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Garland Green, a rising junior at Virginia Tech, shot a final-round three-under-par 69 Sunday to capture the Virginia State Golf Association's The Signature Invitational at The Federal Club in Glen Allen, Va.
Green, from Tazewell, Va., finished with a 36-hole total of four-under 140, to win by one stroke over three players. Green finished the round with birdies on the final two holes.
Incoming Tech player Mikey Moyers of Standardsville, Va., tied for fifth at 143. Green and Moyers began the final round tied for fifth. Fellow Hokie, Aaron Eckstein, a rising junior from Salem shot a 161.
The Tech men's and women's teams both placed high in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. The men's team received a final ranking of No. 27 after advancing to the NCAA Second Round. The women's team moved up one spot in the final poll with a No. 54 national ranking. Both teams showed improvement from their final 2008 rankings where the men were No. 28 and the women No. 60.
The Virginia Tech men’s track and field squad moved up two slots to No. 22 in the country, while the women’s team moved up one spot to No. 9 in the nation in the latest United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll.
The squads will split up this weekend, as the sprinters, throwers and some of the distance crew will head to Atlanta, Ga., for the Georgia Tech Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The rest of the distance unit, along with the pole vaulters, will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., for the Tar Heel and Aggie Classic.
The entire coaches association poll can be viewed at www.ustfccca.org.
The squads will split up this weekend, as the sprinters, throwers and some of the distance crew will head to Atlanta, Ga., for the Georgia Tech Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The rest of the distance unit, along with the pole vaulters, will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., for the Tar Heel and Aggie Classic.
The entire coaches association poll can be viewed at www.ustfccca.org.
Senior Beth Walker (Galax, Va.) of the Hokie softball team was named to the 2009 ACC All-Tournament Team, as announced by the conference following the conclusion of the event. Walker went 5-for-6 with five RBI. She picked up two hits and an RBI in the win over Maryland in the first round and then hit a grand slam, along with a single and a double, in the loss to eventual champion Georgia Tech.
Below is the complete team:
2009 All-ACC Tournament Team
Whitney Haller, Georgia Tech
Sarah Hamilton, Florida State
Alyssa Ishibashi, NC State
Brittney McKinney, North Carolina
Kaleigh Rafter, Florida State
Blair Shimandle, Georgia Tech
Beth Walker, Virginia Tech
Kelsi Weseman, Georgia Tech
Carly Wynn, Florida State
Jen Yee, Georgia Tech
MVP
Kristen Adkins, Georgia Tech
Tech finished the season 28-28, failing to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Virginia Tech will compete in the 2009 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship Austin Regional May 14-16 at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Texas.
The Hokies’ will tee-off in their practice round at 8:40 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 13 from the 10th tee.
Tech will open competition on Thursday, May 14 at 9:40 a.m. CDT from the 10th tee. The Hokies will be grouped with Mississippi State and New Mexico State. Tee times and groupings for Friday’s second round will be announced following the completion of first round action.
Live scoring for the event will be available on a link from hokiesports.com.
The Hokies’ will tee-off in their practice round at 8:40 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 13 from the 10th tee.
Tech will open competition on Thursday, May 14 at 9:40 a.m. CDT from the 10th tee. The Hokies will be grouped with Mississippi State and New Mexico State. Tee times and groupings for Friday’s second round will be announced following the completion of first round action.
Live scoring for the event will be available on a link from hokiesports.com.
The Virginia Tech women’s track and field squad is ranked 10th, while the men’s team moved up a spot to 24th in new United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll released on Wednesday. The full rankings can be found on www.ustfccca.org.
The track and field squads will take this weekend off, before heading to the Georgia Tech Invitational on May 15-16 and the North Carolina Elite Meet on May 17. Results will be available on hokiesports.com.
The track and field squads will take this weekend off, before heading to the Georgia Tech Invitational on May 15-16 and the North Carolina Elite Meet on May 17. Results will be available on hokiesports.com.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship will be held at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, N.C., ACC commissioner John Swofford announced today.
Swofford said the 37th annual tournament will be moved to Greensboro from Boston’s Fenway Park due to the current economic climate and an effort to keep travel costs down by locating the event closer to the center of the league’s footprint.
