Hokie ClubCOLUMBIA, S.C. – No. 19/21 Virginia Tech capped off a perfect 5-0 weekend at the Gamecock Invitational with wins over Binghamton and No. 12/14 South Carolina on Saturday.
Trailing in each game, the Hokies fought their way back to earn two wins on the day and start the season 5-0.
Game One • Virginia Tech 11, Binghamton 3
Binghamton struck first with a big three-run top of the third inning, but the Hokies’ bats came alive in response.
With Jordan Lynch on second, Nora Abromavage blasted a home run down the left field line to cut the Binghamton lead to 3-2. An RBI single by Addison Foster tied the game, and Zoe Yaeger drove in another run to give Tech the 4-3 lead.
Tech added two more runs in the fifth which began with Annika Rohs driving in a run off a single to left field. Foster followed Rohs up with her second RBI single of the day to extend the lead to 6-3.
The Hokies exploded for five runs in the bottom of the sixth to run-rule the Bearcats. With the bases loaded, Abromavage hit her second home run of the day to make it a 10-3 lead.
In her first Hokie at bat, transfer Haley Luginbill launched a solo shot home run to left field to secure the run-rule win.
Game Two • Virginia Tech 8, South Carolina 5
South Carolina jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the bottom of the second, but Tech responded immediately. Zoe Yaeger and Michelle Chatfield hit back-to-back home runs to cut the lead to 4-3.
With runners on second and third, Emma Mazzarone drilled a single to left field for two RBI and the Hokie lead. Through three innings, Tech led 5-4.
In the top of the fifth, Addison Foster hit a full-count two-out single to left field to bring in two more runs and extend the Hokie lead to 7-4.
Despite South Carolina tacking on another run in the bottom of the sixth, Tech held strong and added a run of their own off an Annika Rohs RBI double.
Bree Carrico came in the sixth inning and delivered a closer masterclass as she struck out three straight South Carolina batters to end the game.
Game Notes
Binghamton
• Tech’s 11-3 win against Binghamton was the first run-rule win of the season
• Nora Abromavage hit two home runs – her first career multi-home run game
• Two of Abromavage’s three career home runs have been grand slams
• Abromavage’s six RBIs are the most in a single game for the Hokies since Michelle Chatfield at Cal (April 25, 2024)
• Jordan Lynch went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate, the second time in her career she’s recorded four hits in one game]
• In her first Hokie at bat, Haley Luginbill hit her first home run of the season
South Carolina
• Tech starts 5-0 for the second straight season
• Tech improves to 10-7 in all-time matchups against the Gamecocks
• Tech outhit South Carolina, 11-8
• Seven Hokies hit .300 or higher over opening weekend
• Michelle Chatfield hit her first home run of the season
• Zoe Yaeger hit her first home run of the season
• Addison Foster, Emma Mazzarone and Yaeger each finished with a team-high two RBI
• Mazzarone also earned her first win in the circle this season
• Mazzarone only allowed two hits over 4.0 innings pitched
Up Next
No. 19/21 Virginia Tech (5-0) travels to Charlotte, N.C., for the Queen City Classic (Feb. 13-15).