UVA softball wrapped up ACC play by winning their program-record seventh ACC series of the season.
Virginia was projected to place 9th out of 13 teams in the ACC Softball Preseason Poll. Instead, the Hoos went 15-9 in ACC play and 32-17 overall, winning a program-record seven of their eight ACC series and currently sitting in a tie for fourth place among the elite of the conference. Additionally, the Cavaliers managed four ranked wins in ACC play.
Eden Bigham pitched scoreless innings in the second, third, and fourth, but ran into trouble in the fifth inning. After a bunt single, she walked two batters and hit a batter with the bases loaded to bring in the go-ahead run. Madi Harris came in to relieve her, but walked her first batter and allowed a sac fly, so the Yellow Jackets led 5-2.
Macee Eaton got things going in the first with a line drive that went off of the left fielder’s glove, scoring Abby Weaver from first. The Hoos didn’t score in the second or third innings, but that changed in a big way in the fourth. Virginia’s pace slowed down slightly with an RBI fielder’s choice from Macee Eaton, but then Shelby Barbee blasted a three run homer, her third long ball of the series. This gave Virginia a 12-1 lead. Mikayla Houge looked good in the circle early on after getting the start for Virginia, and she only allowed one solo home run through her first three innings of work.
In the first inning, Bella Cabral scored on a wild pitch to give Virginia the early lead. Georgia Tech took the lead in the third with an RBI double off of Mikayla Houge, who was making her second start in two days. Madi Harris came in to finish the inning, but not before the second run for the Yellow Jackets came across.
Shelby Barbee got another RBI in the seventh inning with a single to left field, providing a crucial insurance run and a 4-2 lead. Barbee was 6-9 in the series with three home runs and seven RBI in a very impressive showing. In the bottom of the seventh, an error with two outs put a runner on second base that later scored on an RBI single. With the tying run on second base, Eden Bigham got a pop up to seal the victory.
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