# 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team

The 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team represented Virginia Tech during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hokies played their home games at English Field as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach John Szefc, in his 6th season at Virginia Tech.
The Hokies finished the season 30–23 overall and 12–17 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Coastal Division. They were the tenth overall seed in the ACC Tournament and were placed into a pool with third seed Clemson and sixth seed Boston College. Virginia Tech lost both of their pool play games to be eliminated from the tournament. They did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament.

## Game log

2023 Virginia Tech Hokies Baseball Game Log :
Regular Season (30–21) :
February (6–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | ACC Record |
| February 17 | at College of Charleston* | No. 14 | Patriot's Point Baseball Stadium Mount Pleasant, SC | L 2–5 | Andrew Duval (1–0) | Jonah Hurney (0–1) | Will Privette (1) | ESPN+ | 841 | 0–1 | — |
| February 18 | at College of Charleston* | No. 14 | Patriot's Point Baseball Stadium | W 12–3 | Henry Weycker (1–0) | Drake Thames (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 1,109 | 1–1 | — |
| February 19 | at College of Charleston* | No. 14 | Patriot's Point Baseball Stadium | W 15–2 | Grant Umberger (1–0) | Aidan Hunter (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 1,076 | 2–1 | — |
| February 21 | East Tennessee State* | No. 14 | English Field Blacksburg, VA | W 15–5 | Kiernan Higgins (1–0) | Landon Smiddy (0–1) | — | VTSN | 1,134 | 3–1 | — |
| February 24 | Bryant* | No. 14 | English Field | L 3–7 | Cameron Picard (1–0) | Griffin Green (0–1) | — | ACCNX | 1,235 | 3–2 | — |
| February 25 | Bryant* | No. 14 | English Field | W 4–1 | Drue Hackenberg (1–0) | Ken Turner (0–1) | Henry Weycker (1) | ACCNX | 903 | 4–2 | — |
| February 26 | Bryant* | No. 14 | English Field | W 15–8 | Jonah Hurney (1–1) | Logan Fraiser (0–2) | — | ACCNX | 1,141 | 5–2 | — |
| New River Valley Series ||||||||||||
| February 28 | Radford* | No. 11 | English Field | W 17–2 | Chrisitan Worley (1–0) | Foster Seitz (0–2) | — | ACCNX | 1,007 | 6–2 | — |
March (7–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | ACC Record |
| March 3 | Charlotte* | No. 11 | English Field | W 13–11 (10) | Tyler Dean (1–0) | Evan Michelson (0–1) | — | ACCNX | 614 | 7–2 | — |
| March 4 | Charlotte* | No. 11 | English Field | W 6–3 | Chrisitan Worley (2–0) | Collin Kramer (0–1) | — | ACCNX | 1,237 | 8–2 | — |
| March 5 | Charlotte* | No. 11 | English Field | W 12–4 | Grant Umberger (2–0) | Miles Langhorne (1–1) | — | ACCNX | 1,049 | 9–2 | — |
| March 7 | UMass Lowell* | No. 11 | English Field | W 22–4 | Matthew Siverling (1–0) | Shane Bogli (0–1) | — | ACCNX | 747 | 10–2 | — |
| March 8 | UMass Lowell* | No. 11 | English Field | W 7–4 | Andrew Sentlinger (1–0) | Frankie Venezia (0–1) | Honah Hurney (1) | ACCNX | 534 | 11–2 | — |
| March 10 | Boston College | No. 11 | English Field | W 13–3 | Henry Weycker (2–0) | John West (1–1) | — | ACCNX | 552 | 12–2 | 1–0 |
| March 11 | Boston College | No. 11 | English Field | L 5–8 | Chris Flynn (4–0) | Drue Hackenberg (1–1) | Andrew Roman (2) | ACCNX | 674 | 12–3 | 1–1 |
| March 11 | Boston College | No. 11 | English Field | L 3–7 | Eric Schroeder (3–0) | Anthony Arguelles (0–1) | — | ACCNX | 586 | 12–4 | 1–2 |
