in ACC Tournament Semifinals

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The fifth-seeded Miami Hurricanes baseball team (38-17, 16-14 ACC) fell to top-seeded Georgia Tech Saturday afternoon in the semifinal round of the 2026 ACC Baseball Tournament, 9-3. The Yellow Jackets used three two-run homers and three Miami errors to power their way to the championship final.

Georgia Tech’s Jackson Blakely (8-1) earned the win after allowing two runs on seven hits across 5.2 innings while striking out three. Miami starter AJ Ciscar (5-4) was charged with the loss after surrendering six runs, five earned, in 3.2 innings of work.

Georgia Tech wasted little time grabbing control of the semifinal matchup, using a two-run homer from Vahn Lackey in the opening inning to move in front early.

The Yellow Jackets continued to swing the bats in the middle innings as Ryan Zuckerman connected on a two-run shot to center in the third before adding another two-run homer an inning later, extending the Georgia Tech advantage to 6-0.

Miami answered in the sixth inning when freshman Alonzo Alvarez came around to score after Vance Sheahan ripped an RBI double down the left field line, and Dylan Dubovik later crossed the plate on a wild pitch to cut into the deficit.

Georgia Tech responded with runs in each of the next three innings, taking advantage of a pair of wild pitches while also getting an RBI single from Alex Hernandez to stretch the lead to 9-2.

The Hurricanes added one final run in the eighth when Gabriel Milano lifted a sacrifice fly to left field that brought home Alex Sosa, moving the score to 9-3.

Miami will now await its postseason destination during the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament Selection Show on Monday at noon ET.

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