Hokies open Szefc era with four games in South Carolina

This will also be the 125th season of Tech baseball at the school

February 16, 2018

Virginia Tech at Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach
February 16-19, 2018
Spring Brooks Stadium, Conway, South Carolina
TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Park, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Gameday Information
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Schedule Information
Friday, Feb. 16 - 4 p.m. at Springs Brooks Stadium - Virginia Tech at Coastal Carolina
Saturday, Feb. 17 - 4:30 p.m. at Pelicans Park - Virginia Tech vs. #17 South Alabama
Sunday, Feb. 18 - 2 p.m. at Pelicans Park - Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma
​Monday, Feb. 19 - Noon at Pelicans Park - Virginia Tech vs. Kansas State

Quick Hitters
​Tech in season openers: The Hokies have posted a 63-59-2 record in their previous 124 season openers. The last time a Tech season opener was played at home was in 1995, and in the 22 years since, the Hokies have recorded a 12-10 mark. In that 22-year span, Tech has opened the season in the state of South Carolina 10 times. Overall, the Hokies are 19-12 in those 10 trips to the Palmetto State that opened the season, which includes a 3-0 mark last year in Spartanburg, as they swept USC Upstate, 11-3, 9-8, and 8-2.

Playing in the Palmetto State: In its program history, Tech has played 166 games in South Carolina and has compiled a 78-85-3 (.478) overall record, including a 3-3 mark last year when the team swept USC Upstate to open the season, but lost three at Clemson during ACC play. No stranger to the tournaments run by Coastal Carolina, Tech is 13-10 combined in games in Conway and Myrtle Beach, but includes an 11-4 mark in neutral site games, just 2-6 against the Chanticleers.

Where's UCONN?: The last time Tech faced either Coastal Carolina or Oklahoma was during the 2013 NCAA Regional held in Blacksburg, Virginia, of which the University of Connecticut was the fourth team. It's been an interesting four years since the three teams were in Blacksburg, with the Chanticleers making the most of it by winning the 2016 NCAA title. Series history includes a 4-6 overall mark against Coastal Carolina, a 1-1 record against Oklahoma and a 1-0 mark versus Kansas State. Saturday's game will be the first against South Alabama.

Fragale earns a pair of preseason AA honors: Senior Sam Fragale, who was a Second Team All-ACC first baseman last season, will move over to third base for the upcoming season and has twice been named a preseason All-American at the spot. He earned third team honors by both the NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball.

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