COLLEGE BASEBALL

The Generals were led by Mary Schleusner's 30 points and 19 rebounds.

Amherst County grad Christian Martin had two hits, three runs in the Hokies 15-5 victory.

Virginia Tech, coming off a NCAA Super Regional appearance, is ranked as high as No. 14 in preseason polls.

The Liberty Flames moved to 17-5 on the season after beating Stetson 74-45. The Flames lead the ASUN with an 8-1 conference record.

The VMI basketball team fought its way to contention the entire contest but ultimately fell to host American University by a 69-61 score Tuesday night at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C.

Jalen Wilson had 25 points and 11 rebounds, while Grady Dick added 14 points to lead Kansas to a 69-64 win over Duke in the Champions Classic.

Radford University recently named Alex Guerra as the next baseball head coach. The Highlander alum spent the last six seasons at James Madison as an assistant, and returns to the area with a clear vision of what his program will look like.

Timely hits by the Sooners proved to be too much for the Hokies pitching staff.

It was five years ago to the day that John Szefc was announced as Virginia Tech’s next head baseball coach. And what a ride it’s been unfolding all the way to this weekend in the Super Regionals, where the Hokies are one of the final 16 teams in the country left playing baseball.

The Hokies defeated the Columbia Lions 7-2 in the Blacksburg Regional Final.

The Cavaliers held a 6-0 lead only to see the Chanticleers battle back for the 7-6 win via a walk-off single in the 9th.

Central Michigan defeated Liberty 3-2 in 12 innings of play.

A 14-run fourth inning sends the Hokies to the Regional Final.

Cavaliers' rally falls short.

A fresh ACC championship banner graced English Field on Thursday as the Hokies took to the diamond for practice. Head Coach John Szefc said that success breeds confidence and the Hokies have plenty of that heading into Region play.

Liberty will take on Oklahoma in the Gainesville Regional for the NCAA Baseball Tournament on Friday.

The Virginia Cavaliers will make back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances after receiving an at-large bid. The Cavaliers were tabbed as the No. 2 seed for the the Greenville Regional in the NCAA DI Baseball Tournament. They will open play with Coastal Carolina Friday at 6 p.m. with the game to be aired on ESPN+.

No. 4 Virginia Tech has been selected to be a regional host in the upcoming NCAA DI Baseball Tournament. While the Hokies received that news Sunday, they found out during Monday’s selection show that they will welcome in Wright State, Columbia and Gonzaga to the Blacksburg Regional. Games will begin Friday with the Hokies opening play with Wright State.

The hits have been loud. The pitching has left batters scratching their heads. The defense--tougher than a $2 steak.

Hokies had a program record of eight ACC all-conference honorees.

Avery Neaves went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a home run.

Virginia Tech baseball program wins first-ever ACC Coastal Division title.

Hornets will play Salve Regina in an elimination game Sunday at 11 a.m.

The Hornets have reached the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons for the first time since a 7-year span from 1977-1983.

The Maroons eliminated top-seeded Lynchburg for a spot in the Finals series with Shenandoah Sunday.

Staked an early lead by Gavin Cross hitting his 12th home run of the season on Saturday, the No. 5 Virginia Tech baseball team held off No. 7 Louisville, 4-3, to even the teams’ top-10 ACC series at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park.Cross was sound on both sides of the ball for Virginia Tech (35-11, 15-9 ACC), which defeated Louisville (35-14-1, 16-9-1 ACC) for the first time since the Cardinals joined the league in 2015. Tech’s third-year outfielder homered to account for the first two runs of the Hokies’ three-run third inning, later inducing the timely 8-4 double play during the eighth inning that wiped the bases clean for reliever Henry Weycker.

Virginia led 4-0 after three innings.

The Hokies were held hitless until the third inning.

Demon Deacons tally 16 hits in the mid-week victory over the Flames.

Eight of the Hokies starters recorded a hit in the 7-1 victory on Sunday.

ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan served as the special guest speaker.

The Martinsville Mustangs are ahead of the curve in our area for college wood bat baseball, having joined the elite Coastal Plain League 17 years ago.

The Cavaliers had four players drafted on Monday afternoon. The Hokies and Flames had one each receive the big call.

Winning pitcher Andrew Abbott became the first pitcher in the Virginia program to collect 10 strikeouts in a College World Series game.

JMU is 2-0 in the CWS, advancing to the semifinals.

The Cavaliers return to the tournament for the first time since 2017.

This will be Liberty's seventh appearance in the tournament and second consecutive.

Duke built a 3-0 lead in the first three innings off solo home runs.

The Patrick Henry Community College baseball team recently made history- punching their ticket to the school’s first ever trip to the National Championship.

Game 1: Shenandoah 12, Lynchburg 5

The Hornets shutout the Eagles in game one, but came up short in game two.

Hokies score three runs in the 5th inning and three more in the 7th to earn the 7-5 victory.

9/11 Coastal Carolina in the 2020 FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 26. The 2020 FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl will be played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 26 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. Flames Club and Ticket InformationTickets for the Cure Bowl will go on sale Monday, Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. through the Cure Bowl website. About the FBC Mortgage Cure BowlThe FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl is more than a game. “We are excited to be heading back to the Cure Bowl and are thrilled with our matchup against a top-ranked opponent in Coastal Carolina.