BLACKSBURG – There will be close to 20 current Virginia Tech student-athletes who will collect their degrees when the university holds its 2017 Fall Commencement Ceremony in Cassell Coliseum on Thursday. Former Tech pitcher Joe Mantiply is not included in that number, but he also will walk across the stage Thursday after earning his bachelor’s of science degree in apparel, housing, and research management.
For those who may have forgotten him, Mantiply was one of the six Hokies chosen in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, a major contributor for the team that made a run to the 2013 ACC Baseball Championship game and helped the team serve as host to its first NCAA Regional.