Hokie Club[10] Virginia Tech (30-21, 12-17 ACC)
vs. [6] No. 22 Boston College (34-17, 16-14 ACC)
vs. [3] No. 6 Clemson (39-17, 20-10 ACC)
Tuesday, May 23
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
11 a.m. ET
ACC Network
Virginia Tech Sports Network
Wednesday, May 24
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
7 p.m. ET
ACC Network
Virginia Tech Sports Network
BLACKSBURG – Bidding for its first postseason title during its league tenure, the 10th-seeded Virginia Tech baseball team (30-21, 12-17 ACC) will look to make a splash this week at the 2023 ACC Baseball Championship, taking place at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina.
Tech will kick off the 12-team conference tournament on Tuesday, May 23, at 11 a.m. when the Hokies contest their Pool C opener against sixth-seeded [No. 22] Boston College. On Wednesday, May 24, Tech will play its pool finale against third-seeded [No. 6] Clemson at 7 p.m.
Should the Hokies sweep their two games in Pool C, Tech would advance to the tournament's second semifinal game on Saturday, May 27, as scheduled for 5 p.m. and airing on ACC Network. The league championship game is scheduled for Sunday, May 28, at 12 p.m., airing on ESPN2.
Fans may listen to all Virginia Tech postseason games as called by the voice of Tech baseball, Evan Hughes, on the Virginia Tech Sports Network.
PROBABLE STARTERS
• Tuesday vs. Boston College: Jonah Hurney (3-2, 7.53) vs. Eric Schroeder (5-4, 6.04 ERA)
• Wednesday vs. Clemson: TBD vs. TBD
HOKIES AT THE ACC BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
- Virginia Tech is making its seventh all-time appearance at the ACC Baseball Championship, including its third consecutive berth since 2021. The Hokies are 6-7 all-time during tournament history.
- Tech last advanced out of the pool play during the 2013 season when the Hokies championed Division B with three wins against second-seeded Florida State, third-seeded Virginia and seventh-seeded Georgia Tech, earning a spot in the championship game against North Carolina. The 2013 event was held at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, where the Hokies have posted a 3-2 record during tournament play.
- Last year, Virginia Tech earned the No. 1 seed at the 2022 ACC Baseball Championship after winning the 2022 ACC Coastal Division title – the program's first such crown. The Hokies thumped 12th-seeded Clemson, 18-6, in Pool A to earn head coach John Szefc his first career postseason win at Tech.
- Virginia Tech is 3-0 all-time during postseason play against Boston College and Clemson. The Hokies defeated BC, 2-1, during the 2002 BIG EAST tournament and have knocked off the Tigers in 2010 (9-8) and 2022 (18-6) at the ACC Baseball Championship.
HAMMERIN' HEADLINES
- Virginia Tech has achieved its second consecutive 30-win season under the leadership of John Szefc, who has now guided 12 teams during his career to the 30-win plateau. The Hokies' 75 combined wins spanning the 2022 and 2023 seasons are the most the program has laid claim to during back-to-back years since the 1999 and 2000 campaigns (76).
- Tech enters the 2023 ACC Baseball Championship ranked No. 43 in the NCAA Division I Baseball RPI. The Hokies are 19-19 against the RPI top 100 this season and have five RPI top-25 wins on their résumé.
- Tech's strength of schedule ranks No. 30 nationally, having jumped considerably after Saturday's 14-6 victory at No. 1 Wake Forest.
- Sophomore second baseman Christian Martin carries a 36-game reached base streak into the postseason. Martin has reached base during all but two of his 47 appearances this year.
- Virginia Tech witnessed four student-athletes earn year-end, all-conference praise from the ACC during Monday's presentation of the league's postseason awards. Jack Hurley earned his second consecutive All-ACC First Team selection, Carson DeMartini placed onto the All-ACC Third Team while rookies Brody Donay and Garrett Michel both earned ACC All-Freshman Team nods.
UP NEXT
- The selection show for the 2023 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship will air on Monday, May 29, on ESPN2 at 12 p.m.
- Virginia Tech is seeking back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances for the first time since the 1999 and 2000 seasons.