Thrilled and honored to submit my reel for the
@STAAtalent
2024 Jim Nantz Award.
This caps off a truly blessed year where I got to grow so much as a broadcaster.
Massive thanks to
@commvt
,
@3304Sports
and
@TechSideline
for such tremendous opportunities.
I’m thrilled to announce my commitment to Virginia Tech, where I'll be playing both baseball and football! This journey has been incredible, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to represent my home state. Looking forward to what the future holds. Go Hokies! 🦃⚾🏈
#GoHokies
NC State has entered the College Football Playoff Rankings at No. 22.
So, the
#Hokies
’ three ACC losses are to the No. 5, No. 10 and No. 22 teams in the nation.
#Hokies
starting pitcher Griffin Green announced on Instagram that he has transferred to Wake Forest.
Green missed the 2024 season due to an arm injury and figured to be an anchor of Virginia Tech’s rotation next year.
I don't have a quick-witted tweet for tonight's
@HokiesWBB
. I'm genuinely speechless.
Tech just played a perfect basketball game.
#Hokies
looked like the defending ACC champions tonight. And then some.
What. A. Win.
Massive pickup for the
#Hokies
on the gridiron and the diamond.
As it pertains to the latter, Matthews — who plays the outfield and the hot corner — is Baseball America’s No. 54 prospect and has a 9.5 Perfect Game rating (out of 10).
He’s MLB Draft-eligible next summer.
The
#Hokies
land Micah Matthews (6-2, 205), a top-10 player in Virginia and a 4⭐️ wide receiver from Bridgewater, Va.
Matthews is also a consensus top-100 baseball recruit. He intends to play both football and baseball at Virginia Tech. He chose VT over UVa, UNC and others.
I usually don’t post stuff like this, but I’m thinking of my Mom a little extra today on the 17th anniversary of her passing.
Hope I’m making her proud. That’s what I strive for every day. ❤️
That’s a wrap on my coverage of
#Hokies
baseball.
The last two years have been a tremendous blessing. I’m so grateful to have had this opportunity, making so many meaningful connections and memories.
I’ll see you all during football season for my last dance as a Tech student.
Welp since content got released today that showed our uniforms & ruined our reveal, here are the photos a day early 🙃
P.S. there will be name plates so don’t freak out about that🫶
#ThisIsHome
|
@CoxComm
With this weekend's ACC results in South Bend and Chestnut Hill, Virginia Tech has clinched a spot in the 2024 ACC Baseball Championship.
#Hokies
are headed to Charlotte.
What an incredible game inside Cassell Coliseum and an amazing win for
@HokiesWBB
.
One of the most electric environments I’ve ever seen here.
Just a brilliant day for women’s hoops in Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech started the year 21-5 and 10-2 in the ACC, sitting atop the Coastal after winning its first four series.
#Hokies
finished the year 11-15 and 4-14 in league play, ending in fifth place in the division after dropping its final six ACC series of the year.
Oh my goodness.
Christian Martin grounds into a routine 6-3 groundout, but the ball is dropped by Duke's first baseman Logan Bravo.
David McCann comes home to score, and the ballgame is over.
#Hokies
win it, 2-1. Unreal.
FINAL: No. 13 Virginia Tech 6, Pitt 5
What a wild, wacky rubber match.
A back-and-forth affair ends in a small ball-charged comeback and another save for Jordan Little.
#Hokies
are now 4-0 in ACC series and are the first team to reach 10 wins in league play. Wake is up next.
Good morning from English Field.
Thrilled to be here on behalf of
@TechSideline
at Virginia Tech baseball media day to kick off our coverage of the 2024 season.
Plenty of updates to come from what should be a fun afternoon at the ballpark.
FINAL: No. 13 Virginia Tech 5, Pitt 3
A three-run seventh inning and a lockdown effort from David Shoemaker and Brady Kirtner give the
#Hokies
the edge in the pitching duel.
It's Tech's eighth straight win, its 18th win in 20 games and John Szefc's 100th career ACC victory.
Virginia Tech moves up to No. 11 in this week's D1Baseball Poll, its highest ranking since last year.
#Hokies
play Marshall on Tuesday before welcoming No. 21 Wake Forest — which was swept by No. 10 North Carolina over the weekend — to Blacksburg on Friday.
FINAL: Virginia Tech 4, No. 15 North Carolina 3
Griffin Stieg exited after just three pitches with an apparent injury, but the relievers lifted the
#Hokies
up all game.
Absolutely stellar outings from Jacob Exum, Brady Kirtner and Jordan Little.
Big win for Tech's momentum.
Excellent win for
@HokiesWBB
.
Obviously Georgia Amoore was outstanding, but Matilda Ekh and Clara Strack were also fantastic in doing the little things.
