Diamond Notes

The Jackets' baseball and softball teams are in the midst of the postseason, and since football practice gets more press than baseball and softball playoffs, let's check in on them.

The softball team won the ACC Tournament a week ago and then rolled through the regional they hosted this week in the NCAA Tournament. They host a super regional (3-game series) this weekend against no. 3 Washington. The Jackets are ranked no. 14, but get to host because we have lights (thanks to this year's new stadium). Win and they're in the Women's College World Series.

The baseball team was briefly in first place in a crowded ACC and then lost 2 of 3 to Duke, dropping them all the way to 4th place for this week's ACC Tournament. They're in a bracket with Miami (5th seed), Boston College (8), and Florida State (1). Everybody plays the other three teams once, and then the team with the best record will face the winner of the other bracket for the championship on Sunday. Tech was 5-2 against their half this season.

Also, Jackets pitcher, Deck McGuire, was named the ACC’s Pitcher of the Year. He's the first Tech player to win the award. He was 10-0 on the season and held opponents to a .210 batting average. Congrats! The Jackets also had 3 other players named to All-Conference teams.