Feb. 24, 2002

Box Score

Charlotte, N.C. - Virginia Tech (6-3) swept a softball doubleheader from Charlotte (5-6), winning game one, 8-5, in nine innings and game two, 8-1.

The Hokies used a seven-run uprising in game two, sending 13 players to the plate in the final inning, to capture the sweep. Second baseman Kathleen Jones led the Hokies attack with two doubles and two RBI. The 49ers had taken a 1-0 lead on an RBI single by second baseman Denise Atmar in the second but Virginia Tech tied it in the sixth when Megan Evans scored on Maura Green's sacrifice fly to left. The Hokies put the game away in the seventh, picking up eight hits and taking advantage of two Charlotte errors to score seven unearned runs.

In game one, senior third baseman Leah Heston gave the 49ers a 3-0 lead in the first inning on a towering three-run home run that cleared the batting cage beyond the left field wall. Evans cracked a three-run homer in the Hokies four-run fourth inning that put Virginia Tech ahead, 4-3. Charlotte tied the score in bottom of the sixth on Kiley Scott's RBI single. Both teams scored in the eighth inning but Evans RBI single capped a three-run ninth to give Virginia Tech the win.

Ashlee Dobbe (5-3) pitched both games for Virginia Tech, striking out 13 in 16 innings of work. Besty Thompson (2-1) took the loss for the 49ers in game one while Amy Morse (1-2) had the loss in game two.

Game one

Va. Tech 000 400 013 - 8 13 0

Char 300 001 010 - 5 10 4

WP - Ashlee Dobbe, LP - Betsy Thompson (2-1)

Leading hitters:

VT: Megan Evans 2-4, HR, 4 RBI, Kathleen Jones 3-5, RBI

Char: Leah Heston 1-1, HR, 3 RBI, Stephanie Dunlap 2-3, 2B, 3B, RBI

Va. Tech 000 001 7 - 8 14 0

Char 010 000 0 - 1 7 2

WP - Ashlee Dobbe (5-3), LP - Amy Morse (1-2)

Leading hitters:

VT: Kathleen Jones 2-4, 2 RBI, Mindi Wylie 3-5 RBI

Char: Denise Atmar 1-3, RBI, Stephanie Dunlap 1-3, 2B