2019 Virginia Tech Softball Game Notes #ThisIsHome 2019 Schedule March 29-31 | Games 33-35 FEBRUARY 8 VS. [RV/RV] WICHITA STATE1 CHARLESTON, S.C. W, 11-3 [5] Tech Softball Park | Blacksburg, Va. 8 VS. CENTRAL MICHIGAN1 CHARLESTON, S.C. W, 6-0 9 VS. PURDUE1 CHARLESTON, S.C. W, 7-4 9 AT COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON1 CHARLESTON, S.C. W, 13-0 [5] 10 VS. PURDUE1 CHARLESTON, S.C. W, 5-0 INFORMATION BASE TO BASE 16 VS. DETROIT MERCY2 CHARLESTON, S.C. W, 13-0 [5] 16 AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN2 CHARLESTON, S.C. W, 4-0 No. 24/19 Virginia Tech • Ranked No. 24 in the USA Today/NFCA poll 17 VS. ETSU2 CHARLESTON, S.C. W, 8-3 17 AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN2 CHARLESTON, S.C. W, 10-0 and No. 19 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll, 3 Hokies 22 VS. --/[RV] TEXAS STATE TAMPA, FLA. L, 17-5 [5] the Virginia Tech softball team is currently on 22 AT USF3 TAMPA, FLA. L, 7-2 an 11-game winning streak heading into its 23 VS. GEORGIA STATE3 TAMPA, FLA. W, 6-0 Record..................................................28-4, 8-1 ACC 3 23 VS. --/[RV] TEXAS STATE TAMPA, FLA. W, 10-0 [5] All-Time Series .......................................Tied at 6-6 three-game series with Louisville. 24 VS. GEORGIA STATE3 TAMPA, FLA. W, 5-1 Head Coach ...................................... Pete D'Amour • Tech went 6-0 last week, winning all three of 27 AT RADFORD RADFORD, VA. W, 10-0 [5] its midweek games and then sweeping Pitt on MARCH Record at School (Years) ..................... 28-4 (1st) 4 1 AT NO. 8/8 GEORGIA ATHENS, GA. W, 7-6 [8] the road. 2 VS. UAB4 ATHENS, GA. W, 8-6 Louisville • The sweep marked the second straight 2 AT NO. 8/8 GEORGIA4 ATHENS, GA. L, 8-0 [5] weekend the Hokies have swept an ACC team 3 VS. UAB4 ATHENS, GA. W, 4-1 Cardinals 9 GEORGIA TECH* BLACKSBURG, VA. W, 5-1 on the road, marking the first time a Tech team 10 GEORGIA TECH* (DH) BLACKSBURG, VA. L, 10-7 | W, 5-4 Record................................................21-10, 3-3 ACC has done so since 2012. 15 AT NC STATE* RALEIGH, N.C. W, 4-2 Series Under April ...........................First meeting • The long ball was a big reason why the 16 AT NC STATE* RALEIGH, N.C. W, 12-1 17 AT NC STATE* RALEIGH, N.C. W, 1-0 Head Coach ...........................................Holly Aprile Hokies were perfect, racking up 16 home runs 19 BINGHAMTON (DH) BLACKSBURG, VA. W, 12-0 [5] | W, 9-1 [5] Record at School (Years) ...................21-10 (1st) during the week. 20 LIPSCOMB BLACKSBURG, VA. W, 9-7 22 AT PITT* PITTSBURGH, PA. W, 18-0 [5] NUMBERS TO KNOW WHO TO WATCH 23 AT PITT* PITTSBURGH, PA. W, 9-1 24 AT PITT* PITTSBURGH, PA. W, 10-2 • Third baseman Kelsey 27 RADFORD BLACKSBURG, VA. W, 8-0 [5] • Arguably the best two 29 LOUISVILLE* BLACKSBURG, VA. 6 P.M. new coaches in the ACC, Bennett racked up 30 LOUISVILLE* BLACKSBURG, VA. 2 P.M. D’Amour has the most three home runs last 31 LOUISVILLE* BLACKSBURG, VA. 1 P.M. weekend in Pittsburgh, APRIL wins (28) and Aprile the 5 AT DUKE* DURHAM, N.C. 5 P.M. second (21) among the hitting one homer in 6 AT DUKE* DURHAM, N.C. 1 P.M. 2 five new league coaches. each game of the three- 7 AT DUKE* DURHAM, N.C. 1 P.M. game series. 