2026 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team

The 2026 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team represents Virginia Tech during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hokies play their home games at English Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are be led by ninth-year head coach John Szefc.

Previous season

The Hokies are coming off a 31–25 (12–18) season, where they went 1–1 in the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament. The Hokies did not earn an at-large berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Preseason Coaches poll The coaches poll was released on January 29, 2026. Virginia Tech was selected to finish eleventh in the conference.

ACC coaches poll 1 Georgia Tech 237 (7) 2 North Carolina 236 (6) 3 Florida State 221 (1) 4 Louisville 196 5 Clemson 185 (2) 6 NC State 169 7 Virginia 165 8 Miami 159 9 Wake Forest 145 10 Stanford 99 11 Virginia Tech 89 12 Notre Dame 87 13 Duke 67 14 Pittsburgh 45 15 California 41 16 Boston College 35

Schedule 2026 Virginia Tech Hokies baseball game log (30–26) Regular season: 29–23 (Home: 19–10; Away: 10–10; Neutral: 0–3) February: 7–3 (Home: 6–1; Away: 1–0; Neutral: 0–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC February 13 ACCNX * E.R. English FieldBlacksburg, VA W 9–2 Crowl (1–0) Seneker (0–1) None 917 1–0 — February 14 ACCNX William & Mary* E.R. English Field W 8–7 Craytor (1–0) Jernigan (0–1) None 1,642 2–0 — February 15 ACCNX William & Mary* E.R. English Field W 8–2 Weber (1–0) Richwine (0–1) None 1,139 3–0 — February 17 ACCNX ETSU* E.R. English Field W 7–5 Swift (1–0) Costarelli (0–1) Yagesh (1) 893 4–0 — February 20 ACCNX * E.R. English FieldBlacksburg, VA L 1–168 Mazza (1–1) Renfrow (0–1) None 1,052 4–1 — February 21 ACCNX Rutgers* E.R. English Field W 9–810 Yagesh (1–0) Savinon (0–1) None 1,254 5–1 — February 22 ACCNX Rutgers* E.R. English Field W 4–3 Smith (1–0) Sand (1–1) Craytor (1) 894 6–1 — February 24 ESPN+ at * Veterans Memorial ParkHarrisonburg, VA W 5–4 Roe (1–0) Bauer (0–2) Smith (1) 422 7–1 — February 27 FloSports vs. No. 23 Texas A&M* Globe Life FieldArlington, TX L 0–107 Sdao (2–0) Renfrow (0–2) None 7,181 7–2 — February 28 FloSports vs. No. 4 Mississippi State* Globe Life Field L 8–15 Valincius (3–0) Stieg (0–1) None 13,097 7–3 — March: 7–10 (Home: 4–4; Away: 3–5; Neutral: 0–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC March 1 FloSports vs. Tennessee* Globe Life Field L 1–3 Hindy (1–0) Grim (0–1) Krenzel (1) 8,903 7–4 — March 3 ACCNX * E.R. English Field L 4–13 Landen (1–1) Weber (1–1) Krenzel (1) 747 7–5 — March 6 ACCNX at No. 5 Georgia Tech Russ Chandler StadiumAtlanta, GA L 1–167 Ballard (2–0) Grim (0–2) None 2,521 7–6 0–1 March 7 ACCNX at No. 5 Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium L 5–14 Gaudette (1–0) Swift (1–1) None 3,341 7–7 0–2 March 8 ACCNX at No. 5 Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium W 9–6 Craytor (2–0) Buursemma (0–1) Crowl (1) 2,010 8–7 1–2 March 13 ACCNX at No. 14 Virginia Davenport FieldCharlottesville, VA L 6–11 Zatkowski (3–0) Yagesh (1–1) None 4,078 8–8 1–3 March 14 ACCNX at No. 14 Virginia Davenport Field L 5-10 Stammel (2-0) Renfrow (0-3) None 4,519 8-9 1-4 March 15 ACCNX at No. 14 Virginia Davenport Field W 6–3 Stieg (1–1) Paone (1–1) Crowl (2) 4,111 9–9 2–4 March 18 ACCNX VCU* E.R. English Field W 11–8 Roe (2–0) Nystrom (0–1) Crowl (3) 633 10–9 — March 20 ACCNX E.R. English Field W 7–1 Yagesh (2–1) Weaver (4–2) None 581 11–9 3–4 March 21 ACCNX Duke E.R. English Field L 6–8 Dean (4–0) Crowl (1–1) None 1,063 11–10 3–5 March 22 ACCNX Duke E.R. English Field W 7–6 Craytor (3–0) O'Connell (0–1) None 984 12–10 4–5 March 24 ESPN+ at ETSU* Thomas StadiumJohnson City, TN L 4–9 Scott (2–0) Exum (0–1) Grass (1) 1,092 12–11 — March 27 ACCNX E.R. English Field L 7–9 O'Harran (2–1) Eisenreich (0–1) Moore (1) 251 12–12 4–6 March 28 ACCNX Stanford E.R. English Field W 10–2 Renfrow (1–3) Garewal (0–1) None 881 13–12 5–6 March 29 ACCNX Stanford E.R. English Field L 3–6 Moore (4–1) Crowl (1–2) None 