Hokie ClubIt’s been talked about for over a month, and now Hokie fans and softball fans around the country can finally watch one of the greatest upsets in softball history. Tuesday night, May 6, ESPN2 will broadcast the Virginia Tech softball team’s historic defeat of the US National Softball Team at 7 p.m., Eastern Time.
The game was played on March 26 at Oklahoma City’s Hall of Fame Stadium and is being shown for the first time Tuesday night.
The 1-0 win by the Hokies snapped a 185-game pre-Olympic exhibition tour winning streak by the three-time defending gold medalists. Since that loss, the Red, White & Blue has reeled off 11 straight wins, including wins of 21-0, 13-0, 24-0 and 16-0 and still stands as the favorites to take home the gold in Beijing.
Eric Collins and Michele Collins will have the call of the game.
After gathering as a team to watch the game, the Hokies will head to College Park, Md., Wednesday morning in preparation for the 2008 ACC Softball Championship. The Hokies, seeded second, will open with host and seventh-seeded Maryland Thursday at 12:30 p.m.
Additionally, the Virginia Tech Web site, www.vt.edu, has produced a full section on Angela Tincher and her career accomplishments in its “Spotlight†segment. There’s a full-length story, an audio interview, pictures, a list of her accomplishments, national stories on her and a link to download a sports card. Go to this link for the section.