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1. Baseball Athlete of the Year
Baseball :: Mark Zagunis :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 11
Mark Zagunis | Junior | Cinnaminson, New Jersey Other than taking home a national award, there was nothing else Mark Zagunis could have done this season for Virginia Tech, and his selection by the Chicago Cubs with the 78th overall pi…
2. Beyer, Yensen take home 2014 Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics
Baseball :: IHS Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 6 Iss. 10
Christian Beyer and Katie Yensen, the 2014 winners of the Skelton Award, both plan to pursue careers in medicine when they graduate from Tech within the coming year. Tech men’s basketball player Christian Beyer remembers well the conv…
3. New coach expecting same successful results
Baseball :: Season Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 7
New skipper Patrick Mason takes over for Pete Hughes, and despite many new faces on the mound and in the lineup, he expects the 2014 Hokies to produce similar results to that of the 2013 squad that advanced to the ACC title game and qual…
4. Hokies hold another successful “Shave for the Brave” event
Baseball :: Shave for the Brave :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 3
Virginia Tech baseball players and coaches shaved their heads to raise awareness of childhood cancer and also raised more than $25,000 to go toward cancer research. For the fourth straight fall, the Virginia Tech baseball team held its …
5. Mason named new baseball coach
Baseball :: Baseball Season Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 6 Iss. 1
The former associate head coach replaced Pete Hughes, who departed for the head job at Oklahoma After 16 years in the college coaching profession, Patrick Mason finally got the news that he’d spent nearly all of his career working t…
6. Baseball Athlete of the Year
Baseball :: Tyler Horan :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11
Tyler Horan | R-Junior | Middleboro, Mass. For his exploits during the 2012 spring AND summer, Tyler Horan may have possessed a huge bull’s eye on his back for the 2013 season. All he did was improve in almost every category and bec…
7. Tech's top ten of the past year
Baseball :: 2012-13 Edition :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11
Here are the top 10 moments of the 2012-13 academic year as compiled by the magazine staff, with help from several in the athletics communications office: 1. Ziegler, Kruzliak claim national titles Alexander Ziegler and Tomas Kruzli…
8. Hokies home for NCAA regional, see season end with loss to Oklahoma
Baseball :: IHS Extra :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11
Devin Burke’s complete-game victory against Connecticut was a highlight for the Hokies, who played host to their first NCAA regional. It was easily the best 14-game stretch played by the Virginia Tech baseball team since the school j…
9. The 2012-13 athletics year ranks as one of the best ever for Tech
Baseball :: From the Editor's Desk :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11
The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships marked the end of the 2012-13 sports year for Virginia Tech athletics, and it rounded out arguably the greatest athletics year in the history of the university. That may seem like…
10. News & Notes
Baseball :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 11
Tech adds women’s golf On May 14, Tech AD Jim Weaver announced that the athletics department will begin a women’s golf program, which makes it the 22nd intercollegiate sports program at Tech. The squad will begin competition in…
11. Standing Tall
Baseball :: Where Are They Now? :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 10
Tim Buheller wasn’t the biggest guy in the world when he played baseball at Tech, but his career numbers ended up being rather large Tim Buheller had a knack for getting on base when he played for the Hokies in the mid-1980s, and he s…
12. Duo brings relief to Hokies
Baseball :: Baseball Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 5 Iss. 10
Clark Labitan and Jake Joyce are polar opposites and the best of friends, and they continue to get it done out of the bullpen for Tech They call themselves “yin and yang.” In fact, they have those monikers programmed into their …
13. Back to School
Baseball :: IHS Extra: Pat Pinkman returns to school :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 9
More than 10 years after his playing days ended, former Tech pitcher Pat Pinkman is helping coach at his alma mater while also finishing up work on his degree This season, Virginia Tech baseball is currently utilizing a pair of studen…
14. Hokies look to be on the offensive in 2013
Baseball :: Baseball Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 5 Iss. 7
The Tech baseball team features a lot of young pitchers and thus will rely on an offense that returns nearly everyone from a season ago Joe Mantiply returned to Tech for his senior season and will anchor a young pitching staff this spri…
15. News & Notes
Baseball :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 6
