Durham, North Carolina (theACC.com) – Sixth-seeded Georgia Tech defeated third-seeded Virginia Tech 6-2 in the final quarterfinal game of the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Championship on Thursday night at Duke Softball Stadium. . The win marks head coach Eileen Morales’ 300th career win and marks Georgia Tech’s first ACC Championship semifinal appearance since 2012.
Georgia Tech advances to face Florida State in Friday’s second semifinal. The Yellow Jackets will be the first No. 6 seed to advance to the ACC Championship semifinals since 2015, when No. 6 seed Pitt defeated No. 3 seed Notre Dame.
The Yellow Jackets took the lead in the second inning with a single to left field by Madison Dobbins, and then Jin Sileo’s RBI hit gave GT a 1-0 lead.
Virginia Tech tied the score at 1-1 in the third inning on Emma Ritter’s triple to right field, followed by Addie Green’s RBI sacrifice fly.
Georgia Tech took a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning on Jayden Gailey’s hit to left-center field, and in the sixth inning, Grace Connelly’s three-run shot over the center field wall pushed the lead to 5-1, making it the first game in the game. It was a home run. season.
Tiffany Domingue’s moonshot to left field gave the Yellow Jackets a 6-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning. With one out, VT’s Emma Ritter hit a home run on the scoreboard to chip away at the lead, making the final score 6-2.
The 2024 ACC Softball Championship semifinals will begin on Friday, May 10th at 1 p.m., with No. 1 seed Duke taking on No. 5 seed Clemson. The semifinal game between Florida State and Georgia Tech will be played at 3:30 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on the ACC Network.
2024 ACC Softball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, May 8th
Game 1: #9 Boston College 1, #8 Syracuse 0 | Box Score
Game 2: #10 Notre Dame 7, #7 North Carolina 4 | Box Score
Thursday, May 9th
Game 3: #1 Duke 2, #9 Boston College 0 (10 in) | Box Score
Game 4: #5 Clemson 8, #4 Virginia 1 | Box Score
Game 5: #2 Florida State 2, #10 Notre Dame 0 | Box Score
Game 6: #3 Virginia Tech vs. #6 Georgia Tech | Box Score
Friday, May 10th
Game 7: #1 Duke vs. #5 Clemson | 1:00 PM | ACC Network | Live Results
Game 8: #2 Florida State vs. #6 Georgia Tech | 3:30pm | ACC Network | Live Results
Saturday, May 11th
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2
