Virginia Tech Baseball Regional Central: Starting Pitchers, Lineups, Everything You Need to Know

NCAA Regional play for Virginia Tech is upon us. Virginia Tech won four straight ACC series and rebounded from a 7-7 start to the season to qualify as a two-seed in the Los Angeles Regional, hosted by top overall seed UCLA. The Hokies lost their regional-opening contest 6-2 to Cal Poly, and they were eliminated by UCLA in a 6-5 walkoff loss.
𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞, 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞 🌴#Hokies 🦃⚾️ pic.twitter.com/fc8YILmAEE
— Virginia Tech Baseball (@HokiesBaseball) May 25, 2026
Scores
Friday, May 29
- Game 1: No. 1 UCLA vs. Saint Mary's; Saint Mary's won 3-2
- Game 2: Virginia Tech vs. Cal Poly; Cal Poly won 6-2
Saturday, May 30
- Game 3: UCLA vs. Virginia Tech; UCLA won 6-5
- Game 4: Cal Poly vs. Saint Mary's
Sunday, May 31
- Game 5: Loser of Game 4 vs. UCLA
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 (potential elimination game)
Monday, June 1
- Game 7: Rematch of Game 6 (if necessary)
Bracket
- Game 1: No. 1 UCLA vs. Saint Mary's; Saint Mary's won 3-2
- Game 2: Virginia Tech vs. Cal Poly; Cal Poly won 6-2
- Game 3: UCLA vs. Virginia Tech; UCLA won 6-5
- Game 4: Cal Poly vs. Saint Mary's
- Game 5: Loser of Game 4 vs. UCLA
- Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5
- Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch of Game 6
Opponents (records entering L.A. Regional)
- No. 1 UCLA (51-6)
- Cal Poly (36-22)
- Saint Mary's (34-25)
Coverage Links
- Virginia Tech Selected As No. 2 Seed in L.A. Regional: Link
- Everything From John Szefc After Monday's Selection Show: Link
- Taking A Deeper Look At Virginia Tech's Journey To Being An NCAA Tournament Team: Link
- Everything From Ethan Gibson, Henry Cooke After Monday's Selection Show: Link
- Regional Breakdown: Link
- Projected Rotation for Virginia Tech: Link
- Three Up, Three Down — Virginia Tech's Keys To Emerging From Regional: Link
- How to Watch VT Baseball vs. Cal Poly: Link
- Full Game Preview for Cal Poly: Link
- Live Updates vs. Cal Poly: Link
- Everything From John Szefc, Pete Daniel After 6-2 Loss to Cal Poly: Link
- What Went Wrong In Virginia Tech's 6-2 Loss to Cal Poly: Link
- Virginia Tech Drops Regional Opener to Cal Poly, 6-2: Link
- How to Watch VT Baseball vs. UCLA: Link
- Full Game Preview for UCLA: Link
- Live Updates vs. UCLA: Link
- Everything From John Szefc, Brett Renfrow After Season-Ending 6-5 Loss at UCLA: Link
- What Went Wrong For Virginia Tech in 6-5 Season-Ending Loss to No. 1 UCLA: Link
Pitching Rotation
Virginia Tech utilized Logan Eisenreich in game one of the Los Angeles Regional, and head coach John Szefc confirmed Brett Renfrow's starter status for Saturday's tilt against UCLA.
Per Virginia Tech baseball head coach John Szefc, junior RHP Brett Renfrow will start against UCLA tomorrow. Renfrow has not played since May 14 (v. Clemson). The #Hokies' season is over if they lose in the L.A. Regional again.
— Thomas Hughes (@thomashughes_05) May 30, 2026
Lineup vs. UCLA
- Pete Daniel - Shortstop
- Sam Grube - Right Fielder
- Ethan Ball - Second Baseman
- Henry Cooke - Catcher
- Ethan Gibson - First Baseman
- Hudson Lutterman
- Nick Locurto - Left Fielder
- Sam Gates - Center Fielder
- Owen Petrich - Third Baseman
Starting Pitcher: RHP Brett Renfrow

Hughes serves as Virginia Tech On SI's lead editor, a position he has held since July 2025. He is a sophomore at Virginia Tech, majoring in multimedia journalism with a minor in creative writing. Hughes is also the assistant editor-in-chief for 3304 Sports, as well as an on-air talent for 3304's SportsCenter-style studio show. He is also a staff writer for Steering Wheel Nation, having written pieces on several motorsport series, including Formula 1 and the NTT IndyCar Series.
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