Hokie ClubBATON ROUGE, La. – No. 17/18 Virginia Tech split its second day at the Purple & Gold Challenge, defeating UT-Arlington, 6-0, and falling to No. 7 LSU, 7-2, on Saturday at Tiger Park.
Bre Peck launched two home runs on the day while Jordan Lynch hit her first career home run against the Mavericks.
How It Happened: No. 18 Virginia Tech 6, UT-Arlington 0
Jordan Lynch wasted no time as she launched her first career home run to lead it off for the Hokies. Soon after, Bre Peck followed it up with her fourth home run of the season to make it a 2-0 game.
Peck was not done yet on the day as she blasted her second home run in the top of the third – a two-run shot to left field – to extend the Hokie lead to 4-0. Emma Mazzarone joined the home run party as well with a solo shot to left field.
A Maverick error made it a 6-0 game for the Hokies to end the fourth inning – a lead Tech held onto throughout the rest of the contest.
Sophie Kleiman earned her second win of the season with seven strikeouts.
How It Happened: No. 7 LSU 7, No. 18 Virginia Tech 2
Despite trailing early, the Hokies were on fire defensively. Jordan Lynch ended the third inning with a diving play towards the baseline and dove on the bag for the final out of the inning. In the bottom of the sixth, center fielder Bre Peck robbed a home run with an over-the-wall catch to end the inning.
Back-to-back singles put runners on first and second for the Hokies in the top of the sixth and RBIs from Peck and Michelle Chatfield earned the Hokies two runs – but Tech could not score any more in the final innings.
Game Notes
• Tech gave up its first runs of the year after recording eight straight shutout victories
• Through the game against UT-Arlington, Tech held opponents scoreless through 46 innings – the longest streak in school history
• Bre Peck launched two home runs in the first game against UT-Arlington, her third and fourth home runs of the season
• Peck led the Hokies with four RBIs on the day as she went 3-of-7
• Her three hits were also the most on the day among Virginia Tech players
• Jordan Lynch recorded her first career home run with a leadoff dinger against UTA
• Emma Mazzarone’s solo shot against the Mavericks was her second home run of the season
• Sophie Kleiman earned her second win of the season for the Hokies and finished with seven strikeouts against the Mavericks
• Zoe Yaeger went 2-for-2 with a walk against LSU
Up Next
No. 17/18 Virginia Tech (8-1) faces off with No. 7 LSU (9-0) on the final day of the Purple & Gold Challenge on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 12:30 p.m. ET in Baton Rouge, La.