Drue Hackenberg Season 2023

Awards & Honors
• 2023:  NCBWA Preseason All-American Second Team (Feb. 2) … Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, D1Baseball, Perfect Game Preseason All-American Third Team ... Perfect Game Preseason All-Conference (Jan. 13).
• 2022:  Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, NCBWA All-American Third Team … Consensus Freshman All-American … VaSID Pitcher of the Year, Rookie of the Year, All-State First Team (June 28) … All-ACC Academic Team (June 27) … USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp invite … ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic All-Region First Team (June 15) … All-ACC First Team (May 23) … ACC All-Freshman Team (May 23).

Player Rankings
• 2023 MLB Draft:  No. 243 overall by Perfect Game ... No. 22 ACC prospect by D1Baseball, No. 29 by Perfect Game.
• 2023:  No. 14 preseason starting pitcher by D1Baseball (Feb. 8) ... No. 76 NCAA Division I sophomore by Perfect Game (Jan. 10).
• 2022:  No. 81 incoming ACC freshman by Perfect Game (Sept. 29) ... No. 435 among Perfect Game's top 500 incoming NCAA Division I freshmen (Sept. 28).

2022 at Virginia Tech
• Season Notes:  Made 17 appearances and 16 starts … Ranked in a tie for 10th among NCAA Division I pitchers in wins (10), tying for the second most among ACC pitchers; recorded the most wins by a Virginia Tech pitcher since 2013 (Devin Burke – 11) … Ranked among the top 100 NCAA Division I pitchers in fewest walks allowed per nine innings (1.85) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.58); ranked among the top 150 pitchers in ERA (3.30) and strikeouts (87) … Led ACC pitchers in fewest doubles allowed per game (0.78), ranking fifth in ERA, sixth in innings pitched (92.2), seventh in fewest walks allowed (19) and tied for 10th in strikeouts (87) … Considering ACC conference games, led the league’s pitchers in wins (seven) while ranking second in ERA (3.10), tied for fifth in innings pitched (61.0) and sixth in strikeouts (62) … Held opponents to a .259 batting average.

High School
• Graduated from Miller School of Albemarle (Charlottesville, Virginia) … National Honors Society member.
• Two-year varsity two-way player on the Miller School baseball team under head coach and former 16-year MLB closer, Billy Wagner ... All-State First Team (P).
• Attended Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Virginia) … Combined to earn four varsity letters in baseball, indoor track and football … Was an honorable mention selection at quarterback.
 
Club
• Four-year utility player with the Virginia Cardinals under coach Rich Graham.

Personal
• Born April 1, 2002, in Lehighton, Pennsylvania … Son to Erick and Nicole Hackenberg … Has three brothers: Christian, Brandon and Adam … Brother, Christian, was a record-setting quarterback at Penn State; named the 2013 Big Ten Freshman of the Year; was selected during the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the New York Jets (No. 51 overall) … Brother, Brandon, captained the Penn State men’s soccer team, was a two-time All-Big Ten First Team honoree (2019, 2020-21); was selected during the first round of the 2021 MLS Draft by Orlando City SC (No. 22 overall) … Brother, Adam, captained the Clemson baseball team; was drafted during the 18th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox.
• Interested in studying business at Virginia Tech … Has aspirations to become an MLB player, to graduate and provide for his family.
• Chose to attend Virginia Tech ahead of South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
• Virginia Tech Class of 2025.