On top of that, both Ivy Rosenberry (5.16 ERA in 19 innings) and Mackenzie Osborne (4.88 ERA in 14.1 innings) entered the transfer portal. Two-time All American pitcher Keely Rochard, who won 97 games for the Hokies and struck out 1,120 batters during her five-year career, has graduated. However, the biggest concern for next year’s team will be in the circle. Tech Sideline featured the 2022 class, which will be on campus in Blacksburg come fall, on July 7.

Junior Emma Yates is a possibility at catcher as are two incoming freshmen, Kylie Aldridge and Megan Furr. During her last four seasons, Lawter started 161 out of a possible 165 games and was once described by D’Amour “as good as they come behind the plate.” That returning core includes nine of the top 10 hitters from a team that finished third in the ACC in batting average last season (.314).īut the Hokies will have to fill a leadership void left by departing fifth-year seniors Mackenzie Lawter (170 starts) and Darby Trull (189 starts. We have a good nucleus coming back and I’m excited about our incoming players.” Of course we have big shoes to fill with the graduates we lost this year, but that’s college athletics. “We feel like we’ll be able to compete with anybody in the upcoming years. “We’re in a good spot as far as where the program stands,” D’Amour told Tech Sideline. (Jon Fleming)įresh off a second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Super Regionals, Virginia Tech softball head coach Pete D’Amour is looking forward to the future.

Virginia Tech and Pete D’Amour will have a talented team and challenging schedule in 2023.

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