Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 10 No. 6 | June 2018

inside.hokiesports.com 21 S O F T B A L L EBERLE SO • CHARLOTTE, NORTHCAROLINA Carrie R arely does a player in the sport of baseball or softball excel at both the plate and as a pitcher, but the Virginia Tech softball program certainly found such a player in Carrie Eberle. Eberle was the most consistent player for a Tech squad that finished 23-30 overall, including 7-16 in ACC play. As a pitcher, she threw it well, winning 12 games and recording a 1.72 ERA in 33 appearances (28 starts). She pitched 187 innings this spring and allowed just 123 hits, while striking out 131 and walking just 62. Opponents hit just .182 off of her. At the plate, she wound up leading the team with eight homers and was the only player in the ACC to lead her team in both ERA and homers. She finished second on the squad in slugging percentage (.518) and third in batting average (.264). Her 17 RBI were tied for fourth on the squad. Eberle played arguably her best game in the first round of the ACC Championship when she pitched a complete-game four- hitter in the Hokies’ 4-0 upset of Duke. She struck out six and walked just one, and she drove in a run as well. Following the regular season, Eberle earned second-team All- ACC honors—the lone Hokie to be placed on the all-league team. She also was tabbed to the All-Mid-Atlantic Region second team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Eberle figures to anchor a team with lofty expectations heading into next season under a new coach, as the Hokies lose just three starters and thus return the core of the squad back for what they hope will be an improved campaign in 2019.