For the seventh time under head coach Pete D'Amour, Virginia Tech softball is in the NCAAs, set to begin regional play with South Alabama Friday at 4 p.m. ET (TV: ESPN+) in Baton Rouge, La. — NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 10, 2026 Heading into the regional, Virginia Tech (46-10, 18-6 ACC) had won eight in a row prior to the ACC title game, sweeping UNC and Syracuse to round out its regular season ahead of the ACC Tournament. In the tournament, which was conducted at Palmer Park in Charlottesville, Va., Virginia Tech moved past Virginia in the quarterfinals 3-1 — largely thanks to junior arm Emma Mazzarone's career-high 14-strikeout performance — and then shut out Duke 5-0. The Hokies thus advanced to their first ACC championship game since the 2012 season, though they lost to Florida State 2-1. Florida State's two runs scored was tied for its fourth-fewest, only behind a 9-1 loss to then-No. 3 Tennessee and a pair of losses to then-No.…