Four teams notched no-hitters as the NCAA softball tournament kicked off Friday.
Clemson started its postseason run off hot, with pitcher Millie Thompson recording a no-hitter to lead the Tigers past UNC Wilmington 9-0.
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Florida State kept the no-hitter theme going as Danielle Watson tossed a no-no to lift her side to an 8-0 victory over Howard in front of a record 1,646-person crowd at JoAnne Graf Field.
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Keely Rochard stuck out 17 of the 23 batters she faced in Virginia Techâs 4-0 win over St. Francis for her ninth career no-hitter.
âYou can just hear Hokie nation over top of everything, so I think that just helps having all that support behind us and just knowing theyâre cheering us on the whole time,â Rochard said of the sold-out home crowd after Fridayâs win.
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Oklahoma rounded out the no-hitters for the day, with Nicole May and Hope Trautwein throwing a combined no-hitter to lead the Sooners to an emphatic 14-0 victory over Prairie View A&M.
The win marked a program-record seventh no-hit performance of the season for the Sooners.
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