It's really hard to say this, because professional pitchers and catchers are about to report to MLB Spring training (Grapefruit League in Florida for the Eastern teams, and Cactus League in Arizona for the Western folks.) It would be nice to say that the Hokies are going to have a lovely midwinter start in environs a bit more exciting, but Charleston, South Carolina and a three game series with the Citadel will have to do. The home opener is February 23rd at English Field, and even the most accurate weathermen haven't a chance of predicting whether the game will be played in a subfreezing windy Blacksburg February day, or something closer to tolerable.