Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – No. 11/13 Virginia Tech shut out No. 24/RV Liberty for the second time this season as the Hokies recorded a 6-0 win against the Flames on Wednesday night at Tech Softball Park.
Jordan Lynch and Cori McMillan both hit home runs in the victory. Emma Lemley pitched a seven-inning shutout and struck out nine batters while only allowing three hits.
How It Happened: Virginia Tech 6, Liberty 0
The Hokies wasted no time getting on the board as Cori McMillan hit a lead-off home run to give Tech the 1-0 lead. With her walk-off home run against No. 16 Stanford on Sunday, McMillan became the first player in program history to hit a walk-off home run in a game and hit a home run as the lead-off batter in the next game.
Later in the first inning, Bre Peck drilled a single to right center to score Rachel Castine to make it a 2-0 contest.
In the bottom of the third, a Kylie Aldridge single to center and a walk by Bre Peck set up runners on first and second. On the second pitch of her at-bat, Jordan Lynch blasted a three-run home run to right field, her fifth home run of the season, to give Tech a 5-0 lead.
The Hokies added one more run in the bottom of the fifth from an RBI single to center from Lynch.
Emma Lemley put on a masterclass against the Flames as she tallied nine shutouts and only allowed three hits in her complete-game shutout.
Game Notes
• Tech improved their win streak to 10 games
• Virginia Tech earned their ninth ranked win of the season against the Flames
• Tech is 2-0 against the Flames this season and is 44-16 now in all-time matchups
• Tech improved to 8-1 this season at Tech Softball Park
• Cori McMillan hit her team-leading home run 15th home run of the season
• With her walk-off home run against No. 16 Stanford on Sunday, McMillan became the first player in program history to hit a walk-off home run in a game and hit a home run as the leadoff batter in the next game
• Jordan Lynch hit her fifth home run of the season
• Lynch finished the game with a team-leading four RBIs
• McMillan and Bre Peck each tallied an RBI as well
• Emma Lemley put on a show against the Flames as she tallied nine strikeouts and only allowed three hits in the complete-game shutout.
• Including her no-hitter against Liberty on Feb. 26, Lemley has held Liberty to no runs and tallied 14 strikeouts over both games
Up Next
No. 11/13 Virginia Tech (29-5, 8-1 ACC) travels to NC State (21-16, 4-8 ACC) for a three-game series (April 4-6) in Raleigh, N.C.