The Hokies improved to 26-8-1 this season. Virginia Tech's losing streak ended at three as the Hokies were swept by Duke University over the weekend. The Lady Flames fell to 20 wins and 15 losses, ending their winning streak at three.
Score overview
Virginia Tech – 1cent Inning – McMillan center fly, sac fly, Green scores, 1-0.
Virginia Tech – 2n.d. Inning – Louko hits a home run to left-center field. 2-0
Virginia Tech – 2n.d. Inning – Aldridge home run to center field, 3-0.
Liberty – 5th Inning – Wilson hits to center field, Lupe advances, Heidrun scores, 3-1.
Liberty – 6th Inning – Crane singles to left, Norris advances, Madrid scores, 3-2
Liberty – 6th Inning – Lupe doubles to right center, Tuck and Norris score, 4-3.
Virginia Tech – 6th Inning – Aldridge home run to center field, 4-4.
Virginia Tech – 6th Inning – Ritter home run to right-center field, 6-4.
Liberty – 7th Inning – McManus hits to center field, Fortner scores, 6-5.
turning point
- Liberty regained the lead in the top of the 6th inning, trailing 3-1. Relief pitcher Emma Mazzarone walked both batters she saw. Then Emma Lemley entered the circle. Rachel Crane's His RBI single narrowed the gap to 3-2. rachel lupe Liberty took the lead with two outs and a double.
- Virginia Tech responded with three runs of its own in the home half of the sixth inning. Kyrie Aldridge tied the game with a solo home run. After two batters, Emma Ritter's two-run home run gave the hosts a 6-4 lead.
- Liberty quickly scored in the top of the seventh inning. Megan Fortner He led off with a double and then scored with an RBI single. Bryn McManus. Lemley hung on from there, retiring the final three batters.
Remarkable numbers
- In this game, Liberty defeated Virginia Tech 12-8. The Lady Flames left nine runners on base, while the Hokies stranded six.
- Lemley (7-2) won the game with four hits, two runs, and three strikeouts in two relief innings. Virginia Tech starting pitcher Lindsey Grein pitched five innings, allowing eight hits, one walk, and one run, giving up four runs.
- Escobar (4 wins, 2 losses) pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing five hits, three runs, two walks, and seven strikeouts to tie the loss. katie love As a starter, he gave up three runs in the first inning. keiran yoder She retired both batters she saw in relief.
- Kylie Aldridge went 2-for-3 with two home runs, two RBIs, and two RBIs. Emma Ritter went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs, and one RBI. Maya Louko (1 hit for 3) also hit a home run.
- rachel lupe He had three hits in four at-bats, a double, and two RBIs, marking his sixth game of the season with three hits. Sierra Kersten In his first career game as Liberty's leadoff batter, he had 2 hits in 3 at bats. KK Madrid He had two hits in three at-bats, a double, one stolen base, and one run scored.
Beyond the Box Score
- Virginia Tech leads the series against Liberty, 41-16, the most in history, and the Hokies have won each of the past five meetings.
- Liberty is 0-7 this season when opponents score in the first inning.
- Virginia Tech's first score tonight ended the Lady Flames' shutout streak of 24 innings pitched. The last run allowed before tonight was in the bottom of the fifth inning against Virginia last Wednesday.
- Yoder has pitched the last 16 2/3 innings without allowing a run.
- Madley extended his hitting streak to nine games, and Kersten's hit streak now stands at seven. Fortner has reached base safely in each of his past 10 games.
- Kersten served as the leadoff batter in the game, becoming the first Liberty softball player to also start as a catcher. Devin Howard He did so on February 26, 2023 against Marshall.
- Virginia Tech's four home runs tonight tied the most Liberty has allowed in a single game this season (against Duke on March 12th). The Hokies entered the game ranked third in the nation with 2.12 home runs per game.
- Liberty is 2-6 against Top 25 programs this season. The Lady Flames' 12 hits tonight are the most in program history against a nationally ranked opponent.
- Fortner and Lupe tied for 2nd place among active Ready Frames (following) mary claire wilson) He had a total of 98 RBIs in his career.
next
The Lady Flames will return home and host Western Kentucky at Liberty Softball Stadium's Campus Field from Friday through Sunday. Liberty enters the weekend as first in CUSA with a conference record of 10-2, while WKU is in second place with a 9-3 record.
