The 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team represented Virginia Tech during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hokies played their home games at English Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach John Szefc, in his 4th season at Virginia Tech.

Previous season

The 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team notched a 11–5 (1–2) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personnel

Roster 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball roster Pitchers 3 - Chris Gerard- Sophomore 10 - Nolan Wilson - Sophomore 12 - Shane Connolly - Junior 15 - Nic Psimas - Freshman 16 - Matthew Siverling - Freshman 18 - Xander Hamilton - Freshman 20 - Grant Umberger - Freshman 21 - Kyle McKernan - Freshman 22 - Ryan Okuda - Junior 25 - Samuel Rochard - Freshman 27 - Noah Johnson - Freshman 30 - Peyton Alford - Senior 34 - Anthony Simonelli - Junior 35 - Ryan Metz - Junior 38 - Jaison Heard - Senior 39 - Peter Sakellaris - Freshman 40 - Henry Weycker - Freshman 42 - Ryan Gleason - Freshman 44 - Jackson Ritchey - Freshman 45 - Christian Worley - Freshman 46 - Griffin Green - Freshman 47 - Jonah Hurney - Sophomore 48 - Brady Kirtner - Freshman 49 - Ethan Firoved - Freshman 51 - Graham Firoved - Sophomore 55 - Mike Grupé - Freshman 56 - Jenner Kehe - Freshman Catchers 5 - Gehrig Ebel - Freshman 17 - Cade Hunter - Freshman 41 - Dayne Leonard - Freshman

Infielders 2 - Sam Tackett - Freshman 4 - Fritz Genther - Freshman 7 - T. J. Rumfield - Freshman 8 - Tanner Schobel - Freshman 24 - Nick Biddison - Sophomore 26 - Kevin Madden - Sophomore 32 - Lucas Donlon - Freshman 33 - Nick Holesa - Sophomore Outfielders 9 - Brennan Reback - Junior 11 - Cade Swisher - Freshman 23 - Tanner Thomas - Senior 29 - Carson Jones - Freshman 31 - Jack Hurley - Freshman 37 - Jonah Seagears - Sophomore 43 - Dusty Mercer - Freshman 58 - Parker Stallard - Freshman

Utility 19 - Gavin Cross - Freshman 

Coaching staff

2021 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball coaching staff Name Position Seasons atVT Alma mater John Szefc Head coach 4 Drexel University (1989) Ryan Fecteau Assistant coach 4 Saint Anselm College (2005) Kurt Elbin Assistant coach 4 Lock Haven University (2006) Tyler Hanson Assistant coach 3 University of Maine at Farmington (2009)

