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.
