2011 VIRGINIA TECH BASEBALL

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2011 VIRGINIA TECH BASEBALL

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 • VIRGINIA TECH BASEBALL 2011 VIRGINIA TECH BASEBALL

Overall ACC Non-conf.

2011 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY  Fri. 18 vs. Indiana# W 4-2  Sat. 19 vs. Tennessee Tech# W 11-9  Sun. 20 at Coastal Carolina# 5-6 L  Tue. 22 at USC Upstate W 10-0  Fri. 25 Niagara W 17-9  Sat. 26 Niagara-1 W 7-2  Niagara-2 W 11-7  Sun. 27 Niagara 7-8 L MARCH  Wed. 2 Liberty W 9-1  Fri. 4 Bryant-1 2-3 L  Bryant-2 W 4-0  Sat. 5 Bryant-1 W 15-0  Bryant-2 2-5 L  Tue. 8 at Florida Atlantic W 14-2  Fri. 11 at Miami* 1-3 L  Sat. 12 at Miami* 1-2 L  Sun. 13 at Miami* 1-11 L  Wed. 16 Hartford-1 W 10-3  Hartford-2 W 11-3  Fri. 18 #18 North Carolina* 4-10 L  Sat. 19 #18 North Carolina* 4-5 L  Sun. 20 #18 North Carolina* 6-7 L (10) W 9-6at Liberty Tue. 22  Fri. 25 at Boston College*^ 3-5 L  Sat. 26 at Boston College*^ 1-2 L  Sun. 27 at Boston College*^ W 8-1 LTue. 29 Radford 5-7 APRIL  Fri. 1 #2 Virginia* 3-18 L  Sat. 2 #2 Virginia* 3-9 L  Sun. 3 #2 Virginia* 2-10 L Wed. 6 at VMI W 11-2  Fri. 8 at Wake Forest* W 9-3  Sun. 10 at Wake Forest-1* W 11-2  at Wake Forest-2* 3-5 L  Wed. 13 at Radford W 13-7  Fri. 15 #11 Florida State* W 2-1  Sat. 16 #11 Florida State* 11-15 L  Sun. 17 #11 Florida State* 12-18 L  Tue. 19 at ETSU W 13-6  Fri. 22 at Maryland* W 7-2  Sat. 23 at Maryland* W 11-2  Sun. 24 at Maryland* W 13-5 W 5-4North Carolina A&T Tue. 26  Fri. 29 at Duke* 2-3 L (10)  Sat. 30 at Duke* W 6-5 MAY  Sun. 1 at Duke* W 9-0 Wed. 4 W 6-4USC Upstate  Sat. 7 James Madison 7:00 p.m.  Sun. 8 James Madison 1:00 p.m.  Fri. 13 Clemson* 5:30 p.m.  Sat. 14 Clemson* 2:00 p.m.  Sun. 15 Clemson* 1:00 p.m.  Tue. 17 VMI 5:30 p.m.  Thu. 19 Georgia Tech* 5:30 p.m.  Fri. 20 Georgia Tech* 5:30 p.m.  Sat. 21 Georgia Tech* 2:00 p.m.  W. 25- ACC Tournament TBA  S. 29 Durham, N.C. Home games inboldgame *ACC # Caravelle Resort Tournament, Conway, S.C. ^ played at University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I.

Record 27-20 9-15 18-5

Home 11-12 1-8 10-4

Away 14-8 8-7 6-1

Neutral 2-0 0-0 2-0

Streak W3 W2 W5

Weekend #12 - May 7-8 - Games 48-49 Virginia Tech Hokies (27-20) vs. James Madison Dukes (30-15) English Field - Blacksburg, Va. Saturday, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, 1:00 p.m. LHP Joe Mantiply (5-6) vs. RHP Marc Zecchino (4-4) vs. LHP Sean Tierney (7-1) LHP Alex Valadja (4-3)

Hokies face JMU in non-conference weekend

Tech success at home:Since 1989, when the Hokies began playing at English Field, they are 18-5 all-time in home openers including its 17-9 win over Niagara to open this year. Tech is 378-19-3 in 23 seasons at English Field and had won 58 games at home over the past three seasons, just under 20 per season. They have 11 this year, but înish the regular season with a 10-game home stand (now with nine more left).

Team power:The Hokies have hit 57 home runs this season, which leads the ACC by 17, over Wake Forest, and was îfth in the nation entering the week. Tech was also third in the country in doubles (112), fourth in triples (24), and îfth in slugging & (.494).

More on the power:Andrew Rashleads the ACC with 17 home runs, 125 total bases and a .776 slugging %. Those numbers put him fourth, sixth and 10th respectively in the nation entering the week. (More information on rankings can be found on page 7.) Tim Smallingis second in the conference in home runs (9) and total bases (108), which is 53rd and 34th in the country.

