Virginia Tech Baseball Lands 12th NCAA Berth as No. 2 Seed in UCLA's Los Angeles Regional
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Updated · VT hokiesports.com · May 25
Virginia Tech Baseball Lands 12th NCAA Berth as No. 2 Seed in UCLA's Los Angeles Regional
7 articles · Updated · VT hokiesports.com · May 25
Virginia Tech secured an at-large bid to the 2026 NCAA baseball tournament, earning the No. 2 seed in the Los Angeles Regional after missing the field since 2022.
The 30-24 Hokies drew top overall seed UCLA's regional and open the four-team, double-elimination bracket against No. 3 Cal Poly on May 29 at 8 p.m. ET; No. 4 Saint Mary's is also in the field.
Selection hinged on strong regular-season metrics: Virginia Tech ranked No. 17 in strength of schedule, No. 25 in D1Baseball's Diamond Sports Ranking and No. 42 in RPI, with 13 combined Quadrant I and II wins.
That resume was reinforced by a late surge — 14 wins in their last 20 games, four straight ACC series victories and a 17-10 ACC tournament win over Notre Dame that gave them a 16th league victory.
John Szefc is making his ninth NCAA appearance as a head coach and his second with Virginia Tech, still chasing his first Men's College World Series trip with a roster led by Brett Renfrow and freshman slugger Ethan Ball.
With the top two seeds stumbling early, who will emerge from college baseball's most chaotic Los Angeles regional?
After a ninth-inning collapse against UCLA, was Virginia Tech’s tournament run a sign of progress or a crushing disappointment?
Was a star pitcher's sudden injury the real reason Virginia Tech's postseason run ended after just two games?