Really says something when Liz Kitley struggles so much and the
#Hokies
still notch a road ranked win by double digits.
Virginia Tech Baseball in the transfer portal:
Lost: SP Griffin Green, RP Ryan Buckler, RP JT Gibson, RP Ryan Kennedy
Gained: OF Cam Pittman (Radford), OF Jackson Cherry (Mercer), UTIL Jared Davis (JUCO)
#Hokies
FINAL: No. 19 Virginia Tech 12, Boston College 6
A seven-run seventh inning pushes Tech to another huge win.
#Hokies
are now 8-1 in the ACC with two sweeps and two road series wins.
Six of their last eight series to close out the year are at home, where they've lost just once.
No
#Hokies
baseball today, but here are some numbers:
• Tech ranks first in the ACC Coastal at 7-1
• Seven wins is the most in the ACC; no one else has more than five (UNC is 5-2)
• .875 is the second-highest winning % in the ACC (FSU is 19-0 and 3-0 in conference)
As a Muslim, I’ve was in awe of Mohamed Diarra in the ACC Tournament.
On the court, after the celebrations, I asked him what his message was to fellow Muslims after accomplishing such a feat during the holy month of Ramadan.
And of course, his response was incredible:
FINAL: No. 13 Virginia Tech 4, Marshall 2
Seventh W in a row for the
#Hokies
, and 17th win in 19 games.
Almost all of the scoring took place in the first. Both bullpens were very solid.
Exum and Crowl were especially good for Tech, which returns to action vs Pitt this weekend.
FINAL: Virginia Tech 11, Notre Dame 8
The
#Hokies
are 3-0 in ACC play for the first time in program history.
Griffin Stieg was excellent and Tech raked four homers, plus three triples.
Things got weird in the ninth, but in the end, it's a sweep to start ACC play for Tech.
FINAL: Virginia Tech 10, Charlotte 0
Tech came into today with a lot of unknowns. Now we know a bit more.
Couldn't have scripted a better Opening Day for the
#Hokies
.
An immaculate balance courtesy of Brett Renfrow's historic start and an excellent day for the bats.
Brett Renfrow becomes the first
#Hokies
baseball player to get a camp invite since both Drue Hackenberg and Jack Hurley in 2022. Gavin Cross also went in 2021.
𝘿𝙪𝙩𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 🇺🇸
@BrettRenfrow
will represent Virginia Tech at the 2024
@USABaseballCNT
Training Camp during its Stars vs. Stripes series on June 26 & June 27 in Cary, N.C.:
🗞️
#Hokies
🦃⚾️
WATCH: No. 7
@DukeMBB
defeats
@HokiesMBB
77-67 on Big Monday🔵😈
@RazaUmerani
brings you the sideline report with all the action from the Blue Devils victory inside Cassell Coliseum📺⬇️
Good afternoon from English.
Virginia Tech (19-4, 8-1 ACC) kicks off a three-game series with Pitt (11-11, 1-8) at 4 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra.
#Hokies
looking to extend their league-best win streak and pad their lead atop the Coastal.
Fascinating development: John Szefc said there’s a chance that first baseman Garrett Michel could come back around the Miami series.
Michel broke his wrist earlier this season and was previously declared out for the year.
Would give a massive lift to this
#Hokies
lineup.
FINAL: Virginia Tech 24, George Mason 5
#Hokies
with their season-high in runs and hits.
Mashed five homers, including two from Carson DeMartini and the first in the career of Warren Holzemer.
Ben Watson was also 5-for-5.
Tech takes on No. 15 UNC in Chapel Hill this weekend.
FINAL: Virginia Tech 12, Louisville 6
Field day for the
#Hokies
offense, particularly in the middle innings.
Eight players recorded hits, seven had multiple, three had three or more.
Parliament was solid, Kirtner was excellent.
Rubber match tomorrow at noon ET.
Nasir Peoples on how he wants to be remembered at Virginia Tech: "Fighting through adversity in all types of ways, whether on or off the field. Someone who loved his team and his teammates."
#Hokies
Virginia Tech baseball announced that sophomore first baseman Garrett Michel is expected to miss the remainder of the 2024 season with a broken wrist, per release.
#Hokies
FINAL: No. 16 Virginia Tech 11, Georgia Tech 1
#Hokies
had 18 hits and one home run last weekend against Wake Forest. They had 20 and four, respectively, tonight.
The offensive explosion combined with another quality start from Brett Renfrow helped Tech breeze through this one.
FINAL: No. 23 Virginia Tech 2, No. 7 Duke 1
#Hokies
win in wild walk-off fashion on an E3 at the death.
Christian Martin is the hero. Or maybe it's Logan Bravo if you're Tech? Perhaps it was the stellar pitching.
Either way, this series is tied in dramatic fashion.
