Vega’s Two Home Runs Guide No. 5 Duke to Series Win Over No. 15 Virginia Tech

Friday, March 29

Durham, N.C.

6 p.m.

Duke University

28-3, 0

Virginia Tech

25-7-1, 0

Virginia Tech

Duke

Vega’s Two Home Runs Guide No. 5 Duke to Series Win Over No. 15 Virginia Tech

3/29/2024 11:27:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

DURHAM – Sophomore Aminah Vega tallied the first multi-home run game of her career to lead No. 5 Duke to a series win over No. 15 Virginia Tech on Friday at Duke Softball Stadium.

The Blue Devils (28-3, 9-2 ACC) walked off the Hokies (25-7-1, 9-2 ACC), 6-5, with an RBI-single from senior Kelly Torres in the bottom of the seventh to clinch the conference series.

Vega was perfect on the night, finishing 4-for-4 with a single, double and a pair of two-run home runs. The DeBary, Fla., native drove in four of Duke's six total runs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Hokies jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after sending out a three-run home run and solo shot in the opening frame.
Vega responded in the home half with her first two-run blast of the contest, cutting the Hokies' advantage to 4-2. The long ball also brought in senior Claire Davidson, who reached on a hit by pitch.
The next three frames went scoreless before Vega closed the gap with another two-run shot over the center field wall to tie the game up at 4-4.
Senior Sarah Goddard pushed the Blue Devils ahead in the bottom of the sixth, scoring Torres from second with an RBI-single into center field.
Virginia Tech was able to plate another run on two hits and an error to tie the game back up at 5-5, heading into the bottom of the seventh.
The Blue Devils were not finished yet, loading the bases on one out using a pair of walks and a double. Torres then ripped a base hit to the center field wall to walk it off, 6-5.

NOTES

Senior Lillie Walker earned the win in the circle after allowing just one run off three hits in her 3.0 innings of relief.
The Inola, Okla., native improved her season ledger to 7-1 after 15 appearances on the year.
Classmate Jala Wright made her 57th career start, tossing 4.0 innings and allowing three earned runs off six hits with five strikeouts.
Vega tallied her 10th multi-RBI game of the season.
The Blue Devils hold a 15-0 record when playing at Duke Softball Stadium this season.
With the win, Duke has now won eight straight conference series, including four on the year.

UP NEXT
Duke and Virginia Tech conclude the three-game series on Saturday afternoon at Duke Softball Stadium. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.

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