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Vol. 7 No. 7, February 2015 • $4 The Official Publication of Virginia Tech Athletics WHAT’S INSIDE: Twenty-four prospects comprise the 2015 football recruiting class 2015 BASEBALL & SOFTBALL PREVIEWS Kylie McGoldrick hopes to lead the Tech softball team back to the NCAAs for a fourth straight year, while Sean Keselica and the baseball team have high expectations for the 2015 season inside.hokiesports.com 1 LIFE FEELS GOOD contents February 2015 • Vol. 7, No. 7 Hokie Club News | 4 inside.hokiesports.com Don't have a News & Notes | 8 subscription? Jimmy Robertson Beamer names new receivers coach Editor From the Editor’s Desk | 11 Marc Mullen Lawson adds talent, depth to QB position MAKE YOUR Editorial Assistant Subscribe today! Kroger Roth Report | 12 Bill Roth Hokies add size and length with recent recruiting class Subscribe online at http://inside.hokiesports.com Columnist or cut out this section and mail with a check for Student-Athlete Development | 14 the appropriate amount. 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Golf Preview | 44 Inside Hokie Sports ATTN POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Inside All-Americans lead Tech bid for another NCAA Jamerson Athletic Center, Virginia Tech Hokie Sports, P.O. Box 11101, Blacksburg, Va. 24061-1101. Golf Championship appearance 165 Spring Rd. Printed by Worth Higgins & Associates of Richmond, Virginia Blacksburg, VA 24061 Union Bank & Trust 1-800-990-4828 UFM15011_VT BBALL_9x11_Mag_0130.indd 1 1/30/15 1:49 PM THE STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE “I honestly couldn’t be more thankful for their [the Hokie Club] work raising money and providing athletes like myself the opportunity to be here at TECH WRESTLING WINS Tech. It’s their work behind the scenes that allows me the opportunity not only to step on the mat representing Virginia Tech and the Hokie Nation, but COMMONWEALTH CLASH also obtain a degree from a reputable university. Without them, I don’t know where I’d be, and looking back, I’m glad I didn’t end up anywhere else other than Blacksburg. I really do love this place.” In the first wrestling match ever at Tech’s on- campus Moss Arts Center, the ninth-ranked Hokies Nick Brascetta edged the No. 12 Virginia Cavaliers 18-16 to claim a Redshirt Junior | Wrestling point in the Commonwealth Clash, a year-long battle in all sports between the two rivals. In front of a vocal and near-capacity crowd, the Hokies’ Joey Dance “The scholarship that I was given has allowed me to compete on one of the best Division I wrestling teams (125 pounds), Sal Mastriani (149) and Austin Gabel in the country and enabled me to get a world-class (184) all recorded major decisions, and those three education at the same time. I am so thankful for this bonus points helped Tech on a day when it didn’t opportunity that has been provided to me!” have All-American Devin Carter (knee injury). The Hokies, two-time defending ACC champs, expect to Austin Gabel have Carter back for the ACC Championship. Redshirt Junior | Wrestling Supporting Tech Athletics Since 1949 Supporting Tech Athletics Since 1949 The following is a partial list of donors who upgraded their memberships in 2014. Room did not allow for the complete list, so the remainder will be listed next month. Thomas Caplan Mission Viejo, CA Donna M. Hagy Richlands, VA UPGRADED MEMBERS Kenneth & Michelle Caravati Richmond, VA Jean R. Hahn Blacksburg, VA The Donor File Clem & Georgia Carter Richmond, VA Justin G. Hale Mechanicsvlle, VA T. F. Aud Lynchburg, VA Milton Carter Unicoi, TN Steve Hale Roanoke, VA Donna