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

Dominic Listi drove in four runs and Aidan Knaak delivered a dominant outing on short rest as No. 5 seed Clemson opened ACC Tournament play with a 6-1 win over 12-seed Virginia Tech on Wednesday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Tigers ace Aidan Knaak pitched six innings versus the Hokies in Durham, N.C., as Erik Bakich and Co. head into the ACC tourney quarterfinals to play N.C. State.