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Romeo vs. Va Tech 2015
Pete Kouchis
9
Winner Virginia Tech VT 19-3
0
Western Illinois WIU 6-7
Winner
Virginia Tech VT
19-3
9
Final
0
Western Illinois WIU
6-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Virginia Tech VT 4 2 0 0 3 9 8 0
Western Illinois WIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3

W: Heinz, K. (6-0) L: Kirkpatrick, Kayla (2-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Leathernecks Fall to Hokies

Western Illinois lost 9-0 on Friday (March 13).

HONOLULU, Hi. – The Leathernecks fell behind early and were unable to come back against Virginia Tech on Friday (March 13). Western Illinois dropped a 9-0 decision in five innings to the Hokies, who were receiving four and six votes in each of the two national polls heading into the week.

Two errors in the first inning helped the Hokies take a 4-0 lead on the Leathernecks. None on of the runs scored in the first were charged to starting pitcher Kayla Kirkpatrick. The Hokies came back with two in the second, pushing the deficit to 6-0.

In the third, Kacyee Hart relieved Kirkpatrick, holding the Hokies scoreless in the third and fourth innings, to give Western a chance. In the bottom of the fourth, Sammy Marshall recorded her second hit of the game and moved to third following a pair of passed balls. The senior was left at third however as the inning came to a close.

Virginia Tech added three runs in the top of the fifth, pushing the deficit to 9-0. Western was retired in order in the bottom of the fifth , falling via the run rule for the first time in 2015.

Kirkpatrick (2-4) got the loss, allowing six runs, four unearned, in two innings. Marshall collected two hits, while Tierney Bottino recorded the third for Western.

Play concludes on Saturday (March 14) in Honolulu, when Western faces Columbia and St. Bonaventure. Western's game against the Lions is scheduled for 4 p.m. central, with the final game of the Rainbow Wahine Classic scheduled for 9 p.m. central.
 
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