Baseball and Softball are nearly here. Jay opened the 2022 introductions with a summary of the Hokie Softball team. They start southern tier tournament play on the 11th. The baseball team takes the field, at home with no deep south tournaments on the schedule and a probably chilly February 18th start to what will hopefully be a “next step up” season. UNC Ashville is showing up for a three-game series to get everyone’s blood flowing.
That’s great news, but just who is going to be playing this year? Baseball is a bit frustrating at the collegiate level, not only has the transfer portal bitten some teams hard, the lure of the minor leagues and getting paid to play can really pull away the talent just as it is building.