Virginia Tech Hokies Sports News

Virginia Tech got strong pitching from starter Devin Burke, and both Andrew Rash and Chad Pinder hit solo home runs to lift the Hokies to a 9-1 victory over Coastal Carolina in an NCAA regional game at English Field on Saturday afternoon.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced the home and away conference opponents, while also determining repeat opponents for each of the league’s 15 women’s basketball teams.

Fresh off their run to the ACC title game, the Virginia Tech Hokies were rewarded with their first ever regional host and on Monday afternoon, they learned of the teams that will be joining them at English Field this upcoming weekend.

DURHAM, N.C. – Chad Pinder’s sacrifice fly in the seventh frame broke a 2-2 tie and Clark Labitan pitched the final 1.1 innings scoreless to give No. 21 Virginia Tech a 3-2 victory over Georgia Tech in Game 8 of the 2013 ACC Championship at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Hokie starting pitcher Brad Markey shut down Florida State for eight innings, but it was Mark Zagunis’ solo home run in the bottom of the ninth that gave No. 21 Virginia Tech a 3-2 walk-off victory over the No. 7 Seminoles in Game 6 of the 2013 ACC Championship at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

The Virginia Tech women’s basketball will travel to Indiana for the 2013 BigTen/ACC Challenge on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at Assembly Hall. Game time will be announced at a later date.

Virginia Tech outfielder Tyler Horan was named a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper after a weekend that saw him belt four home runs in a pair of wins over Marist.

The Virginia Tech softball team earned an at-large berth in the 2013 NCAA Softball Championship, as announced Sunday night on ESPNU.The Hokies will face future ACC member Notre Dame in the first round of the Lexington (KY) Regional and will be joined by Marshall and 12th-seeded and host Kentucky in the regional to be held at John Cropp Stadium on UK’s campus. Tech is the No. 3 seed and will be the visitors against the second-seeded Irish.