2021 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 17 |
| Aprank: | 17 |
| Record: | 19–10 |
| Conf Record: | 14–7 |
| Head Coach: | John Szefc |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Ryan Fecteau |
| Ac1 Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach2: | Kurt Elbin |
| Ac2 Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach3: | Tyler Hanson |
| Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | English Field |
The 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team represents Virginia Tech during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hokies will play their home games at English Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach John Szefc, in his 4th season at Virginia Tech.
Previous season
The 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team notched a 11–5 (1–2) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Game log
| 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies Baseball Game Log |
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Virginia Tech team member * Non-conference game |
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| Regular Season (19–10) |
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| February (5–1) |
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| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Sources |
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| February 21 | 11:05 am | | | | English Field
| W 3–1 | Gerard (1–0) | Albright (0–1) | Heard (1) | 203 | 1–0 | - | Box Score
Recap | | February 21 | 2:30 pm | ACCNX | Kent State* | | English Field | W 9–2 | Simonelli (1–0) | Romel (0–1) | Connolly (1) | 203 | 2–0 | — | Box Score
Recap | | February 23 | 2:00 p.m. | ACCNX |
| | English Field | W 22–2 | Okuda (1–0) | Bowes (0–1) | — | 250 | 3–0 | — | Box Score
Recap | | February 26 | 7:00 p.m. | ACCN | | | Alex Rodriguez Park
| W 5–3 | Siverling (1–0) | Federman (0–2) | Connolly (2) | 623 | 4–0 | 1–0 | Box Score
Recap | | February 27 | 7:00 p.m. | ACCN | at No. 6 Miami (FL) | | Alex Rodriguez Park | L 0–3 | Rosario (1–0) | Gerard (1–1) | Palmquist (2) | 652 | 4–1 | 1–1 | Box Score
Recap | | February 28 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCN | at No. 6 Miami (FL) | | Alex Rodriguez Park | W 9–6 | Heard (1–0) | Wanger (1–1) | Connolly (3) | 634 | 5–1 | 2–1 | Box Score
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| March (8–7) |
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| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Sources |
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| March 5 | 4:00 p.m. | | | No. 24 | English Field | W 10–6 | Okuda (2–0) | Pry (0–1) | Connolly (4) | 1,000 | 6–1 | 3–1 | Box Score
Recap | | March 6 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCN | No. 25 North Carolina | No. 24 | English Field | W 6–4 | Firoved (1–0) | Lancellotti (0–1) | Siverling (1) | 1,000 | 7–1 | 4–1 | Box Score
Recap | | March 7 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCN | No. 25 North Carolina | No. 24 | English Field | L 6–9 | James (1–0) | Johnson (0–1) | — | 1,000 | 7–2 | 4–2 | Box Score
Recap | | March 9 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | VCU | No. 18 | English Field | W 10–9 | Siverling (2–0) | Ward (0–1) | — | 1,000 | 8–2 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 10 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | VCU* | No. 18 | English Field | L 7–10 | Davis (3–1) | Ritchey (0–1) | — | 780 | 8–3 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 12 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCN | | No. 18 | English Field | L 4–6 | Haney (1–0) | Connolly (0–1) | Hare (1) | 739 | 8–4 | 4–3 | Bos Score
Recap | | March 13 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCN | Florida State | No. 18 | English Field | W 5–0 | Gerard (2–1) | Hubbart (2–2) | — | 1,000 | 9–4 | 5–3 | Box Score
Recap | | March 14 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Florida State | No. 18 | English Field | L 7–14 | Grady (2–1) | Metz (0–1) | — | 790 | 9–5 | 5–4 | Box Score
Recap | | March 16 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | | No. 25 | English Field | L 2–7 | Collins (2–0) | Okuda (2–1) | — | 1,000 | 9–6 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 19 | 6:00 p.m. | | | No. 25 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium
