These are from a Mark Berman story in the Roanoke Times.

"On paper, we're really good [next season],..."We're going to put ourselves in a good position to improve and hopefully get beyond where we were this year.

"[Her decision] keeps us upper tier. … It's a big deal."

"Keely loves it here. … Her legacy here is important to her. … Finishing your career here, that's important to her."

And a HUGE comment, IMHO, about the effect on future recruiting.

"She's coming back because of the coaching staff and the ability of her to improve," D'Amour said. "A recruit's going to see that and say, 'I can go to Virginia Tech and become a better pitcher my senior year than I was my freshman year.’"

That's some good stuff.

Thank you, Keely, for being a Hokie!