E. Dunford Tazewell, VA Shannon Cavendish Roanoke, VA Vicky & Travis Hale Culpeper, VA Dr. Steven Charles Mares Williamsburg, VA Ben Chapman Roanoke, VA Aaron Hall Ashburn VA Atwell Y. Phillips Mechanicsville, VA Ronald C. Clark Richmond, VA Gary & Mary Hall Pulaski, VA Amherst-Nelson Hokie Club Shipman, VA Gerald D. Clarke Sebastian, FL Jason P. Hamby Blacksburg, VA Banker Steel Co., LLC Lynchburg, VA Michael Clarke Vienna, VA Jim & Greta Hammer Forest, VA Blacksburg Hokie Club Blacksburg, VA Justin R. Cline Louisville, KY Phil Hancock, Jr. Roanoke,VA Campus Automotive Inc. Blacksburg, VA Kenneth W. Cobbler Roanoke, VA Richard P. Hans Pompano Beach, FL Clinton’s Transfer & Storage Blacksburg, VA Griffin Daniel Cole Columbia, MD David E. Harbourt Columbia, MD Cox Business Chesapeake,VA Joseph J. Collins, III Albemarle, NC Anthony Hardenburgh Arlington, VA Grand Tour and Charter, Inc. Blue Ridge, VA Donald R. Compton New York, NY David Franklin Harrell Springfield, VA Kingsport Hokie Club Kingsport, TN Steven Thomas Conner Appomattox, VA Christopher F. Harris Roanoke, VA Kollmorgen Corporation Radford, VA Peter & Christine Cooley Marietta, GA Leon P. Harris Roanoke, VA Robert Medler Lynchburg Hokie Club Lynchburg, VA Thimothy G. Corvin Blacksburg, VA Larry Hart Eighty Four, PA Shepherd & Son Electrical & Sally S. Cox Washington, DC Col. Robert D. Harter Stafford, VA Engineering Consulting Service Roanoke, VA Thomas J. Crawford Roanoke, VA Gary L. Harvey Arlington, VA South Main Auto Service, Inc. Blacksburg, VA Lisa & Jason Lavinder Daleville, VA Lisa & Jay Harvey Roanoke, VA HOKIE CLUB LEVEL: TowneBank Foundation Suffolk, VA Robert & Judy Crouch Cary, NC J. Timothy Hawk Marietta, GA Western Tidewater Hokie Club Smithfield, VA Allen W. Crumpler Hampton, VA Andrew Philip Hawkins Falls Church, VA Hokie Benefactor A. Craig Abrams Los Angeles, CA Rick & Nancy Curry Richmond, VA Ralph J. Helms, Jr. Roanoke, VA Benjamin F. Adams, Jr. Nashville, TN Michele L. Hampton-D’Ambrosio Egg Harbor Township, NJ Katie H. Miano Christiansburg, VA CURRENTLY RESIDES: Floyd E. Adams, Jr. Richmond, VA Christine Mullins Daniels Salem, VA Rob & Ann Herbert Charlottesville, VA Steve and Jeannie Adams Henrico, VA Rowland K. Davis Reston, VA Kirk A. Herdman Leesburg, VA Chantilly, Virginia Thomas Edwin Adams, III Lebanon, OH Clay Davis Goode, VA Matthew C. Herman Virginia Beach, VA Jarrad & Jordan Aldrich Henrico VA Wilford & Debra Davis Hampstead, NC Lisa A Hilbert Disputanta,VA Anne Randolph McCurry Charlotte, NC Roddy & Cindi Davoud Midlothian, VA Charles T. Hill, Jr. Midlothian, VA GRADUATION YEAR: 1989 Michael L. Allen Richmond, VA Robert and Nancy DeFord Virginia Beach, VA William G. Hill, III Blacksburg, VA Stephen Altshuler Glenwood, MD Hunter A. DeJarnette, Jr. Chesapeake, VA Don & Robin Hillman Covington, GA Larry D. Anderson Jamestown, NC Ken Delp Roanoke, VA Scott Hillyard Blacksburg, VA FAMILY: Wendy (wife) Michael & Jane Anzilotti Gainesville, VA Zane and Beth Dickerson Raleigh, NC Ronald S. Hobbs Cary, NC Kenneth R. Arritt, Jr. Roanoke, VA Cecil G. Doyle Roanoke, VA Stan & Linda Hodges Wytheville, VA Wayne Ayers Roanoke VA Bruce Todd Drew Charlotte, NC William Brian Hodges King William, VA John D. Back Glen Allen, VA Brett Driver Salem, VA Jeffrey P. Holland Henrico, VA Brad & Ginger Bailey Midlothian, VA Dr. Richard J. Duma Palm Coast, FL Bill & Ann Holtzman Mount Jackson, VA Dr. Richard G. Bailey Fincastle, VA Donna E. Dunford Tazewell, VA David B. Horne Orlando, FL Shannon Baird Shelton Chesapeake, VA David Dunlap Arlington, VA D. Shane Horsley Virginia Beach, VA Larry & Vicky Ball Blacksburg, VA James M.