| March 14 | at East Tennessee State* | No. 17 | Thomas Stadium Johnson City, TN | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| March 17 | at Miami (FL) | No. 17 | Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL | L 3–4 | Carlos Lequerica (2–0) | Henry Weycker (1–2) | — | ACCN | 2,784 | 12–5 | 1–3 |
| March 18 | at Miami (FL) | No. 17 | Alex Rodriguez Park | L 6–21 | Ziehl Gage (3–2) | Drue Hackenberg (1–2) | — | ACCNX | 2,606 | 12–6 | 1–4 |
| March 19 | at Miami (FL) | No. 17 | Alex Rodriguez Park | L 9–12 | Alejandro Torres (2–0) | Kiernan Higgins (1–1) | Andrew Walters (1) | ACCNX | 2,606 | 12–7 | 1–5 |
| I-81 Series ||||||||||||
| March 22 | VMI* | | English Field | W 11–0 | Andrew Sentlinger (2–0) | James Newsome (0–1) | — | ACCNX | 702 | 13–7 | — |
| March 24 | at Pittsburgh* | | Charles L. Cost Field Pittsburgh, PA | L 4–5 | Dylan Simmons (1–) | Drue Hackenberg (1–3) | Nash Bryan (2) | ACCNX | 303 | 13–8 | 1–6 |
| March 25 | at Pittsburgh* | | Charles L. Cost Field | W 20–12 | Griffin Green (1–1) | Kyle Mosley (0–3) | — | ACCNX | 474 | 14–8 | 2–6 |
| March 26 | at Pittsburgh* | | Charles L. Cost Field | L 4–5 | Nash Bryan (4–2) | Tyler Dean (1–1) | — | ACCNX | 529 | 14–9 | 2–7 |
| I-81 Series ||||||||||||
| March 28 | at VMI* | | Gray–Minor Stadium Lexington, VA | W 9–7 | Jonah Hurney (2–1) | Hunter Sipe (1–1) | Andrew Sentlinger (1) | | 322 | 15–9 | — |
| Commonwealth Series ||||||||||||
| March 31 | Virginia | | English Field | L 5–9 | Briand Edginton (5–0) | Drue Hackenberg (1–4) | — | ACCN | 1,320 | 15–10 | 2–8 |
April (10–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | ACC Record |
| Commonwealth Series ||||||||||||
| April 1 | Virginia | English Field | W 12–10 | Henry Weycker (3–1) | Connely Early (6–1) | Johnah Hurney (2) | ACCNX | 2,202 | 16–10 | 3–8 |
| April 2 | Virginia | English Field | W 12–7 | Kiernan Higgins (2–1) | Jake Berry (0–2) | — | ACCNX | 2,068 | 17–10 | 4–8 |
| April 7 | at Duke | Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | ACCN | | | |
| April 9 | at Duke | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | L 1–3 | Alex Gow (3–2) | Griffin Green (1–2) | James Tallon (6) | ACCN | — | 17–11 | 4–9 |
| April 9 | at Duke | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | W 5–2 | Drue Hackenberg (2–4) | Jason White (2–2) | — | ACCNX | 1,226 | 18–11 | 5–9 |
| April 11 | Liberty* | English Field | L 3–7 | Trey Cooper (1–2) | Grant Umberger (2–1) | — | ACCNX | 877 | 18–12 | — |
| April 14 | Georgia Tech | English Field | W 10–7 | Brady Kirtner (1–0) | Luke Schmolke (4–2) | None | ACCNX | 1,047 | 19–12 | 6–9 |
| April 15 | Georgia Tech | English Field | W 13–1 | Griffin Green (2–2) | Dalton Smith (2–1) | — | ACCNX | 3,086 | 20–12 | 7–9 |
| April 16 | Georgia Tech | English Field | W 9–2 | Drue Hackenberg (3–4) | Terry Busse (1–2) | — | ACCNX | 952 | 21–12 | 8–9 |
| New River Valley Series ||||||||||||
| April 18 | at Radford* | Radford Baseball Stadium Radford, VA | L 8–16 | Gannon Kadlecik (1–0) | Andrew Sentlinger (2–1) | None | ESPN+ | 340 | 21–13 | — |
| April 21 | at Florida State | Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL | W 24–9 | Anthony Arguelles (1–1) | Jackson Baumeister (2–4) | — | ACCN | 4,262 | 22–13 | 9–9 |
| April 22 | at Florida State | Dick Howser Stadium | W 4–3 | Drue Hackenberg (4–4) | Connor Whittaker (3–5) | — | ACCNX | 4,601 | 23–13 | 10–9 |
| April 23 | at Florida State | Dick Howser Stadium | L 3–4 | Jamie Arnold (2–4) | Jacob Exum (0–1) | Doug Kirkland (1) | ACCNX | 4,472 | 23–14 | 10–10 |
| April 25 | James Madison* | English Field | W 7–5 | Matthew Siverling (2–0) | Matt Leikus (0–1) | Henry Weycker (2) | ACCNX | 789 | 24–14 | — |
