INDIANAPOLIS – For the first time since 2013, the Virginia Tech baseball program will host an NCAA Regional in Blacksburg as English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park was selected late Sunday night as one of 16 regional sites for the 2022 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
Virginia Tech (41-12, 19-9 ACC) – the consensus No. 2-ranked team in the nation on May 23 – is projected to be the top seed in the 2022 NCAA Blacksburg Regional when the four-team regional field and the complete 64-team postseason field is revealed on Monday, May 30, at 12 noon on ESPN2. The Hokies are making the program's first NCAA tournament appearance in nine seasons, their third such berth since joining the ACC (2010, 2013) and their first under the leadership of fifth-year head coach John Szefc (his eighth appearance overall).
As Selection Monday draws near, the 2022 NCAA Blacksburg Regional will mark Tech's first postseason occasion at English Field since the completion of its $20 million renovation in 2018 that outfitted the ballpark with more than 1,100 chair-back seats, a new club level, new premium suites and a state-of-the-art press concourse. At the 2013 NCAA Blacksburg Regional, the Hokies drew a crowd of 3,566 supporters for their opening game against Connecticut – an in-season, non-exhibition record that was nearly broken this year when Tech hosted then-No. 2 Miami in April (3,521 fans).
Virginia Tech remains one of the best stories in college baseball this season. Slated in February to finish in sixth place within the ACC Coastal Division, the Hokies exceeded expectations exponentially, winning a program record, nine ACC series to secure their first division title and the conference's best regular season record.
With the assurance of a home regional, Tech will turn its attention to Monday's selection show and the prospect of earning its highest national seed to date. The Hokies are vying for their first top-eight national seed across program history, which would put Tech in position to remain in Blacksburg through the opening two weeks of the NCAA tournament.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets to the 2022 NCAA Blacksburg Regional – to be held between Friday, June 3, and Monday, June 6 – will be made available beginning on Tuesday, May 31.
Fans may purchase either an all-session pass that includes access to every Blacksburg Regional game or elect to purchase tickets on a single-session basis. Both reserved seating and general admission seating will be offered with reserved seats limited to all-session passes.
Current Hokie Scholarship Fund donors (those who made a gift prior to the giving deadline on March 31, 2022) will have access to an exclusive presale before ticket sales are opened to the general public. The on-sale timeline for Blacksburg Regional tickets is as follows – quantities are limited to four (4) tickets per account:
- 10 a.m. ET – Current Hokie Ambassador, Hokie Scholar and Hokie Stone donors
- Noon ET – Remaining current Hokie Scholarship Fund donors
- 2 p.m. ET – General public
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SUPPORT THE HOKIES
The Hokies are IN! Now that the Hokies are in the NCAA tournament and hosting the 2022 Blacksburg Regional, it is time to launch Virginia Tech baseball's postseason giving campaign. Follow along as the Hokies start regional play on Friday, June 3, by making a gift with the following suggested amounts:
- $3 every time the Hokies strike out an opposing batter
- $5 per Hokies run
- $50 for every Hammerin' Hokies home run
- $250 per Virginia Tech win in the Blacksburg Regional
- $500 for a Virginia Tech no-hitter
GIVE NOW! ACC Coach of the Year John Szefc and his team have put together an incredible season and it is time to make some noise in the Blacksburg Regional. Support the Hokies as they bid to make history in Blacksburg!