After a stunning loss on Friday, No. 13 Virginia Tech bounced back with a Saturday blowout and looks to close out a 3-game series win Sunday.
No. 13 Virginia Tech (27-9-1) came back from a shocking loss to NC State (20-17) on Friday with a run-rule blowout on Saturday. On Sunday, the Hokies — now 9-4 in Atlantic Coast Conference play — look to close out a series victory over the Wolfpack, who are 2-11 in the ACC, at Dail Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. NC State had lost nine straight ACC games before their victory on Friday and is last in the 13-team conference. Virginia Tech trails first-place Duke by 2.5 games. The Hokies entered this season with four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances while the Wolfpack last earned an NCAA bid in 2015.
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Game Date: April 7, 2024
Game Time: 5 p.m. ET
TV: ACC Network (Local)
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Virginia Tech came out swinging on Saturday, scoring 13 runs in the first three innings en route to a 14-1 victory in five innings. Maija Louko slugged a three-run home run in the first, while Addy Greene added a solo shot and Cameron Fagan a two-run blast in the third. Emma Ritter slashes .447/.521/.780, Michelle Chatfield leads the team with 15 home runs and Fagan and Cori McMillan each have 38 RBI.
Amanda Haslet produced NC State’s lone run with a fourth-inning RBI single. Taylor Ensley hits .330/.448/.650 with a team-high 29 RBI while Hasler has 10 homers.
Emma Lemley leads the Hokies with 78.1 innings in the circle, with a 7-4 mark, 3.22 ERA and 1.15 WHIP to go with 110 strikeouts. Madison Inscoe has worked 72.1 innings for the Wolfpark and is 6-6 with a 3.77 ERA and 1.24 WHIP.
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