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No. 15 Virginia Tech Blanks No. 21 Liberty
2/26/2025 7:30:00 PM | Softball
LYNCHBURG, Va. - In the first Top 25 matchup in Kamphuis Field in Liberty Softball Stadium History, No. 15 Virginia Tech defeated No. 21 Liberty, 9-0 in five innings on Wednesday.
The Hokies hit three first-inning homers and got a no-hitter from pitcher Emma Lemley.
Virginia Tech, ranked No. 15 in this week's NFCA/GoRout Top 25 Coaches Poll, improves to 13-3 on the season. The Lady Flames, ranked No. 21 in Monday's Softball America Top 25, fall to 12-4, including 4-1 on its current 13-game homestand.
Virginia Tech 9, Liberty 0 (5 innings)
Scoring Summary
Virginia Tech – 1st INNING – McMillan homers to right, 1-0
Virginia Tech – 1st INNING – Jones homers to right center, 2-0
Virginia Tech – 1st INNING – Peck homers to right center, 3-0
Virginia Tech – 3rd INNING – Chatfield doubles to left, Yaeger advances, Jones scores, 4-0
Virginia Tech – 3rd INNING – Lynch grounds out, Chatfield advances, Yaeger scores, 5-0
Virginia Tech – 5th INNING – Peck singles to left, McNelly advances, Jones scores, 6-0
Virginia Tech – 5th INNING – Lynch doubles to left center, Chatfield advances, Peck and McNelly score, 8-0
Virginia Tech – 5th INNING – Castine flies out to center, sac fly, Chatfield scores, 9-0
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Turning Point
The Lady Flames will host the Liberty Softball Invitational, Friday through Saturday at Liberty Softball Stadium. The visiting teams will be App State, Drexel, Georgetown and Lehigh.
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The Hokies hit three first-inning homers and got a no-hitter from pitcher Emma Lemley.
Virginia Tech, ranked No. 15 in this week's NFCA/GoRout Top 25 Coaches Poll, improves to 13-3 on the season. The Lady Flames, ranked No. 21 in Monday's Softball America Top 25, fall to 12-4, including 4-1 on its current 13-game homestand.
Virginia Tech 9, Liberty 0 (5 innings)
Scoring Summary
Virginia Tech – 1st INNING – McMillan homers to right, 1-0
Virginia Tech – 1st INNING – Jones homers to right center, 2-0
Virginia Tech – 1st INNING – Peck homers to right center, 3-0
Virginia Tech – 3rd INNING – Chatfield doubles to left, Yaeger advances, Jones scores, 4-0
Virginia Tech – 3rd INNING – Lynch grounds out, Chatfield advances, Yaeger scores, 5-0
Virginia Tech – 5th INNING – Peck singles to left, McNelly advances, Jones scores, 6-0
Virginia Tech – 5th INNING – Lynch doubles to left center, Chatfield advances, Peck and McNelly score, 8-0
Virginia Tech – 5th INNING – Castine flies out to center, sac fly, Chatfield scores, 9-0
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Turning Point
- Virginia Tech burst out of the gates with first-inning homers from Cori McMillan, Jayden Jones and Bre Peck.
- Lemley took it from there. After walking the first batter she faced, Savannah Woodard, the Virginia Tech right-hander retired the final 15 batters in order.
- The Hokies registered nine hits, while the Lady Flames committed three errors.
- Lemley (6-2) tossed her third no-hitter of the season, striking out five and walking one.
- Liberty's Danner Allen (1-1) drew the loss, allowing three runs on three hits in 1/3 of an innings. Paige Bachman allowed six runs (three earned) on six hits, walking one and fanning two in 3 2/3 innings. Tyler Oubre pitched a hitless inning of relief.
- Jones went 2-for-3 with a homer, one RBI and three runs scored, while Bre Peck batted 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored. Jordan Lynch went 1-for-3 with a double and three RBI.
- Virginia Tech leads the all-time series against Liberty in softball, 43-16. The Hokies have won each of the last seven meetings since Liberty's 5-3, nine-inning win over Virginia Tech on April 28, 2021.
- Lemley is the first pitcher to no-hit Liberty since NiJaree Canady tossed her first career no-hitter for Stanford against the Lady Flames on Feb. 12, 2023.
- Liberty is 6-10 all-time against Top 25 opponents inside of Liberty Softball Stadium. Tonight's matchup was the first game in stadium history where both teams entered the game in the Top 25.
- Allen had not allowed an earned run in her first 16 2/3 career innings pitched before today. She entered the week as one of nine NCAA Division I pitchers with enough innings to qualify (at least one inning per team game), who held a 0.00 ERA.
- Woodard has reached base in each of the last six games.
The Lady Flames will host the Liberty Softball Invitational, Friday through Saturday at Liberty Softball Stadium. The visiting teams will be App State, Drexel, Georgetown and Lehigh.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Emma Lemley (6-2)
L: Allen, Danner (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Jayden Jones 1 ; Michelle Chatfield 1 ; Jordan Lynch 1
HR: Cori McMillan 1 ; Jayden Jones 1 ; Bre Peck 1
RBI: Cori McMillan 1 ; Jayden Jones 1 ; Bre Peck 2 ; Michelle Chatfield 1 ; Jordan Lynch 3 ; Rachel Castine 1
SF: Rachel Castine 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cori McMillan 1 ; Jayden Jones 3 ; Zoe Yaeger 1 ; Sara McNelly 1 ; Bre Peck 2 ; Michelle Chatfield 1
SB: Sara McNelly 1 ; Bre Peck 1
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