| April 28 | North Carolina | English Field | W 7–0 | Anthony Arguelles (2–1) | Connor Bovair (4–2) | — | ACCN | 658 | 25–14 | 11–10 |
| April 29 | North Carolina | English Field | L 8–12 | Max Carlson (3–1) | Drue Hackenberg (4–5) | Matt Poston (3) | ACCNX | 2,231 | 25–15 | 11–11 |
| April 29 | North Carolina | English Field | L 7–13 | Ben Peterson (2–0) | Kiernan Higgins (2–2) | — | ACCNX | 2,363 | 25–16 | 11–12 |
May (5–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | ACC Record |
| Charleston Showcase ||||||||||||
| May 2 | vs. Marshall | GoMart Ballpark Charleston, WV | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | WCHS | | | — |
| May 3 | Marshall | English Field | W 5–3 | Andrew Sentlinger (4–1) | Chad Heiner (1–2) | Jacob Exum (1) | ACCNX | 623 | 26–16 | — |
| May 6 | Bowling Green* | English Field | W 13–2 | Anthony Arguelles (3–1) | Gage Schenk (2–6) | — | ACCNX | 814 | 27–16 | — |
| May 6 | Bowling Green* | English Field | W 12–0 | Drue Hackenberg (5–5) | Rigo Ramos (2–3) | — | ACCNX | 910 | 28–16 | — |
| May 7 | Bowling Green* | English Field | No Contest | No Contest | No Contest | No Contest | ACCNX | | | — |
| May 10 | at Liberty* | Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, VA | W 14–1 (7) | Jonah Hurney (3–1) | Ryan Butler (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 1,682 | 29–16 | — |
| May 12 | No. 16 Clemson | Woerner Field | L 4–15 | Jackson Lindley (2–3) | Drue Hackenberg (5–6) | — | ACCNX | 1,461 | 29–17 | 11–13 |
| May 13 | No. 16 Clemson | English Field | L 8–9 | Nick Clayton (6–0) | Brady Kirtner (1–1) | Tristan Smith (3) | ACCN | 1,485 | 29–18 | 11–14 |
| May 14 | No. 16 Clemson | English Field | L 6–9 | Caden Grice (6–1) | Jonah Hurney (3–2) | Tristan Smith (4) | ACCN | | 29–19 | 11–15 |
| May 16 | at James Madison* | Veterans Memorial Park Harrisonburg, VA | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | | | | — |
| May 18 | at No. 1 Wake Forest | David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, NC | L 3–6 | Rhett Lowder (12–0) | Drue Hackenberg (5–7) | Camden Minacci (11) | ESPN+ | 2,505 | 29–20 | 11–16 |
| May 19 | at No. 1 Wake Forest | David F. Couch Ballpark | L 5–7 | Cole Roland (2–1) | Henry Weycker (3–2) | Camden Minacci (12) | ESPN+ | 3,023 | 29–21 | 11–17 |
| May 20 | at No. 1 Wake Forest | David F. Couch Ballpark | W 14–6 | Griffin Stieg (1–0) | Seth Keener (6–1) | — | ESPN+ | 2,568 | 30–21 | 12–17 |
Postseason (0–2) :
ACC Tournament (0–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | ACCT Record |
| May 23 | vs. Boston College | | Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC | L 7–11 | Henry Leake (4–5) | Henry Weycker (3–3) | Andrew Roman (9) | ACCN | 2,048 | 30–22 | 0–1 |
| May 24 | vs. No. 6 Clemson | | Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC | L 5–14 | BJ Bailey (2–2) | Drue Hackenberg (5–8) | — | ACCN | 2,398 | 30–23 | 0–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Virginia Tech team member :
"*" indicates a non-conference game. "#" represents ranking. All rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. "" represents postseason seeding in the ACC Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | 16 | 16* | 11 | 10 | 16 | RV | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | — |
| Baseball America | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 17 | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | — |
| D1Baseball | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | — |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.