Virginia Tech Hokies softball

Virginia Tech Hokies
University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Head coach Scot Thomas (13th season)
Conference ACC
Location Blacksburg, VA
Home stadium Virginia Tech Softball Stadium (Capacity: 1,100)
Nickname Hokies
Colors Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange[1]
         
NCAA WCWS appearances
2008
NCAA Tournament appearances
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014
Conference Tournament championships
2007, 2008
Conference championships
2007

The Virginia Tech Hokies softball team is a college softball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Coastal Division of Atlantic Coast Conference. Their home games are played at the Virginia Tech Softball Stadium. 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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Color Palette". Virginia Tech Hokies. April 23, 2016. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hokies advance to World Series with 6-1 win over Michigan". 2008-05-25.
  3. ↑ "Tech upsets US National Team, 1-0". 2008-03-26.


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