Former World Series champions headline “Baseball Night in Blacksburg” Former Tech baseball standouts and former Major League Baseball World Series champions Franklin Stubbs and Brad Clontz will be the guests of honor for the V…
16. Shave for the Brave
Baseball :: IHS Extra :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 5 Iss. 4
The Virginia Tech baseball team raises more than $35,000 to support childhood cancer research Tech baseball coach Pete Hughes and his players recently raised money for childhood cancer research and shaved their heads to bring awareness …
17. 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…
18. Tech's Top 10 of the Past Year
Baseball :: 2011-2012 Edition :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 11
Here are the top 10 moments of the 2011-12 school year as compiled by the magazine staff, with help from several in the athletics communications office: 1. Thomas rallies Tech past Miami In a football game that featured 73 points a…
19. A hit in coaching
Baseball :: Where are they now? :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 4 Iss. 10
Former Tech third baseman Casey Waller sports an impressive resumé as a high school coach, including winning a state championship Waller To say that baseball is in Casey Waller’s blood might just be an understatement. After all, he…
20. 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…
21. Pitching a headline for Hokies entering season
Baseball :: Baseball Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 7
A deep pitching staff combined with some pop in the lineup has the Hokies and head coach Pete Hughes looking for a return to postseason play Tech has a deep pitching staff, but will need continued production from Andrew Rash (20), who l…
22. 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…
23. 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…
24. Home is where his heart is
Baseball :: MLB Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 4 Iss. 2
Years ago while with the Angels, former Tech pitcher Joe Saunders established his home in Arizona and now he loves pitching for the hometown Arizona Diamondbacks Photo of Saunders courtesy of Jordan Megenhardt, Arizona Diamondbacks W…
25. Metro Baseball Champions - Tech in NCAAs after first ever league title
Baseball :: Great Moments :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 11
By Chris Colston (Reprinted from Vol. 11, No. 32 edition of the Hokie Huddler) Unbelievable! There have been years when Virginia Tech baseball had better teams, gaudier records and more All-Metro Conference players under head coach Ch…
26. Tech baseball squad looks head to 2012
Baseball :: Outlook :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 3 Iss. 11
Even though the 2011 baseball season ended before the Memorial Day weekend, there is still much to look forward to from the boys of summer before they return to the diamond in an attempt to make it back to the NCAA Baseball Championship.…
27. RASH'S CAREER A HOME RUN - Despite losing several family members at a young age, including his father, Tech outfielder Andrew Rash overcame his grief and has worked to become one of the best power hitters in school history
Baseball :: Baseball Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 3 Iss. 10
Andrew Rash Everyone is aware of the numbers. But just to refresh your memory, as of May 1 Andrew Rash was leading the Atlantic Coast Conference with 16 home runs, 120 total bases and a .759 slugging percentage. At the time, those numb…
28. A BASEBALL ODYSSEY - Bo Durkac has traveled all over the country playing baseball, he's written books and journals about the sport and now he's coaching it.
Baseball :: Where Are They Now? :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 3 Iss. 9
Bo Durkac, a former Tech third baseman back in the early 1990s, is now in his second season at Illinois State as the hitting coach, infield coach and recruiting coordinator. Photo credit: Dennis Banks, Illinois State athletics Surprisin…
29. THE RIGHT FIT - After a year a Kentucky, Tech second baseman Michael Seaborn has found Virginia Tech to his liking both on and off the field
Baseball :: Baseball Spotlight :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 3 Iss. 9
There has been a bit of irony to the past two season openers of the baseball season for Michael Seaborn. During both the 2010 and 2011 opening weekends, the Virginia Tech squad has played at the Caravelle Resort Tournament in Conway, S…
30. 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…
31. With lots of new faces, Tech baseball squad hopes to continue last season's success
Baseball :: Baseball Preview :: Marc Mullen :: Vol. 3 Iss. 7
As a four-year starter, senior Michael Seaborn’s experience at second base and in the lineup will be a key strength for the 2011 Hokies. Changed. That is one word that describes Virginia Tech baseball, as well as the collegiate baseb…
32. 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,…
33. Athlete of the Year - Queen Harrison
Baseball :: Sport-by-sport Athletes of the year :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 11
QUEEN HARRISON - Overall Athlete of the Year Senior, Hurdler, Women's Track and Field, Richmond, Virginia Queen Harrison For all her crowning glory during her first three years at Virginia Tech – from school records to ACC champio…
