The No. 3 Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Kentucky Wildcats during their third meeting of the NCAA Softball Championship Blacksburg Regional.
Yesterday, the Wildcats forced the Hokies into the losers’ bracket when Kentucky’s Renee Abernathy homered off Keely Rochard, defeating VT, 5-4. Today presented satisfying symmetry with Rochard and Abernathy facing off during the final game of the Blacksburg Regional. Abernathy hit a ground ball and was tagged out at first base, during the top of the seventh inning, sending the Hokies to the NCAA Softball Championship Super Regionals with a 5-4 victory of VT’s own.