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Inside Hokie Sports
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DAYTON, OHIO
TOM
STOFFEL
V
irginia Tech’s baseball team did not make the ACC Baseball
Championship this spring, but the Hokies had some strong
individual performances, with Tom Stoffel leading the way.
Stoffel, an outfielder, started 54 games for the Hokies this
past season, and he finished second on the team with a .342
batting average en route to earning second-team All-ACC honors.
He hit eight home runs, drove in 49 runs and led both the team and the
ACC with 21 doubles. His 76 hits and .563 slugging percentage ranked
second on the team as well, and his 26 strikeouts were the fewest of any
Tech regular starter. In the field, he committed just one error.
Stoffel saved his best performances for ACC games. His .636
slugging percentage in league games was the best ever by a Tech player,
while he hit .388 in conference games—the fourth-best batting average
in ACC games in the program’s history. His best game came against
Boston College on March 31 when he went 5-for-6, with two runs and
an RBI in the Hokies’ 16-4 victory.
Stoffel also pitched on occasion. He threw 14.2 innings, striking out
18 and finishing with a team-best 2.45 ERA.
Stoffel was one of just three Tech players to make the All-ACC team.
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