The Virginia Tech Hokies softball team was hoping to repeat its success from one year ago in 2023. The Hokies went 46-9 in 2022, won the ACC regular-season title and hosted the NCAA Super Regional in Blacksburg, where they defeated Saint Francis [PA], Miami [OH] and Kentucky before losing to eventual World Series champion Oklahoma in the finals of the Super Regional.
Unfortunately, Tech lost star pitcher Keely Rochard to graduation but returned a talented team again in 2023 with high expectations.
The No. 23 Hokies weren’t quite the same team from a year ago but still finished 37-18 — 14-10 in ACC play — and earned an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament Sunday evening.