Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 10 No. 5 | May 2018

2 Inside Hokie Sports The Virginia Tech baseball program held its grand opening for English Field at Union Park on a perfect April 14 evening, and more than 3,400 fans were in attendance—a regular-season attendance record for the facility. The Virginia Tech Athletics Department held a ribbon-cutting ceremony before the game, and the event allowed the Virginia Tech Athletics Department and Director of Athletics Whit Babcock to recognize several Union Bank & Trust executives, including CEO John Asbury and former CEO and current Board of Directors member Billy Beale, all of whom played an instrumental role in the company’s commitment of $3.5 million toward the $18 million renovation of the facility. The project moved the main seating area closer to home plate, created luxury suites and an outdoor club area and built a new press box and game operations space. Also, a new video scoreboard was installed, and a new clubhouse for the Tech baseball team was built on the ground floor of the James C. Weaver Baseball Center. The Hokies’ baseball home now ranks as one of the best in the ACC. ENGLISH FIELD AT UNION PARK SHINES IN GRAND OPENING Supporting Tech Athletics Since 1949