What a classy gesture by
@UVASoftball
tonight in their game with
@HokiesSoftball
. Instead of lining up down the 3rd base line, the Hoos elected to stand on the 1st base line beside the Hokies in a show of unity for the horrific shootings at VT 17 yrs ago today.❤️
The NCAA just released their 1st softball RPI of the year and those ladies from Virginia Tech are
#1
followed by Alabama, Oklahoma, UCLA, and Oregon. Way to go, ladies!
Pretty good praise from Seth Greenberg and company this morning on ESPN. Virginia Tech is a team that you do NOT want to see in your bracket. Nice job, Hokies!
Not only did the Hokies smash Tulane 41-20 yesterday, but the HokieBird took out Thomas Jefferson in the President’s race! Almost as good as 55-17 😂 😂Photo courtesy of Collegiate Times.
Happy Birthday to
@HokiesSoftball
Superfan
#ArthurTheHokie
today. No matter the score, Arthur never losses faith in his girls and he has been such a blessing to HokieNation this year. Happy 6th birthday, little buddy! ❤️
What a special night at the Opry tonight.The show was dedicated to
@joebonsall
and near of the show, Vince Gill introduced Joe’s wife and daughters who were there and then did Elvira. Duane and Richard joined him on stage for a moment that will never be forgotten. 💔
Guess who is going to the be at the biggest Hokie baseball game in history today. Yep, my man Arthur. I asked our TSL friends to help get Arthur tickets and 3 different folks stepped up, including one person that paid $60 on StubHub. TSL rocks!!! Go Hokies!!!
Absolutely HUGE commitment to Hokies Softball. Extra Innings Softball has Jayden ranked as the
#6
player in the Class of 2024. Welcome to Hokie Nation. ❤️🦃❤️
Was blessed to meet Arthur, the
@HokiesSoftball
biggest fan last night at the game and he helped me lead a “Let’s Go Hokies” cheer. Just look at the expression on his face ❤️❤️❤️ He is such a special young man and he loves his Hokies!
@CoachChugger
Coach, sometimes you need to keep quiet and move on. This would be one of those times. Good grief. You cost the school $100k. Not a good look that you just made worse.
Hokie fans, today is the day we have been waiting for all year: IT’S GAME DAY!!! NCAA Regionals. Arthur and I plan to bring lots and lots of noise today and need your help to make TSP the loudest it’s EVER been! Let’s Go, HOKIES!!!
Three years ago, when Hokies softball won the ACC title in Boston, Bonnie and I checked flight schedules and went to the Roanoke airport to greet them - only to find they flew
Into CLT instead. Three years later, we had to keep the tradition going! Still missed them. 😳😂❤️🥎
Here’s your crazy softball stat(s) of the day courtesy of NCAA softball - through Sunday games:
*Keely Rochard is leading the country in strikeouts with 88
*Emma Lemley is 2nd in the country in strikeouts per 7 innings with 13.8
*That’s a pretty strong 1-2 punch!
Congratulations to the Hokies Keely Rochard who moved into second place Sunday on Virginia Tech's career strikeout list! Way to go
@_keelsss_
#poppinit
What a wonderful birthday present from my sweet wife - Grand Ole Opry tickets with Ms Carrie Underwood performing as part of a tribute to Barbara Mandrell. ❤️❤️❤️
What an AWESOME debut for the Hokies’ Emma Lemley for Team USA tonight: 3 innings pitched, 7 Ks, and only one run allowed as Team USA crushed Korea 11-1 in 4 innings!!! Nice job, young lady. HokieNation is proud of you ❤️
Congratulations to the Hokies’ Rachel Castine for being named D1 Softball’s national player of the week! Rachel went 7 for 12 with 4 HRs and 13 RBIs! Congratulations, Rachel!
And an even better person off the field than on it. Just a genuinely good person. I saw her come out of the locker room today with tears in her eyes and still stop and sign autographs for kids. ❤️
The thought that we've just seen the last of Keely Rochard in college softball makes me genuinely sad.
A pitcher who put a program on her back, guided them to some of their greatest heights, and made herself a legend in Blacksburg and in
@HokiesSoftball
lore.
Six years ago today, a passion for VT softball was ignited as Bonnie and I won a Hokie Club “Coach for the Day” auction and ended up watching the games from the dugout as the Hokies swept UVA 15-0 and 10-7. It was a day we’ll never forget and that’s the reason we’re crazy re VTSB
Arthur gives us his thoughts on a great weekend for his Hokie softball sisters who went undefeated at this weekend’s Auburn softball tournament. ❤️❤️❤️
The Hokies’ Cori McMillian’s had quite the week: She went 8 for 15 (.533) with 5 home runs, a triple, and 9 RBIs, was walked 5 times and hit by pitch once (.667 OB%). And she threw out a runner at the plate. 😳😳😳
VT softball has been bring the boom this season with 40 Home Runs - 20 of them have been solo HRs, 10 have been 2-run blasts, 6 have been 3-run bombs, and 4 have been grand slams - 3 by Rachel Castine and 1 by Maija Louko! Home runs have accounted for 74 of the 149 VTruns scored.
Heard from my buddy last night, he’s rocking his therapy in (a-hem) Charlottesville. Evidently he’s giving the business to his therapist who’s, let’s say, not a VT fan.😂. He’s a keeper. 🦃🦃🦃
What an awesome story about a future Hokie (Class of 2025) from Softball America. I think this quote says it all: “I know that I am not the biggest or flashiest player on the field, but I also know that no one will outwork me.” ❤️❤️❤️
In the Spotlight: Gaby Mizelle 👏
Mizelle, currently ranked 30th in our 2025 position rankings, is committed to Virginia Tech.
Full Spotlight 👉
@GabyMizelle
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@HokiesSoftball
Well it’s arguably two season too late but at least they made the change. It’s ironic that the “no advantage gained” in the press release is EXACTLY what the VT coaches maintained at the time of Emma’s illegal pitch calls.
The highlight of any Hokie sporting event for me is leading the cheer with my buddy Arthur. No one embodies the Hokie Spirit like he does. No matter the score, the “Hokies are going to win.”And if we don’t, “we’re going to get them next year.” ❤️❤️❤️ So blessed to be his friend.
Congratulations, Emma Lemley. Very much deserved! So very proud of all that you have accomplished and we know the best is yet to come!!!
@Emmmaaclairee
What a day to be a Hokie! The ladies beat one of the most storied women’s basketball programs in history (TENN) and the men do the same to one of the most storied men’s basketball programs (UNC). ❤️🦃❤️