10 NO. 20/21 JMU (DH) BLACKSBURG, VA. 4 & 6 P.M. 12 VIRGINIA* BLACKSBURG, VA. 6 P.M. • She is now tied for 13 VIRGINIA* BLACKSBURG, VA. 2 P.M. • Pitcher Carrie Eberle (17- first on the team with 14 VIRGINIA* BLACKSBURG, VA. 1 P.M. 1) ranks fourth nationally nine this year. 17 AT CHARLOTTE (DH) CHARLOTTE, N.C. 4 & 6 P.M. in wins in the circle, boast- 19 NORTH CAROLINA* (DH) BLACKSBURG, VA. 4 & 6 P.M. 20 NORTH CAROLINA* BLACKSBURG, VA. 1 P.M. ing 17. She also owns the 26 AT BOSTON COLLEGE* CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. 6 P.M. top spot in the ACC. • Pitcher Keely Rochard 27 AT BOSTON COLLEGE* CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. 1 P.M. 4 has now had five games 28 AT BOSTON COLLEGE* CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. NOON 30 LONGWOOD (DH) BLACKSBURG, VA. 4 & 6 P.M. of striking out 10 or MAY more batters. 4 WESTERN CAROLINA (DH) BLACKSBURG, VA. NOON & 2 P.M. • The 8-1 start in confer- • The sophomore did it 8-11 ACC TOURNAMENT TALLAHASSEE, FLA. TBA ence play marks Tech’s twice last week, getting CAPS = HOME | AT = ROAD | VS. = NEUTRAL SITE | * = ACC CONFERENCE GAME | DH = DOUBLEHEADER best ACC start in school 11 Ks versus Bingham- history, topping the 2008 ton last Tuesday and 13 1 COUGAR CLASSIC | 2 WINGATE BY WYNDHAM INVITE | 3 USF-RAWLINGS INVITATIONAL | 4 BULLDOG CLASSIC team’s 7-2 start through versus Pitt on Sunday. 8 nine league games. RANKINGS = USA TODAY/NFCA COACHES' POLL / ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL TOP 25 PROJECTED LINEUP LAST TIME OUT VIRGINIA TECH CONTACT Lance Dozier # Name BA H R RBI HR • Tech jumped out to an early lead and would Assistant Director, Strategic Communications 9 Al Velazquez (RF) .367 36 29 20 2 cruise to an 8-0 win over Radford on Wednes- Phone: (507) 993-1898 4 Darby Trull (CF) .452 38 24 26 4 day in midweek action at Tech Softball Park. Email: [email protected] 13 Caitlyn Nolan (SS) .283 26 23 28 9 • The Hokies got six of their eight runs off 14 Emma Strouth (LF) .410 41 33 41 7 home runs, including a grand slam from short- 8 Kelsey Bennett (3B) .393 33 21 21 9 stop Caitlyn Nolan and a two-run shot by first SOCIAL 2 Jayme Bailey (1B) .403 27 21 12 4 baseman Jayme Bailey. 28 Grace Chavez (DP) .467 14 8 15 5 • Carrie Eberle mowed down the Highlanders 18 Mackenzie Lawter (C) .298 14 13 15 5 for her fifth shutout of the season and helped 29 Maddi Banks (2B) .290 20 17 6 2 Tech extend its winning streak to 11 games. @HokiesSoftball @HokiesSoftball /HokieSoftball @HokieSports ERA IP K BB WL 25 Carrie Eberle (P) 1.66 109.1 79 26 17-1 Week 8: Louisville Key Information NFCA Week 7 Top 25 Poll QUICK FACTS 2018 INFORMATION, 2019 PREVIEW March 26 | Opponents in italics University Name .................................Virginia Tech Overall Record ..........................................................23-30 Team (1st place) Record Points Last Location .............................................Blacksburg, Va. ACC Record ..................................................... 