Opinions vary on Thomas' tenure but what can't be argued is that Pete is .
. . . coaching in a different softball world than Thomas did. Through much of Thomas's tenure softball was a west coast sport. East coast ball was sort-of "D-league". That changed when the SEC decided to go all-in on the sport. Thomas' teams became less competitive as the SEC established its softball footprint. During this period Mickey Dean at JMU was out-recruiting Thomas taking his Dukes to within one inning of the WCWS in 2016. Pete came in, recognized the recruiting problems and fixed them.
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D’Amour got a contract extension
-- Cleveland Hokie
Jul 29, 2026 at 06:14 PM ET
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07/29/26 06:14 PM ET
Awesome. My guess is that it was already in the works before White arrived**
-- Hokebury
Jul 30, 2026 at 01:32 PM ET
Hokebury
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07/30/26 01:32 PM ET
Gobble Gobble ****
-- GloucesterHokie
Jul 30, 2026 at 09:55 AM ET
GloucesterHokie
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07/30/26 09:55 AM ET
Per Mark's article, Pete is now "extended through the 2031 season."
-- VTChip
Jul 29, 2026 at 08:08 PM ET
VTChip
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07/29/26 08:08 PM ET
Even though he has not won the "big one" yet at VT, it will be interesting
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 30, 2026 at 08:56 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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07/30/26 08:56 AM ET
Scott Thomas dug the foundation and set the cornerstone during his 20
-- HokieAvalanche
Jul 30, 2026 at 02:20 PM ET
HokieAvalanche
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07/30/26 02:20 PM ET
You are correct about Scot Thomas. He is probably another one of VT's
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 30, 2026 at 03:22 PM ET
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07/30/26 03:22 PM ET
Opinions vary on Thomas' tenure but what can't be argued is that Pete is .
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-- MidloHokie
Jul 31, 2026 at 07:22 AM ET
MidloHokie
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07/31/26 07:22 AM ET
Even Beamer experienced a decline at the end of his tenure, so I am not
-- VTHokie2000
Jul 31, 2026 at 09:57 AM ET
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07/31/26 09:57 AM ET