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Baseball shocks in ACC RACHEL FRANKS sports editor
After an outstanding performance in the ACC Baseball Championship, the Virginia Tech baseball team will host its first ever NCAA regional this weekend in Blacksburg. Going into the conference tournament on Wednesday, not many would have predicted Tech’s beating top-ranked Virginia and Florida State to make it to the title game. The Hokies slaughtered the No. 5 Cavaliers 10-1. Six of those runs came from two home runs off the bat of junior shortstop Chad Pinder. Pinder hit a two-run home run in the second inning and his first career grand slam in the sixth. “I think (my home runs) attest to just how confident our team was,” Pinder said. “When you get guys that are confident around you, you can’t help but be confident and swing the bat well. We have been playing well as a team and I think that gave me confidence to just play my game.” Senior left-hander Joe Mantiply got the win on the mound to keep his record perfect at 6-0. Mantiply pitched seven innings, allowing only one run and seven hits with two strikeouts. Then on Thursday, the Hokies
Softball team moves on to NCAA’s after bumpy season RACHEL FRANKS sports editor
outs, a career high. In the top of the ninth after the Seminoles scored their first run, reliever Clark Labitan came in to finish the game. “Markey has pitched really well his last couple outings,” said Pete Hughes, head coach. “He is a strike thrower and he gives us a chance
The Virginia Tech softball team’s rollercoaster season ended last Friday after losing to No. 17 Kentucky in the regional round of the NCAA tournament. The Hokies started out the 2013 season hot. The team went 19-3 in their first 22 games, which were all away. The team was ranked 19th and had beaten no. 19 Arizona, No. 14 Michigan and No. 9 UCLA. The rest of the softball season did not go as well for the Hokies. They went 15-15 for their last 30 games. The regular season ended with a 2-1 series lost to Maryland. However, the girls were able to come back and beat Maryland in the first round of the ACC softball championships. The team went on to lose 1-3 to NC State in the second round of the ACC championship. The team was picked to play in the NCAA tournament for a second consecutive year. They were placed in the Kentucky regional and played Notre Dame in their first game. The Hokies beat the Fighting Irish 4-3. It
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Kyle Wernicki (4) swings at a pitch during the ACC Championship game. pulled off their second upset of the tournament by beating No. 7 Florida State 3-1. Mark Zagunis was the hero of the day, as he hit the walk-off homer in the ninth inning to end the game. Starter Brad Markey gave up just two runs in eight and one-third innings. He also threw 10 strike-
Sig Ep fraternity loses charter, new house BY KELLY CLINE news editor
After just a few months in their new $5,000,000 fraternity house, Sigma Phi Epsilon has lost its recognition as an active chapter at Virginia Tech due to misconduct and failure to meet national expectations. During a formal hearing in February, the university found the chapter responsible for hazing and alcohol violations. The chapter was placed on deferred suspension, pending a reevaluation of its conduct by the end of the semester. The university also placed sanctions on the chapter, again restrict-
ing social events and pushing for better behavior from its members. Though there was some improvement and a few of the chapter’s goals were reached, several other incidents occurred before the end of the semester. Sixteen members were cited for student violations including underage consumption, public intoxication, theft and vandalism. There was also considerable damage inflicted on the new chapter house. These incidents, in addition to the fraternity’s history of noncompliance, led to the decision for Sig Ep’s charter to be revoked, leaving them unrecognized by both the university and their national leadership.
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Sigma Phi Epsilon recently moved into a new $5m house in the Oak Lane community.
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Activists accuse colleges of not responding to sexual assault complaints DALINA CASTELLANOS mct campus
Students and activists joined together Wednesday to file complaints against colleges and universities nationwide alleging that the schools have failed to follow federal laws, including those involving the reporting of sexual assault crimes and discrimination. Attorney Gloria Allred announced that complaints were filed against Swarthmore College, Dartmouth College, the University of Southern California and the University of California, Berkeley, on Wednesday. Some of these were Title IX complaints alleging a hostile environment for women. Others charged the colleges with violating the federal Clery Act, which requires accurate reporting of campus crimes. “We are asking the United States Department of Education to open an investigation into these complaints and take appropriate actions to force these colleges to comply with the law or risk losing their federal funding,” Allred said. Complaints were filed previously against Occidental College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “Women from all over this country are demanding that their colleges stop these rapes and sexual assaults from happening,” Allred said. “They will no longer accept the status quo where rapes and sexual assaults are being swept under the rug and condoned by college administrators.” Occidental’s students filed a complaint in April and earlier this month, the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights announced its investigation into the allegations.
