expectations for our teams. This team probably overachieved if you want to go back and evaluate where we were in February. This team was young by many comparisons. A sophomore who only played sparingly and a freshman in the outfield, a sophomore at 3rd and no experienced pitchers that didn't have major issues. Thankfully the kids rose to the occasion and performed admirably. Hate to think where we would have ended up without the emergence of our 2 freshmen pitchers. In hindsight that's one of my few criticisms of this staff. Pitching is such an integral part of college softball one could question why we didn't bring in 1 or 2 proven and experience pitchers to bridge the gap. Can we second guess other decisions made, sure, that's part of what fans do. But looking at the positives the program is pretty darn lucky. Because of the weather we have to play 2/3 of our games on the road, need some facility's upgrades and maybe some additional NIL $$$$. But we have a team full of great kids who give it all and probably hate to loose more than the rest of us. They come to Blacksburg from all over to play for a coach who they seem to both admire, respect, and play hard for. Some coaches seem to just exploit the great players they have, some like Pete seem to try to make each kid a better version of themselves. So for me I'm going into the fall with pride and anticipation regarding the potential of VT softball 2027. To the players, thanks for all you have done and for being great HOKIES.