On Tuesday, the ACC announced the 2025 All-ACC Academic Team. Alongside the 12 Hokies honored, here is the ACC Release.
The academic requirement threshold to be honored is a minimum of both: A 3.0 cumulative GPA throughout one’s academic career, and a 3.0 GPA for the previous semester. The athletic threshold for student-athletes to be honored is a minimum of 50% of games played during the season. Pitchers have a minimum of 20% of games played.
The 12 Tech Softball honorees:
Kylie Aldridge, Junior in Public Health — Designated Player/Catcher
Moving away from the primary catcher role in 2025, Aldridge honed her skills at the plate, slashing .368/.416/.624 over 40 starts. In the NCAA Regionals, she delivered three RBIs while going 7-for-13 at the plate. Aldridge was selected to the 2025 All-ACC Second Team as well as the 2025 NFCA Mid-Atlantic Third Team.
Lyla Blackwell, Sophomore in Wildlife Conservation — Outfield
Primarily suiting up in left field, Blackwell appeared in 43 games in 2025 for the Hokies while starting in 27 of them. She averaged .270 at the plate, but Blackwell’s season (possibly career) highlight was made with a triple play on March 16 against at the time No.16 Stanford…