Baseball (25-12) fell out of the rankings after losing two out of three against #7 Duke. Bullpen continued to be a major black hole in the two losses. Hokies have allowed 8+ runs in six of their last nine ACC contests.
This week starts off at home against George Mason tonight at 7pm on ACCNX. Last time the Hokies played Mason was the day before all college athletics were shut down due to Covid.
This weekend the Hokies go on the road to #15 UNC (30-10).
6pm Friday ACCNX
2pm Sat ACCNX
1pm Sun ACCNX
Softball (35-9-1) only moved up three spots despite a 4-0 week where once again most of the teams ahead of them in the rankings had losses.
This week they play the Wahoos (30-15) at home this evening at 7pm on ACCN. Tomorrow they play Marshall at home at 530pm on ACCNX.
This weekend they face Syracuse (21-20) on the road.
3pm Friday ACCNX
1pm Sat ACCNX
Noon Sun ACCNX
Comments
Baseball leading 4-2 in bottom of 1st.
Make it 6-2 and Mason going to the pen
9-2 now still in bottom of 1st
Homeruns by De 🍸, Gehrig Ebel and David McCann
11-4 in bottom 3rd
De 🍸 Twice as nice. Makes it 13-4 after his 17th homerun of the season
He ties Andrew Rash for career homeruns in a Hokies uniform
Bases loaded double in bottom of 5th makes it 15-4
Fielders choice brings in another
16-4
Single makes it 17-4
Bottom 6, 18-4
David McCann with the bases loaded triple.
21-4
Believe this ties or breaks the Hokies single game record
Looks like they didn't have a run rule agreement, going to bottom 7
Warren Holzemer hits his first career homerun for the Hokies.
24-4 now
Hokies win 24-5.
Used ten pitchers but had 11 strikeouts and only two walks.
Hokies had five homeruns but also got clutch hitting with runners on.
Safe to say the offense didn't want to take any chances with the our bullpen last night?
Offense just managed to hit the ball. Very few strikeouts for a change. Mason pitchers walked/hit quite a few to set the plate. Bullpen basically pitched whole game and gave up 5 runs to one of the worst offenses in the Atlantic 10. Mason has one hitter that should probably be at a bigger school in Jordan Smith. Couple other decent hitters but not much there.
Mason will be the program that gets in the tourney one year, gets hot and wins a college world series. That can never be VT, lol.
Softball up 4-0 in bottom of 2nd. UVA call to the pen.
UVA gets one back in the top of 3rd.
4-1
Cori McMillan smokes the first pitch in bottom 3rd.
5-1 Hokies
6-1 in bottom 4.
Homerun by Trinity Martin
Hokies win 6-1
Emma Lemley threw a complete game allowing one hit and one walk with 8 strikeouts.
Their homerun tonight sets a new program record at 101 on the season with 7 games remaining in the regular season and trips to ACC Championship and likely NCAA Regional.
Ladies are up 4-0 on Marshall in the 2nd
Mazzarone allows a bases loaded double
4-2 Hokies
After loading the bases again Mazzarone plunks the hitter in the head to score another run.
4-3
Mazzarone gives up another single to score two more. Marshall now leads 5-4
Mrs. Fireman isn't home yet so she can't watch from the chair!!
TIL HokieFireman is married to Jerry Falwell Jr.
I keed, I keed.
Put the bottle down
McMillan hits a two run shot to put the Hokies back up 6-5
Guess who was in the chair right as she hit!
Trinity Martin homers for second day in a row to put Hokies up 7-5 in bottom of 3rd
Addy Greene with a solo shot to make it 8-5
Solo shot by Marshall in top 5 makes it 8-6
McMillan hits her 18th homerun to make it 9-6
Fielders choice scores a run for Marshall
9-7
Hokies Win
Softball trailing 1-0 in 2nd inning after a solo homerun
McMillan ties the game and the season HR record of 19 homers. She and Chatfield now tied at 19 a piece.
1-1
Fielders choice brings in a run for Syracuse
2-1 in bottom of 4th
Hokies really struggling against a pitcher throwing really slow stuff. Just can't get in sync. Still trail 2-1 going to bottom of the 6th.
Hokies lose 2-1. Really bad loss the Hokies couldn't afford hoping to host a Regional.
Sorry we left for vacation today so no viewing games.
Baseball trails 6-0 in the 5th. Not a great day on the diamonds
8-0 in 8th inning. 7th time in last 10 ACC games Hokies have allowed at least 8 runs
Hokies lose 8-1
Slumping at the wrong time
I just think this is who they really are. They beat up on the lesser teams early but then the opponent quality ramped up and they didnt
I mean that's fair, just sucks the bullpen isn't a little deeper
Softball losing 2-1 in bottom 5th with Syracuse still batting. Hokies left their bats in Blacksburg this weekend it seems. Hokies being no hit so far
Emma Ritter breaks up no hitter with solo shot in top of 6th.
2-2 game
Greene makes it back to back shots
Hokies lead 3-2
Mazzarone puts them down in order in the 6th. Has nine strikeouts now.
Mazzarone walked first batter in 7th. Grein came in and walked two more to load the bases. An infield single tied the game at 3-3 before Grein was able to pitch out of it with two strikeouts. Headed to extra innings in Syracuse
Cori McMillan breaks the Hokies single season record for homeruns with her 20th as she sends a three run shot out to give the Hokies a 6-3 lead
Thrunk brings in another on a fielders choice
7-3 now
Grein gets two more strikeouts in the 8th to put the Orange down in order.
Mazzarone and Grein combine for 13 strikeouts. McMillan homerun is the big difference.
Hokies win 7-3
Baseball scores in the first inning, leads 1-0
Baseball trails 2-1 in the 4th
Now trail 5-1 in the 7th inning
Sac fly in 7th makes it 6-1
Christian Martin two run shot makes it 6-3
6-3 Final. Hokies try again tomorrow to scrape up a win.
Grizzard allowed a 2 run homer in bottom of the first.
Hokies trail 2-0 in bottom 2nd again after a successful challenge. This is the fourth time in this series Syracuse has cost themselves runs by leaving early.
Grein came in in the second with Grizzard struggling and for second straight game escapes a bases loaded jam with a big strikeout.
Hokies are facing the same pitcher from Friday that they struggled to make contact against.
Trailing 4-1 and in a weather delay
Hokies losing 6-2 in top of 7th
Hokies blow any chance of hosting a regional by losing two of three against Syracuse. Hokies only managed three runs in 14 innings against Hendrix. Hokies likely drop to mid twenties based on this series.
Baseball trails 2-1 in the fourth. Dejavu from yesterday
Baseball up 4-2 in the 7th inning.
4-3 lead after 8
Hokies botch a great chance at turning two in bottom of the ninth. Still 4-3. Runner on first, liner right to second baseman. Had runner dead to rights at first but couldn't get the ball out of his glove.
Hokies get a strikeout to end the game. Avoid the sweep with the 4-3 win