“There are 5,000 colleges and universities in the United States. Every day on these campuses students face rape, sexual assault, sexual battery and sexual harassment,” said Occidental professor and criminologist Danielle Dirks. “These behaviors have horrifyingly become a normal part of students’ educational experiences and … are routinely betrayed by their institutions who treat them with indifference.” Last month, Jim Tranquada, a college spokesman, said that since 2010, Occidental has updated its sexual-misconduct policies and procedures and trained more faculty, staff and students in how to respond effectively to reports of sexual assault. A UC Berkeley student said she was sexually assaulted her freshman year by a student “leader” who she alleged also assaulted four of her peers. Seven months after she filed a report with a campus group, she said she was notified there had been an investigation and that the case had been solved through “an early resolution” process. His graduation two weeks after she received the email removed the case from the university’s jurisdiction. UC Berkeley spokeswoman Janet Gilmore said the school had not had the opportunity to review the complaint, however, she said the campus “takes sexual assault very seriously and we are constantly working to strengthen our efforts to prevent such acts from occurring and to thoroughly report and investigate such matters when they arise.” “We also seek to ensure that students receive the counseling and the support services they need when coping with such a difficult ordeal,” Gilmore said.
Development plan for old BMS disappoints council
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The old Blacksburg Middle School property sits empty while development plans hit roadblocks. BY KELLY CLINE news editor
After being vacant for nearly a decade, plans to rezone the old Blacksburg Middle School site are in the works. However, the application submitted by the developers is not what was expected. After nearly a decade-long vacancy, the town and county came together in 2011 and developed a master plan for the empty site. The front portion was to be an extension of downtown with office and retail space. The middle of the site was to be used as an urban downtown neighborhood for Blacksburg locals, with the back space being reserved for a park. “It took the developer two years to come up with a proposal and we were expecting [they] would be able to
bring it fairly quickly to an up or down vote,” said Michael Sutphin, a member of the Blacksburg Town Council. “… But there’s a number of problems with the application they submitted.” The consultant who helped the town and county devise the master plan took what the developers submitted, compared it to the master plan and found that the application did not meet many of their expectations, such as unsatisfactory stormwater management plan, insufficient parking and vague building descriptions. The developer also asked that the town and county rebate half the taxes on the property for the next twenty five years. Lawrence Spencer, the Town Attorney, wrote a letter to the developers denying the request.
“I do not believe that the Town Council will want to provide financial incentives for the project described in the March 27, 2013 rezoning application,” he wrote. After the plans were revealed in March, the county also requested to purchase the portion of the site owned by the town. Marc Verniel, the Town Manager, wrote a letter to the county denying this request as well. The plan is still being reviewed, but its process though the planning commission and the town council has been delayed by a month per the developer’s request. For now, the plan will go through the planning commission on July 2, and the public hearing and town council vote will be held on August 13.
