LOS ANGELES — Emma Lemley had three hits Friday as she led the second-seeded and 15th-seeded Virginia Tech softball team to a 5-1 victory over third-seeded San Diego State on the first night of the NCAA Division I regional tournament. released.
Lemley had six strikeouts and one walk.
The Hokies (40-12-1) will play in a four-team, double-elimination regional final on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET.
Addie Green had three hits and one RBI for Virginia Tech.
Tech had 12 hits against the Aztecs (31-19).
soft ball
UVa 7, Miami, Ohio 0
Jade Hilton had three hits, including a two-run homer, and three RBIs, helping the second-seeded Cavaliers (33-18) defeat No. 24 and third-seeded Miami (Ohio) (48-8) on the first day of the tournament. defeated). NCAA Division I Region Friday in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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UVa will play Tennessee in the winner's bracket final Saturday at 1 p.m.
UVa's Eden Bigham pitched a two-hitter, striking out 10 and walking three.
Roanoke wins twice
The Maroons (32-15) won two elimination games on Friday, the second day of the NCAA Division III regional tournament in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Second-seeded Roanoke, which is 2-1 in the four-team double-elimination regional game, will face Muskingum in Saturday's final.
In the first game of the day, the Maroons defeated fourth-seeded Penn College, 8-0, in a called game in the fifth inning. Grace Clary pitched a two-hitter. Madison Cote had two hits and four RBIs.
Roanoke defeated top-seeded and host Moravian 3-1 in the losers bracket final. Maggie McCray pitched a four-hitter.
mens golf
Zhang finished in 5th place
Blacksburg native and Carnegie Mellon University graduate David Chang placed fifth at the NCAA Division III Championships in Boulder City, Nevada, on Friday.
Zhang posted a 7-under 281 in the four-day tournament.
Jonathan McEwen of Washington and Lee finished tied for 11th with a 4-under 284.
W&L tied for 6th place in the team event with 1-under 1,151.
Methodist won the team title with a score of 21-under 1,131. Defending champion Carnegie Mellon finished one stroke behind.
baseball
VMI splits double header
On Friday, the host Keydets (27-28, 7-14 Saucon) played a doubleheader against Western Carolina (28-24, 13-8), losing the first game 16-6. They won the second game 9-8.
This year's VMI team had the fifth-most wins in school history.
In Game 2, Ty Swaim hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th inning and finished with three hits.
Justin Stark had his 273rd hit, breaking a VMI career record.
women's tennis
Texas A&M 4, UVa 1
The No. 13 Aggies (26-7) defeated the No. 5 seed and No. 6 Cavaliers (25-5) in the NCAA quarterfinals on Friday in Oklahoma City.
men's tennis
Wake Forest 4, UVa 1
The No. 6 seeded and No. 6 ranked Demon Deacons (31-6) defeated two-time NCAA champion UVa (25-6) in the NCAA quarterfinals Thursday night in Oklahoma City.
UVa standout Chris Rodesch missed the game due to illness.
UVa, the No. 3 seed and No. 2, lost an outdoor game for the first time since the 2021 NCAA Sweet 16.
