The Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team represents
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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(Virginia Tech) in
NCAA Division I
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college baseball
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. Established in 1895, the team participates in the Coastal division of the
Atlantic Coast Conference
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and plays its home games at
English Field
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. The team's current head coach is
John Szefc
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Coaching records
Virginia Tech in the NCAA Tournament
MLB alumni
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Joe Saunders
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Wyatt Toregas
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Brian Fitzgerald
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Kevin Barker
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Brad Clontz
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Amateur career
Clontz was bor ...
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Mike Williams
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George Canale
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George Canale graduated from Cave Spring High School (Roanoke, Virginia) ...
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Franklin Stubbs
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Johnny Oates
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Leo Burke
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Toby Atwell
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Cloy Mattox
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Buddy Dear
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Chad Pinder
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Amateur career
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Wally Shaner
References
External links
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