Virginia Returns to ACC Play at Georgia Tech

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia softball (13-9, 3-0 ACC) carries its eight-game winning streak into an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup at Georgia Tech (16-10, 1-2 ACC) beginning on Friday (March 15).
 
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, March 15 – 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 16 – 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 17 – Noon
 
GAME COVERAGE
All three games of the series will air on ACC Network Extra, available on WatchESPN and the ESPN app. Links to each broadcast and live stats for the weekend are available at VirginiaSports.com.
 
HOOS SINGLES
• Virginia swept Pitt over the weekend to open ACC play at 3-0 for the first time since 2012.
• The sweep was also the first at home over an ACC foe since 2004.
• Virginia’s eight-game winning streak is the longest for the Cavaliers since 2012.
• The Cavaliers have hit 30 home runs through the first 22 games, putting them on pace to hit 50 or more for a third-straight season.
• Senior Lacy Smith (Lancaster, Pa.) set a new career high with her ninth home run of the season on Wednesday at Furman.
• The series in Atlanta marks the farthest west Virginia will travel in the regular season.
 
LONG TIME COMING
• Virginia’s sweep of Pitt to open ACC play marks the first time the Cavaliers have opened league action at 3-0 since 2010.
• It is the first ACC sweep at home for Virginia in 15 years, since UVA swept a two-game series from NC State.
• The sweep was Virginia’s first since 2017, when the Hoos blanked Notre Dame on the road.
 
SMITH PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Senior Lacy Smith earned her first career ACC Player of the Week honor for her performance in the sweep of Pitt.
• Smith went 5-for-9 with a home run, double and four RBI to power the Cavaliers.
• The honor was also the first of the season by a Virginia player.
 
STREAKING
• Virginia has won eight-straight games thanks to back-to-back 3-0 weekends.
• The eight-game run is the longest for the Cavaliers since a nine-game stretch back in 2012. It is just the third time Virginia has posted a winning streak of six or more games in this decade.
• During the current streak, Virginia is hitting .384 as a team and outscoring opponents by an average 8-3.
• The Cavaliers have 14 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs in the streak to slug .703 as a club. The Hoos are also reaching base at a .437 clip during the run.
• The pitching staff has posted a 2.56 ERA and is holding opponents to just .189 at the plate in an equally impressive stretch.
 
GOTT IT
• After a slow start to the season, senior Olivia Gott (Weston, Fla.) has hit in 10 consecutive games for Virginia.
• During her hitting streak, Gott is hitting .452 with three doubles and a pair of home runs.
• She’s also reaching base at a .541 rate over the past 10 games.
 
VERSUS GEORGIA TECH
• In one of the closest ACC series for Virginia, the Cavaliers trail the Yellow Jackets 45-42 in the series.
• Georgia Tech swept last season’s series at The Park in Charlottesville.
• Virginia holds a 20-17 all-time record in Atlanta and won the last series played at Mewborn Field.
 
UP NEXT
Following the three-game series at Georgia Tech, Virginia wraps its six-game road trip by traveling to Maryland on Tuesday (March 19).