Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech baseball team will head across the state to Norfolk Tuesday to take on Old Dominion in the 2019 Commonwealth Classic presented by TowneBank. Hosted by the Monarchs, this will be the fifth Commonwealth Classic, which will be played at Harbor Park, home of the Baltimore Orioles' Triple-A farm team, the Norfolk Tide. First pitch scheduled for 7 p.m.
Old Dominion enters the game with a 26-17 overall mark and are 9-12 in Conference USA. The Monarchs are looking to cap off a strong month of April in which they've won four consecutive series, including three on the road. Last weekend, ODU won 2-of-3 at No. 28 Florida Atlantic. Tech enters the game with a 24-21 overall record and is 7-17 in the ACC. The Hokies are riding a five-game winning streak in non-conference games and have won 17 overall, including a 5-1 mark on the road.
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at Old Dominion, 7 p.m.
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Quick notes on the ODU series
- Tuesday's game will close out the Hokies 2019 regular season road slate.
- This will be the 79th meeting between the two schools, in a series that started in 1945.
- The Hokies hold a 61-17 overall mark in the series, including a 28-10 mark on the road.
- Tech has won four straight, including last year's 6-5 walk-off victory in 10 innings in Blacksburg (April 18).
- Nick Menken capped a two-run ninth-inning rally to tie the game at 5-5 with a sacrifice fly plating Sam Fragle and Luke Horanski had the game-winning hit, a single that scored Stevie Mangrum.
- The Hokies have won two straight in Norfolk, last losing there on March 15, 2000.
- Tech played in the 2017 Classic, on May 16, and were led at the plate by Tom Stoffel, who hit a two-run home run and finished with three runs scored, and Jack Owens, who had two hits and scored twice.
COMMONWEALTH CLASSIC HISTORY
2018: Cancelled due to rain
2017: Virginia Tech 8, #25 Old Dominion
2016: #20 Virginia 8, Old Dominion 4
2015: Old Dominion 3, #23 Virginia 1
2014: Old Dominion 8, #1 Virginia 1