34. STANDING TALL - Justin Wright may not be the biggest dude on the block, but his pitching helped the Hokies get back to the NCAAs for the first time in 10 years
Baseball :: Baseball Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 11
Justin Wright At the time, Justin Wright probably wasn’t analyzing how much he had in common with a rather famous Biblical figure. Instead, as he prepared to take on Georgia Tech’s mighty batting lineup before the Hokies’ game a…
35. Tech baseball falls just short of Super Regional after thrilling postseason run
Baseball :: Baseball Season Recap :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 11
Despite a season-ending defeat at South Carolina on June 6, offensive stars Steve Domecus and Austin Wates kept their heads high while addressing the media about Virginia Tech's breakthrough 2010 season. Steve Domecus looked longingly o…
36. ONE BIG HIT - The Friends of Jaclyn organization has helped create a strong relationship between the Virginia Tech baseball team and a small boy overcoming the effects of brain cancer
Baseball :: Baseball Spotlight :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 10
Some of the Virginia Tech baseball team gathers with Levi in the dugout before a game. On April 12, the Virginia Tech baseball team nestled into the top 25 of Baseball America’s poll for the first time in 18 years following an impress…
37. Riding the tide - Steve Domecus' energetic personality and hard work have turned his baseball career (and the Hokies' season) into a huge success
Baseball :: Baseball Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 10
Steve Domecus can’t surf as much as he used to when he was in California, so longboarding around campus (top image) is how he gets his fix. Already a little bit frustrated, Steve Domecus walked into his coach’s office for his end-of…
38. TALKING A GOOD GAME - Former baseball player Andy Aldrich goes by a different name these days and enjoys a successful career as a radio talk show host
Baseball :: Where Are They Now? :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 9
Photo courtesy of WRIFDrew Lane, better known to Tech fans as Andy Aldrich, isn’t afraid to sport his Hokie hat during his popular radio show “Drew and Mike in the Morning.” For those looking for a different talk show and some dif…
39. Hokie on the move - A cross-country relocation in the middle of high school tested Austin Wates' cool, but he's all the better for it now
Baseball :: Baseball Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 9
Austin Wates Looking back on it now, it wasn’t exactly the greatest bargaining chip, but Tawnya Pettiford-Wates was doing everything – anything at all – to get her 16-year-old son, Austin, to accept a move across the country smack…
40. In the dugout with Pete Hughes
Baseball :: Baseball Q&A :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 8
Pete Hughes Though the wintry weather may suggest otherwise, the college baseball season is underway. After back-to-back weekends in South Carolina, the Virginia Tech Hokies returned home with a 4-2 record at press time, with the only l…
41. Experienced and battle-tested Hokies begin 2010 with eyes on the postseason
Baseball :: Baseball Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 7
Justin Wright enters 2010 as the Hokies' No. 1 starter, having compiled an 11-2 record over his first two seasons. “I would be really disappointed if we didn’t make the national tournament.” Those are the words of Virginia Te…
42. Completion of indoor baseball building continues facilities arms race
Baseball :: Baseball Feature :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 6
The Virginia Tech athletics department is constantly looking for ways to upgrade its facilities, as evidenced by the completion of the Basketball Practice Facility in the summer and the construction of the football locker room project go…
43. From Blacksburg to the Big Leagues
Baseball :: Wyatt Toregas Feature :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 2 Iss. 2
Former Hokie Wyatt Toregas makes good on his goal of playing in the majors Wyatt ToregasPhoto credit Dan Mendlik, Cleveland Indians Wyatt Toregas had the game of his young life on April 21, 2002, a BIG EAST Conference game at Georget…
44. Six to be inducted into the Tech Sports Hall of Fame
Baseball :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 2 Iss. 2
Six to be inducted into the Tech Sports Hall of Fame A former head coach and former student-athletes from five different sports make up the 2009 class selected for the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. The six inductees include: …
45. Marcel Lomnicky is Virginia Tech's Athlete of the Year
Baseball :: Athlete of the Year :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 11
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Marcel Lomnicky (men's track and field) Nitra, Slovakia Freshman - Thrower Marcel Lomnicky has recorded a career’s worth of accomplishments in less than six months. The freshman from Slovakia enrolle…
46. Going the distance - Pitcher Rhett Ballard looks back on a career of ups and downs