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pressure. Apart from keeping Martin’s personal history out of the courtroom, Nelson denied defense motions to introduce evidence concerning Martin’s toxicology report or allow the jury to visit the crime scene. The only relatively positive ruling that plays in Zimmerman’s favor bars witnesses from offering their opinion on his guilt, which could have been a large factor in witness testimony considering the high profile nature of the case and the overwhelming public opinion that Trayvon Martin was profiled and killed unjustly. This situation isn’t unprecedented, as judges have been known to be harder on certain offenders based on the legal and political beliefs. It is interesting however, that a case as highly scrutinized as this one would be assigned to a judge with any considerable ruling tendencies at all. If Tuesday’s rulings are indication what is to come, expect the prosecution to get the benefit of the doubt moving forward. The burden of proof still lies on their arguments, but it is becoming more and more difficult for the defense to counter any attacks sent their way. And without any cards to play of their own, the defense will surely face an uphill battle in defending Zimmerman’s innocence, which fades after every motion hearing and without one word of actual testimony heard by the jury. ERIC JONES - regular columnist - senior - psychology major
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ave you ever felt your IQ drop significantly after watching a reality television show? Well reality television today is purely for entertainment and often does not serve any real importance in the viewers’ lives. However, one show, which is speculated to last over 10 years, is trying to change the stereotype. A Dutch organization, Mars One, has come up with a plan to extend the frontier to Mars. The solution for financing the missions is reality television shot by the Interplanetary Media Group (IMG). After the four-member crew is selected for their emigration (a.k.a. a one-way trip to Mars), there will be eight years of training, seven months of travel, two more years after until four more people arrive, unlimited communication back on earth with seven minutes delay and living on Mars for the rest of their lives. Many questions have come up about ethics, capabilities
and the application process — but has anyone wondered if a reality television show is the proper approach to update the public on this program? The number of applicants right now is at 80,000 and growing, but at the end of the day it is the quality of the applicants that matter, not the quantity. All candidates must be physically fit, which the Mars One committee first sorts out, but after that the audience has a say in choosing the candidates. These astronauts will be living in closed quarters on a bare planet that stays below freezing and must work together on dangerous tasks. The dynamic of the group is important and giving the viewers the power to choose can lead to unwanted results. Mars One envisioned itself to be a historic event and not entertainment, Hunger Games style. I would hope that viewer ratings and interests would be the same if the missions were broadcast in a normal
manner instead of as a reality television show. Shouldn’t the event of having the first people on Mars be enough to watch? When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon 44 years ago, he had the nation on the edge of their seats listening to his one liner: “That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.” If the Interplanetary Media Group (IMG) feels they would not earn as many views or profit if they broadcast the event as is, it just shows how much society has changed in the past 44 years. Wouldn’t it be the same honor to broadcast this event without the pizzazz, if not more honor than shooting a reality show? There is more reality in an updated broadcast than a reality T.V. show nowadays anyway. TAMMY DO - regular columnist - junior - landscape architecture major
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uring a motions hearing on Tuesday, Circuit Court Judge Debra Nelson, who is presiding over the Trayvon Martin case against George Zimmerman, issued rulings that appear to benefit the prosecution on behalf of the deceased teen. Defense attorneys, who until the hearing were expected to discredit Martin as a delinquent as part of their defense, will be unable to mention his school records, past fights, marijuana use, ownership of gold teeth or any photos or text messages found on his cell phone, according to USA Today. Some of this evidence could have been used to show that Zimmerman’s actions were warranted against a dangerous and irresponsible teenager — and now this evidence will be considered inadmissible in court. Nelson is also quoted as saying she “can’t imagine that any of these issues can be relevant.” Without these issues however, the trial runs a very real risk of being over before it gets started. As it stands today, favoring the motions of the prosecutors takes the case one step closer to the guilty verdict that so many people are expecting to see. Each hearing has inched the balance of the case to the prosecution, and with an upcoming hearing scheduled to determine whether or not voice identification experts can testify at the trial, there will be a crystal clear picture of how Nelson is interpreting the facts of the case. So far, her rulings have buried the defense under
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Anticipated music releases usher in summer GLENN GAMBOA mct campus
THE NATIONAL “Trouble Will Find Me”
The National went from indierock darlings to mainstream stars, thanks to their 2010 breakthrough “High Violet.” Judging from the Brooklyn band’s new album, “Trouble Will Find Me” (4AD), expected to debut in the Top 5 and set up its upcoming arena shows, they may actually miss being the underdogs. Though singer Matt Berninger’s distinctive baritone will always sound a bit gloomy, even when he isn’t worrying about the future or his own shortcomings, the music provided by the Dessner brothers, guitarists Aaron and Bryce, is getting smoother. The acoustic opening to “Fireproof ” would sound more at home on a Sting album than anything in The National catalog. Even the single “Sea of Love,” where Berninger worries, “If I stay here, trouble will find me,” the music, aside from Bryan Devendorf’s rapid-fire drumming, is a bit too subtle. “Trouble Will Find Me” is designed to be more of an atmospheric album, one that conjures an overall mood rather than creating individual,
memorable songs. However, the musical repetition and Berninger’s similar vocal approaches tend to drag in places, something that never happened on “High Violet.” Its surroundings make the bouncy “Don’t Swallow the Cap” stand out even more, just like Berninger’s goofy lyrics in “Humiliation.” (“I was teething on roses,” he deadpans, “I was in guns and noses.”) On “Pink Rabbits,” the band strikes a balance between pretty atmospherics and studied detachment. However, too often on “Trouble Will Find Me” the songs feel like they are somehow less than their elegant, well-crafted parts. Maybe a little more struggling would help.