Virginia Tech baseball announced that sophomore first baseman Garrett Michel is expected to miss the remainder of the 2024 season with a broken wrist, per release.
#Hokies
#Hokies
IF Christian Martin has been selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 18th round (No. 531 overall) of the 2024 MLB Draft.
He becomes the fifth Virginia Tech player to come off the board.
Others who are still available include reliever Brady Kirtner and OF Ben Watson.
It's about that time. I present to you:
My predictions for the College Football Playoff for EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE OUTCOME of Champ Weekend.
This is my favorite thing to do every year, and in seven years of doing it, I have never been wrong.
Let's have a weekend, folks.
FINAL: Virginia Tech 11, Notre Dame 3
#Hokies
cruise in the ACC opener.
Brett Renfrow set new career-highs with eight innings pitched and 10 strikeouts while eight of Tech's nine starters recorded hits, highlighted by Eddie Micheletti's grand slam.
Game 2 is tomorrow at 6 p.m.
Antwaun Powell-Ryland:
- 2 sacks tonight
- 6 sacks in the last two games
- 9 sacks on the season
What a get he was out of the portal for the
#Hokies
. Absolute game-wrecker.
Quite the fight broke out on the concourse at English Field after the ballgame.
Not sure how it started or what exactly happened, but it got bad. Security was able to separate everyone eventually, but it didn’t look good.
FINAL: Virginia Tech 10, Notre Dame 5
Like a basketball game, this was a game of runs.
#Hokies
got up 6-0, Irish cut it to 6-5 and a four-run eighth gave Tech all the cushion it needed.
Parliament and McCann were excellent.
Tech is now 8-0 on Fridays and Saturdays in 2024.
For the final time in 2023, good night from Lane Stadium.
Thank you for an unforgettable few months.
Until September.
See you next week in Charlottesville.
Good morning from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, MD.
It’s Virginia Tech (6-6, 5-3 ACC) and Tulane (11-2, 8-1 AAC) in the 14th Military Bowl (2 p.m. ET, ESPN).
#Hokies
looking for their first bowl win since 2016.
I’ve got you covered for
@3304Sports
.
Virginia Tech baseball clocked a few All-ACC Honors this morning:
Second Team:
OF Ben Watson
Third Team:
OF Chris Cannizzaro
RHP Brett Renfrow
Freshman Team:
RHP Brett Renfrow
#Hokies
FINAL: Virginia Tech 14, Ohio 2
#Hokies
sweep the matinée doubleheader with a pair of run-rule victories with great starts and relentless hitting.
Gehrig Ebel homered in each game, Ben Watson did his thing, Eddie Eisert was solid.
Tech goes for the sweep tomorrow at 11 a.m.
Virginia Tech rises six spots to No. 13 in this week’s poll.
#Hokies
are home all week with a Tuesday matchup with Marshall and a weekend series against Pitt.
🆕 D1Baseball Top 25 Rankings: Week Six
(Presented by
@NettingPros
)
@RazorbackBSB
remains the No. 1 team in the land in the latest D1Baseball Top 25, while four new teams enter this week's tumultuous rankings.
#Hokies
sweep Ohio by a combined score of 39-5.
Next up: @ Liberty on Wednesday before hosting Miami for the final home series — and second-to-last ACC series — of the regular season.
Here’s the first thing I’ll say:
Not only should Virginia Tech be ranked tomorrow, but I honestly think the
#Hokies
could jump into the top 20.
What this team has done in the first month or so of this season is remarkable. I’m excited to write about it later.
FINAL: Virginia Tech 13, Miami 4
#Hokies
avoid being swept with a dominant performance.
Every member of the lineup recorded a hit while Wyatt Parliament and Jordan Little cruised out of the bullpen.
VT hosts JMU in its home finale on Tuesday before finishing the year @ UVa.
FINAL: No. 19 Virginia Tech 14, ETSU 4
First run rule of the season is in the books courtesy of a scorching-hot day for the bats and some really impressive outings from the bullpen.
#Hokies
have now won three in a row and seven of their last eight.
Former ECU and
#Hokies
reliever Jordan Little goes in the 15th round (No. 449 pick) to the Cincinnati Reds.
The firecracker personality righty was one of the best relievers in the ACC in the first half of the season. Has proper big league stuff.
Just to clarify: yes, the
#Hokies
are playing NC State tomorrow.
But, a loss in this game means they can't win Pool C.
Meaning they can't advance to the Semifinals.
Meaning they can't win the ACC.
Meaning they won't go to the NCAA Tournament.
FINAL: Virginia Tech 14, Radford 4.
Tech notches its fourth win in a row courtesy of continued dominance from the bats and arms.
Grant Manning was excellent in his four innings out of the pen.
#Hokies
return home to play Stony Brook this weekend. Friday game is at 4 p.m. ET.
