Virginia Tech softball: Hokies take series from North Carolina

The 16th-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies softball squad was back in action at Tech Softball Park this weekend, looking to break a rare losing streak, facing the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Hokies had lost three in a row, two to Georgia Tech and one to Liberty, to fall to 38-9 on the season.

Things got off to a great start on Friday, with the Hokies taking down the Tar Heels when Nora Abromavage blasted a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Tech a 6-5 win. The Heels scored two in the top of the seventh to retake the lead. Michelle Chatfield drew a walk, and Abromavage hit her 15th home run of the season to send everyone home happy.

WALK IT OFF NORA ABROMAVAGE 🤯

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— Virginia Tech Softball (@HokiesSoftball) April 25, 2026

Virginia Tech followed Friday’s thrilling win with another run-rule victory on Saturday, with a 14-5 win. The Tar Heels jumped on the Hokies early, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning, but VT responded. Michelle Chatfield drove in one, with Zoe Yaeger coming right behind her with a two-run double to tie the game 3-3.

UNC scored two more in the second, thanks to an error, to take a 5-3 lead. It wouldn’t last long, thanks to a record-setting day from Chatfield. After the Hokies loaded the bases, Chatfield hit her third-career grand slam to give VT a 7-5 lead. The Hokies would never look back.

Chatfield came up to the plate again in the third inning with two runners on, hitting her second homer of the game, this one a three-run shot to make it 10-5. Chatfield also led off the fifth inning with a solo shot, giving her three home runs and nine RBI, setting a new school record. Her four hits and three home runs also tied a school record.