John Szefc and the Virginia Tech baseball coaching staff landed its second commitment of the transfer portal window with USC Upstate left-hander Chris Torres announcing his pledge earlier today on X.
Thankful for this opportunity @HokiesBaseballpic.twitter.com/kMgNXT2oEC
— Chris Torres (@ChrisTorres_33) June 15, 2026
“Everything was amazing when I toured [Virginia Tech],” Torres said to me earlier today. “The coaching staff, the facilities… everyone was very welcoming there. It was all a big upgrade and what I was really looking for on the developmental side when I was talking with Coach Willey.”
Entering his senior season, Torres has spent his last two years at USC Upstate, where he’s thrown 158 innings across 32 starts, where he helped the Spartans to a pair of NCAA Regionals appearances, combining to give up three runs in seven innings across his two starts against Kentucky and Alabama. (Of note, Alabama was just eliminated from the CWS in Omaha.)…