The Hokies received an at-large bid.
The Virginia Tech softball team was hoping to repeat its feat a year ago in 2023. The Hokies went 46-9 in 2022, won the ACC regular-season title and hosted the NCAA Super Regional in Biscburg, where they defeated St. Francis. [PA]Miami [OH] and Kentucky before losing to eventual World Series champion Oklahoma in the Super Regional final.
Unfortunately, Tech lost star pitcher Kiley Rochard to graduation, but a talented 2023 team returns in a big way.
The No. 23 Hokies aren’t the same team they were a year ago, but they still finished 37-18 — 14-10 in ACC play — and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament Sunday evening. The second-seeded Hokies head to Athens, Georgia on Friday to face Boston University. [51-8]. There is also a host of Georgia and North Carolina Central in the Tech region. The Bulldogs are ranked 14th in the nation.
Once selected, head coach Pete D’Amore earned his fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, according to HockeySports.
“I think it will be good,” D’Amore said. “I think they are ready. Now our seniors have played in four of those. They know what to expect and they bring the young people with them.”
Freshman quarterback Jaime Bailey believes the Hokies have what it takes to beat the best teams in the field.
“Yeah. Virginia Tech, we’re always good,” Bailey said. “No matter what our record says or what we’ve done before, we’re a good team and we’ve got a good coach. We’ve got players and we’ve got good talent, and we’ve got a teammate. So I think we’re going to do well.”
She is right. We’ll have more on how to watch the Hokies this week.
GO HOKIES!
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