BLACKSBURG – With internal bragging rights on the line, the Virginia Tech baseball team will celebrate the end of its outdoor practice season by opening its annual intrasquad Fall World Series on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park.
Splitting its roster into two sides, Maroon and Orange, the Hokies will contest Game 1 on Wednesday with first pitch scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Fall World Series action will then resume with Game 2 on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 4:15 p.m. before concluding with Game 3 on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 2:30 p.m.
Any and all fans are encouraged to attend while taking advantage of free admission and open seating. Ballpark concessions and concourse operations will be closed.
FALL WORLD SERIES SCORING
To win the Fall World Series, Maroon or Orange must win at least two of the following three categories: (a) Game 3 score, (b) series points and (c) series run differential. Teams earn one series point for every inning won on the scoreboard.
Cumulative scoring will be displayed on the English Field video board throughout the series and will be tracked in real time as follows:
- Runs column – Displays individual game score
- Hits column – Displays cumulative series points
- Errors column – Displays cumulative run differential
Whichever side wins at least two of the three categories displayed on the scoreboard after Game 3 will be determined the winner.
MAROON
- Coach: Tyson Petersheim, director of hitting development and scouting assistant
- Captains: Anthony Arguelles, Lucas Donlon, Griffin Green
- Top Draft Pick: Gehrig Ebel
- Pitchers: Nick Finarelli, JT Gibson, Ryan Grzesiak, Jonah Hurney, Ryan Kennedy, Matthew Siverling, Grant Umberger, Christian Worley
- Position Players: Cooper Cross, Gehrig Ebel, Eddie Eisert, Warren Holzemer, Carson Jones, Christian Martin, Garrett Michel, Griffin Stieg, Sam Tackett, Trey Way
ORANGE
- Coach: Tyler Hanson, assistant coach
- Captains: Drue Hackenberg, Nick Holesa, Eduardo Malinowski
- Top Draft Pick: Carson DeMartini
- Pitchers: Tyler Dean, Jacob Exum, Kiernan Higgins, Luke Jackman, Brady Kirtner, Truman Richter, Peter Sakellaris, Andrew Sentlinger, Isaac Sewell, Tommy Szczepanski, Henry Weycker
- Position Players: David Bryant, Chris Cannizzaro, Henry Cooke, Carson DeMartini, Brody Donay, Clay Grady, Josh Hand, Jack Hurley, Carter Newman, Chris Sparber
ON-CAMPUS PARKING UPDATE
Virginia Tech Parking Services has implemented a change to its on-campus parking policy to more effectively manage parking for the growing population of permit holders who engage in university activities after traditional business hours. Beginning August 2021, on-campus parking lots will be metered until 10 p.m. on weekdays, Monday through Friday. Visitors to Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus will now need to pay to park on campus using one of three options:
- ParkMobile App (click here)
- Go online to purchase a daily parking permit
- Visit the Parking Services office at 505 Beamer Way between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. to purchase a daily permit
To learn more about campus parking, please click here. If anyone has questions, please email parking@vt.edu or call (540) 231-3200.