Bears Fall To No. 14 Hokies

Saturday, April 26

Berkeley, CA

2:00 PM PT

California

31-18, 7-13

Virginia Tech

39-7, 17-3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Virginia Tech	1	2	0	2	0	2	2	9	12	2
California	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2

Cal suffers first shutout of the season

Photo by: Andrew Madsen/KLC Fotos

4/26/2025 6:04 PM | Softball

Box Score

Cal Suffers First Shutout Of The Season

By: Cal Athletics

BERKELEY – The California softball team (31-18, 7-13 ACC) dropped the second straight game of the series to No. 14 Virginia Tech (39-7, 17-3 ACC), 9-0, Saturday afternoon at Levine-Fricke Field.

The Golden Bears quickly fell behind after another lead-off home run from Cori McMillan to give the Hokies a 1-0 advantage.

The Hokies followed that up with a two-run home run from Michelle Chatfield in the second inning to increase their lead to 3-0.

The Bears were held to two hits through five innings of action as the Hokies boasted a 5-0 lead.

Virginia Tech tacked four runs on the scoreboard in the latter part of the game en route to a 9-0 shutout victory.

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Cal will conclude the three-game series on Sunday against Virginia Tech beginning at noon. The Bears will conduct a senior day ceremony before the first pitch.

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