Game log 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball game log Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled      Bold = Virginia Tech team member     * Non-conference game Regular season (27–23) February (5–1) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources February 21 11:05 am ACCNX * English Field W 3–1 Gerard (1–0) Albright (0–1) Heard (1) 203 1–0 — Box ScoreRecap February 21 2:30 pm ACCNX Kent State* English Field W 9–2 Simonelli (1–0) Romel (0–1) Connolly (1) 203 2–0 — Box ScoreRecap February 23 2:00 p.m. ACCNX * English Field W 22–2 Okuda (1–0) Bowes (0–1) — 250 3–0 — Box ScoreRecap February 26 7:00 p.m. ACCN at No. 6 Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park W 5–3 Siverling (1–0) Federman (0–2) Connolly (2) 623 4–0 1–0 Box ScoreRecap February 27 7:00 p.m. ACCN at No. 6 Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park L 0–3 Rosario (1–0) Gerard (1–1) Palmquist (2) 652 4–1 1–1 Box ScoreRecap February 28 1:00 p.m. ACCN at No. 6 Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park W 9–6 Heard (1–0) Wanger (1–1) Connolly (3) 634 5–1 2–1 Box ScoreRecap March (8–7) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources March 5 4:00 p.m. ESPN+ No. 25 North Carolina No. 24 English Field W 10–6 Okuda (2–0) Pry (0–1) Connolly (4) 1,000 6–1 3–1 Box ScoreRecap March 6 3:00 p.m. ACCN No. 25 North Carolina No. 24 English Field W 6–4 Firoved (1–0) Lancellotti (0–1) Siverling (1) 1,000 7–1 4–1 Box ScoreRecap March 7 1:00 p.m. ACCN No. 25 North Carolina No. 24 English Field L 6–9 James (1–0) Johnson (0–1) — 1,000 7–2 4–2 Box ScoreRecap March 9 4:00 p.m. ACCNX VCU* No. 18 English Field W 10–9 Siverling (2–0) Ward (0–1) — 1,000 8–2 — Box ScoreRecap March 10 3:00 p.m. ACCNX VCU* No. 18 English Field L 7–10 Davis (3–1) Ritchey (0–1) — 780 8–3 — Box ScoreRecap March 12 4:00 p.m. ACCN Florida State No. 18 English Field L 4–6 Haney (1–0) Connolly (0–1) Hare (1) 739 8–4 4–3 Bos ScoreRecap March 13 3:00 p.m. ACCN Florida State No. 18 English Field W 5–0 Gerard (2–1) Hubbart (2–2) — 1,000 9–4 5–3 Box ScoreRecap March 14 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Florida State No. 18 English Field L 7–14 Grady (2–1) Metz (0–1) — 790 9–5 5–4 Box ScoreRecap March 16 4:00 p.m. ACCNX * No. 25 English Field L 2–7 Collins (2–0) Okuda (2–1) — 1,000 9–6 — Box ScoreRecap March 19 6:00 p.m. VTSN at Clemson No. 25 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 2–8 Clark (1–0) Alford (0–1) — 1,280 9–7 5–5 Box ScoreRecap March 20 3:00 p.m. VTSN at Clemson No. 25 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 11–3 Heard (2–0) Olenchuk (1–3) — 1,280 10–7 6–5 Box ScoreRecap March 21 1:00 p.m. VTSN at Clemson No. 25 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 2–4 Gilbert (1–1) Johnson (0–2) — 1,280 10–8 6–6 Box ScoreRecap March 26 3:00 p.m. VTSN at No. 14 Pitt Charles L. Cost Field W 5–1 Alford (1–1) Myers (2–3) Siverling (2) 55 11–8 7–6 Box ScoreRecap March 27 3:00 p.m. VTSN at No. 14 Pitt Charles L. Cost Field W 8–4 Simonelli (2–0) Gilbertson (3–3) Connolly (5) 55 12–8 8–6 Box ScoreRecap March 28 1:00 p.m. VTSN at No. 14 Pitt Charles L. Cost Field W 8–4 Siverling (3–0) McCrum (1–1) — 55 13–8 9–6 Box ScoreRecap April (9–8) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources April 1 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Boston College No. 23 English Field L 3–7 Pelio (3–3) Alford (1–2) — 201 13–9 9–7 Box ScoreRecap April 2 6:00 p.m. ACCNX Boston College No. 23 English Field W 6–5 Green (1–0) Gieg (0–2) — 438 14–9 10–7 Box ScoreRecap April 3 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Boston College No. 23 English Field W 4–3 Siverling (4–0) Vetrano (0–1) Firoved (1) 967 15–9 11–7 Box