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The 16th-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies softball team won their series against North Carolina, breaking a three-game losing streak. They secured a thrilling 6-5 victory on Friday with a walk-off home run from Nora Abromavage and followed it up with a 14-5 win on Saturday.
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 🤯
Nora’s 15th blast of the season calls game and is today’s play of the game brought to you by @carilionclinic#Hokiespic.twitter.com/bVNzF7N1CZ
— 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.
Virginia Tech won the series against North Carolina, taking two games out of three.
Nora Abromavage hit the walk-off home run for Virginia Tech, securing a 6-5 victory.
Virginia Tech's record improved to 38-9 after winning the series against North Carolina.
Virginia Tech won the second game against North Carolina with a score of 14-5.

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B5 | THERE IT IS!!! A NEW PROGRAM RECORD‼️@michellechatfi1 sets a new program record with nine RBIs in a single game with her third homer of the day!!
Hokies 11, Tar Heels 5#Hokiespic.twitter.com/7duoXcfTco
— Virginia Tech Softball (@HokiesSoftball) April 25, 2026
Avery Layton got the win for Tech, improving to 8-2 on the season.
On Sunday, the Hokies completed the sweep with a 5-4 win over the Heels. UNC took an early 1-0 lead, with the Hokies responding in the bottom of the first, as Kylie Aldridge blasted a three-run home run. The Tar Heels tied things in the third and took a 4-3 lead in the top of the fourth. No surprise, but the Hokies had an answer, as Rachel Castine hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to make it 5-4. Emma Mazzarone pitched the final 2.2 innings to pick up the win, improving to 13-4 on the season.
It’s the third ACC sweep for Virginia Tech this season, as the Hokies are now 41-9, including a 15-6 mark in ACC play.
Next up for the Hokies is a three-game series at Syracuse to wrap up a terrific regular season, before the ACC championships begin on Wednesday, May 6.