BLACKSBURG – After a dominant 5-0 weekend performance at the Charleston Invitational, Virginia Tech moved up five spots in both the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll.
No. 19/20 Tech (12-3) won all five of its games this past weekend in South Carolina by at least five runs, outscoring opponents 50-6.
Keely Rochard (7-3), who was named ACC Pitcher of the Week Tuesday, won all three games she pitched in, striking out 34 batters. She posted a 0.39 earned run average and held opposing batters to a .143 batting average.
Jayme Bailey and Kelsey Bennett each had seven RBIs in Charleston. Bailey went 6 for 16 with a home run and two doubles, while Bennett had two homers and a triple.
Also playing well in Charleston, Meredith Slaw finished the weekend with an eye-popping eight RBIs in just seven at-bats. Kelsey Brown, who had five steals in the five games, upped her season total to a team-high 13.
The Hokies return to action at Radford (6-3) Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET.