College baseball said goodbye to April and hello to May with a wild weekend around the country. The biggest series of the weekend delivered plenty of excitement from Charlottesville to Austin to Knoxville. There were some surprising upsets elsewhere, including Georgia Tech taking down ACC-leading Miami, and everywhere you looked, conference title races were in the balance. We’ve arrived at the business end of the season and we’re still seeking clarity in a season that has never lacked for intrigue.
Here are 15 thoughts on the weekend that was in college baseball.
1. This weekend presented the biggest series between Virginia and Virginia Tech in at least the 21st century and possibly in the history of the rivalry. Not only were both the Cavaliers and Hokies ranked in the top 10 of the Top 25, they were tied in the ACC standings and are both candidates to host regionals.
The weekend delivered on its promise. The teams split the first two games, with Virginia Tech winning 5-2 on Friday and Virginia bouncing back for a 6-3 victory Saturday. That set up a rubber game in the finale, and after the Cavaliers took a 4-0 lead in the second inning, Virginia Tech steadied the ship with Henry Weycker and Graham Firoved coming out of the bullpen and the Hokies offense went to work to come back for a 7-5, series-clinching victory.
The series win was Virginia Tech’s first in the rivalry since 2015. With it, the Hokies (31-10, 14-8) moved a game ahead of the Cavaliers (33-12, 14-10) in the ACC standings, rose to No. 4 in the Top 25 (their highest ranking since 1982) and rose to No. 5 in RPI. With just two ACC series left—at home against Louisville (31-12) and Duke (19-23)—Virginia Tech is not only on track to host a regional for the first time since 2013 (also its last NCAA Tournament appearance) but also earn a top-eight national seed, which would put it in line to host super regionals if it advanced.
Needless to say, these are heady times for the Hokies and coach John…
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