Hokie ClubAUBURN, Ala. – No. 11/12 Virginia Tech (16-2) wrapped up a 5-0 weekend at the Jane B. Memorial Invitational with an 11-3 run-rule victory over USC Upstate.
How It Happened
USC Upstate struck first in the opening frame to take a 1-0 lead, but the Hokies responded immediately. RBI singles from both Nora Abromavage and Addison Foster gave Tech the 2-1 lead after the first inning.
The Hokies added four more runs in the bottom of the second off two long balls. With Annika Rohs on first, Michelle Chatfield blasted her fourth home run of the season to give Tech a 4-1 lead. After Kylie Aldridge doubled down the left field line, Zoe Yaeger homered to center to make it 6-1.
An RBI double by Aldridge and an RBI single by Yaeger added two more Tech runs in the bottom of the third. Leading 8-1 in the bottom of the fourth, RBI singles by Gaby Mizelle and Rohs made it a 10-1 game.
After a USC Upstate two-run home run in the top of the fifth to cut it to 10-3, Tech capitalized on a leadoff single by Zoe Yaeger as Addison Foster doubled to left field for the walk-off 11-3 win.
Game Notes
• Tech wraps up its February slate at 16-2
• Tech now leads USC Upstate 3-1 in all-time matchups
• The win marks Tech’s fifth run-rule victory of the year
• The Hokies saw 11 different players record a hit
• Michelle Chatfield and Zoe Yaeger each recorded three hits
• Chatfield hit her fourth home run of the season
• Zoe Yaeger hit her fourth home run of the season
• Jordan Lynch hit her second triple of the weekend and of the season
• MJ Abernathy recorded her first collegiate hit – a double to center field
• Sophie Kleiman earned her fourth win of the season after allowing no runs in 1.0 innings pitched
Up Next
No. 11/12 Virginia Tech (16-2) competes at the Hokie Invite (March 5-8) with matchups against Michigan, James Madison, Penn State, Radford and Bryant at the Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Va.