BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech baseball team has returned from Atlanta, Georgia and, coming off its first ACC weekend, is preparing for a five-game homestand that starts Tuesday against William & Mary with first pitch slated for 4 p.m. The Hokies welcome George Mason to English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park on Wednesday, also a 4 p.m. start, before turning their attention to their ACC home-opening weekend against Top 10 Miami. The three-game series with the fifth-ranked Hurricanes begins on Friday at 4 p.m.
Virginia Tech (9-5) vs. William & Mary (8-8) – March 10, 2020 – 4 p.m.
English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park – Blacksburg, Virginia
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The History versus the Tribe:
- This will be the 117th meeting between the Hokies and William & Mary as Tech leads the all-time series 82-34 and owns a 46-16 mark at home.
- The series began in 1914, a 15-1 win for Tech in Williamsburg. The Hokies have won two straight in the series, which stopped a six-game losing streak against the Tribe that dated back to 2009.
- Tech beat the Tribe 10-8 on May 15, 2018 at home, and won a 3-2 game in Blacksburg on Mar 21, 2017 that ended the six-game slide.
- The last time the Hokies won a game in Williamsburg was April 25, 1989, a 21-7 victory.
Virginia Tech vs. George Mason – March 11, 2020 – 4 p.m.
English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park – Blacksburg, Virginia
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The History versus Patriots:
- This will be the 31st meeting between the Hokies and George Mason as Tech leads the all-time series 15-14-1 and are 8-6 at home.
- The series began in 1982, a Tech 15-1 win in Blacksburg, while the Hokies have not beaten the Patriots since a 19-7 win on March 13, 1997 in Blacksburg.
- The teams have not faced each other since a neutral site game in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Feb. 25, 2012 - a 7-1 win for George Mason, who is 3-0-1 since the last Hokies' victory.
- The last time the squads met in Blacksburg was March 4, 2004 when the Patriots registered a 4-2 win, while the teams played to a 6-6 tie on March 16, 2000.
Home Sweet Home:
- The Hokies are currently 6-0 at home to start off 2020. This is the first time the team has opened a season 6-0 since the 2012 season, when Tech won their first eight games in Blacksburg.
- Adding the final home win from 2019, Tech is on an overall seven-game home winning streak, which is the longest since the team won 11 straight from April 28, 2015 through March 4, 2016. The seven straight victories is currently tied for the 21st longest in the nation entering play Tuesday.
- Tech has outscored its opposition 55-18 at home this season, which includes scoring at least 10 runs in four of them, while the visitors have yet to score more than five.
- The pitching staff has combined to strike out 67 batters over 54 innings, while opponents are batting .189 at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park.
Hokies running wild:
- The Hokies stole 11 bases in their three-game series at No. 29 Georgia Tech over the weekend, coming off a weekend when they stole 13 against Bryant, including eight in that series opener on Feb. 28.
- The eight stolen bases are the most for the team since joining the ACC (2005) and one more than the previous high of seven versus Richmond (April 10, 2007). The school record is 10, set on April 2, 1981 against Saint Louis.
- Brennan Reback stole three of those bases in that game, becoming the first Hokie to swipe three bags in a game since Saige Jenco (Feb. 25, 2014 versus Radford).
- In all, Tech has 30 stolen bases so far this season (through 14 games), which already matches the number stolen last year (30). Since joining the ACC (2005), the high-water mark for stolen bases is 82 (2007) while the team hasn't stolen more than 40 in a season since 2014 (60).
- The last five seasons stolen base totals are 2019 - 30, 2018 - 39, 2017 - 21, 2016 - 25, 2015 - 27.