Randolph-Macon junior first baseman Jordan Walton (pictured) heads a list of six ODAC award winners from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABC). Walton was tabbed a First Team All-American, and earned a spot on the All-South Region First Team. Five other ODAC players were named to the All-South Second and Third Teams.
Postseason honors came to a pair of ODAC first basemen over the past week. Guilford's Kyle Wooden (pictured) and Randolph-Macon's Jordan Walton were named All-American's by D3baseball.com. Wooden earned a spot on the second team while Walton was tabbed to the third team.
The Randolph-Macon baseball team saw its 2011 season come to an end Thursday evening in Lakewood, N.J., as Johns Hopkins downed the Jackets, 8-5, in a Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament elimination game. R-MC had previously been beaten by Kean early in the morning.
Randolph-Macon College will represent the ODAC in the NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament, as announced in the NCAA selection show on Monday. The Yellow Jackets earned their place in the NCAA field by winning the ODAC Tournament as the third seed. R-MC took the shortest route to the title, winning four games including the final against Bridgewater College, 6-2.
Randolph-Macon junior Jordan Walton broke the NCAA single season doubles record against Shenandoah Wednesday with a double in the third inning to bring his season total to 28. The third-ranked Hornets took the weekday match up 10-4. Walton is also three hits short of setting a new ODAC single-season mark.
r the second time in four years, Randolph-Macon Baseball captured the ODAC Championship with a 6-2 win over Bridgewater College Saturday afternoon in Lynchburg. Jordan Walton was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player and tied the NCAA single season doubles record with his 27th double.
Tyler Milstead pitched a complete-game four-hitter Friday night to lead Bridgewater to a 9-2 victory over Lynchburg College. The Eagles will now face Randolph-Macon in the championship game on Saturday at 1:00pm.
Senior Jordan Watkins pitched eight solid innings and added a key RBI, as the Lynchburg College baseball team defeated Hampden-Sydney College 5-3 in the elimination round of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament on Friday.
R-MC reliever Dale Langford got out of a bases loaded, no out jam in the bottom of the ninth to secure the Yellow Jackets' 6-5 win over Bridgewater and a bid to the ODAC Baseball Tournament Championship game Friday in Lynchburg. Randolph-Macon Baseball will now play at 1:00 Saturday at City Stadium in Lynchburg, VA and their opponent is still to be determined.
Randolph-Macon's Jordan Walton brought his season doubles total to 26 by belting three in the Yellow Jackets 9-5 ODAC Tournament win over Lynchburg Thursday night at City Stadium. Walton's 26 doubles breaks the ODAC single season record last set in 2002. The Yellow Jackets will take on Bridgewater Friday, April 22 at 11:00 am.
After falling 8-3 in day one of the ODAC Tournament, Hampden-Sydney bounced back with an 8-2 win over Guilford. The loss is the Quakers' second and eliminates them from the tournament. H-SC will play tomorrow at 3:00 pm against an opponent yet to be determined.
Randolph-Macon's Brian Jordan delivered a two-out single to centerfield to score Dustin Baellow from second to propel the Yellow Jackets to a 1-0 win over Washington and Lee in game three of the ODAC Baseball Tournament. The 14-inning affair is the longest in ODAC tourney history.
Jordan Watkins’ fourth hit singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning and gave Lynchburg College a 6-5 win over Guilford College in Wednesday’s opening round of the ODAC Baseball Tournament at City Stadium. Lynchburg moves on to face Randolph-Macon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Guilford squares off with Hampden-Sydney at 11:00 a.m.
Joseph Lucas pitched a complete game and his teammates pounded out 14 hits as the Bridgewater College Eagles defeated Hampden-Sydney, 8-3, in the first game of the ODAC Tournament at City Stadium. The Eagles will play Washington and Lee on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. H-SC meets Guilford at 11:00 a.m.
W&L pitcher Gregg Laswell and GC first baseman Kyle Wooden (pictured) head the All-ODAC Baseball awards as the pitcher and player of the year. BC's Curt Kendall was named the league's top coach, and LC pitcher James Womack was tabbed the best rookie. VWC's Pike Brynildsen earned the scholar-athlete award.
ODAC spring championships have either begun with conference athletes continuing to perform at a high level. Those earning weekly honors include: Chris Martin, HSC; Brooke Hensley, EMU; Andy Richter, EMU; Lisa Lee, EMU; Jeff Keating, RC; Sheila Anthony, HU; Noah Ratner, GC; Katie Gordon, BC; Tyler Mercier, GC; Ashley Allen, LC; Johnathan Smith, GC.