Last thing on the power:Of the 57 home runs hit by the Hokies this season, more than half have been solo (30), while 13 of those have been lead-off shots. There have been 19 hit with one man on, eight have been hit with two on board, andRonnie Shabanhit the team’s îrst grand slam versus Florida State (4/16). In all, Tech has recorded 303 RBI, 93 on home runs (30.7%).

More national numbers:Entering the week,Michael Seabornwas 25th in the nation in runs, 84th in doubles and 19th in sacriîce ies,Shabanwas 58th in triples and 33rd in RBI,Rashwas 55th in doubles and 39th in RBI,Johnny Moraleswas 25th in sacriîce bunts, andMarc Zecchinowas 30th in strikeouts and 18th in Ks per nine innings.

The Tech Ironman:Seabornhas now started 141 consecutive games at second base. The last time Seaborn was not starting at second was March 22, 2009.

Offensive coming alive:Over the last 17 games, Tech is 13-4 (8-4 in the ACC) and has reached double îgures in hits 13 times (in the three-game series at Duke they had nine hits in each game). The Hokies have also hit a home run in 15 of their last 19 games. They are averaging 8.5 runs per game in the span and are batting .330, while their opponents at hitting just .276 and scoring 4.9 runs a game.

The series:Tech is 23-31 against the Dukes all-time and are 11-14 in Blacksburg. The teams last met in 2009 for a home-and-home and the Hokies took both including a 13-9 decision at English Field to extend their win streak to three straight over JMU.

Hokies’ Possible Lineup By Position Pos. No. Name Cl. B/T GP-GS Avg. R H HR RBI SB Notable C 2 Chris Kay Sr. R/R 31-23 .205 10 17 3 12 0 CH 3H, 3 RBI, 4 R at ETSU or 33 Chad Morgan Fr. R/R 36-31 .219 17 25 2 21 0 Drew a BB in 8 straight games 1B 29 Ronnie Shaban Jr. L/R 46-46 .309 28 58 5 49 3 2nd in ACC, 33rd in nation in RBI 2B 5 Michael Seaborn Sr. R/R 47-47 .290 48 54 3 27 5 2nd in ACC, 25th in nation in R SS 8 Tim Smalling Sr. R/R 46-46 .319 36 61 9 38 5 leads team with 23 two-out RBI 3B 13 Johnny Morales Jr. R/R 47-47 .245 26 38 0 17 2 batting .302 in last 17 games LF 20 Andrew Rash So. R/R 43-43 .360 43 58 17 49 4 1st in ACC in HR, TB & Slug% CF 10 Tony Balisteri Sr. R/R 46-46 .319 42 60 5 25 11 16 multi-hit, 11 multi-run games RF 17 Jake Atwell Jr. L/L 31-23 .316 25 31 2 17 5 .352 average as lead-off hitter or 4 Chad Pinder Fr. R/R 29-21 .329 20 26 3 10 3 3B, HR, on-base 6x since return DH 23 Matt Blow Sr. L/L 38-21 .231 8 18 2 12 0 An RBI in 5-of-last 7 ACC series or 7 Gabe Ortiz Jr. R/R 38-22 .279 16 24 3 13 3 x-base hit in 7-of-last 8 starts Hokies’ Projected Starting Pitchers Gm. No. Name Cl. T G-S IP W-L ERA BB SO Notable  1 14 Joe Mantiply So. L 11-11 66.0 5-6 4.23 23 52 3W, 5ER, 25.2IP, 25K, last 4St.  2 11 Marc Zecchino Jr. R 11-11 64.0 4-4 4.36 27 78 6th in ACC, 30th in nation in Ks

