Inside HokieSports: 2 Hokies Entering the Draft

One basketball player and one softball player are entering drafts!

April 15, 2025

Good morning! Everyone wish men’s basketball forward Tobi Lawal good luck as he enters the 2025 NBA Draft process!

What else are we covering into today’s edition, Hokies?

🥎 Drafted!
🎾 ACC championship seed
🦃 And much, much more!

🔼 Drafted! Athletes Unlimited Softball League announced that senior Emma Lemley would be drafted to the league for its inaugural season. She is 15-3 so far this season with a 1.91 ERA. She leads the ACC with 146 strikeouts this year.

🔼 Next Up. The men’s tennis team plays in the ACC Championship starting tomorrow. The Hokies earned the 12-seed. They will play No. 13 SMU at 3:30pm at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.

🔼 So Far. The men’s golf team is competing at the Mountaineer Invitational. The Hokies sit in seventh place after one round and half of the second round. They have an overall score of 472 (+23).

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🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA

Championship Ready.

The women’s tennis team earned the No. ___ seed in the ACC Championships starting tomorrow at 12:30pm.

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom and find out!

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🟠 ONE BIG THING

Special Men. Get to know the specialists on the Virginia Tech football team! Special teams coordinator Stu Holt welcomes back kickers John Love and Kyle Lowe. Christian Epling is back as the long snapper after playing all 13 games last season.

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Tuesday, April 15

⛳️ Men’s Golf Mountaineer Invitational
⚾️ Baseball at ETSU @ 5pm ET

Wednesday, April 16

🎾 Women’s Tennis ACC Championships vs. Miami @ 12:30pm ET
🎾 Men’s Tennis ACC Championships vs. SMU @ 3:30pm ET
⛳️ Women’s Golf ACC Championship
🥍 Lacrosse at Virginia @ 7pm ET

Thursday, April 17

🎾 Women’s Tennis ACC Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis ACC Championships
⛳️ Women’s Golf ACC Championship
🥎 Softball at Pitt @ 6pm ET

Friday, April 18

🎾 Women’s Tennis ACC Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis ACC Championships
⛳️ Women’s Golf ACC Championship
👟 Track & Field Wake Forest Invitational
🥎 Softball at Pitt @ 6pm ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. North Carolina @ 6pm ET | Tickets

Saturday, April 19

🎾 Women’s Tennis ACC Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis ACC Championships
⛳️ Women’s Golf ACC Championship
👟 Track & Field Wake Forest Invitational
🥎 Softball at Pitt @ 2pm ET
⚾️ Baseball vs. North Carolina @ 3pm ET | Tickets

Sunday, April 20

🎾 Women’s Tennis ACC Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis ACC Championships
⚾️ Baseball vs. North Carolina @ 1pm ET | Tickets

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 15!

🦃 Have a great Tuesday!