When Virginia Tech hired baseball coach John Szefc in 2018, he was taking over one of the worst baseball programs in the ACC. Now, Szefc has quietly turned around the Hokies during his five seasons as head coach.
After going 21-33 in his first season (2018), Szefc improved the Hokies to 26 wins the following year. Virginia Tech was 11-5 in 2020 before COVID-19 canceled a promising season. In 2021, the Hokies went 27-25 before finally breaking out in 2022, with a 45-14 record, including first place in the ACC with 19 wins and an appearance in the NCAA Super Regional where they lost to Oklahoma in the final game.