Friday, April 30
Syracuse, N.Y.
3 PM
Syracuse University
19-17, 0
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Virginia Tech
30-12, 0
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Orange Blanked by Hokies
4/30/2021 5:44:00 PM | Softball
Virginia Tech blanked Syracuse, 8-0, on Friday evening in the series opener of a four-game Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) series. The Orange (19-17, 11-14 ACC) will continue the series against the Hokies with a double header on Saturday, May 1. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. on ACCNX through the ESPN app.
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Virginia Tech's Keeley Rochard recorded her second no hitter of the season and seventh of her career striking out 16 batters en route to her 12th shutout this season.
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Alexa Romero (7-6) had a clean slate through the first two innings but a pair of runs in the third gave Virginia Tech a 2-0 lead. Romero began the fourth, but a leadoff walk resulted in the Orange going to the bullpen for freshman Lindsey Hendrix.
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Syracuse had its lone baserunner of the game in the third inning when Rebecca Clyde drew a walk with a full count but the Orange were unable to capitalize.
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Virginia Tech (30-12 overall, 21-11 ACC) tacked on three runs off Hendrix in her first inning of work and two more in the sixth for a 7-0 advantage. The Hokies added an insurance run in the top of the seventh to extend its lead to eight runs.
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No fans will be admitted into Skytop Stadium for the weekend series but are encouraged to watch live on ACCNX through the ESPN app.
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Virginia Tech's Keeley Rochard recorded her second no hitter of the season and seventh of her career striking out 16 batters en route to her 12th shutout this season.
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Alexa Romero (7-6) had a clean slate through the first two innings but a pair of runs in the third gave Virginia Tech a 2-0 lead. Romero began the fourth, but a leadoff walk resulted in the Orange going to the bullpen for freshman Lindsey Hendrix.
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Syracuse had its lone baserunner of the game in the third inning when Rebecca Clyde drew a walk with a full count but the Orange were unable to capitalize.
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Virginia Tech (30-12 overall, 21-11 ACC) tacked on three runs off Hendrix in her first inning of work and two more in the sixth for a 7-0 advantage. The Hokies added an insurance run in the top of the seventh to extend its lead to eight runs.
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No fans will be admitted into Skytop Stadium for the weekend series but are encouraged to watch live on ACCNX through the ESPN app.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Keely Rochard (21-7)
L: Romero, Alexa (7-6)
Batting:
2B: Grace Chavez 1 ; Kelsey Bennett 1
RBI: Kelsey Brown 1 ; Cameron Fagan 1 ; Grace Chavez 1 ; Jayme Bailey 2 ; Emma Ritter 1 ; Kelsey Bennett 2
SF: Jayme Bailey 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Kelsey Brown 1 ; Cameron Fagan 2 ; Maija Louko 1 ; Maddy Federico 1 ; Addy Greene 1 ; Mackenzie Lawter 1 ; Darby Trull 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
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0
RBI
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AB
3
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0
RBI
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AB
3
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RBI
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AB
3
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
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