“Cost-containment is very much universal at this point, and our conference and our schools are no exception,” Swofford said. “With so many issues at the moment in terms of budget and travel, we simply felt it was in the best interests of all concerned to hold the 2010 event at a more centrally located venue. As we look to the future, we do foresee holding the ACC Baseball Championship in Boston, and we are thankful to the Fenway Sports Group for their understanding and for maintaining a strong working relationship.
“We’re also very fortunate that our partnership with Greensboro allowed us to make this transition so smoothly,” Swofford added. “We greatly appreciate the commitment they have made to the ACC, and we anticipate another successful Championship.”
The 2010 ACC Baseball Championship will begin on Wednesday, May 26 and conclude with the championship game on Sunday, May 30, of next year.
Located in downtown Greensboro, NewBridge Bank Park opened its gates to a crowd of 8,540 on April 3, 2005 with an exhibition game between the Class-A Greensboro Grasshoppers and its major-league parent club Florida Marlins. Built at an original construction cost of $21.5 million, the state-of-the-art facility features a 30-foot wide, open-air concourse and 36 concession points of sale, a child-safe play park and the second largest video board in the minor leagues.
Seating capacity currently stands at 7,499, which includes 5,300 chair back seats, 16 luxury suites and two grass banks, as well as picnic areas. Baseball America recently rated NewBridge Bank Park the top stadium in the South Atlantic League and the No. 8 overall minor league stadium nationally.
“We are excited to be able to hold the 2010 ACC Baseball Championship at such a first-class facility,” Swofford said. “Anyone who has attended a game there knows it is a beautiful stadium and one we believe fans from throughout the conference will enjoy. Again, we thank the city of Greensboro and the Grasshoppers for all that they have done, and for their willingness to extend a hand to the ACC and work with us to make this happen.”
This year’s ACC Baseball Championship will be held May 20-24, 2009, at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C. For more information, please see the ACC Baseball Championship site at <http://www.theacc.com/Durham09>www.theACC.com/Durham09.
Swofford said the 37th annual tournament will be moved to Greensboro from Boston’s Fenway Park due to the current economic climate and an effort to keep travel costs down by locating the event closer to the center of the league’s footprint.
“Cost-containment is very much universal at this point, and our conference and our schools are no exception,” Swofford said. “With so many issues at the moment in terms of budget and travel, we simply felt it was in the best interests of all concerned to hold the 2010 event at a more centrally located venue. As we look to the future, we do foresee holding the ACC Baseball Championship in Boston, and we are thankful to the Fenway Sports Group for their understanding and for maintaining a strong working relationship.
“We’re also very fortunate that our partnership with Greensboro allowed us to make this transition so smoothly,” Swofford added. “We greatly appreciate the commitment they have made to the ACC, and we anticipate another successful Championship.”
The 2010 ACC Baseball Championship will begin on Wednesday, May 26 and conclude with the championship game on Sunday, May 30, of next year.
Located in downtown Greensboro, NewBridge Bank Park opened its gates to a crowd of 8,540 on April 3, 2005 with an exhibition game between the Class-A Greensboro Grasshoppers and its major-league parent club Florida Marlins. Built at an original construction cost of $21.5 million, the state-of-the-art facility features a 30-foot wide, open-air concourse and 36 concession points of sale, a child-safe play park and the second largest video board in the minor leagues.
Seating capacity currently stands at 7,499, which includes 5,300 chair back seats, 16 luxury suites and two grass banks, as well as picnic areas. Baseball America recently rated NewBridge Bank Park the top stadium in the South Atlantic League and the No. 8 overall minor league stadium nationally.
“We are excited to be able to hold the 2010 ACC Baseball Championship at such a first-class facility,” Swofford said. “Anyone who has attended a game there knows it is a beautiful stadium and one we believe fans from throughout the conference will enjoy. Again, we thank the city of Greensboro and the Grasshoppers for all that they have done, and for their willingness to extend a hand to the ACC and work with us to make this happen.”
This year’s ACC Baseball Championship will be held May 20-24, 2009, at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C. For more information, please see the ACC Baseball Championship site at <http://www.theacc.com/Durham09>www.theACC.com/Durham09.
Hokie fans with access to DirecTV or Dish Network can catch the Virginia Tech baseball team on television this weekend, as Sun Sports will broadcast the Hokies' battles with No. 9 Florida State on Saturday (6 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.). Sun Sports is available on DirecTV channel 656 and Dish Network channel 447.
