The High Point University baseball team travels to Virginia Tech on Tuesday to take on the Hokies. HPU earned their first win of the Hammond coaching era on Saturday in a 5-4 walk-off victory over Toledo. 

Game Information -- Tuesday, March 1st | 4:00 PM
High Point at Virginia Tech | Atlantic Union Bank Park | Blacksburg, Va.
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Panthers vs. Hokies

• HPU is 2-12 all-time against Virginia Tech, the last matchup a 16-1 Hokie victory on March 19, 2019.
• The Panthers' two wins came in 2001 (10-7) and 2003 (7-5).

Across the Diamond

• Virginia Tech is 6-0 on the season after sweeping UNC Asheville and Forham in back-to-back weekend series.
• This will be the first midweek game the Hokies have played this season after the matchup against ETSU was ruled a no contest.
• Tuesday's tilt will be the seventh straight game played in Blacksburg for the Hokies. Virginia Tech's first road game is set for March 11th in Atlanta when the Hokies meet Georgia Tech.

HPU Posts First Win in Hammond Era
With Saturday's walk-off win against Toledo, High Point earned their first win under head coach Joey Hammond.

Sutton Knocks First Homer
Blake Sutton hit his first home run of the season against Toledo on Friday night in the top of the first inning. Sutton's solo shot was the second homer of his career.

Zayicek Goes Yard
Sam Zayicek homered at N.C. State on Tuesday. Zayicek's two-run shot to right field was his first of the season and the third in his career after hitting two homers in 2020.

Home Run Hitters
Cole Singsank and Cameron Lee hit their first home runs of the season in back-to-back innings against Jacksonville on Saturday, February 19th. Sinksank's 3-run homer to left field in the third inning of Saturday's game against the Dolphins was the second of his career. Lee's solo shot in the next inning would give HPU their first lead of the game, 7-6.

Sunday Show
Sophomore David Keith earned the start on the mound for HPU on Sunday afternoon in Jacksonville. Keith finished with 6.0 innings pitched, and four strikeouts.

HPU Picked Eighth in Preseason Poll
High Point was tabbed eighth in the Big South preseason coaches' poll on January 27th. Campbell was the league favorite with eight first-place votes and 116 total points in the poll.

Trio of Panthers Highlight D1 Baseball Big South Prospects
D1 Baseball released their Big South preview including top 2022 and 2023 draft prospects. Carter Sheppard was listed as the third-highest prospect in 2022 to come out of the conference. Sheppard finished 2021 with 45 strikeouts in 48.0 innings pitched. Blake Sutton also cracked the top-20, slotted 16th. Sutton started 36 games behind the plate for the Panthers last season, hitting .282/.363/.366 and recording 237 putouts. Javon Fields rounded out High Point's top prospects at No. 30. Fields transferred to HPU from Towson, where he was the starting center fielder. He finished 2021 with a .257/.363/.384 line and had a .984 fielding percentage.

Carr Top-3 Big South Prospect in 2023 
In the list of 2023 draft prospects, sophomore Peyton Carr was tabbed the third-best pick from the conference. Carr finished 2021 with the second-best team batting average, hitting .304/.494/.376 for the season.

Big South Tournament at Truist Point
The Big South conference announced in December that the 2022 conference tournament would be held at Truist Point in High Point. HPU has not played in the conference tournament since the 2019 season, when the Panthers fell to No. 3 Winthrop in a 6-2 ballgame.