DURHAM, N.C. – No. 12 Duke was dealt a 4-1 setback to No. 19 Virginia Tech on Friday evening in its first of four games in the ACC series at the Duke Softball Stadium.
The Blue Devils (26-4, 14-3 ACC) gave up a pair of runs in the second and seven frames, while only tacking one on the board as senior Peyton St. George was credited with the loss (11-2). For the Hokies (21-5, 14-5), junior Keely Rochard earned the win in the circle to improve to 17-2 for the 2021 season.