I was at the University of Evansville's tournament yesterday and heard a familiar name when the starting lineups and coaching staff were being announced. Doug is now the Associate Head Coach for the Purple Aces and started there in July 2024. It's possible he may have crossed paths with Evansville's head coach, Mat Mundell, in 2022 when VT beat them twice at the Bama Bash. The Hokies won those gams 5-1 and 5-0 so certainly the pitching stood out, though it was helpful to have Keely Rochard throwing 8 scoreless innings and giving up just 2 hits while striking out 16 over the two games. A stud freshman named Emma Lemley won a game as well, going 4 shutout innings and giving up only 1 hit while striking out 9. Evansville is 7-6 so far this year, with their pitchers combining for a 3.75 ERA and a .268 batting average against. Last year's pitching staff combined for a 5.54 ERA/1.98 WHIP and a .324 B/AVG, so it appears improvement has already been made.