May 13, 2015
Hokies wrap up regular season at Pittsburgh
ACC postseason berth on the line in final conference series
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The weekend series: A return trip to Durham, N.C. for the 2015 ACC Baseball Championship is well within the Hokies’ grasp as they head into the final weekend of the regular season. Tech’s “magic” number to qualify for the tournament is “2” against Wake Forest, while a number of different scenarios could see the Hokies, who are currently ninth in the ACC standings, climb into the top 6 and earn an automatic spot into the pool play.

Hayden with another walk-off: Against Boston College on May 3, Brendon Hayden smacked a two-run home run to give the Hokies a 2-1 walk-off win over the Eagles. It was Hayden’s third walk-off RBI of his career, the second walk-off home run of his career and the second walk-off RBI of this season. He also plated the game-winner in the March 13 Virginia win with a bases-loaded walk.

Naughton flirts with perfection: Although he didn’t get a decision after tossing more than eight innings against BC on May 3, Packy Naughton did retire 22 straight batters over two games and tossed 12.1 consecutive scoreless innings. In his two ACC starts, Naughton has thrown 14.2 innings total, allowed eight hits, one earned run (0.61 ERA) and batters are hitting just .174 against him.

Payne ties 50-year old school record: Versus Appalachian State, Erik Payne stepped to the plate five times and after each, trotted down to first base after drawing a walk. The five base on balls tied the school record for most walks in a single game first set by Wayne Taylor on March 24, 1964 versus Michigan State. The NCAA record is seven (Teddy Craig, UALR, May 2, 1992), while 12 other men have drawn six in a single game. The five walks tied the ACC record as well.

Perez is the nation’s Ironman: Tech’s Alex Perez is one of four seniors in DI baseball to have started every one of his team’s games since stepping foot on campus and has the longest consecutive streak among those four. Entering games being played this weekend, Perez’ 220 consecutive starts is the second longest consecutive streak in the nation behind South Florida’s Kyle Teaf, who has started 222 straight games, but not every game he’s played. Of Perez starts (longest ever at Tech), 144 have been at second base, 72 have been at shortstop and four have been on the mound.

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