Virginia Tech baseball has released its 2021 schedule of 51 games, which will begin on Friday, Feb. 19, with a three-game series at home against Kent State at English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park.
The Hokies then host Radford on Feb. 23 before traveling to Miami (Fla.) for their first ACC weekend on Feb. 26.
Tech will host an eight-game stint in Blacksburg against ACC opponents North Carolina (March 5-7) and Florida State (March 12-14), and non-conference opponent Virginia Commonwealth (March 9-10).
The Hokies will be at home for these ACC weekends: Boston College (April 1-3), Georgia Tech (April 16-18), UVA (April 30-May 2) and Notre Dame (May 20-22).
The Hokies will play a home-and-home series against East Tennessee State (A: April 6; H: April 27) and Liberty (A: April 13; H: May 12).
Other non-conference opponents are VMI (April 20), Georgetown (May 4) and Toledo (May 8-9).
Tech goes on the road against ACC opponents Clemson (March 19-21), Pitt (March 26-28), Wake Forest (April 9-11), NC State (April 23-25) and Duke (May 14-16).
Tech is set to return 26 letter winners from last year’s squad and will welcome 20 newcomers under head coach John Szefc, who enters his fourth season.
Virginia Tech’s 2021 baseball schedule:
Feb. 19-21, Kent State, Home
Feb. 23, Radford, Home
Feb. 26-28, Miami at Coral Gables, Fla.
March 5-7, North Carolina, Home
March 9-10, Virginia Commonwealth, Home
March 12-14, FSU, Home
March 19-21, Clemson at Clemson, S.C.
Pitt (March 26-28) at Pittsburgh
April 1-3, Boston College, Home
April 6, East Tennessee State, at Johnson City, Tenn.
April 9-11, Wake Forest at Winston-Salem, N.C.
April 13, Liberty at Lynchburg, Va.
April 16-18, Georgia Tech, Home
April 20, VMI, Home
April 23-25, N.C. State at Raleigh, N.C.
April 27, East Tennessee State, Home
April 30-May 2, Virginia, Home
May 4, Georgetown, Home
May 8-9, Toledo, Home
May 12, Liberty, Home
May 14-16, Duke at Durham, N.C.
May 20-22, Notre Dame, Home
May 25-30, ACC Championships, Charlotte, N.C.