ScoreRecap April 6 6:00 p.m. VTSN at * No. 23 Thomas Stadium W 15–5 Sakellaris (1–0) Trusley (0–1) — 761 16–9 — Box ScoreRecap April 9 6:00 p.m. VTSN at Wake Forest No. 23 David F. Couch Ballpark W 8–4 Heard (2–0) Cusick (1–2) — 606 17–9 12–7 Box ScoreRecap April 10 4:00 p.m. VTSN at Wake Forest No. 23 David F. Couch Ballpark W 16–4 Simonelli (3–0) Fleming (2–3) — 558 18–9 13–7 Box ScoreRecap April 11 1:00 p.m. VTSN at Wake Forest No. 23 David F. Couch Ballpark W 10–9 Connolly (1–1) Lowder (1–2) Firoved (2) 521 19–9 14–7 Box ScoreRecap April 13 6:00 p.m. VTSN at Liberty* No. 17 Liberty Baseball Stadium L 2–8 Cumming (1–0) Okuda (2–2) Ellard (3) 598 19–10 — Box ScoreRecap April 16 6:00 p.m. ACCNX Georgia Tech No. 17 English Field L 11–15 Bartnicki (1–1) Heard (3–1) — 731 19–11 14–8 Box ScoreRecap April 17 3:00 p.m. ACCNX Georgia Tech No. 17 English Field W 7–0 Simonelli (4–0) Crawford (2–4) Firoved (3) 1,000 20–11 15–8 Box ScoreRecap April 18 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Georgia Tech No. 17 English Field L 4–11 Maxwell (1–1) Heard (3–2) Grissom (1) 863 20–12 15–9 Box ScoreRecap April 20 6:00 p.m. ACCNX * No. 22 English Field W 7–5 Firoved (2–0) Jewell (1–5) Heard (2) 1,000 21–12 — Box ScoreRecap April 23 6:30 p.m. VTSN at NC State No. 22 Doak Field L 1–3 Highfill (4–2) Alford (1–3) Justice (3) 395 21–13 15–10 Box ScoreRecap April 25 12:00 p.m. VTSN at NC State No. 22 Doak Field L 3–11 Johnston (4–2) Simonelli (4–1) — 380 21–14 15–11 Box ScoreRecap April 25 4:00 p.m. VTSN at NC State No. 22 Doak Field L 6–7 Justice (3–2) Heard (3–3) — 481 21–15 15–12 Box ScoreRecap April 27 6:00 p.m. ACCNX ETSU* English Field W 12–0 Green (2–0) Kirby (1–1) — 1,000 22–15 — Box ScoreRecap April 30 7:00 p.m. ACCN Virginia English Field L 1–18 Abbott (5–5) Alford (1–4) — 1,000 22–16 15–13 Box ScoreRecap May (5–7) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources May 1 7:00 p.m. ESPNU Virginia English Field W 6–3 Simonelli (5–1) Vasil (6–4) Connolly (6) 1,000 23–16 16–13 Box ScoreRecap May 2 6:00 p.m. ACCN Virginia English Field L 1–6 Savino (2–2) Connolly (1–2) — 1,000 23–17 16–14 Box ScoreRecap May 5 3:00 p.m. ACCNX * English Field W 6–2 Green (3–0) Redfern (0–3) — 1,000 24–17 — Box ScoreRecap May 8 2:00 p.m. ACCNX * English Field W 7–1 Alford (2–4) Schnitz-Paxton (5–1) — 25–17 — Box ScoreRecap May 8 6:00 p.m. ACCNX Toledo* English Field W 3–2 Firoved (3–0) Power (2–3) — 1,000 26–17 — Box ScoreRecap May 9 2:00 p.m. ACCN Toledo* English Field W 16–5 Connolly (2–2) Brandon (1–2) — 1,000 27–17 — Box ScoreRecap May 12 Liberty* Cancelled May 14 6:00 p.m. ACCNX at Duke Jack Coombs FieldDurham, North Carolina L 6–11 Loper (1–1) Connolly (2–3) — 27–18 16–15 Box ScoreRecap May 15 1:00 p.m. VTSN at Duke Jack Coombs Field L 1–3 Loper (2–1) Siverling (4–1) Johnson (4) 27–19 16–16 Box ScoreRecap May 16 1:00 p.m. ACCNX at Duke Jack Coombs Field L 1–2 Dockman (1–1) Gerard (2–2) — 27–20 16–17 Box ScoreRecap May 20 6:00 p.m. ACCNX #8 Notre Dame English Field L 2–8 Bertrand (7–1) Alford (2–5) — 448 27–21 16–18 Box ScoreRecap May 21 6:00 p.m. ACCNX #8 Notre Dame English Field L 0–4 Tyrell (3–1) Simonelli (5–2) Brannigan (3) 664 27–22 16–19 Box ScoreRecap May 22 1:00 p.m. ACCNX #8 Notre Dame English Field L 1–7 Rao (2–1) Okuda (2–3) Mercer (2) 619 27–23 16–20 Box Score Post-Season (0–2) (0–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Postseason Sources May 25 3:00 p.m. ACCRSN vs. Virginia Truist FieldCharlotte, North Carolina L 2–3 Messinger (3–1) Alford (2–6) Whitten (1) 2,065 27–24 0–1 Box ScoreRecap May 26 3:00 p.m. ACCRSN vs. #7 Notre Dame Truist Field L 1–14 Mercer (3–2) Bertrand (7–2) — 3,020 27–25 0–2 Box ScoreRecap

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