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1. Horan enjoys storybook summer in the Cape Cod League

Baseball :: Baseball Extra :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 5 Iss. 2

There can’t be too many young men with aspirations of playing professional baseball who would find joy in learning that, after finishing their third year of college, they’d be spending the upcoming summer living at home with mom an…

2. Facing the Best

Baseball :: Baseball Extra :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 9

As Tech’s ace, Joe Mantiply is used to facing good competition, and he hopes to be doing so at the next level in the future He is the self-proclaimed “clown” of the team, and ironically, as the team’s bus pulled into the Flori…

3. Bobby Valentine a hit, as former Major League player and current manager of the Boston Red Sox awes crowd at Baseball Night in Blacksburg

Baseball :: Baseball Extra :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 7

In the past, guests attending the annual Baseball Night in Blacksburg have been treated to a number of Major Leaguers, including Hall of Famers Cal Ripken, Jr. (2008) and Jim Palmer (2009), a former Virginia Tech student-athlete in…

4. Tech baseball players participate in Pep Rally for Reading at local elementary school

Baseball :: Baseball Extra :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 4

Beverages, books, a band and baseball players were just several of the things a person could find at the second annual Pep Rally for Reading held at Christiansburg Primary School on Monday, Oct. 17. Arranged by Nicole Craig, a mother of…

5. Wagner Draws Record Crowd - In the fourth annual Baseball Night in Blacksburg, MLB veteran Billy Wagner felt right at home

Baseball :: Baseball Extra :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 3 Iss. 8

Former Major League pitcher Billy Wagner spoke to Tech’s team and to Hokie fans at the baseball program’s annual “Baseball Night.” Featured guest Billy Wagner must have felt right at home at this year’s Baseball Night in Black…

6. A CLUB AGAINST CANCER - Tech baseball coaches and players shave their heads to support childhood cancer research

Baseball :: Baseball Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 3

Heading into fall practice, Tech head baseball coach Pete Hughes and the Hokies are sporting a different look. At an event held in front of a large crowd at English Field on Sept. 20, Hughes and members of the team shaved their heads,…