Virginia Tech softball: No. 14 Hokies sweep Longwood
Another sweep for the Hokies.
The Virginia Tech Hokies opened up ACC play last weekend at Duke. It was a meeting of two ranked teams and a chance for the Hokies to extend their 15-game winning streak. As we know, all good things must come to an end, and so did Tech’s winning streak.
The Hokies dropped the first two games in Durham to the Blue Devils before winning on Sunday to create a new winning streak. On Wednesday, Virginia Tech was back on the road, but not too far from home, facing the Longwood Lancers in Farmville. It was a good day for Tech, sweeping Longwood to improve to 25-4 on the season.
Game 1 Virginia Tech 12, Longwood 0 It was another run-rule win for the Hokies. After Rachel Castine drove in Nora Abromavage in the second inning, Tech took an early 1-0 lead. The Hokies blew it open in the fourth inning, scoring five runs, which was aided by walks.
Castine’s two-run single made it 3-0, followed by Kylie Aldridge’s single, plus an error by Longwood and it was suddenly 6-0. Tech’s offense wasn’t finishing, tacking on six more in the fifth. Avery Layton was dominant, pitching four scoreless innings to earn her sixth win of the season.