American college baseball season
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.
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 .
2021 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball roster[ 2]
Pitchers
3 - Chris Gerard- Sophomore
10 - Nolan Wilson - Sophomore
12 - Shane Connolly - Junior
15 - Nic Psimas - Freshman
16 - Matthew Siverling - Freshman
18 - Xander Hamilton - Freshman
20 - Grant Umberger - Freshman
21 - Kyle McKernan - Freshman
22 - Ryan Okuda - Junior
25 - Samuel Rochard - Freshman
27 - Noah Johnson - Freshman
30 - Peyton Alford - Senior
34 - Anthony Simonelli - Junior
35 - Ryan Metz - Junior
38 - Jaison Heard - Senior
39 - Peter Sakellaris - Freshman
40 - Henry Weycker - Freshman
42 - Ryan Gleason - Freshman
44 - Jackson Ritchey - Freshman
45 - Christian Worley - Freshman
46 - Griffin Green - Freshman
47 - Jonah Hurney - Sophomore
48 - Brady Kirtner - Freshman
49 - Ethan Firoved - Freshman
51 - Graham Firoved - Sophomore
55 - Mike Grupé - Freshman
56 - Jenner Kehe - Freshman
Catchers
5 - Gehrig Ebel - Freshman
17 - Cade Hunter - Freshman
41 - Dayne Leonard - Freshman
Infielders
2 - Sam Tackett - Freshman
4 - Fritz Genther - Freshman
7 - TJ Rumfield - Freshman
8 - Tanner Schobel - Freshman
24 - Nick Biddison - Sophomore
26 - Kevin Madden - Sophomore
32 - Lucas Donlon - Freshman
33 - Nick Holesa - Sophomore
Outfielders
9 - Brennan Reback - Junior
11 - Cade Swisher - Freshman
23 - Tanner Thomas - Senior
29 - Carson Jones - Freshman
31 - Jack Hurley - Freshman
37 - Jonah Seagears - Sophomore
43 - Dusty Mercer - Freshman
58 - Parker Stallard - Freshman
Utility
2021 Virginia Tech Hokies Baseball Game Log
Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Virginia Tech team member * Non-conference game
Regular Season (19–10)
February (5–1)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
ACC
Sources
February 21
11:05 am
ACCNX
Kent State *
English Field Blacksburg, Virginia
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
Radford *New River Valley rivalry
English Field
W 22–2
Okuda (1–0)
Bowes (0–1)
—
250
3–0
—
Box Score Recap
February 26
7:00 p.m.
ACCN
at No. 6 Miami (FL)
Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, Florida
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 Recap
March (8–7)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
ACC
Sources
March 5
4:00 p.m.
ESPN+
No. 25 North Carolina
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
Florida State
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
UNCG *
No. 25
English Field
L 2–7
Collins (2–0)
Okuda (2–1)
—
1,000
9–6
—
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March 19
6:00 p.m.
VTSN
at Clemson
No. 25
Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, South Carolina
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
at No. 14 Pitt
Charles L. Cost Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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 Recap
May (0–0)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
ACC
Sources
May 1
3:00 p.m.
ESPNU
VirginiaCommonwealth Series
English Field
May 2
1:00 p.m.
ACCN
VirginiaCommonwealth Series
English Field
May 5
6:00 p.m.
ACCNX
Georgetown *
English Field
—
Post-Season (0–0)
ACC Tournament (0–0)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
Postseason
Sources
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.