Baseball ACCtion: Saturday, May 10 May 11, 2008
- Hokie freshman Justin Wright tied a career high with seven strikeouts while throwing a complete game to help the Virginia Tech baseball team stun top-ranked Miami on Saturday, 7-6, in the opening game of an ACC doubleheader at English Field. Fellow rookie Austin Wates (Richmond, Va. (Theacc.com)
Baseball ACCtion: Sunday, May 4 May 5, 2008
- A walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning by designated hitter Matt Blow lifted the Virginia Tech baseball team to a 6-5 win in game two of a Sunday afternoon doubleheader at English Field with non-conference foe Presbyterian College. The Hokies (20-27) also claimed game one by a score of 7-1 behind a stellar performance from starter Rhett Ballard (High Point, N.C.) to complete the sweep and drop the visiting Blue Hose to 12-32. (Theacc.com)
Baseball ACCtion: Tuesday, April 22 Apr 23, 2008
- The Virginia Tech baseball team pulled out a clutch 5-4 win on Tuesday evening over rival Radford thanks to a pair of eighth-inning sacrifice flies in non-conference action at English Field. Tech (18-23) trailed 4-3 heading into the penultimate frame, but right fielder Klint Reed (Chesterfield, Va. (Theacc.com)
Cabrera gives TWIB tour of Colombia Apr 18, 2008
" which takes a look at the exhibition game played between the Virginia Tech baseball team and the New York Yankees. The contest was played in tribute to the tragedy on Virginia Tech's campus, where 32 people were killed by a lone gunman one year ago Wednesday. Johnny Damon wore a mic as he mingled with the players and fans. Fans get to hear from the game's stars, as they express their appreciation for being a Major League player in the Aquafina "Make Your Body Happy" segment. The show finishes... (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
On ACC All Access This Week Apr 8, 2008
ACC All Access also talks to Hughes about the New York Yankees, who came to Blacksburg for a much-anticipated exhibition game with the Virginia Tech baseball team. Baseball season is in full swing and, with the weather warming up, the balls are flying out of the park. (Theacc.com)
Virginia Tech players awed by Yankees Mar 19, 2008
-- The Virginia Tech baseball players have more than just the memories from Tuesday's exhibition game with the Yankees. They've also got a lot of stuff. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Baseball ACCtion: Friday, February 29 Mar 2, 2008
Seven innings of two-hit ball by starter Josh Wymer and a four-hit, four-RBI performance from Jose Cueto lifted the Virginia Tech baseball team to an 11-3 win in its home opener on Friday in the Hawthorn Suites Invitational at English Field. Wake Forest (2-3) used a seven-run second inning and a five-run eighth to dispose of Kennesaw State (4-4), 16-0, in the first game of the Screentech Wiregrass Classic in Dothan, Ala. (Theacc.com)
Baseball ACCtion: Saturday, February 23 Feb 24, 2008
The pitching of sophomore transfer Josh Wymer and a four-run sixth inning sparked the Virginia Tech baseball team to an opening day 7-3 victory over Pittsburgh in the IMICHotels. com INN-vitational at Coastal Carolina's Vrooman Field. (Theacc.com)
Full Story from The Collegiate Times Aug 11, 2007
Cho returned to his room in Harper Hall at 7:17 a.m. where he changed out of his jeans and tennis shoes and into a black t-shirt, cargo pants and Virginia Tech baseball hat. The jeans and tennis shoes had Clark's blood on them, and the shoes matched the shoe imprint found in WAJ, Flinchum said. (U-Wire.com)
WP: College was the worst place for Cho May 7, 2007
He wore a Virginia Tech baseball cap, jeans and T-shirts to class. When funny things were said in his Advanced Fiction class last fall, he would smile along with everyone else, recalled a classmate, J.D. Medlock, 22. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Va. Tech baseball begins emotional 1st road trip Apr 29, 2007
Lisa Poole / APMembers of the Virginia Tech baseball team pause for a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting before a game against Boston College on Saturday ... BOSTON - The Virginia Tech baseball team observed a moment of silence Saturday before its first road game since a gunman killed 32 students on campus, standing for the tribute in front of banners of support hung by Boston College students. (MSNBC -- Sports)
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Virginia Tech continues to heal on the field Apr 26, 2007
After a game against William & Mary April 18 was canceled because of the tragedy, Virginia Tech baseball coach Pete Hughes and his team stepped up to the plate to help the Hokies' community get back on its collective feet by hosting the University of Miami in a three-game series last weekend at English Field. Emotionally spent, the Hokies were swept by the Hurricanes, 11-9, 4-3, and 9-5. (Boston Globe)
Virginia Tech students return to campus after massacre Apr 23, 2007
Virginia Tech baseball fans listen to the national anthem before the game against Miami in Blacksburg, Va. Friday. (Globe and Mail)
Bell impresses in White team victory Apr 22, 2007
Penn State head coach Joe Paterno began his pre-game press conference by showing the assembled media a maroon Virginia Tech baseball cap, one that was owned by Jeremy Herbstritt, a Penn State grad and Bellefonte native that was killed in Monday's massacre. Herbstritt's family and girlfriend presented Paterno with the cap only moments before he walked into the press conference room. (Penn State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Virginia Tech hosts first sporting event since massacre Apr 22, 2007
Virginia Tech baseball team returns to field. The Associated Press Published on: 04/21/07. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Full Story Apr 22, 2007
WSVN-TV - Sports - Virginia Tech baseball team returns to field against Miami ... Virginia Tech baseball team returns to field against Miami. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Virginia Tech Takes to the Field Apr 22, 2007
