There were quite a few questions about the Hokie roster being tossed around in the baseball pre-season. The first one was fairly simple, and that was who was going to fill in the small number of lineup holes and backup roles for the season? The second was the most critical, and that was how was the starting pitching and bullpen going to perform?
The answer to first inquiry came this weekend. The Hokies returned almost all of their starters from the 2023 season, which, given the roster evisceration of 2022 was a sign of hope for Tech. The returning players have some serious offensive and defensive chops, and the promise of a comeback from the injury riddled final stretch of 2023 that doomed the teams post season prospects.