LIVE UPDATES - No. 16 Virginia Tech Softball vs. North Carolina, Game One Score

B6 | Hokies 3, Tar Heels 3

Bishop, on the first pitch from Frost, was hit and garnered a hit-by-pitch RBI in her pinch-hit opportunity, tying the contest up at three.

B6 | Tar Heels 3, Hokies 2

Tech has the bases loaded, with no outs, by way of a leadoff walk from Aldridge, and then back-to-back singles from Abromavage and Yaeger. Castine steps up to the dish now with the heavily favored Hokies scenario.

M6 | Tar Heels 3, Hokies 2

Carrico fires through the sixth in 11 pitches, in order.

E5 | Tar Heels 3, Hokies 2

Foster wore a one-out delivery from Livengood, before a two-out single from Chatfield placed runners on the corners, and ended Livengood’s outing in the circle. Kendall Frost took over for North Carolina, and her 2-2 delivery to Aldridge was spiked into the dirt, allowing Foster to break home, but Frost flipped the ball back home in time to end the frame.

T5 | Tar Heels 3, Hokies 2

Carrico worked through the first two North Carolina bats in succession in the frame, and then a two-out rally commenced. A single and two walks loaded the bases up for Tarpey, as she poked a single through the 3-4 gap in the infield, scoring Roberts and LeGette for the Tar Heels as they take back the lead.

B4 | Hokies 2, Tar Heels 1

Yaeger blooped a two-out single into center, and on the following pitch, Castine drilled a double into the right-center gap. Yaeger sprinted first to home on the double to grab the lead.

B4 | Hokies 1, Tar Heels 1

Tech’s first hit comes from Chatfield, and it was a good one; on the second pitch of the inning, on a 1-0 count, Chatfield launched her 10th homer of the season to right center.

M4 | Tar Heels 1, Hokies 0

A single from graduate player, Michele Tarpey placed a runner on base for North Carolina in the fourth, but Carrico brought her offense back out with three straight outs after.

E3 | Tar Heels 1, Hokies 0

Tech is still searching for its first hit in the contest, yet the Hokies have been able to put a runner on first in back-to-back innings, with Mizelle reaching on an error. Both Carrico and Livengood have been working, but that Jennings home run is looking more important as the contest continues.

M3 | Tar Heels 1, Hokies 0

Two walks garnered runners at the corners for North Carolina in its third trip to the dish, but a two-out flyout from third baseman Shelby Barbee got Carrico out of the slight jam.

E2 | Tar Heels 1, Hokies 0

Tech worked a base runner in the inning with a leadoff walk from Aldridge, but nothing more could happen for the Hokies, as they remain hitless after two innings.

T2 | Tar Heels 1, Hokies 0

Raegan Jennings, North Carolina's second baseman, just slapped her fifth home run of the season... and she got all of it, sending Carrico's 2-2 delivery into the evergreen trees beyond right field.

E1 | Hokies 0, Tar Heels 0

Tech goes down in the bottom of the first in four pitches against North Carolina freshman starter, Jil Livengood.

M1 | Hokies 0, Tar Heels 0

Carrico allowed a two-out opposite-field single to former Hokie Emily LeGette, but that was all the action North Carolina mustered. Carrico picked up a strikeout in the opening frame against Virginia transfer, Shelby Barbee.

Pregame

After dropping three straight, Virginia Tech will look to change its tide against the North Carolina Tar Heels. For the Hokies, this serves as the final ACC home series of this years campaign.

Pre-Game

The Hokies' starting lineup is as follows:

Addison Foster - Center Fielder
Jordan Lynch - Third Baseman
Michelle Chatfield - First Baseman
Kylie Aldridge - Catcher
Nora Abromavage - Left Fielder
Zoe Yaeger - Catcher
Rachel Castine - Second Baseman
Gaby Mizelle - Right Fielder
Annika Rohs - Shortstop

Starting Pitcher: RHP Bree Carrico

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