In a scene reminiscent of two years ago at the Knoxville Regional when the Hokies downed Louisville 1-0 in 12 innings in the first game of the tournament, the Virginia Tech softball team used a walk-off home run from Misty Hall in the 10^th inning to beat Louisville 1-0 Friday afternoon at Lee Softball Stadium.

The game was a classic pitcher's duel between Tech ace Angela Tincher and Cardinal No. 1 Kristen Wadwell as the two went back-and-forth for nine full innings, shutting both offenses down.

But Hall stepped to the plate to lead off the bottom of the 10^th inning and ripped the first pitch she saw opposite field over the right field wall to send the Hokies into pandemonium, much to the chagrin of Wadwell, who gave up seven hits in the game.

Hall led the way with three hits while Charisse Mariconda had two. Jenna Rhodes and Whitney Davis each had one.

Tincher kept the Hokies in the game with another magnificent performance. The senior All-American allowed just one hit in 10.0 innings, walking three while striking out 19. The win moved her to 34-6 on the year.

Tech (45-15) advances to Saturday's winner's bracket, where they will face No. 14 in the polls and No. 13 national seed Tennessee (48-14) at noon in a nationally-televised game on ESPN2.