BLACKSBURG – For only the third time in program history and the first time since 2010, the Virginia Tech baseball team opened an ACC season with a series win, after splitting its doubleheader with Pittsburgh on Saturday at English Field at Union Park. The 3-1 victory in the Game 1 coupled with Friday night’s 4-1 win clinched the series for the Hokies – and their first ever 2-0 start in ACC play.
The Saturday win was also the 400th victory in John Szefc’s head coaching career. The Hokies’ head coach, who is Tech’s 25th head coach in program history and is in his first season leading the team, had previously won 180 games in five seasons at Maryland (2013-17) and 212 games in seven years at Marist (1996-2002).