DAFT PUNK “Random Access Memories”
Daft Punk looks backward for its new “Random Access Memories” (Columbia), bringing its chilled electronic robotics to the considerably warmer climes of ‘70s disco. The French duo Thomas Bangalter and GuyManuel de Homem- Christo seek out inspiration from the kings of the era — producer Giorgio Moroder, who gets a nine-minute tribute “Giorgio by Moroder,” and Chic gui-
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tarist Nile Rodgers, whose distinctive guitar style makes the catchy first single, “Get Lucky,” such a thrill. There are times when it all gets too glossy, but “Random Access Memories” is best when Daft Punk applies today’s pristine production to the thumping throwback groove, as it does masterfully in “Lose Yourself to Dance.”
HOT SONG Mariah Carey has always been smart about landing the right collaborators at the right time — from Boyz II Men to Jay-Z to, yes, Nicki Minaj. For her new single “#Beautiful” (Island Def Jam), she nabs Miguel to co-write and coproduce with her, feeding into the alt-R&B vibe that Miguel and Bruno Mars are currently riding. Despite the awkward title, “#Beautiful” is sleek and timely, floating by on breathy vocals and subdued, but still funky, guitars. Oh, baby, baby, they belong together. ALSO NEW IN STORES French Montana’s “Excuse My French” (Interscope) Darius Rucker’s “True Believers” (10Spot) 30 Seconds to Mars’ “Love Lust Faith + Dreams” (Virgin) Audra McDonald’s “Go Back Home” (Nonesuch) Willy Moon’s “Here’s Willy Moon” (Interscope)
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to families, tourists and daytrippers. If you’re not an overnight guest, you can still visit the Mountain Lake Outfitters and enjoy the activities. Not only is the lodge a hotel, but it is also a popular wedding and private event venue, featuring gazebos, a meeting space, a ballroom and the Harvest restaurant. The property is now also gaining attention for corporate events and team-building retreats because of the aerial ropeadventure course and guided group excursions. The property is also working to become more studentfriendly. In addition to Mountain Lake Tree-Toppers, the lodge will be adding a paintball package for students to come up and enjoy for the day. The paint is vegetable-based, so it is environmentally friendly and will wash away. Stone hopes that these packages will encourage Virginia Tech and Radford students to come up to the lodge for a day. The lodge is adding many new overnight guest packages as well, such as a weekend alumni package and a tailgating package. The tailgating package will allow guests to attend the games but stay out of the chaos. Guests will book their reservations at the lodge, and they will then be shuttled to and from Tech football games for free.
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The hotel rooms were recently updated and redesigned.
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A lodge guest enjoys the Tree Toppers aerial rope adventure course.
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The stone building remains in its iconic state, but extensive renovations have been undertaken inside.
