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Virginia Tech baseball: Legendary Cal Ripken speaks to Hokies baseball team

It’s been a good few months for Virginia Tech athletics. There’s the success of both the men’s and women’s basketball teams, wrestling, softball, track and field, and football, with new head coach Brent Pry.

But don’t forget about Virginia Tech’s baseball team. The Hokies entered Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Panthers with a record of 10-6 on the 2022 season. The Hokies began the year with a 10-1 mark before a recent five-game losing streak.

To give his team some good luck, Virginia Tech coach John Szefc had a special visitor before Saturday’s game against Pitt. It was MLB legend Cal Ripken Jr.