LIVE UPDATES - No. 10 Virginia Tech Softball vs. Georgia Tech, Game One Score

Virginia Tech softball takes on Georgia Tech in the first contest of a three-game set tonight at 6 p.m. ET. Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.
FINAL (6) | Virginia Tech 10, Georgia Tech 2
That'll do it. Jordan Lynch hit a two-RBI walkoff to win the game. Virginia Tech is 38-6. It left only two runners on base today. Stats:
B6 | Virginia Tech 8, Georgia Tech 2
The Hokies now need two runs. Emma Mazzarone lined out deep to center, bringing pinch runner Lyla Blackwell around.
E5 | Virginia Tech 7, Georgia Tech 2
They did not, in fact, end it with three runs. The Hokies went down in order. It'll take at least three more outs to put this one away.
B5 | Virginia Tech 7, Georgia Tech 2
Simon scored off a one-out grounder from Willer. We're now in B5, where Virginia Tech needs three runs to end this via run-rule.
T5 | Virginia Tech 7, Georgia Tech 1
Virginia Tech petered out from there, too. Mazzarone conceded a single to open the fifth. Emma Simon, who drew the hit, moved to second off a grounder, then third off a wild pitch.
B4 | Virginia Tech 7, Georgia Tech 1
Georgia Tech mustered a one-out single, but it sputtered out from there. Makayla Coffield is now in the circle for the fourth frame for the Yellow Jackets. #Hokies
E3 | Virginia Tech 7, Georgia Tech 1
Castine padded on for good measure, scoring Chatfield with a single up the middle. After the four-run third, Virginia Tech holds a commanding six-run advantage.
B3 | Virginia Tech 6, Georgia Tech 1
The Hokies doubled their lead, and then some. Yaeger sent a bases-clearing double that scored both Lynch and Abromavage. Then, pinch runner Lily Pallante scampered in for Virginia Tech's sixth run of the day.
M3 | Virginia Tech 3, Georgia Tech 1
The Hokies stranded Medina — who snuffed out Castine's potential homer — on third with a pop-up. She struck out but reached first on a wild pitch, made it to second on a passed ball and got to third on another wild pitch.
T3 | Virginia Tech 3, Georgia Tech 1
Mazzarone induced another pair of grounders. Through 2 2/3 frames, she's thrown 51 pitches — 28 have gone for strikes.
B2 | Virginia Tech 3, Georgia Tech 1
Georgia Tech center fielder Holly Medina just robbed Rachel Castine of a home run. Leapt up and, with her shoulder arching backwards, just narrowly snagged the softball. Still a 3-1 ballgame.
M2 | Virginia Tech 3, Georgia Tech 1
After conceding two walks, a single and a passed ball that gave Georgia Tech a 1-0 lead in the first, Mazzarone countered with three K's in the second inning.
T2 | Virginia Tech 3, Georgia Tech 1
Mazzarone's off to a solid start in the second frame. She was worked up to a full count but got the strikeout. Then, she retired Madison Duffel with another K on a 0-2 count.
E1 | Virginia Tech 3, Georgia Tech 1
The Hokies did not notch another hit from there. Catcher Zoe Yaeger sprayed the ball behind her for a foul out, then first baseman Michelle Chatfield hit a pop-up to short.
B1 | Virginia Tech 3, Georgia Tech 1
Well, that's one way to flip the game. The Hokies' Kylie Aldridge just delivered a three-run shot that scored herself, left fielder Nora Abromavage and third baseman Jordan Lynch.
M1 | Georgia Tech 1, Virginia Tech 0
The Hokies turned a grounder into a 4-6-3 double play, but Willer scored as a result. Reese Hunter grounded out to third to close out Georgia Tech's half of the frame.
T1 | Virginia Tech 0, Georgia Tech 0
The bases are loaded. On all three of Mazzarone's first three batters, she has been worked up to three balls. Two of them resulted in walks; the other ended with a bloop single.
T1 | Virginia Tech 0, Georgia Tech 0
The Yellow Jackets have two runners in scoring position. Mazzarone yielded a five-pitch walk, then conceded a passed ball.
T1 | Virginia Tech 0, Georgia Tech 0
Mazzarone fell behind 3-0 in the count, then conceded a bloop single to Willer. That prompted a circle meeting.
T1 | Virginia Tech 0, Georgia Tech 0
Virginia Tech starter Emma Mazzarone fires a first-pitch ball to Alyssa Willer, and we're underway.
Pre-Game
The Hokies' starting lineup is as follows:
- Addison Foster - Center Fielder
- Jordan Lynch - Third Baseman
- Nora Abromavage - Left Fielder
- Kylie Aldridge - Shortstop
- Zoe Yaeger - Catcher
- Michelle Chatfield - First Baseman
- Rachel Castine - Second Baseman
- Gaby Mizelle - Right Fielder
- Annika Rohs - Designated Player
Starting Pitcher: LHP Emma Mazzarone

Hughes serves as Virginia Tech On SI's lead editor, a position he has held since July 2025. He is a sophomore at Virginia Tech, majoring in multimedia journalism with a minor in creative writing. Hughes is also the assistant editor-in-chief for 3304 Sports, as well as an on-air talent for 3304's SportsCenter-style studio show. He is also a staff writer for Steering Wheel Nation, having written pieces on several motorsport series, including Formula 1 and the NTT IndyCar Series.
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