| L 2–8 | Clark (1–0) | Alford (0–1) | — | 1,280 | 9–7 | 5–5 | Box Score
Recap | | March 20 | 3:00 p.m. | VTSN | at Clemson | No. 25 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | W 11–3 | Heard (2–0) | Olenchuk (1–3) | — | 1,280 | 10–7 | 6–5 | Box Score
Recap | | March 21 | 1:00 p.m. | VTSN | at Clemson | No. 25 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | L 2–4 | Gilbert (1–1) | Johnson (0–2) | — | 1,280 | 10–8 | 6–6 | Box Score
Recap | | March 26 | 3:00 p.m. | VTSN | | | Charles L. Cost Field
| W 5–1 | Alford (1–1) | Myers (2–3) | Siverling (2) | 55 | 11–8 | 7–6 | Box Score
Recap | | March 27 | 3:00 p.m. | VTSN | at No. 14 Pitt | | Charles L. Cost Field | W 8–4 | Simonelli (2–0) | Gilbertson (3–3) | Connolly (5) | 55 | 12–8 | 8–6 | Box Score
Recap | | March 28 | 1:00 p.m. | VTSN | at No. 14 Pitt | | Charles L. Cost Field | W 8–4 | Siverling (3–0) | McCrum (1–1) | — | 55 | 13–8 | 9–6 | Box Score
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| April (6–2) |
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| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Sources |
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| April 1 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | | No. 23 | English Field | L 3–7 | Pelio (3–3) | Alford (1–2) | — | 201 | 13–9 | 9–7 | Box Score
Recap | | April 2 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Boston College | No. 23 | English Field | W 6–5 | Green (1–0) | Gieg (0–2) | — | 438 | 14–9 | 10–7 | Box Score
Recap | | April 3 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Boston College | No. 23 | English Field | W 4–3 | Siverling (4–0) | Vetrano (0–1) | Firoved (1) | 967 | 15–9 | 11–7 | Box Score
Recap | | April 6 | 6:00 p.m. | VTSN | at * | No. 23 | Thomas Stadium
| W 15–5 | Sakellaris (1–0) | Trusley (0–1) | — | 761 | 16–9 | — | Box Score
Recap | | April 9 | 6:00 p.m. | VTSN | | No. 23 | David F. Couch Ballpark
| W 8–4 | Heard (2–0) | Cusick (1–2) | — | 606 | 17–9 | 12–7 | Box Score
Recap | | April 10 | 4:00 p.m. | VTSN | at Wake Forest | No. 23 | David F. Couch Ballpark | W 16–4 | Simonelli (3–0) | Fleming (2–3) | — | 558 | 18–9 | 13–7 | Box Score
Recap | | April 11 | 1:00 p.m. | VTSN | at Wake Forest | No. 23 | David F. Couch Ballpark | W 10–9 | Connolly (1–1) | Lowder (1–2) | Firoved (2) | 521 | 19–9 | 14–7 | Box Score
Recap | | April 13 | 6:00 p.m. | VTSN | at Liberty* | No. 17 | Liberty Baseball Stadium
| L 2–8 | Cumming (1–0) | Okuda (2–2) | Ellard (3) | 598 | 19–10 | — | Box Score
Recap | | April 16 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | | No. 17 | English Field | | | | | | | | | | April 17 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 23 Georgia Tech | No. 17 | English Field | | | | | | | | | | April 18 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 23 Georgia Tech | No. 17 | English Field | | | | | | | | | | April 20 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | | | English Field | | | | | | | — | | | April 23 | 6:30 p.m. | VTSN | | | Doak Field
| | | | | | | | | | April 24 | 6:30 p.m. | VTSN | at NC State | | Doak Field | | | | | | | | | | April 25 | 1:00 p.m. | VTSN | at NC State | | Doak Field | | | | | | | | | | April 27 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | ETSU* | | English Field | | | | | | | — | | | April 30 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCN | Virginia
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| May (0–0) |
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| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Sources |
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| May 1 | 3:00 p.m. | | Virginia
| | English Field | | | | | | | | | | May 2 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCN | Virginia
| | English Field | | | | | | | | | | May 5 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | | | English Field | | | | | | | — | | |
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| Post-Season (0–0) |
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Rankings
See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021 Baseball Roster. Virginia Tech Athletics. March 25, 2021.