741 13–13 5–7 March 31 ESPN+ at * Carter Memorial StadiumRadford, VA W 13–5 Exum (1–1) Noonan (1–1) None 438 14–13 — April: 9–7 (Home: 6–3; Away: 3–4; Neutral: 0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC April 3 ACCNX at No. 25 Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez ParkCoral Gables, FL L 1–197 Evans (6–1) Yagesh (2–2) None 3,009 14–14 5–8 April 4 ACCNX at No. 25 Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park L 6–8 Bouchard (5–2) Spiegel (0–1) None 2,952 14–15 5–9 April 5 ACCNX at No. 25 Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park W 6–3 Velasquez (2–2) Fitzpatrick (1–3) None 209 15–15 6–9 April 7 ACCNX Liberty E.R. English Field L 4–11 Evans (1–0) Roe (2–1) None 749 15–16 — April 10 ACCNX at No. 23 Boston College Eddie Pellagrini DiamondBrighton, MA W 9–8 Roe (3–1) Kipp (0–3) None 750 16–16 7–9 April 11 ACCN at No. 23 Boston College Fenway ParkBoston, MA L 7–8 Kwiatkowski (4–0) Grimm (0–3) Soares (3) 3,213 16–17 7–10 April 12 ACCNX at No. 23 Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond L 2–6 Mudd (4–0) Stieg (2–2) None 1,863 16–18 7–11 April 14 ACCNX Radford* E.R. English Field W 14–07 Grim (1–3) Milleville (1–1) None 1,034 17–18 — April 17 ACCNX E.R. English Field W 11–6 Renfrow (4–2) Doganiero (5–2) Craytor (2) 1,192 18–18 8–11 April 18 ACCNX Pitt E.R. English Field L 4–5 Smink (3–0) Eisenreich (0–2) None 1,327 18–19 8–12 April 19 ACCNX Pitt E.R. English Field W 6–5 Craytor (4–0) Luczak (1–1) None 561 19–19 9–12 April 21 ESPN+ at VCU* The DiamondRichmond, VA W 8–6 Robertson (1–0) Clover (0–3) Roe (1) 384 20–19 — April 24 ACCNX NC State E.R. English Field W 4–0 Renfrow (3–4) Andrews (3–3) None 765 21–19 10–12 April 25 ACCNX NC State E.R. English Field L 7–14 Garino (3–2) Grim (1–4) None 747 21–20 10–13 April 26 ACCNX NC State E.R. English Field W 5–4 Crowl (2–2) Harris (1–1) Swift (1) 813 22–20 11–13 April 28 ACCNX James Madison* E.R. English Field W 14–17 Roe (4–1) Horvath (2–1) None 994 23–20 — May: 6–3 (Home: 3–2; Away: 3–1; Neutral: 0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC May 1 ACCNX at California Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA W 9–1 Renfrow (4–4) de la Torre (4–5) None 397 24–20 12–13 May 2 ACCNX at California Evans Diamond W 6–2 Eisenreich (1–2) Eddy (6–3) Crowl (4) 538 25–20 13–13 May 3 ACCNX at California Evans Diamond L 4–9 Foley (4–3) Stieg (2–3) None 537 25–21 13–14 May 6 ESPN+ at Liberty* Worthington FieldLynchburg, VA W 8-4 Grim (2-4) Dahlman (0-1) None 1,452 26-21 — May 9 ACCNX UNCG* E.R. English Field L 13-18 Dear (2-2) Yagesh (2-3) Horton (5) 1,027 26-22 — May 10 ACCNX UNCG* E.R. English Field W 11-9 Grim (3-4) Shuey (2-6) Swift (2) 1,021 27-22 — May 12 ESPN+ at Marshall* Jack Cook FieldHuntington, WV Canceled May 14 ACCNX Clemson E.R. English Field W 5-1 Renfrow (5-4) Moehler (0-3) None 476 28-22 14-14 May 15 ACCNX Clemson E.R. English Field W 2-1 Grim (4-4) Simmerson (1-2) None 738 29-22 15-14 May 16 ACCNX Clemson E.R. English Field L 8-10 LeGuernic (4-2) Stieg (2-4) Miller (1) 1,022 29-23 15-15 Postseason: 1–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1; Neutral: 1–2) : 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 1–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACCT Record May 20 ACCN vs. (10) Notre Dame (7) Truist FieldCharlotte, NC W 17–10 Eisenreich (2–2) Uber (4–3) None 3,913 30–23 1–0 May 16 ACCNX vs. (2) North Carolina (7) Truist Field L 4–10 Glauber (9–0) Stieg (2–5) None 30–24 1–1 : 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1; Neutral: 0–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Regional Record May 29 ESPN+ vs. (3) Cal Poly (2) Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA L 2–6 Naess (8–4) Eisenreich (2–3) Bonn (1) 1,680 30–25 0–1 May 30 ESPNU vs. (1) No. 1 UCLA (2) Jackie Robinson Stadium L 5–6 Hawk (7–3) Grim (4–5) None 1,680 30–26 0–2 Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = CanceledBold = Virginia Tech team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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