The Virginia Tech Hokies softball team is a college softball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Atlantic Coast Conference. Their home games are played at Tech Softball Park. The team appeared in the NCAA Tournament in four successive seasons (2005–2008), were conference champions in 2007 and 2008, and advanced to the Women's College World Series in 2008.[2] A big part of this success was the pitching of Angela Tincher, who had a historic career at Virginia Tech, becoming only the third person in NCAA Softball to record 2,000 career strikeouts. The Hokies also did what no other college has ever done, beating the U.S. Olympic Softball Team in a victory that ended Team USA's 12-year, 185-game winning streak. The Hokies won this game by a score of 1–0 and Tincher pitched a no hitter, and also allowing no balls to reach the outfield.[3]
| Virginia Tech Hokies softball | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1996 |
| University | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Head coach | Pete D'Amour (5th season) |
| Conference | ACC Coastal Division |
| Location | Blacksburg, VA |
| Home stadium | Tech Softball Park (Capacity: 1,100) |
| Nickname | Hokies |
| Colors | Chicago maroon and burnt orange[1] |
| NCAA WCWS appearances | |
| 2008 | |
| NCAA Super Regional appearances | |
| 2008, 2021, 2022 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 2007, 2008 | |
| Regular Season Conference championships | |
| 2007, 2019, 2022
ACC Coastal 2019 | |
Championships
editConference Championships
edit| Season | Conference | Record | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 15–5 | Scot Thomas |
| 2019 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 20–4 | Pete D'Amour |
| 2022 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 21–2 | Pete D'Amour |
Conference Tournament Championships
edit| Year | Conference | Tournament Location | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Atlantic Coast Conference | Tallahassee, FL | Scot Thomas |
| 2008 | Atlantic Coast Conference | College Park, MD | Scot Thomas |
Awards and honors
editNational Awards
edit- Angela Tincher, 2008
Conference Awards and Honors
edit- Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
- Michelle Meadows, 2000
- Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year
- Ali Verbage, 1998
- Ashlee Dobbe, 1999
- ACC Player of the Year
- Angela Tincher, 2006
- Keely Rochard, 2022
- ACC Pitcher of the Year
- Angela Tincher, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Carrie Eberle, 2019
- Keely Rochard, 2021 [6]
- Keely Rochard, 2022[6]
- ACC Freshman of the Year
- Lauren Duff, 2016
- Kelsey Bennett, 2019
- Emma Lemley, 2022
- Big East All Conference
- Amy Voorhees, 2001
- Shanel Garafalo, 2001
- Catherine Gilliam, 2001
- Clarisa Crowell, 2002
- Amy Voorhees, 2002
- Rachel Pacheco, 2003
- Kelly Brown, 2003
- Megan Evans, 2004
- Sarah Prosise, 2004
- Caitlin Murphy, 2004
All-Americans
edit- Michelle Meadows, 1998 - 2nd team
- Michelle Johnson, 1998 - 3rd team
- Michelle Meadows, 1999, 2000 - 1st team
- Ashlee Dobbe, 2002 - 1st team
- Angela Tincher, 2006 - 2nd team
- Angela Tincher, 2007, 2008 - 1st team
- Jenna Rhodes, 2009 - 3rd team
- Emma Ritter, 2024 - 1st team
- Addy Greene, 2024 - 1st team
- Cori McMillan, 2024 - 2nd team
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Virginia Tech University Trademarks". Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ "Hokies advance to World Series with 6-1 win over Michigan". 2008-05-25.
- ^ "Tech upsets US National Team, 1-0". 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Atlantic 10 Softball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "ACC Softball Record Book" (PDF). TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ a b "2022 All-ACC Softball Awards Announced". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 11, 2022.
External links
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