Dixie Chicks

Virginia Tech’s Kelly Heinz earned ACC Pitcher of the Week honors.

Heinz tossed 14.2 innings of shutout ball in four appearances, leading the Hokies to a 4-0 week including a three-game sweep of Louisville. In the mid-week game, she allowed just two hits in 7.0 innings with 10 strikeouts in the win over Elon. In the opener against Louisville, she came on in relief to pick up the win and picked up the save in the final game of the series. For the week, Heinz went 2-0 with a save and didn’t allow a run. She gave up just six hits and struck out 19, as well.