Ladies are now 31-4 after a three game run rule sweep over Boston College.
Ladies stayed at #13 in Softball America and #12 D1 Rankings.
This week they host Clemson (23-13).
Thursday 6pm ACCNX
Friday 6pm ACCNX
Saturday 6pm ACCNX
Need another sweep.
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Hokies!!!
How in the hell are they not at least in the top 10 if not top 5 with a 31-4 record?
Because the SEC schools we beat have better quality losses.
yep that Duke series may come back to haunt us
Hell. We might not get to host anyway if we are one of the selected
Only one I have issue with is Georgia. Nebraska 4 of 5 losses are to Top 10 teams.
UGA has more losses obviously. But
32 of those were to Virginia Tech, who is a top 15 team. Doesn't weigh the same.We only played Uga twice
Only two were to the Hokies.
Other losses to Belmont, Oklahoma State, Clemson, Arkansas 2X, and Mississippi St.
Still not good enough because they lack quality wins. 3-6 vs Top 25 teams. Clemson is #26 currently.
I stand corrected and fixed the error. I still fail to see how anyone can rank a team ahead of you that has double the losses you do along with an 0-2 record against you. Baffling.
UVA has a bigger reason to be pissed seeing all those teams above them with 5-8 losses
Pleasant surprises for 2026...
- Gaby Mizelle, Freshman: has started every game as a true freshman. .337 avg, 5HR, 9-10 stolen base
- Emma Mazzarone, Junior: 8-1 with a 2.19 ERA. Her velocity is one of the tops in the country with her fastball consistently at or above 70 mph. This year she has developed a very nice change-up to keep hitters guessing.
- Nora Abromavage, Sophomore: This appears to be a breakout year for Nora. She has started all 35 games thus far and has a .388 avg with 11 HR and 43 RBI.
- Avery Layton, Freshman: 6-1 with 3.38 ERA. Will only get better with experience.
- Bree Carrico, Sophomore: 9-0 with a 1.33 ERA. After not playing last year because of injury, Bree has become the biggest surprise of the year. I don't have the words! Somebody else will have to wax more eloquently than me.
- Zoe Yaegar, Junior: Zoe has improved her batting average and power. Thus far she is at .376 avg. with 8 HR and 40 RBI.
- Jordan Lynch, Sophomore: No sophomore slump here. Jordan leads the team with a .479 batting average with 13 2B, 4 3B, and 11 HR.
- Addison Foster, Junior transfer from Stetson: Lock down center fielder. Addison has started all 35 games and has a .423 avg, with 5 HR, has scored 31 runs and is 7-7 on stolen bases.
- Rachel Castine, Senior: Rachel is playing some of her best softball since her injury shorten 2024 season. .415 avg. with 9 HR
It's hard not to mention Michelle Chatfield, Kylie Aldridge, Annika Rohs, and Sophie Kleiman who have all been rock solid steady all year.
Gaby is living up to being the number six recruit in the country. She has the rare mix of being strong and fast
Jordan Lynch named ACC Player of the Week.
Hit .583, 10 RBIs, 3 homeruns,
Dang, those are slow pitch numbers.
I wonder how many opposing players get ACC honors after a series with BC?
Emma Mazzarone named ACC Pitcher of the Week for second week in a row
Mazzarone in the circle in Game 1
Puts Clemson down in order in 1st
Hokies get a couple on but don't score
Welp Mazzarone botches a ground ball right to her and that snowballed into a 3 run homerun.
Rohs ground ball leads to a run
3-1
Lynch RBI single
3-2
Hokies get extremely lucky. A ball called foul by ump isnt reviewed and it clearly hit the line and Clemson had scored on it. Mazzarone gets strike out on next pitch.
Lynch makes a beautiful play at third to prevent a run. Dive and threw from her knees.
Hokies go in order in 3rd. Three ground balls to middle Infielders
Lot of full counts and fouled off pitches driving Mazzarone pitch count up
Wow...ball right down the middle...ball four
Clemson now with back to back walks
Poor decision to cut off a throw from left field gives Clemson a run
4-2
Yaeger third passed ball let's runners move to 2nd/3rd but Mazzarone closes it with K to prevent more damage
Ugly game so far
Clemson centerfielder saves two runs with full layout diving catch
4-2 going to the 5th
3 more full count at bats for Clemson. Mazzarone creeping up on 100 pitches.
Hokies 2-3-4 hitters go 1-2-3.
Clemson goes in order in the 6th
Hokies start the 6th just like 5th. Two ground balls to 3rd base, two quick outs.
Hokies have 14 ground ball outs to infielders tonight so far.
Make it 15 out of 18.
Mizzelle is 3 for 3
Rest of the team are 3 for 21
Hokies challenging something. Not sure what it is.
Guess it was about if a runner left early. Hokies lose challenge
Mazzarone over 120 pitches.
Bottom of 7th still 4-2
Thought Mazzarone throwing 120+ pitches was high.
Last night Houston and Baylor played. Baylor starting pitcher finished with 250 pitches, only to lose 3-2 in the 15th inning. Houston pitcher only went 12 2/3 with 185 pitches. 479 total pitches in the game.
YIKES!!!!!
Hokies lose 4-2
Only one extra base hit all night.
All 4 Clemson runs came with two outs.
That game disappointed me. I was hoping for a sweep, pumped up for the big guns and we never got going. Hope the ladies can see the ball better tonight. Our bats are our power and they absolutely have to show up regardless of how our pitchers are doing.
Last season had the same issue with drop ball specialists especially if they could paint corners. Ladies got a ton of hard contact last night but it was all on the ground. Hitting it hard works against them when its grounders. Gives Infielders more time to throw
One thing that came up today that I wasnt tracking is Emma Lemley is on Tech's staff in some capacity. She isnt listed on HokieSports.com so guessing its a graduate assistant role similar to Kitley with women's basketball
Hokies up 6-1 in bottom of 5th; runners on 1st and 2nd, 1 out.
8-1 now with runners on 2nd and 3rd
Bases loaded
Literally walked off run rule. Abromavage takes the RBI for 9-1 win.
Leading 3-2 in 2nd
Chatfield 2 RBI single
Aldridge Sac Fly
Gave up honerun to same girl as 1st game. Only her 2nd and 3rd homers of year
Lynch 💥 💥
5-2
Mazzarone puts them down in order in 3rd
7-4 now in bottom of 5th
Rohs 💥
Abromavage 💥
Clemson got a solo HR and FC run
Aldridge 💥 💥
9-4
Foster Check swing single RBI
10-4
Had a chance to run rule but going to the 6th
Clemson homer off the foul pole against Carrico
10-5
Onto the 7th. Carrico still in the circle
Hokies win 10-5
Win series 2 game to 1.
33-5 now
All 9 starting with above .300 batting average for the year. Nice win Hokies!