FINAL: Virginia Tech 11, North Carolina A&T 0
#Hokies
win their eighth straight midweek, pitching their first shutout since Opening Day.
Madden Clement dazzled with 5.1 scoreless innings and seven strikeouts, and a flurry of errors and unearned runs set up an easy W for Tech.
Bit of a stunner here as Brett Renfrow will get the Opening Day start for the
#Hokies
on Friday at Charlotte (4 p.m. ET, ESPN+).
John Szefc has been very high on the true freshman out of Manassas, Va.
He gets his first shot right out of the gate.
𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙤𝙩, 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙠 👏
@BrettRenfrow
has been named Virginia Tech’s Opening Day starter.
He is slated to become the first true freshman to don the role during the program’s ACC era.
#Hokies
🦃⚾️
📍 Baseball Night in Blacksburg
@HokiesBaseball
’s annual pre-season banquet is underway.
Tonight’s keystone speaker: the incomparable Roger Clemens.
#Hokies
Thrilled to announce that I’m one of the voters in this year’s College Football Student Media Poll! I’m very grateful for the opportunity and excited for what should be a fantastic year.
Here’s my ballot for the Preseason Poll:
FOOTBALL POLL: The third season of Student Media Poll is underway!
Reigning champions Georgia are the runaway No. 1 team in the Preseason Poll. Four other schools received first-place votes and 63 schools received at least one vote.
See the full results:
And with that, the 2023 [regular] season comes to an end.
Covering
#Hokies
football this year has been a delight.
Eternally grateful for such incredible opportunities thanks to
@commvt
and
@3304Sports
.
Good night from Charlottesville, and I’ll see you all in bowl season!
Good afternoon from Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
Welcome to Opening Day.
#Hokies
and 49ers get the season started at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
True freshman Brett Renfrow starts for the
#Hokies
. Miles Langhorne is on the bump for CLT.
Virginia Tech is in the First Four Out in D1Baseball’s latest projection.
First time since the beginning of the season that the
#Hokies
haven’t been in the field. But, that means a series win in Charlottesville should slot them back in the picture.
#Hokies
third baseman Carson DeMartini is more than just their best returning bat in 2024.
He’s the heart and soul of a team searching for its identity.
My feature for
@TechSideline
:
Virginia Tech and Boston College were tied at 3-3 heading into the seventh.
Then the
#Hokies
put up a seven-spot.
Chris Cannizzaro hit a two-run homer and Henry Cooke gashed a two-run triple to highlight the frame.
Tech leads 10-3, nine outs away from another sweep.
John Szefc said Gehrig Ebel hasn’t played in the last four due to a violation of team rules.
A return timetable was not provided.
The
#Hokies
catcher/first baseman has a 1.424 OPS with five home runs in 2024.
Virginia Tech rises six spots to No. 13 in this week’s poll.
#Hokies
are home all week with a Tuesday matchup with Marshall and a weekend series against Pitt.
FINAL: Virginia Tech 14, Rhode Island 2
The best outing of Griffin Stieg's young career and a nine-run fifth inning power the
#Hokies
to a series sweep of Rhode Island.
Tech outscored the Rams 39-7 in the series, will be back in action on Tuesday afternoon at Radford.
Former
#Hokies
guard Georgia Amoore decides to utilize her COVID year of eligibility and return to college basketball for a fifth season.
The only question now is where.
Averaged 18.8 points and 6.8 assists (fourth in the nation) per game last year.
FINAL: Virginia Tech 10, Charlotte 5
#Hokies
paced by another great start from a newcomer as Wyatt Parliament tossed four no-hit innings and a career day for Chris Cannizzaro to lock up a 2-0 start and an opening series victory.
Griffin Stieg starts tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET.
FINAL: No. 19 Virginia Tech 9, Boston College 6
Special comeback for the
#Hokies
to take this one.
Plated four runs in the ninth to take the lead, highlighted by Christian Martin’s three-run homer, then Jordan Little came in and closed things out.
What a win.
Crunched some numbers. Here's Virginia Tech's situational hitting in its last three ACC series (vs. Duke, @ UNC, vs. Miami):
• 27-for-147 (.163) with runners on
• 12-for-90 (.133) with RISP
• 8-for-81 (.100) with two outs
• 75 runners left on base
#Hokies
FINAL: Virginia Tech 18, Rhode Island 3
#Hokies
bounce back from consecutive losses with a resounding win in their home opener.
The bats were hot — none hotter than Ben Watson — and the pitching was excellent, highlighted by Brett Renfrow yet again.
2 p.m. start tomorrow.
Coach Pry says the offensive line rotation was a "hot topic" this morning in the team meeting. Says they're looking for more guys to play more snaps and get the young players the experience they need to improve.
#Hokies