BLACKSBURG – Playing its in-state rival for the second time in the past week, the No. 19/16 Virginia Tech softball team will hit the road and play at Virginia on Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra at Palmer Park.
Tech has won 11 consecutive games against UVA, dating back to March 5, 2017, and leads the all-time series 47-22. It won last week 7-0 at Tech Softball Park.
In the Pete D'Amour era (last three seasons), the Hokies are 7-0 versus the Cavaliers and actually have yet to allow a run, outscoring the Wahoos 37-0.
And, to take it one step further, a Cavalier has yet to reach it to third base (!) in the 7 games. So be on the lookout to see if that streak stays.
MIDWEEK SCHEDULE
Wednesday vs. UVA at 6 p.m. ET | Watch | Stats
LAST TIME OUT
After a relatively quiet weekend at the plate, Tech got back to its ways and outhit Louisville 10-1 on Sunday to win 8-0 in five innings and claim the series. Three Hokies had two hits, with designated player Cana Davis and first baseman Jayme Bailey both hitting home runs and outfielder Kelsey Brown getting two singles. In the circle, pitcher Keely Rochard threw a one-hit shutout behind six strikeouts.
WHO TO WATCH
Racking up three shutouts over the weekend, pitcher Keely Rochard has been steady as of late. The junior pitched 20.0 innings and only allowed eight hits and two runs.
Outfielder Emma Ritter batted .500 last week by tallying five hits and also had four runs and three stolen bases. The freshman had her perfect stolen base snapped, stealing 11 straight.
SCOUTING VIRGINIA
Record: 8-16 (4-13 ACC)
Head coach: Joanna Hardin (74-132, 5th season)
All-time series: Tech leads 47-22
The Cavaliers are coming off a 7-0 defeat to the Hokies last week in Blacksburg, getting one hit, which came in the bottom of the seventh with two outs. UVA is paced by Katie Goldberg, who leads the team with a .317 batting average and 12 RBIs.
