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Inside HokieSports 5/15: Regional Ready
Hokies Set To Kickoff NCAA Regionals In Baton Rogue Against South Alabama
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Good morning, Tech Fam. Blacksburg will always be home for these Hokies!
What else are we covering in today’s edition, Hokies?
🥎 Regional Ready
⚾️ Rollin’ With Renfrow
🏆 Going Hamm
🦃 And much, much more!
Something special is building in Blacksburg, and now is your chance to lock in your place inside Lane Stadium for the start of the James Franklin era.
2026 season tickets with seat locations are officially on sale, giving fans the opportunity to choose their seats and secure the best value for all six home games this fall.
🔼 Regional Ready. A whole new season begins this afternoon for the Virginia Tech Softball squad as the NCAA Regionals in Baton Rogue get underway.
Tech will open up action against third-seeded South Alabama this afternoon at 4 p.m. The other two teams in the regional are top-seeded LSU and fourth-seeded Akron.
The Hokies have advanced to the NCAA Tournament in all seven full seasons under head coach Pete D’Amour. No stranger to successful seasons, Tech’s 46-10 record in 2026 marks the fourth 40-win season under D’Amour in the past five years.
The double-elimination regional will conclude on Sunday with the winner of the Baton Rouge Regional matching up with the winner of the Tuscaloosa Regional in the NCAA Super Regional round on May 22-24.
🔼 Rollin’ With Renfrow. No better time to be pitching your best than when it matters the most.
That’s been the case for junior righthander Brett Renfrow, who continued his masterful work on the mound, leading the Virginia Tech Baseball team to a huge series opening win on Thursday night, 5-1, over Clemson.
Renforw allowed just six hits and one run over 7.1 innings of work. In his past 24.2 innings of work against ACC opponents, he has allowed just three earned runs.
Offensively, Owen Petrich delivered the big blow of the night with a two-run HR to highlight a four-run sixth inning that put the game away for Tech.
The two teams return to action this afternoon at 3 p.m.
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🔼 Region’s Finest. The accolades keep pouring in for the Virginia Tech Softball program.
On Thursday, Tech led all NFCA Mid-Atlantic teams with eight All-Region honorees.
Leading the way were Kylie Aldridge, Bree Carrico, Rachel Castine, Michelle Chatfield, Addison Foster and Jordan Lynch, who were all selected to the First Team.
Tech’s six First Team All-Region honorees are tied for the most in a single season in program history (2019, 2022, 2024).
🔼 Going Hamm. One day down, five All-ACC accolades earned.
It’s just day one of the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, but the honors are already piling up for the Hokies, who had four different athletes earn recognition.
Leading the way is junior Maddox Hamm, who finished second in the pole vault, just ahead of teammate Conner McLure as the duo secured two of the top-three spots in the event for Tech.
Later in the evening, Nicholas Kipchirchir secured his first career outdoor All-ACC honor with a fourth-place finish in the 10000m.
On the women’s side, Chiara Sistermann finished third in the pole vault to earn her sixth career All-ACC accolade and Mariana Pestana capped the night with a silver medal in the hammer throw with a personal best and second all-time mark in program history.
🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA
With the win over Clemson on Thursday night, the Hokies reached 14 ACC victories for the second time in the past four years.
What is the program record for most ACC wins in a regular season?
Got a guess?
Scroll to the bottom and find out!
📆 THE DAYS AHEAD
*all times are ET*
Friday, May 15
⚾️ Baseball vs. Clemson @ 3pm | ACC Network Extra | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets
🥎 Softball vs. South Alabama (Baton Rouge, La.) @ 4pm | ESPN+ | Tickets
👟 Track & Field at ACC Championships (Louisville, Ky.)
Saturday, May 16
🥎 Softball vs. LSU/Akron (Baton Rouge, La.) @ TBA | ESPN+ | Tickets
⚾️ Baseball vs. Clemson @ 1pm | ACC Network Extra | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets
👟 Track & Field at ACC Championships (Louisville, Ky.)
Sunday, May 17
👟 Track & Field at ACC Championships (Louisville, Ky.)
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 19 (2022)
🦃 Have a great one, y’all!