Cross, Biddison help Virginia Tech beat Wright St. 15-9

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Gavin Cross went 5-for-6 with a double, a home run and five RBIs and top-seeded Virginia Tech beat No. 4 seed Wright State 15-9 at the Blacksburg Regional. Virginia Tech plays No. 3 seed Columbia in the semifinals after Wright State plays second-seeded Gonzaga in a loser-out game. Nick Biddison was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the first and Cross followed with a home run to make it 2-0 and the Hokies (42-12) never trailed. Biddison finished 5-for-5 with an RBI, three steals and four runs scored. Zane Harris went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Julian Greenwell had two doubles and two RBIs for Wright State (30-26).