ATLANTA – The No. 13/15 Virginia Tech softball team is set for its third ACC series, hitting the road to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech. All three games will be streamed on ACCNX. Due to weather, the Hokies will now a play a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m., followed by the final game of the series on Sunday.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 18
No. 13/15 Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech | 1PM | ACCNX
No. 13/15 Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech | 3PM | ACCNX
Sunday, March 17
No. 13/15 Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech | 1PM | ACCNX
LAST TIME OUT
The Hokies went 2-1 in Chapel Hill this past weekend, winning games one and three to clinch their second ACC series of the season. Tech took game one with help from the long ball. All of the Hokies runs were scored on home runs, highlighted by a two-run shot from Emma Ritter to clinch the win. Emma Lemley took wins in both games one and three. Ritter led the Hokies offensively with a .333 batting average with three hits, scoring two runs. Emma Jackson and Bre Peck also had solo home runs in the game one victory.
WHERE THEY RANK
Lemley ranks at the top of the NCAA and ACC in several different categories so far this season. She is first in the conference and third nationally with 125 strikeouts. Lemley also leads the ACC with 12 victories (third in the NCAA), as well as strikeouts per seven innings (10.9) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (11.36). The Hokies pitching staff also leads the conference with a 6.71 strikeout-to-walk ratio, which ranks fourth in the NCAA. Offensively, Emma Ritter ranks second in the conference in total bases with 61, as well as hits with 32.
ACC PITCHER OF THE WEEK (x3)
For the third straight week, Lemley was named ACC Pitcher of the Week on March 14, her sixth career weekly honor. This is the first time since Keely Rochard in 2020 that a pitcher has earned the award for three straight weeks. Lemley recorded wins over Mount St. Mary's and two wins over North Carolina, striking out 22 Tar Heels in her 14 innings of work. On the weekend, the sophomore finished with a .44 ERA and 26 strikeouts in her three appearances.
UP NEXT
The Hokies return home next week, hosting Charlotte on Wednesday at 5 p.m., followed by a three-game series with Chattanooga from March 24-25.
