LIVE UPDATES - No. 17 Virginia Tech Softball vs. Syracuse, Game Two Score

Virginia Tech softball squares off against Syracuse in the second game of the three-contest set at 1 p.m. ET. Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL (5) | Virginia Tech 13, Syracuse 2

After Syracuse plated two runs in the first, Virginia Tech responded with 13 unanswered runs. Nine Hokies accumulated hits, and Tech coaxed eight walks.

M5 | Virginia Tech 13, Syracuse 2

There are two changes for Virginia Tech entering the fifth. Sophie Kleiman is in the circle after Emma Mazzarone took the first four frames, and Kylie Aldridge is at the catcher spot in place of Zoe Yaeger.

M5 | Virginia Tech 13, Syracuse 2

Jackson collected her second strikeout to end the Hokies' end of the fifth. Syracuse needs at least three runs to keep it going. If the Orange lose, they are automatically eliminated from reaching the ACC Tournament.

T5 | Virginia Tech 13, Syracuse 2

The Hokies are still going. Despite not amassing a hit this frame, they've totaled two runs. Pallante scored on a wild pitch, and Lyla Blackwell drove in Charlotte Moore with a grounder.

T5 | Virginia Tech 11, Syracuse 2

MJ Abernathy draws a four-pitch walk, and the bases are juiced.

T5 | Virginia Tech 11, Syracuse 2

Syracuse is turning to its fourth arm of the game: Sydney Jackson. In one-third of a frame, she conceded a hit, a run and five walks. Seven of her 33 pitches went for strikes.

T5 | Virginia Tech 11, Syracuse 2

Lily Pallante, pinch-hitting for Aldridge, draws a leadoff walk to kick off the fifth.

B4 | Virginia Tech 11, Syracuse 2

Mazzarone induced a strikeout far below the zone. Then, Rohs snagged a liner. Virginia Tech has found two outs and is four away from a series victory.

M4 | Virginia Tech 11, Syracuse 2

The top of the fourth has finally wrapped up. 11 unanswered runs for the Hokies. Virginia Tech amassed a six-spot in the fourth frame.

T4 | Virginia Tech 11, Syracuse 2

The Hokies are still going. Gaby Mizelle drew a walk, then Emma Mazzarone pushed an RBI single to shallow left. Foster and Lynch drew walks to juice the bases.

T4 | Virginia Tech 10, Syracuse 2

Rachel Castine clubbed her third pitch over the center-field wall. Virginia Tech just broke its record for the most hits in a single season, now sitting at 519 on the year.

T4 | Virginia Tech 8, Syracuse 2

The Hokies scored again. Zoe Yaeger pushed a single that landed right at the warning track, scoring pinch runner Lily Pallante. Virginia Tech is now one hit away from the new single-season program record (519).

T4 | Virginia Tech 7, Syracuse 2

Another run for the Hokies. Chatfield lined out to short. Eubanks tossed it to first, and the throw went over Madison Knight (now at first). That error allowed Abromavage to score, elevating the gap to 7-2.

T4 | Virginia Tech 6, Syracuse 2

After Abromavage pushed a single to left, Kylie Aldridge zipped a single into center. Looked like it bounced off Fox's knee (categorized as an E4). That allowed Abromavage to reach third.

T4 | Virginia Tech 6, Syracuse 2

Jordan Lynch mashed her 3-1 pitch over the right-field wall for her 17th home run of the year. The Hokies are now up by four.

E3 | Virginia Tech 5, Syracuse 2

Syracuse went down in order with three straight grounders. They haven't logged a hit since the first.

T3 | Virginia Tech 5, Syracuse 2

And another run. Gaby Mizelle reached on a fielding error by Syracuse second baseman Lauren Fox that scored Kylie Aldridge. Virginia Tech has cycled back around to Rohs and gone through its full order this frame.

T3 | Virginia Tech 4, Syracuse 2

Rachel Castine lined a sacrifice fly out to right, scoring Nora Abromavage. Virginia Tech's lead has now doubled.

T3 | Virginia Tech 3, Syracuse 2

Just like that, the Hokies have the lead. Kylie Aldridge sent a 3-1 pitch over to left center that bounced off a Syracuse player's glove and plated two. Rose Cano (6.18 ERA) is now in the circle for the Orange.

T3 | Syracuse 2, Virginia Tech 1

The deficit just got halved. Nora Abromavage knocked a blooper into the center-field gap, enabling Rohs to reach home plate. The bases are still loaded with no outs for the Hokies.

T3 | Syracuse 2, Virginia Tech 0

Bases are loaded. Lynch drew a six-pitch walk. Virginia Tech has hit 0-for-2 with RiSP and 0-for-3 with runners on base, though.

E2 | Syracuse 2, Virginia Tech 0

Mazzarone counters in kind with a 1-2-3 frame of her own. Annika Rohs, Addison Foster and Jordan Lynch are due up for the Hokies.

M2 | Syracuse 2, Virginia Tech 0

1-2-3 frame. Knight carved through the Hokies' 6-7-8 hitters in only 11 pitches.

B1 | Syracuse 2, Virginia Tech 0

Two scored for Syracuse. Castine bobbled the ball, tossed it to first, but the hit wasn't in time. Neither were the throws to home plate and third.

B1 | Virginia Tech 0, Syracuse 0

Back-to-back K's for Emma Mazzarone.

B1 | Virginia Tech 0, Syracuse 0

Vanessa Flores pushed a single into the right-center gap, and just like that, the bases are loaded. Virginia Tech's infield came to the circle to talk with Mazzarone. The Hokies are in trouble and have not found an out in this frame.

M1 | Virginia Tech 0, Syracuse 0

Michelle Chatfield flew out to straightaway center to close out the frame. That's the first frame in this series where the Hokies couldn't score.