The Terrapin softball team started off their play in the ACC Tournament with 7-4 loss at the hands of Virginia Tech earlier today.
Hokies ace Angela Tincher struck out 12 Terps in a complete game effort. Only two of the Terps four runs were earned.
Playing in a steady drizzle, the Terps jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning after senior outfielder Jenny Belak scored on a fielding error, and senior catch Brittany Bessho hit her seventh home run of the season, a two-run blast over the centerfield fence.
But Tincher clamped down on the Terps the rest of the way, allowing only three hits after the first inning.
The Hokie offense backed its pitcher up, scoring runs consistently throughout the game. Virginia Tech took a 7-3 lead in the fifth inning off a sacrifice fly by designated player Jessica Everhart.
The Terps would tack on one more run in the seventh inning, but with runners on first and third, Tincher struck out junior second basemen Breanna Shaw to end the game and seal up the victory.
The Terps will take on Boston College, who earlier lost to Florida State on a ninth-inning walk-off grand slam, tonight at 8 p.m. The Terps must win in order to stay alive in the double-elimination tournament. With a win, the Terps will play again at 8 p.m., tomorrow.
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