All 10 ODAC baseball teams played their final conference regular season games on Saturday, providing plenty of action and maneuvering for the 2011 ODAC Baseball Tournament. Bridgewater College enters the postseason as the league’s top seed for the second straight season. The Eagles topped the conference with a 15-3 league mark to go with a 23-16 overall record.
Bad weather threatened play last week, but ODAC athletes came through with flying colors. Those who earned weekly honors include: Mark Manthe, RC; Lauren Childress, BC; Will James, GC; Jessica Burcham, GC; Jeff Keating, RC; Tara Harding, VWC; Mike Redwood, BC; Ariel Taylor, SBC; Peter Hawkins, BC; Krystle Landes, LC; Rachad Davis, LC.
Golf took a brief hiatus from play last, but 10 other student-athletes earned weekly honors, including: C.J. Thompson, W&L; Lisa Scruggs, RC; Matt Morgan, LC; MacKenzie Creech, VWC; Richard Lachlan, RC; Kelly Egan, RMC; Hayden White, W&L; Jen Snyder, W&L; Sean Whitson, VWC; Carmen Graves, RC.
Bridgewater College sophomore Jonathan Mason (Sterling, Va./Park View) has been selected as the Division III National Hitter of the Week for the week ending March 20. The weekly award is voted on by a panel of D-III members of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Mason's efforts helped BC to three ODAC wins.
Outdoor track competed for the first time this season, putting all nine ODAC spring sports in action. This week's Players of the Week include: Jonathan Mason, BC; Leona Rainey, RC; Jody Davis, W&L; Lisa Lee, EMU; Jason Lumpkin, W&L; Meegan Rourke, RC; Max Wyndorf, RMC; Carmen Graves, RC; Johnathan Smith, GC; Ariel Taylor, SBC; Rich Pugh, HSC.
The weather played some tricks with spring action last week, but plenty of games and standout performances still featured throughout the conference. This week's players of the week include: Kyle Wooden, GC; Paige Smith, RMC; Kevin Chandler, BC; Heather Jenkins, BC; Taylor Chamberlain, BC (not pictured); Henry Farley, GC; Martha Vlahakis, RMC; Brad DeWitt, BC.
Spring Break is in full swing for many schools, with tournaments featuring in several spring sports. This week, nine athletes earned weekly honors, including: Joseph Lucas, BC; Katie Bruce, LC; Shayne Paskanik, VWC (not pictured); Brenae Pettit, VWC; Tim Gavrich, W&L; Gina Valles, RC; Jeff Keating, RC; Christina Douglas, W&L; Will Hall, W&L
Golf joined the group of sports participating in weekly conference action. This week, nine athletes earned weekly honors, including: Jacob Clifton, RC; Lisa Scruggs, RC; Michael Haslam, RC; Heather Lewis, R-MC; Noah Ratner, GC; Wilton Megargel, W&L; Tyler Midwinter, R-MC; Sarah Budrus, HU; Jeremy Becht, W&L.
On the eve of a pair of championships, 12 athletes earn weekly honors. Those individuals include: Jay Thompson, BC; Ami Hutcherson, GC; Sammy Stuart, GC; Caitlin Dolby, LC; Todd Phillips, EMU; Kala Yoders, EMU; Randy Lott, VWC; Erica Garber, EMU; Micah Keller, HSC; Emmy Mathews, W&L; Tyler Mercier, GC; Ellen Yeatman, W&L.
Baseball joins the list of ODAC weekly awards as the 2011 spring season entered its second week of action. This week's honorees include: Joseph Lucas (BC), Jacob Pierce (VWC), W&L men's 4x400 relay team, Carmen Graves (RC), Harrison George (H-SC) and Becca Bolton (W&L)
Just 15 points separate the top four teams in the 2011 ODAC Baseball Poll. BC stands at the top, having secured four first place votes on the way to 90 total poll points in the annual survey of the league’s coaches. R-MC sits just two points back with 88 tallies, but it received five first place nods. VWC sits third with 80 points, and LC is fourth with 75 markers.
Randolph-Macon senior catcher Jay Lichter was selected to the 2011 D3baseball.com Preseason All-American team as the website announced its preseason awards Wednesday. He is the only player from an ODAC school noted in the lists. Lichter was First Team All-ODAC last season as a junior after batting .433 and posting a .531 on-base percentage.