After hitting a blimp on the radar a couple of weeks after losing an ACC series at home to Georgia Tech, the Virginia Tech softball team closed out its ACC regular season schedule with sweeps of North Carolina and Syracuse. The sweep of the Orange was this past weekend in Central New York.
The ACC Tournament begins this week in Charlottesville on Wednesday with the first round, and thanks to their strong finish the last two weekends, the Hokies get a bye and will not play until Thursday night in the quarterfinals. After finishing at 18-6, Virginia Tech won the tiebreakers over Louisville and Stanford to secure the third seed. Here is the complete ACC Tournament schedule.
First Round
Wednesday, May 6
Game 1: Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech, 11 a.m.
Game 2: NC State vs. Louisville, 1:30 p.m.
Game 3: North Carolina vs. Clemson, 5 p.m.
Game 4: Pittsburgh vs. Virginia, 7:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, May 7
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Florida State, 11 a.m.
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. Stanford, 1:30 p.m.
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Duke, 5 p.m.
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, May 8
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 3:30 p.m.
Championship Game
Saturday, May 9
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 2:30 p.m.
Baseball drops series final at Cal
The Hokies baseball team was looking for a sweep of the California Golden Bears on Sunday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif., after winning the first game, 9-1 on Friday night and 6-2 on Saturday afternoon in Game 2. Sunday, the Golden Bears avoided the sweep with a 9-4 victory.
Virginia Tech heads back to Blacksburg with a 25-21 overall record and 13-14 in the ACC. They visit Liberty on Wednesday night, looking for revenge for an 11-4 loss last month in Blacksburg, then will host UNC-Greensboro for a pair of games next weekend. They will close out ACC play in two weeks at home against Clemson. The Hokies are going to need a strong finish to get an NCAA Tournament bid at the end of the month.
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