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The famous resort from “Dirty Dancing” has undergone many changes in hopes of becoming one of southwest Virginia’s premiere vacation destinations. Mountain Lake Lodge, located about 30 minutes from Virginia Tech in Pembroke, Va., reopened on May 3 after undergoing design, vision and management changes. William Lewis Moody Jr. built the original stone lodge and resort in the early 1930s. When Moody died in 1954, his daughter, Mary Moody Northen, purchased the property. Northen had spent the summers of her childhood at the resort, and had grown attached to the resort and surrounding the property. It was her dream to use the resort as a way to connect others with nature. After Northen’s death in 1986, the Mary Moody Northen Endowment took ownership of the lodge to see her final wishes reach fruition. The resort is still owned by the endowment, and a portion of the profits generated go back to Virginia non-profits. In the fall of 2012, the lodge underwent major changes to the guest rooms, design of the stone lodge and entire vision of the resort. In the past, the lodge focused their marketing primarily on the fact that parts of the 1987 fi lm “Dirty Dancing” had been filmed on the resort property. Now, the resort still incorporates the fi lm in its history, but has a new focus: connecting guests with nature and local culture. Heidi Stone, director of sales and marketing at Mountain Lake Lodge, explained the idea behind rethinking the resort. “We have so much more than just ‘Dirty Dancing,’ and we’re so much more than we ever used to be,” she said. Stone explained the lodge has renovated and updated the guest rooms and lobby, as well as added Harvest, a farmto-table restaurant and Stony Creek Tavern, a bar featuring local brews, liquors and wines. Darren Dole, an employee at Mountain Lake Lodge, stated
that there are no televisions in some of the guest rooms. “The focus is completely on the outdoors,” he said. In an effort to keep that focus, the lodge has added an array of outdoor activities. In the beginning of June, it will open Mountain Lake Outfitters, which will allow guests to rent mountain bikes, archery equipment, disc-golf equipment and more. In the end of June, the lodge will open Mountain Lake TreeToppers — an aerial, ropeadventure course, as well as children’s nature camps. Recently, the lake suffered damage due to sinkholes and ended up draining. Thanks to a team of scientists who examined the site and plugged the sinkholes with natural materials, the lake is expected to be full once again by summer 2014. “At that point, we will have everything at Mountain Lake Lodge,” Stone said. In the meantime, the lodge has still found ways to offer aquatic activities to guests. Aside from the countless outdoor activities offered on the it’s 2,600 acres, the lodge has partnered with off-site outfitters in Giles County to offer white-water raft ing, guided canoe trips, fly-fishing and more. The lodge has added an entire event calendar for the summer including authentic music events, free concerts, dinner picnics, square dancing and local artisan events, to name a few. “It’s all local and true to Appalachia — a tribute to the area’s history and culture,” Stone said. “In southwest Virginia, we’ve got great farmers, we’ve got great artisans. We’ve got great culture and history, and the lodge is the vehicle that we can use to connect all of those people.” In addition to re-branding in a local, organic direction, the lodge is also working to expand its target audience. The resort used to be an exclusive destination geared toward the elite, but that is not the case anymore. “Mary’s dream was that everybody could come and enjoy,” Stone said. The lodge is now an allinclusive resort that is open
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It ain’t over until the fat lady sings, right? Well in the case of “The Hangover Part III,” the movie begins with the fat man singing in a highpitched angelic voice at his father’s funeral. Everyone’s favorite “wolf-pack,” played by Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zack Galifianakis and Justin Bartha, is back together for one last adventure in the most recent installment of The Hangover trilogy. The film begins in a prison 37 miles south of Bangkok, where the last film left off, showing that Chow has escaped, which can only mean trouble. The movie then cuts to Alan driving down the highway with a beer in his hand and a real-life giraffe in tow. But the animal’s head is severed when it hits a low-clearance bridge and causes a multi-car crash. While this movie is meant to be ridiculous, this part seemed a little unnecessary, especially showing the head of the giraffe lodged in the windshield of a car. As a whole, the film works to tie up all the loose ends of the trilogy by bringing back some favorite characters and ending it where it all began, Las Vegas. The star of the film, as usual, is Alan with his total misunderstanding of life and believing that he and Phil are best friends. This movie really should have branded itself as a dark action comedy. The film basically revolves around drugs, stealing and murder with jokes thrown into the mix. The movie consists of gross and absurd humor. However, the film, directed by Todd Phillips and co-written with Craig Mazin, never portrays itself
to be anything different. In some ways, the writers deserve props for changing up the plot a little bit while still tying all the films together for one last hoorah. It almost makes the closing of the Hangover movies a little bittersweet — with almost being the operative word. While this kind of gross, dark humor is definitely not for everyone, the film does not disappoint with laughs for the “Hangover” junkies. Even though reviews have not been in favor of the film, as a college student, I give this film 2 stars for staying true to its original intent: being as absolutely ridiculous and crazy as possible.