7-14 (10th) 1 UCLA (32) 27-1 800 1 Founded ................................................................1872 Starters Returning ............................................................6 2 Oklahoma 29-2 761 2 Enrollment ........................................................34,440 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.............................13/10 3 Florida State 32-3 732 3 President ..................................... Dr. Timothy Sands Newcomers .........................................................................9 4 Alabama 33-1 701 4 Director of Athletics .........................Whit Babcock Home Field .........................................Tech Softball Park 5 Tennessee 26-5 669 5 Nickname ..........................................................Hokies Capacity ...................................................................... 1,024 6 Florida 27-6 631 6 Mascot .........................................................Hokie Bird 7 Washington 24-6 597 7 Colors ......... Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange 8 LSU 28-6 589 8 Affilliation ........................................NCAA Division I 9 Texas 29-6 533 10 Conference..........................................Atlantic Coast 10 Louisiana 26-4 503 9 11 Arizona 24-7 502 11 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School/Last School 12 Georgia 25-9 373 12 00 Jada Crittendon OF 5-1 R-Fr. Norfolk, Va. / Granby 13 Arkansas 22-9 349 15 14 Auburn 28-5 340 17 2 Jayme Bailey U 5-5 Fr. Scott Depot, W.Va. / Hurricane 15 Texas Tech 27-5 317 14 3 Keely Rochard P 5-8 So. Williamsburg, Va. / Warhill 16 South Carolina 23-8 315 16 4 Darby Trull OF 5-3 So. Fort Mill, S.C. / Nation Ford 17 Arizona State 25-8 297 18 5 Dani Hugney IF 5-4 Jr. Fairfax Station, Va. / Robinson Secondary School 18 Kentucky 21-10 269 13 6 Lauren Duff C 5-8 Sr. Chesapeake, Va. / Hickory 19 Minnesota 22-9 224 20 7 Keara Napoli P 5-6 So. Alpharetta, Ga. / Cambridge / Georgia 20 JMU 19-6 199 19 8 Kelsey Bennett IF 5-5 Fr. Jefferson, Ga. / Buford 21 Oklahoma State 23-9 129 21 9 Al Velazquez OF 5-5 So. Aurora, Colo. / Chanhassen / Minnesota 22 Ole Miss 22-8 115 24 23 Michigan 19-10 102 25 10 Olivia Lattin IF 5-6 Sr. Kingston, N.Y. / Kingston 24 Virginia Tech 27-4 81 RV 11 Cana Davis OF 5-9 So. Harrisonburg, Va. / Turner Ashby 25 Wisconsin 22-5 43 23 13 Caitlyn Nolan IF 5-7 Sr. Bennettsville, S.C. / Marlboro County 14 Emma Strouth OF 5-7 Sr. Julian, N.C. / Southeast Guilford Receiving Votes: Northwestern (42), Illinois (37), Stanford (32), Colorado State (24), Indiana (22), Missouri (22), 16 Meredith Slaw IF 5-11 Fr. Warsaw, Va. / Rappahannock Ohio State (22), Boise State (15), Notre Dame (5), Tulsa (5), 18 Mackenzie Lawter C 5-5 So. South Boston, Va. / Halifax County Grand Canyon (3), Elon (1), Mississippi State (1) 19 Kinsey Johnson OF 5-9 Sr. Highland, Md. / River Hill 20 Sierra Walton C/IF 5-7 Sr. Des Moines, Iowa / Dowling Catholic/Indian Hills CC 21 Stacy Kalt U 5-6 Fr. Fallon, Nev. / Churchill 22 Mara Strum P 6-1 Fr. Vinton, Va. / William Byrd USA Softball Week 7 Top 25 Poll 25 Carrie Eberle P 6-0 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Catholic March 26 | Opponents in italics 28 Grace Chavez C 5-9 Fr.