Although I believe it's their first story since the preseason, Berman has some good stuff in there.

A couple of quotes from Pete D'Amour that, while not surprising for those of us that have followed the team all year, are still interesting to see in print.

"When you're one game away from the World Series, you either get motivated or you're content," D'Amour said. "Our kids came back hungry."

"That's why we played the schedule we played, is to hopefully be where we are right now," D'Amour said. "The nonconference [schedule] was to put us in a position to have an RPI [good enough] to host regionals.

"Going into the season, I thought we had the pitching to compete against anybody, and that’s coming to fruition."

He had an interesting observation on Keely: "Her changeup has been not as sharp as it has been in the past," D'Amour said. "The feel of her changeup is coming. When she's got her changeup going, it's pretty devastating."

If that doesn't give opposing teams pause, his comment about Lemley does:

"Her rise, … it's faster than Keely's and it sometimes spins better," D'Amour said. "When you've got that combination and you're throwing upper 60s, it's pretty successful. And her changeup has come a long way."

Good to see the Hokies get some local coverage