Saturday was a weird day for the Virginia Tech Hokies. After a dominant win Friday over Saint Francis in the Blacksburg Regional, the Hokies were up on Kentucky, 4-1, late in Saturday’s regional semifinal.
However, the Wildcats scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to shock the Hokies and take a 5-4 lead. that meant the Hokies would play Miami (Oh.) Saturday night in an elimination game.
The Hokies struck first, as Meredith Slaw drove in the first run in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead.
The RedHawks answered, scoring two runs in the bottom of the second inning to take a 1-0 lead.