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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Announced today by the Atlantic Coast Conference and selected by the league’s 14 head coaches, two Virginia Tech Hokies have been named to the All-ACC team as Brendon Hayden and Saige Jenco have earned those selections.

Hayden became just the fifth Hokie to be named ACC First Team as he got the nod at first base. The senior from Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, had his best season of his four-year career at Tech as he posted a .314 batting average and slugged a career-high .556.

His 65 hits, 17 doubles, 11 home runs, 40 runs scored, 51 RBIs and 115 total bases were all also career bests. Hayden collected five game-winning RBIs this season, which included two walk-off wins – over Virginia and Boston College.

Jenco earned a spot on the ACC Third Team as an outfielder. The redshirt-sophomore from State College, Pennsylvania recorded a second straight season of batting .323 while increasing his power numbers. His 65 hits included 12 doubles, three triples and three home runs for 92 total bases – all better than his first season at Tech.

The other former Tech players to earn First Team were Austin Wates (2010), Andrew Rash (2012), Chad Pinder (2013) and Tyler Horan (2013). In all, the two members of the All-ACC team ties for the second-most with the 2013 squad, while the 2010 Hokies had four members honored.

Tech will conclude the first day of the 2015 ACC Baseball Championship at Durham Bulls Athletic Park with the Hokies game against North Carolina, the second play-in game, on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

To view the ACC's full release, click here.

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