Baseball went 4-1 on the week as they finished up against UNC-G on Monday, then beat JMU, Indiana State, and Kent State before falling Sunday to ECU.
The Kent State victory was Coach Szefc's 200th victory as a Hokie.
This week they start with two against Norfolk State at home Tuesday at 4pm and Wednesday at 3pm with both games on ACCNX.
Friday they start ACC play against the other Tech (10-2). Games are Friday at 4pm, Saturday at 3pm, and Sunday at 1pm. All three games are on ACCNX.
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Won game 1 against Norfolk State 13-0
Hokies up 8-3 in game 2 against Norfolk St but in a rain delay
Bottom of 5th and now 12-3 Hokies
12-5 in the 7th. Took a run off after review.
Hokies win game 2 by run rule after 7 innings, 15-5
It's about time we saw a game end due to the run rule.
Hokies drop game 1, 4-3
Trail 1-0 in 2nd
5-3 Hokies, top 4
Hokies lead 5-3 in 4th
Drink
Holy crap I just realized we FINALLY have a camera in center field!
Jam escaped. Still 5-3 going in to the bottom of the 4th.
Bombs away... 2 run HR makes it 8-3 good guys
GT clawed a few back. 8-5
Hokies take game #2 8-5
Hokies trail game three 6-5 in 6th inning
Still 6-5 in 7th
Why? Why the hell do we have a watch a broadcast from a camera sitting on top of the press box? This is the least effective way to watch a game I can think of. This is worse than the crap camera view from right field.
Figure it has to be how many camera people ESPN Blacksburg assigns to the games
Clutch 2-out hitting ties it up in the 7th. 6-6
Still 6-6 in top of the 9th
Bullpen blows it, gives up two in top of 9th. Familiar theme
8-6 in bottom
Offense didn't help the cause much today. Multiple times late in the game with multiple runners on base and they couldn't bring them home.
True. Runners on base in 7th, 8th and 9th. Got 1 run, stranded 5
Welp Hokies lose. Sounds like GT had a boatload of fans there
Maybe the stadium mic setup is just as bad as the camera setup, and we only have one mic which happens to be placed behind the visiting dugout.
Seriously - who do I need to raise the issue up to about the cameras? Is this a VT thing? ACCN?
I would start with Nick Holesa. Baseball Operations Asst
nickholesa@vt.edu
@NickHolesa on X
Something I just realized looking at the schedule. Maybe of interest to only Wash Nats fans (and MLB/baseball fans in general): Jamie Arnold and FSU come to Blacksburg the same weekend as the Spring game, likely to pitch Sunday the 13th (but not yet determined). Arnold is currently projected to go #1 in the draft to the Nationals. A lefty pitcher that projects to be a starter in the MLB by mid 2026.
It looks like Arnold has been pitching on Sunday, so he probably stays pitching on Sunday through out the season, but maybe they switch it up. In any regard, it may be worthwhile looking to stay until after the Sunday game if this is something that would be of interest.