Collegiate Times

The Virginia Tech softball team lost two of three games against Maryland in the final weekend of Atlantic Coast Conference play, including a loss Sunday on Senior Day at Tech Softball Park.

The Hokies finish their conference season at 8-10, and will await their opponent in the ACC tournament.

Tech opened up with a 4-0 lead after five innings in the first game on Saturday. However, Maryland forged ahead with five unanswered and a 5-4 Terrapin victory.

Kenzie Roark pitched five scoreless innings before Maryland was able to get all of its points in the final two frames.  

She finished the game allowing three earned runs on nine hits with two walks and five strikeouts. Jenna Rhodes anchored the Tech offense with three hits and a school-record four stolen bases.

Tech flipped roles with Maryland in the second game by staging a come-from-behind win of their own.  

Although the Hokies jumped out to a 4-1 lead to start the second game, it looked as if they would let another one slip away when Maryland took control with a four-run fifth.

But in the bottom of the last inning, Erin Ota and Charisse Mariconda scored on a Jessica Everhart walk-off double to win the game, 6-5. Everhart had two hits and two RBIs, and Ota added two hits of her own.  

On Sunday, Tech was unable to overcome three unearned runs in the fourth inning, eventually losing 4-1.  

Beth Walker generated all of the offense for the Hokies with a solo blast in the second inning.  

Rhodes also had two hits for the Hokies and was the only Tech player with a multi-hit game.

Roark threw a complete game while allowing just one earned run on seven hits to go along with a walk and three strikeouts.  

Six Hokie seniors were honored before their final home game: Walker, Mariconda, Ota, Everhart, Rhodes and Kim Jalm.