Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech (46-10, 18-6 ACC) advanced to its seventh straight NCAA Division I Softball Championship. The Hokies are the No. 2 seed in the Baton Rouge Regional, hosted by LSU.
Tech’s first game will be against South Alabama on Friday, May 15, at 4 p.m. on ESPN+. The four schools in the Baton Rouge Regional are LSU (1), Virginia Tech (2), South Alabama (3), and Akron (4).
The Hokies have advanced to the NCAA Tournament in all seven full seasons under head coach Pete D’Amour. No stranger to successful seasons, Tech’s 46-10 record in 2026 marks the fourth 40-win season under D’Amour in the past five years. Tech’s 44 regular season wins are also the most in a single season since 2019.
The Hokies are 26-24 in all-time first-round NCAA Regional matchups and are 14-9 under D’Amour.
The double-elimination regional will conclude on Sunday, May 17, and the winner of the Baton Rouge Regional will match up with the winner of the Tuscaloosa Regional in the NCAA Super Regional round on May 22-24. The winner of the Super Regional round will advance to the Women's College World Series, taking place in Oklahoma City from May 28-June 5.
The Hokies are fresh off their first ACC Championship game appearance since 2012, knocking off Virginia and No. 12/12 Duke to reach the title game. Bree Carrico’s ACC Freshman of the Year honor headlined Tech’s eight All-ACC selections.