Virginia Tech, No. 16, hit two two-run homers and held off a late Liberty rally to beat the Lady Flames 4-1 on Wednesday at Liberty Softball Stadium's Conference Field. .
The Hokies (39-11-1) are back in the championship bracket after falling 2-1 in the series against Syracuse last weekend. Meanwhile, the Lady Flames fell to 31-20, including a home record of 16-6.
Score overview
Virginia Tech – 1cent Inning – Green homer to right center, Ritter scores, 2-0.
Virginia Tech – 5th Inning – Peck homer to center field, Fagan scores, 4-0.
Liberty – 5th Inning – McManus triples to right, Lupe scores, 4-1.
turning point
- Virginia Tech's two-run home runs were by Addie Green in the first and Bre Peck in the fifth.
- bottom of the 5th inning, rachel lupe He was hit by a pitch with one out. After the flyout Bryn McManus Liberty got on the board with an RBI triple to right.
- The Lady Flames hit the tying run in the bottom of the seventh inning.pinch hitter haley dieter He took the lead with a single and advanced to second with a throwing error.Lupe elected to walk with one out before Hokies pitcher Emma Lemley struck out. Megan Fortner And then McManus ends the game.
Remarkable numbers
- In the game, Virginia Tech defeated Liberty 9-6. The Hokies committed two errors, leaving both teams with nine runners on base.
- Lemley (12-5) earned the win with six hits, one run, two walks, and seven runs.
- keiran yoder (10-8) He pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up 7 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, and 6 strikeouts to tie the loss. paige backman He pitched 1 1/3 innings of softball, allowing two hits, one walk, and one walk.
- Peck went 3-for-4 with one home run, two RBIs, and one RBI. Emma Ritter had 2 hits and 1 RBI for 4 at bats. Cori McMillan went 2-for-4 with a double, and Addie Green went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs, and one RBI.
- For Liberty, Bryn McManus He had two hits in four at-bats, a triple and one RBI. rachel lupe, Savannah Jessie and haley dieter Each had one hit.
Beyond the Box Score
- Virginia Tech leads Liberty 42-16 in the all-time series, and the Hokies have won six straight against the Lady Flames.
- The Lady Flames are 3-7 this season against Top 25 teams at Liberty Softball Stadium's Conference Field and 6-9 overall against top-ranked opponents in the country.
- Lupe has reached base safely in each of his past 12 games, resulting in a tie. mary claire wilson He achieved the team's longest consecutive on-base streak since the beginning of this season.
- Lupe tied for 16th place with Kelby Allen (2012-15)th He had 110 career RBIs, a record in program history.
- Over the past three games, McManus is 6-for-10 (.600) with two doubles, one triple, one home run, four RBIs, and three RBIs.
- The crowd of 1,212 people was the largest game attendance in Liberty Softball Stadium history.
next
The Lady Flames close out the regular season with a three-game series at No. 10 LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from Friday through Sunday.
