TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Six Hokies drove in runs and Maggie Tyler shut the door in relief to power sixth-seeded Tech to an 8-5 upset win over the third-seeded Terrapins in an Atlantic Coast Conference softb

Virginia Tech's football game at East Carolina on Sept. 14 will start at noon and be televised by Fox Sports, Conference USA announced Tuesday. It's the third Hokies game for the coming season that has a kickoff time set. Tech opens Aug. 31 in Atlanta's Georgia Dome against Alabama at 5:30 p.m. It has a 7:30 p.m. start at Georgia Tech on Sept. 26. Both will be televised by ESPN.

When Zack McCray was a senior at Brookville, most of the schools recruiting him were looking at him as a tight end. Virginia Tech was one of the few that saw him as a defensive player. And at the time, McCray was just fine with playing defense. His cousin, Logan Thomas, began his career as a tight end at Tech, and McCray wanted a shot at playing, so he began his Hokies’ career on the defensive line.

Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring has known Hokies quarterback Logan Thomas since Thomas was a 15-year-old at Brookville High School. So he has a pretty good feel for Thomas’ range of emotions. And what he saw in the locker room at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium last Thursday night was striking.