# 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team

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.

## Game log

2021 Virginia Tech Hokies Baseball Game Log :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Virginia Tech team member     * Non-conference game :
Regular Season (19–10) :
February (5–1) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Sources |
| February 21 | 11:05 am | ACCNX | Kent State* | English Field Blacksburg, Virginia | W 3–1 | Gerard (1–0) | Albright (0–1) | Heard (1) | 203 | 1–0 | — | Box Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| February 23 | 2:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Radford* New River Valley rivalry | English Field | W 22–2 | Okuda (1–0) | Bowes (0–1) | — | 250 | 3–0 | — | Box Score Recap |
| February 26 | 7:00 p.m. | ACCN | at No. 6 Miami (FL) | Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, Florida | W 5–3 | Siverling (1–0) | Federman (0–2) | Connolly (2) | 623 | 4–0 | 1–0 | Box Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
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 Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| March 16 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | UNCG* | No. 25 | English Field | L 2–7 | Collins (2–0) | Okuda (2–1) | — | 1,000 | 9–6 | — | Box Score Recap Archived 2021-03-17 at the Wayback Machine |
| March 19 | 6:00 p.m. | VTSN | at Clemson | No. 25 | Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, South Carolina | L 2–8 | Clark (1–0) | Alford (0–1) | — | 1,280 | 9–7 | 5–5 | Box Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| March 26 | 3:00 p.m. | VTSN | at No. 14 Pitt | | Charles L. Cost Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | W 5–1 | Alford (1–1) | Myers (2–3) | Siverling (2) | 55 | 11–8 | 7–6 | Box Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
April (6–2) :
| 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 Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| April 6 | 6:00 p.m. | VTSN | at ETSU* | No. 23 | Thomas Stadium Johnson City, Tennessee | W 15–5 | Sakellaris (1–0) | Trusley (0–1) | — | 761 | 16–9 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 9 | 6:00 p.m. | VTSN | at Wake Forest | No. 23 | David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, North Carolina | W 8–4 | Heard (2–0) | Cusick (1–2) | — | 606 | 17–9 | 12–7 | Box Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| 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 Score Recap |
| April 13 | 6:00 p.m. | VTSN | at Liberty* | No. 17 | Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, Virginia | L 2–8 | Cumming (1–0) | Okuda (2–2) | Ellard (3) | 598 | 19–10 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 16 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 23 Georgia Tech | No. 17 | English Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 17 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 23 Georgia Tech | No. 17 | English Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 18 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 23 Georgia Tech | No. 17 | English Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 20 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | VMI* | | English Field | | | | | | | — | |
| April 23 | 6:30 p.m. | VTSN | at NC State | | Doak Field Raleigh, North Carolina | | | | | | | | |
| April 24 | 6:30 p.m. | VTSN | at NC State | | Doak Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 25 | 1:00 p.m. | VTSN | at NC State | | Doak Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 27 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | ETSU* | | English Field | | | | | | | — | |
| April 30 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCN | Virginia Commonwealth Series | | English Field | | | | | | | | |
May (0–0) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Stadium | ACC |
| May 1 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPNU | Virginia Commonwealth Series | English Field | |
| May 2 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCN | Virginia Commonwealth Series | English Field | |
| May 5 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Georgetown* | English Field | — |
Post-Season (0–0) :
ACC Tournament (0–0) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Postseason | Sources |

## 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' | 22 | 22* | 22 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | RV | RV | 16 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | RV | 27 | 22 | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | RV | RV | 28 | 24 | RV | RV | 30 | 26 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 25 | RV | 23 | 23 | 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.