2WEEKEND #12 GAME NOTES  • VIRGINIA TECH BASEBALL 2011 ROSTERS NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No Name Cl B/T Pos Ht Wt Hometown High School/Previous School ROSTER  2 Chris Kay Sr. R/R C 6’ 0” 207 Marietta, Ga. Walton 17 Jake Atwell  3 Clark Labitan So. R/R P 5’ 8” 170 San Diego, Calif. Mira Mesa  10 Tony Balisteri  4 Chad Pinder Fr. R/R IF 6’ 2” 175 Poquoson, Va. Poquoson  . Matt Blow  5 Michael Seaborn r-Sr. R/R IF 5’ 7” 172 Atlanta, Ga. Lovett/Kentucky  41 Devin Burke  6 Jake Joyce So. R/R P 5’ 11” 188 Collinsville, Va. Carlisle  .6 Eddie Campbell  7 Gabe Ortiz Jr. R/R OF 6’ 2” 190 Panama City, Panama Notre Dame Academy/Vanderbilt  1 Kyle Cichy  8 Tim Smalling r-Sr. R/R IF 6’ 3” 207 Raleigh, N.C. Broughton/Arkansas  0 Scotty Donley  9 Manny Martir Sr. R/R P 6’ 2” 226 Jacksonville, Fla. Wolfson/Indian River CC  15 Danny Farris  10 Tony Balisteri Sr. R/R OF 5’ 10” 170 Lexington, Va. Rockbridge County  1. Brandon Fisher  11 Marc Zecchino r-Jr. R/R P 5’ 10” 191 Hazlet, N.J. Raritan Scott Heelan 4  12 Brandon Fisher r-Sr. R/R P 5’ 11” 175 New Castle, Va. Craig County  .4 Ricky Hodges  13 Johnny Morales Jr. R/R IF 5’ 5” 170 Bellower, Calif. Paramount/Cypress College Tyler Horan .7  6 Jake Joyce  14 Joe Mantiply So. R/L P 6’ 4” 204 Danville, Va. Tunstall  . Chris Kay  15 Danny Farris r-Sr. R/R P 6’ 6” 225 Garden Grove, Calif. Los Alamitos/Pepperdine   Clark Labitan  16 Sean McDermott Sr. L/L P 6’ 1” 240 Walpole, Mass. Walpole  .. Zac MacAneney  17 Jake Atwell Jr. L/L P/OF 5’ 10” 190 El Dorado, Ark. Parkers Chapel/Northeast Texas CC  14 Joe Mantiply  18 Charlie McCann r-So. R/R P 6’ 3” 170 Richmond, Va. St. Christopher’s/Boston College  9 Manny Martir  20 Andrew Rash r-So. R/R OF 5’ 11” 193 Anderson, S.C. Westside  18 Charlie McCann  21 Colin O’Keefe Fr. L/L P 6’ 1” 180 Waterford, Conn. Waterford  16 Sean McDermott  22 Zac MacAneney Fr. L/L OF 5’ 9” 170 Gibsonville, N.C. Western Alamance  1 Johnny Morales  23 Matt Blow r-Sr. L/R IF 6’ 6” 227 Richmond, Va. Godwin/William & Mary Chad Morgan   24 Ricky Hodges Fr. L/L P 5’ 9” 160 Darien, Conn. Darien 21 Colin O’Keefe  25 Jake Peeling r-Jr. R/R P 6’ 3” 197 Waynesboro, Va. Waynesboro  7 Gabe Ortiz  . Joe Parsons  26 Eddie Campbell Fr. L/L P 6’ 0” 200 Bridgewater, Mass. Bridgewater-Raynham  .5 Jake Peeling  27 Tyler Horan r-Fr. L/R OF 6’ 1” 220 Middleboro, Mass. Boston College High  4 Chad Pinder  29 Ronnie Shaban Jr. L/R IF/P 6’ 0” 196 Moseley, Va. Cosby  .0 Andrew Rash  30 Scotty Donley Fr. L/R OF 6’ 0” 185 Crown Point, Ind. Crown Point  7 Patrick Scoggin  31 Kyle Cichy r-Sr. R/R P 6’ 1” 168 Vineland, N.J. St. Augustine/Western Carolina  5 Michael Seaborn  32 Joe Parsons Sr. R/R P 6’ 0” 201 Carmel, Calif. Carmel/Hawaii/Cuesta CC  .9 Ronnie Shaban  33 Chad Morgan r-Fr. R/R C 5’ 11” 185 Springîeld, Va. Paul VI Catholic  8 Tim Smalling  34 Scott Heelan Fr. R/R C 5’ 10” 160 Gurnee, Ill. Warren Township  5 Kyle Wernicki  35 Kyle Wernicki Fr. R/R OF 5’ 9” 170 Skillman, N.J. Montgomery Marc Zecchino 11  37 Patrick Scoggin So. R/R P 6’ 4” 270 Richmond, Va. Douglas Freeman ROSTER  41 Devin Burke r-So. R/R P 6' 1" 200 Darien, Conn. Darien/Duke STAFF BY CLASS  19 Pete Hughes Head Coach (Davidson, 1990), Fifth Season  39 Patrick Mason Assistant/Pitching Coach (Northeastern, 2007), First Season  Seniors11  42 Mike Kunigonis Assistant Coach (American International, 2001), Third Season  Juniors 6  28 Ryan Connolly Volunteer Assistant Coach (Notre Dame, 2010), First Season  Sophomores  7  John Shifett Athletic Trainer (Averett University, 2007), Fourth Season  Freshmen 10

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Tony BALISTERI bal-iss-TERRY Joe MANTIPLY MAN-ti-ply Kyle CICHY  SIT-chee Manny MARTIR  mar-TEER Scott HEELAN  HEEL-in Sean McDERMOTT mick-DER-mitt Tyler HORAN her-ANN Patrick SCOGGIN  SCOG-in Clark LABITAN  luh-BEET-in Ronnie SHABANshuh-BAN Mike KUNIGONIS  KOON-uh-GOH-niss Kyle WERNICKI WERE-nik-ee Zac MacANENEY Mac-A-nan-ee Marc ZECCHINO  zuh-KEY-no

ROSTER BY LOCATION Virginia 11 Arkansas 1 California 4 Florida  1 Connecticut   Illinois  1 Massachusetts   Indiana  1 New Jersey  Panama  1 Georgia . South Carolina  1 North Carolina  .