Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – The Hokies swept their fourth straight ACC series with a 15-1 win against Notre Dame on Sunday night at Tech Softball Park.
The Hokies hit four home runs to propel past the Fighting Irish.
How It Happened: Virginia Tech 15, Notre Dame 1 (5 inn.)
After a quick first inning for Sophie Kleiman in the circle, Cori McMillan sent one to the moon as her 19th home run of the season gave the Hokies an early 1-0 lead. Michelle Chatfield capitalized on a Notre Dame pass ball later in the inning and sprinted home for the 2-0 lead.
A single up the middle by Kylie Aldridge scored Jordan Lynch for the third run of the inning and a wild pitch led Bre Peck to reach home safely.
With runners on first and second, Trinity Martin sent her second home run of the season to right field to extend the Hokie lead to 7-0 in the bottom of the first. A Chatfield single up the middle brought in McMillan for the final run of an eight-run first inning.
It was the first time the Hokies scored eight runs in the first inning since playing NC State on April 7, 2024.
After back-to-back RBI singles by the Hokies to start the bottom of the third, Zoe Yaeger blasted a three-run home run to left field to make it a 14-1 contest. Immediately after, Martin sent her second home run of the day over the right field wall to make it 15-1 Hokies after three innings.
Kleiman was lights out in the circle as she struck out three batters and only allowed three hits in her 10th win of the season.
Game Notes
• Tech has won 17 straight games – the longest active winning streak in Division I
• Tech swept its fourth straight ACC opponent and improves to 14-1 in the ACC
• Tech is now 12-1 at Tech Softball Park
• Tech recorded 10 or more runs in a game for the 12th time this season
• The Hokies earned their 16th run-rule win of the season
• Tech is now 15-31 in all-time matchups against the Fighting Irish
• Eight Hokies recorded a hit in the win and six tallied at least one RBI
• Trinity Martin hit her second and third home runs of the season in the win
• It was the first multi-home run game of Martin’s career
• She finished with a team-leading four RBIs
• Cori McMillan launched her ACC-leading 19th home run of the season
• Zoe Yaeger hit her seventh home run of the season
• Sophie Kleiman remained undefeated on the season in the circle. She improved to 10-0 after recording three strikeouts
Up Next
No. 11/12 Virginia Tech (36-5, 14-1 ACC) travels to Pitt (14-26, 4-14 ACC) for a three-game road series from April 17-19 in Pittsburgh, Pa.