Virginia Tech softball advanced to the finals of the 2026 ACC Tournament with an 5-0 victory over Duke today at Palmer Park. The Hokies will play top-seeded Florida State, which advanced to the finals by way of a 9-0 blowout victory over Stanford.

Virginia Tech did not play Florida State in the 2026 season; the two teams last squared off in the 2025 campaign in a three-game set at Tech Softball Park — a series the Seminoles won, 2-1.

Game one of the series was a rather pedestrian affair. Florida State won rather comfortably, 13-4, and tagged Virginia Tech starter Sophie Kleiman for 12 hits and 10 runs in 4 2/3 frames. In contrast, Seminoles starter Ashtyn Danley went for the full seven frames, yielding eight hits and four runs; the Seminoles also plated runs in every inning.

Game two was a stampede — for Florida State. The Seminoles shut out the Hokies in a six-inning 8-0 run-rule. Freshman right-hander Jazzy Francik no-hit Virginia Tech for the Hokies' first no-hit since March 9, 2018, against Syracuse.…