Virginia Tech Hokies baseball

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Virginia Tech Hokies baseball
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Founded1895;130 years ago (1895)
University Virginia Tech
Head coach John Szefc (8th season)
Conference ACC
Coastal Division
Location Blacksburg, Virginia
Home stadium English Field
(Capacity: 1,132)
Nickname Hokies
ColorsChicago maroon and burnt orange [1]
   
NCAA regional champions
2022
NCAA tournament appearances
1954, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2013, 2022
Conference regular season champions
1954, 1981, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2022 [2]
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1899 Virginia baseball team

The Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team represents Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in NCAA Division I college baseball. Established in 1895, the team participates in the Coastal division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and plays its home games at English Field. The team's current head coach is John Szefc. The Hokies are one of two current ACC teams that have never participated in the NCAA Men's College World Series, along with Pittsburgh.

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Coaching records

TenureCoachSeasonsRecordPct.
1895 James M. McJames 13–2.600
1896R. S. Wilkins13–8.273
1897Lipep19–6.600
1900–1901 A. B. Morrison Jr. 211–8.579
1903 Albert L. Orth 18–4.667
1904 R. R. Brown 16–5.545
1905Dr. Knox16–5.545
1906–1907 S. S. Eckerstone 210–11.476
1908 Sally Miles 13–3–1.500
1909 R. M. Brown 111–6.647
1910–1911 Branch Bocock 223–14–1.618
1912 Lew Riess 19–9.500
1913Sally Miles13–3.500
1914Branch Bocock115–4–1.775
1915 R. B. Prince 121–01.000
1916–1917 Bill Breintenstein 218–5.783
1918–1920 Charles Bernier 336–23.610
1921–1923 William L. Younger 331–27–3.533
1924–1932 George S. Kircher 977–56–7.575
1933–1939 Herbert McEver 741–72–1.364
1940–1943 Flake Laird 427–28–1.491
1944Herbert McEver19–4..692
1945–1947 George S. Proctor 329–21.580
1948–1973Flake Laird26316–247–3.561
1974–1978 Bob Humphreys 5135–60.692
1979–2006 Chuck Hartman 28961–591–8.619
2006–2013 Pete Hughes 7182–152.545
2014–2017 Pat Mason 490–126–1.417
Totals23 coaches123 seasons2,100–1,507–27.582

Virginia Tech in the NCAA tournament

YearCoachRecordNotes
1954 G.F. Laird 2–2 District 3
Defeated Clemson, 11–0
Defeated Clemson, 7–1
Lost to Rollins, 0–3
Eliminated by Rollins, 0–9
1969 1–2 District 3
Lost to Ole Miss, 6–7
Defeated Furman, 6–3
Eliminated by North Carolina, 1–5
1976 Bob Humphreys 0–2 Atlantic Regional
Lost to South Carolina, 6–7
Eliminated by Furman, 4–5
1977 0–2 Mideast Regional
Lost to Central Michigan, 1–2
Eliminated by Florida, 4–9
1994 Chuck Hartman 0–2 East Regional
Lost to Auburn, 0–7
Eliminated by The Citadel, 3–4
1997 1–2 South II Regional
Defeated USC, 3–2
Lost to NC State, 6–12
Eliminated by USC, 2–6
1999 1–2 Winston-Salem Regional
Lost to Richmond, 3–5
Defeated Siena, 11–5
Eliminated by Richmond, 8–11
2000 0–2 Fullerton Regional
Lost to USC, 3–8
Eliminated by Cal State Fullerton, 6–8
2010 Pete Hughes2–2 Columbia Regional
Lost to The Citadel, 2–7
Defeated Bucknell, 16–7
Defeated The Citadel, 4–3
Eliminated by South Carolina, 2–10
2013 2–2 Blacksburg Regional
Lost to Connecticut, 2–5
Defeated Coastal Carolina, 9–1
Defeated Connecticut, 3–1
Eliminated by Oklahoma, 4–10
2022 John Szefc 4–2 Blacksburg Regional
Defeated Wright State, 15–9
Defeated Columbia, 24–4
Defeated Columbia, 7–2

Blacksburg Super Regional
Lost to Oklahoma, 4–5
Defeated Oklahoma, 14–8
Eliminated by Oklahoma, 2–11

Totals13–2211 appearances
The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

MLB alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Virginia Tech University Trademarks" . Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ Virginia Tech 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Retrieved March 12, 2013.
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