Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Emma Lemley and Cori McMillan were both drafted to the Athletes Unlimited Softball League’s inaugural season.
With back-to-back first round picks, Emma Lemley was selected third overall by the Blaze. Cori McMillan was selected fourth overall by the Bandits.
Tech was the only school with two picks in the first round.
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Round 1 |
Pick 3 |
Blaze |
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Round 1 |
Pick 4 |
Bandits |
Lemley, the active Division I career leader with 822 strikeouts, will end her collegiate career as one of the best pitchers in program history. With a career 2.91 ERA, Lemley is one of six pitchers in program history to tally 65 or more wins. She has held opponents to just a .208 average over her four seasons.
This season, Lemley is 16-6 with a 2.75 ERA over 140.0 innings pitched. Her four no-hitters is tied for the most thrown by a Division I player this season. She leads the ACC with her 169 strikeouts on the season.
Lemley is a three-time All-ACC selection and a nine-time ACC Pitcher of the Week honoree.
McMillan leads the nation with her single-season program record 27 home runs. The senior, who leads the Hokies with her .450 batting average, is currently slugging 1.060. She leads the Hokies in hits (67), RBIs (57) and on base percentage (.557).
The Radford transfer has amassed 65 career home runs – with 48 of them coming as a Hokie. Her 48 home runs ranks third on Virginia Tech’s all-time home run record list. She also broke the single-season slugging percentage record last season, finishing the year at .869.
McMillan was tabbed an NFCA Second Team All-American last season and also garnered First Team All-ACC honors.
The inaugural season begins June 7. All four teams will be playing at different sites across the country.