Inside HokieSports: Baseball's Ranked Win over Louisville

The baseball team beat No. 16 Louisville twice.

Good morning! Hokies down No. 16 Louisville for John Szefc's 600th career head coaching win. Celebrate Coach Szefc and Virginia Tech Baseball's big win with a gift today!

What else are we covering into today’s edition, Hokies?

🤼 Henson’s NCAA Championship run
⚾️ Hokies ranked series win
🦃 And much, much more!

🔼 NCAA Stats. The wrestling team wrapped up the NCAA Championships. On day one, the Hokies pushed four wrestlers into the quarterfinals and four more to battle in the consolation bracket. Caleb Henson and Eddie Ventresca advanced to the semifinals and were named All-Americans. Connor McGonagle also earned All-American status on the back side. Henson finished as the runner-up and is Virginia Tech’s first back-to-back national finalist.

🔼 Diamond Wins. The baseball team beat No. 16 Louisville 5-4 in the series opener. The Hokies had seven hits, and Brett Renfrow shut out the Cardinals in seven innings. This was the team’s first-ranked victory of 2025. Head Coach John Szefc earned his 600th career win as the Hokies won game three 11-4. This is the program’s first ranked series victory since 2023.

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🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA

Records! The Hokies finished competition at the Swimming & Diving NCAA Championships. Carmen Weiler Sastre brought home two First-Team All-American finishes and three school records.

Overall, the Hokies finished __th.

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom and find out!

🟠 ONE BIG THING

Two Wins. The track & field team competed at the Hurricane Invitational to open the outdoor season. The Hokies won two events. Vlad Puchko won the men’s discus with a 55.73m result. Katie Seyfang won the women’s shot put with a 16.15m result.

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Tuesday, March 25

⚾️ Baseball at Radford @ 6pm ET

Wednesday, March 26

🏊 Men’s NCAA Swim & Dive Championships

Thursday, March 27

🏊 Men’s NCAA Swim & Dive Championships

Friday, March 28

🏊 Men’s NCAA Swim & Dive Championships
👟 Track & Field Raleigh Relays
👟 Track & Field Texas Relays
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Louisville @ 3pm ET
🎾 Womens’ Tennis vs. Notre Dame @ 3pm ET
⚾️ Baseball at Wake Forest @ 6pm ET
🥎 Softball vs. Stanford @ 6pm ET

Saturday, March 29

🏊 Men’s NCAA Swim & Dive Championships
👟 Track & Field Raleigh Relays
👟 Track & Field Texas Relays
🥍 Lacrosse at Duke @ 12pm ET
🥎 Softball vs. Stanford @ 4pm ET
⚾️ Baseball at Wake Forest @ 4pm ET

Sunday, March 30

🎾 Men’s Tennis at Notre Dame @ 12pm ET
🥎 Softball vs. Stanford @ 12pm ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Louisville @ 12pm ET
⚾️ Baseball at Wake Forest @ 5pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 20th!

🦃 Have a great Monday!