Virginia Tech softball swept NC State this weekend and has won 13 straight games. (Virginia Tech athletics)

No power conference softball team currently has more wins in a row than Virginia Tech’s 13.

With their 10-0 run-rule win over NC State, the No. 11 Hokies (32-5, 11-1 ACC) secured their third consecutive ACC sweep on Sunday. Their performance during their final game in Raleigh was almost ho-hum — an all-but-expected outcome.

Tech was dominant against the Wolfpack (21-19, 4-11), outscoring its opponent 23-2 across three games. Throughout the winning streak dating back to March 12, it’s beaten six different foes by a combined 93-26 margin.

Six of those efforts in the winning streak were shutouts, and Virginia Tech has collected 17 of those this season, the most in the country.

“This weekend continued to show the toughness and resilience of our team,” Virginia Tech head coach Pete D’Amour told Tech Sideline. “We were just relentless all weekend in all phases of the game. That effort can be hard to maintain as the season rolls along.”

Trinity Martin notched her first home run of the season on Sunday. The junior — who entered the game as a pinch hitter and remained in left field — drove the first pitch she saw in the fourth inning over the fence in left-center field. The knock also scored catcher Zoe Yaeger and third baseman Jordan Lynch.

“I had seen the girl twice and I knew that I was all right, that I had just missed her the first time,” Martin said. “Coach Pete reminded me that I didn't need to change anything, I just needed to go in there and swing at the best pitch that I got — and that’s what I did. The outcomes were produced from the work that has been put in.”

First baseman Michelle Chatfield hit Tech’s other home run on Sunday. Her bomb in the sixth frame — her 10th of the season — put it in run-rule territory, scoring herself, right fielder Cori McMillan and shortstop Annika Rohs.

The Hokies’ first four runs came outside of the longball — all in the first inning. Designated player Kylie Aldridge reached on a throwing error, which moved her to second base and — more importantly — Chatfield and McMillan across home plate. Lynch then reached on a fielding error, scoring Aldridge. Finishing the initial rally, Yaeger scored center fielder Bre Peck via a sacrifice fly.

Sophie Kleiman started her first game in the circle since March 19, tossing the first four frames to give up three hits and no runs. She struck out two batters and walked three.

Emma Lemley threw the final two frames and allowed just one hit in her continuation of the shutout.

As it did all weekend, NC State pitched by committee. Wynne Gore started in the circle, lasting 3 ⅔ innings to allow two hits, four walks and seven runs — four earned. Rylee Wyman filled in for the next 1 ⅔ frames and gave up five hits and three runs. Carly Maxton acquired the final two outs and did not surrender a hit or run, though she walked a batter.

Circumstances out of their control were as much of a challenge for the Hokies as their opponent. Several players missed Saturday’s game with food poisoning, and though the lineup returned to its familiarity on Sunday, some were still on the mend. Still, the team considered their efforts this weekend to be a testament to their resilience.

“We knew that we have a team full of girls who can play any position,” Martin said. “It didn’t matter who was taken out, we were gonna have each other’s backs, we were gonna be fine. We weren’t worried at all. We hated that for them, but we weren’t worried about it affecting the outcome of the game, because we’re all here for a reason.”

D’Amour has preached mental toughness to his team throughout the season, calling on his players to have a “dog mentality.” Lemley said the emphasis was effective this weekend.

“We were not 100 percent physically, but you would have never known it,” Lemley said. “We were just like: ‘OK, two more hours. Just give everything we’ve got for two more hours, and then we can go pass out on the bus.’”

Virginia Tech’s bus time going forward will be limited; it will play a home game on Tuesday against Charlotte before hosting Notre Dame for a three-game set next weekend. In the meantime, the Hokies can celebrate that only Marist has won more consecutive games at the moment.

The Hokies host the 49ers — an NCAA Tournament team to whom they lost in each of the last three seasons — on Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET on the ACC Network.

Box Score: No. 11 Virginia Tech 10, NC State 0 (6 innings)