Baseball :: Baseball Spotlight :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 10
Rhett Ballard When Rhett Ballard sits down to look back on his young adulthood, he can point out many instances that left him oh-so-close to teetering off his path to baseball stardom. And as the fifth-year senior nears the end of his c…
47. Olympic Sports Report - Taking a look at some of Tech's other athletics teams
Baseball :: Olympic Sports Beat :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 9
BASEBALL Steve Domecus ended the month of March on a 19-game hitting streak. The Tech baseball team concluded the month of March by playing a pair of games at completely different ends of the spectrum. A March 29 loss at N.C. …
48. February kind to baseball squad as Tech gets off to 8-1 start
Baseball :: Baseball Notebook :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 8
Junior catcher Anthony Sosnoskie became the first Hokie to win ACC player of the week honors since 2006 when he was honored after the season’s opening week. Seem a little early for a baseball update? Well it might be, conside…
49. After paying dues in 2008, young Hokies return in 2009 looking to reap the rewards
Baseball :: Baseball Preview :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 7
Head coach Pete Hughes and his staff head into the 2009 baseball season a lot more confident in the Hokies’ abilities than at this point a year ago. Whereas last season’s roster possessed boatloads of talent but not much certainty, t…
50. Palmer makes second Baseball Night in Blacksburg a success
Baseball :: Baseball Night In Blacksburg :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 7
Jim Palmer Some might say that Hall of Famer Jim Palmer was born to pitch. But after seeing him in action on Saturday night at Lane Stadium, it’s clear that he was also born to tell a story. The former Baltimore Orioles legend and …
51. Tech student-athletes remain active in local communities
Baseball :: Student Life :: :: Vol. 1 Iss. 7
This past fall, members of the men’s basketball team read to children at local elementary schools. Practice, class, rehabilitating injuries, film review, training room, study hall and tutoring sessions – it’s all in a day’s wo…
52. New Year's Resolutions
Baseball :: New Years Resolution :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 6
My New Year’s Resolution is … To have my best year ever academically and baseball-wise. Also, to win the ACC Championship. - Rhett Ballard, Baseball To learn how to dance. - Martha Blakely, Women’s Tennis To become an a…
53. Palmer to headline baseball team's fundraiser
Baseball :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 6
Tech baseball’s second annual ‘Baseball Night in Blacksburg’ will take place on Feb. 7 and the featured speaker will be Hall of Fame pitcher and Baltimore Orioles legend Jim Palmer. The event, sponsored by Bull and Bones Brewhaus …
54. Fall Harvest: A look at Tech's crop of freshly signed recruits
Baseball :: Fall Recruiting Recaps :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 5
Many people are aware of the NCAA’s early signing period in November because that is when the best high school basketball players in the country formally commit to the school of their choice by signing a national letter-of-intent. But …
55. Five more inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame
Baseball :: Hall of Fame :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 5
Dr. James Robertson Dr. James I. Robertson is a well-respected history professor, an authority on the Civil War, and in all, a rather shrewd gentleman. He also displays a keen fondness for telling jokes during his public speaking enga…
56. Briefly recapping the baseball and softball teams' fall seasons
Baseball :: Baseball, Softball Fall Recaps :: Matt Kovatch :: Vol. 1 Iss. 4
Fall World Series MVP Steve Bumbry (middle) celebrates one of his three home runs. Three up, three down with the baseball team 1 UP – In the Hokies’ three-game intrasquad Fall World Series, Tech hitters swatted a combined eigh…
57. Fatherhood, faith in his ability keys to Saunders' fantastic season
Baseball :: Baseball Feature :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 2
Joe Saunders This seems hard to believe, but back in late January, Joe Saunders was wondering if he’d have a job. He probably spent countless hours pondering if he’d have a good-paying job as a member of the starting rotation o…
58. Five selected to Tech Sports Hall of Fame
Baseball :: VT News and Notes :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 2
Members of the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame selection committee announced that five more former Tech standouts were selected for induction to the Hall of Fame. Those five will be inducted officially at a dinner on the Tech campus on…
59. Tech AD provides answers on a wide array of topics
Baseball :: Jim Weaver Q&A :: Jimmy Robertson :: Vol. 1 Iss. 1
Virginia Tech is entering its fifth season in the ACC and there is a lot of going on within the athletics program. We sat down with Jim Weaver, director of athletics, as part of our annual Q&A to get his thoughts on a wide range of topic…
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