Virginia Tech Baseball Press Box

Virginia Tech scored eight runs through the first three innings of play on Tuesday at Radford. This marks the program's most runs scored through three innings since its March 2025 series at Wake Forest (achieved twice during a three-game span). #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Brett Renfrow (7.1 IP, 12 SO) is the first Virginia Tech pitcher to record 12 or more strikeouts during a game since April 22, 2023: ≫ Drue Hackenberg - 12 SO at Florida State #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Ethan Gibson's go-ahead, two-run homer on Friday marked the junior's first since Feb. 27, 2024, at Radford (his fourth collegiate game played). Between home runs, Gibson had logged 65 games played with a plate appearance. #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Pete Daniel - who went 4-for-5 for Virginia Tech on Friday - tied his career high in hits for the third time: ≫ April 8, 2025, vs. UT Martin (with Belmont) ≫ May 21, 2025, vs. Murray State (with Belmont) ≫ Today vs. Stanford #Hokies 🦃⚾️

𝙃𝙚'𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 🔥 Hudson Lutterman's on-base streak now stands at 12 consecutive games, featuring 15 hits and 13 RBIs #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Two Virginia Tech players made their first career starts at the NCAA Division I level on Tuesday at ETSU: ≫ Willie Hurt (DH) ≫ Danny Lazaro (P) #Hokies 🦃⚾️

With its first two stolen bases on Sunday, Virginia Tech has recorded the most stolen bases (12) during an ACC series under head coach John Szefc. #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Ethan Ball enters Sunday's series finale against Duke with an active 20-game on-base streak. To date, Ball has reached base safely during every career-opening game played. #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Fifteen games into the 2026 season, Virginia Tech has rolled out 14 distinct starting batting order combinations. #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Updated trends among Virginia Tech batters (including Friday): Ethan Ball has now hit safely during 12 of his first 13 collegiate games. Nick Locurto now holds an eight-game reached base streak. #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Virginia Tech is bidding to win its first away series at a top-five opponent (ranked by @d1baseball) since the outlet's poll inception. Considering all venues, the program's most recent top-five series victory took place in March-April 2023 (No. 5 Virginia). #Hokies 🦃⚾️

With his walk during the first inning on Tuesday, Nick Locurto has now reached base safely during eight of his nine games played with a plate appearance this season. His current on-base streak now stands at seven consecutive games. #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Through his first nine collegiate games, freshman Ethan Ball has achieved the following: ≫ Nine-game hitting streak ≫ Five multi-hit performances #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Virginia Tech (7-1) arrives at the 2026 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series one win shy of tying the program record for February victories, set three times: 8 - 2017 8 - 2013 8 - 2009 #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Career triples by @OwenPetrich: ≫ March 16, 2024, vs. Monmouth ≫ Today at James Madison #Hokies 🦃⚾️

With his RBI single during the first inning on Tuesday, Ethan Ball has now hit safely during eight consecutive career-opening games. #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Four Virginia Tech pitchers threw multiple scoreless innings against Walters State C.C. (Oct. 8, 2025): ≫ @GriffinStieg - 2.0 IP, 4 SO ≫ @a__rob9 - 2.0 IP, 2 SO ≫ @pcrowl4 - 2.0 IP, 4 SO ≫ @bcyagesh45 - 2.0 IP, 3 SO Combined statistics: 2 H, 0 BB #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Virginia Tech's starting lineup from its most recent victory against Tennessee (March 3, 2013): SS - Perez 1B - Keselica 3B - Pinder RF - Horan LF - Zagunis CF - Rash DH - Hayden C - Morgan 2B - Dauby P - Burke #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Virginia Tech's all-time series history against its 2026 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series opponents: Texas A&M (Fri.) ≫ First meeting Mississippi State (Sat.) ≫ First meeting Tennessee (Sun.) ≫ Leads, 10-9 ≫ Last: 2013 (split season series, 1-1) #Hokies 🦃⚾️

Most multi-homer MLB games among players from Virginia Tech (per @baseball_ref): Kerry Carpenter - 7 Franklin Stubbs - 4 Chad Pinder - 3 Toby Atwell - 2 #Hokies 🦃⚾️