Members of the Virginia Tech baseball team bow their heads during a moment of silence prior to the start of their game against the University of Miami April 20, 2007 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Scott Olson / Getty Article Tools. (Time.com)
Hokies return to diamond, begin 'healing process' Apr 21, 2007
The Virginia Tech baseball team stands during a moment of silence before their game against Miami on Friday. The Hokies lost 11-9 in the school's first sporting event since Mondays rampage by a student gunman. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Baseball kickstarts Hokie healing Apr 21, 2007
The Virginia Tech baseball team comes together before playing Miami in Blacksburg, Virginia, Friday night. ADVERTISER LINKS. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Virginia Tech baseball team returns to field Apr 21, 2007
April 21, 2007 ONLINE EDITION. (AP) -- On a day marked by tears and mourning, prayer vigils and tolling bells, life was beginning to return to normal on at least part of the Virginia Tech campus: the school's baseball field. (Sioux City Journal)
32 reasons (Andee Sears) Apr 21, 2007
Members of the Virginia Tech baseball team bow over a memorial on the drillfield to pay their respects to the victims of Monday's shooting ... "And he loves Virginia Tech baseball." Last night, as a record crowd of 3,132 filtered in to watch the Hokies play conference rival Miami in the first athletic event on campus since the shootings, Parks waited on the bench. (Washington Times)
Cho family prays for son's victims Apr 21, 2007
Fans cheer yesterday as the Virginia Tech baseball team plays in the first on-campus sporting event to be held since Monday's shooting. Allison Shelley (THE WASHINGTON TIMES). (Washington Times)
No clear calling card for no-hitters Apr 20, 2007
" Around the horn Nearly a dozen of the burgundy Virginia Tech baseball caps worn Monday night by the Washington Nationals as a tribute to the victims of the shooting rampage at the college are on their way to the school. The caps are signed by the players who wore them, says general manager Jim Bowden, who also wrote a letter to the Virginia Tech president to accompany the shipment. The hat worn by the Nationals' Chris Snelling, whose RBI triple came on the Atlanta Braves' John Smoltz's 102nd... (USA Today -- Sports)
* Dice-K slips up as Boston lose Apr 19, 2007
The Braves made three errors, two by shortstop Edgar Renteria, and squandered most of a four-run lead but held on against the Nationals, who wore Virginia Tech baseball caps as a tribute to the victims of Monday's shooting rampage at the school. In other NL games it was: * Reds 11, Brewers 5 * Mets 8, Phillies 1 * Astros 6, Marlins 1 * Rockies 5, Giants 3 * Dodgers 6, Diamondbacks 4. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Braves' Smoltz closes in on Cy Young Apr 18, 2007
The Braves made three errors, two by shortstop Edgar Renteria, and squandered most of a four-run lead but held on against the Nationals, who wore Virginia Tech baseball caps as a tribute to the victims of Monday's shooting rampage at the school. The Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., will get the hat worn by Chris Snelling, whose RBI triple came on Smoltz's 102nd and last pitch of the evening. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hokies cancel spring game Apr 18, 2007
" In addition to Tuesday's softball game between Virginia Tech and East Tennessee State, Wednesday's non-conference baseball game at English Field between the Hokies and William also has been canceled.Three home Atlantic Coast Conference events -- baseball, softball and lacrosse -- will go on as scheduled, the athletics department said in a statement. The baseball team will host Miami on Friday, Saturday and Sunday; the lacrosse team plays host to Maryland on Saturday at noon; and the softball... (ESPN -- College Football)
Braves recall father Apr 18, 2007
In tribute to those killed in the Virginia Tech shootings, the Washington Nationals wore Virginia Tech baseball caps Tuesday night. The caps were late arriving so National players didn't don them until they took the field in the top of the second inning. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Nats pay tribute to Va. Tech Apr 18, 2007
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Nationals wear Virginia Tech caps during game Apr 18, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The wore Virginia Tech baseball caps during Tuesday night's game against the as a tribute to the victims of the shooting rampage at the school. "It was an honor to wear that hat," Washington center fielder said after his team's 6-4 loss. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Angels' Weaver activated, starts vs. A's Apr 18, 2007
Washington wore Virginia Tech baseball caps during the game against the Atlanta Braves as a tribute to the victims of the shooting rampage at the school. Nationals players wore the burgundy hats with "VT" in orange. (AZCentral -- Sports)
MLB Notebook: Nationals honor victims of Virginia Tech tragedy Apr 18, 2007
The Washington Nationals wore Virginia Tech baseball caps during last night's game against the Atlanta Braves as a tribute to the victims of the shooting rampage at the school. Nationals players wore the burgundy hats with "VT" in orange when they took the field for the top of the second inning, and kept them on for the rest of the game. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Clemson at Virginia Tech Baseball Game Friday Stopped Due to Snow With Tigers Leading 5-1 in Fifth Inning Apr 7, 2007
The Clemson at Virginia Tech baseball game on Friday was suspended in the middle of the fifth inning with the Tigers leading 5-1. Snow flurries and heavy winds rolled onto and over English Field during the first inning. (Clemsontigers.com)
Advance Tickets Remain for Virginia Tech Baseball Series May 17, 2006
University of Virginia - Official Athletic Site - Baseball. UVa Fans Urged to Take Advantage of Presale. (Virginiasports.com)