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to win because he doesn’t give us extra base runners.” Florida State scored one more run in the top of the ninth to tie the game and force Tech to send out their batters once more. Zagunis stepped up to the plate with one out on the board and hit the game-winning homer into left field. The last hurdle the Hokies had to overcome to get to the ACC Championship was Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets didn’t go down easy, and the Hokies had to come from behind to win 3-2. Pinder once again had the hot bat, as his solo homer put Tech on the board in the fourth inning. His sacrifice fly in the seventh brought Kyle Wernicki home for the fi nal run of the game. Devin Burke pitched the win for the Hokies, improving his record to 10-3. He was on the mound for seven innings, allowing seven hits,
two runs, and throwing four strikeouts. Beating Georgia Tech ensured the team a spot in the ACC title game, but when they went to bed on Saturday night they still did not know what team they would be facing the next day. N.C. State and North Carolina played 18 innings, a game that went until almost 2 a.m. Most of the coaches and players could not even stay up to watch the end of the game and went to bed without knowing their opponent for Sunday. “I didn’t know until the next morning,” said outfielder Tyler Horan. “I think I shut it off around the 15th inning. I tried to get my rest so that we could have a little bit of an advantage.” North Carolina ended up winning the game and moved on to play Tech in the ACC Championship, Tech’s fi rst-ever appearance.
The Hokies lost the game 4-1 after four costly errors led to three of the Tar Heels’ runs. In the sixth inning, down by two, the Hokies had the bases loaded with no outs, but were only able to come away with one run. Eddie Campbell took the loss, but had an impressive outing, going seven innings, allowing only six hits and two runs. Hughes was not too pleased with how the team performed in the game. “I did not like the way we played (Sunday),” he said. “It was sloppy. We are going to go back to fundamentals all week long. We are going to clean things up fundamentally.” It was a disappointing loss, but overall an impressive tournament performance — one that earned Tech its first-ever opportunity to host a regional.
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was not an easy win as the Hokies scored three runs in the fifth inning to make the comeback. Next the team had to face No. 17 Kentucky. Tech lost 2-6, but the NCAA softball tournament is double elimination, so the girls had a second chance against Marshall. The game against Marshall went a grueling 13 innings, but the Hokies came away victorious off a BKaye Smith walk-off single to make it 3-2. “The game was pretty demanding, we didn’t expect to go in to 13 innings. It was basically two games in one,” Smith said. “I was quite impressed with how we finished the game and kept pressing for the win,” Smith said. Senior Jasmin Harrell got the win on the mound for the Hokies by pitching all 13 innings. She recorded career high 13 strikeouts and only two runs. The next day the Hokies had a double header against the Wildcats. Both games were also must-wins. The Hokies took the first game 2-0, scoring both of their runs in the fifth inning. The second game of the day was also won in the fift h inning, but this time by Kentucky who scored an unearned run off a Hokie error. Tech’s season ended with the 0-1 lost. Even though Tech lost in the regionals Thomas said he was very proud of the season the team had. “We had some good wins early, but I liked what we were doing here at the end of the year,” he said. “With the injuries and different things going on we persevered and finished strong.” The team’s four seniors Betty Rose, BKaye Smith, Jasmin Harrell and Courtney Liddle led the Hokies this season and will be missed next year. Rose played catcher for the team. She started in 35 games this year and committed only two errors in 225 attempts. Smith was the team’s defensive stand out at shortstop.
Thomas called her “phenomenal” and said she would be hard to replace. Smith also helped the team on offense hitting .273 with seven doubles, four triples and a home run. Harrell was another senior that had an impressive season. The pitcher went 18-9 with an ERA of 2.72 and recorded 119 strikeouts. The 13 innings she pitched against Marshall set the school record of number of innings pitched. Courtney Liddle, not to be confused with her little sister Bailey, was the team’s top offensive threat. This season Liddle led the team with a .347 batting average, 14 doubles, one triple, 45 walks, 37 RBIs and seven home runs. Liddle finished her career at Tech ranked first all time in career on base percentage, walks and hits by pitch. She ranked second in career home runs, slugging percentage and RBIs. The Comets selected Liddle 18th overall in the 2013 NPF College Draft. While the Hokies will miss these stars, they still expect a lot from the team next year. “We always miss seniors and we always try to replenish with good players and we feel like we are reloading with some good ones next season,” said Thomas. Looking ahead to next season coach Thomas wants to improve the team’s speed and work on the pitchers throwing in the strike zone. His goals for next year are pretty high. “Same as always to win an ACC title and move on to the NCAA tournament,” Thomas said. Even though she is leaving, Smith is excited for the potential of next year’s team. “You can expect a lot from the team next year,” Smith said. “They have so much potential and so much talent. We have great freshmen coming in and we have a great coaching staff that is still there. The sky is the limit from them. I cannot wait to see what they are going to do.”