Conference Players Earn 27 Postseason Awards
FOREST, Va. --- Shenandoah University
third baseman Michael Paul has collected a full mantle's worth of
awards in 2014 as he leads a long list of ODAC baseball stars to
earn postseason awards from the American Baseball Coaches
Association (ABCA) and D3baseball.com. Paul was tabbed an
All-American by both outlets and is joined by Guilford College
first baseman John Macon Smith in garnering All-American
recognition from the ABCA.
Paul was selected a Second Team All-American by both the ABCA and
D3baseball.com, while Smith garnered Third Team
All-American honors from the ABCA. The duo lead a list of 24
all-region awards from the two national outlets, with Paul earning
All-South Region Player of the Year honors from both sources.
ABCA All-Americans / ABCA All-Region
D3baseball.com All-Americans / D3baseball.com All-Region
Paul, a junior from Red Hill, Pa., helped lead Shenandoah to its
first ODAC baseball title since joining the conference full-time
two years ago. He earned ODAC Player of the Year accolades
for his efforts. Paul finished the season atop the ODAC ranks
in runs (56), hits (79), runs batted in (62) and total bases (129).
He finished second in batting average (.444), slugging
(.725), doubles (21), home runs (9), and walks (26). He was
also third with a .510 on-base percentage. Paul won three
straight ODAC Player of the Week awards in the middle of the
season, powered by a 24-game hitting streak to open the season.
That run proved to be a 26-game effort when combined with the
final two games from 2013.
Smith, a senior from Greensboro, N.C., collected his second
straight ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete honor in
addition to consecutive appearances on the All-ODAC First Team.
Smith led the ODAC in both batting average (.459) and OBP (.531),
while finishing in the top-five in several other categories
including runs (44-5th), hits (68-4th), triples (4-3rd), RBI
(40-4th), total bases (102-3rd) and slugging (.689-3rd). He
enjoyed several moderate hittings streak this season, including a
14-game run that included an effort where he hit safely in 18 his
final 20 games played.
Listed below are the full lists of All-South Region Teams from
both the ABCA and D3baseball.com. For more
information, visit the websites of the participating schools, or go
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ABCA ALL-SOUTH REGION
First Team
John Macon Smith, 1B, Guilford (.459 BA, .531 OBP, 68 H, 6
HR, 40 RBI, 13 SB)
Michael Paul, 3B, Shenandoah (.444 BA, .510 OBP, 79 H, 21 2B, 9
HR, 62 RBI)
Nick Maiolo, DH, Randolph-Macon (.397 BA, 13 2B, 7 HR, 47 RBI)
Darrell Thompson, P, Shenandoah (10-2, 2.40 ERA, 86.1 IP, 75
K)
Second Team
Corey Wallace, 3B, Guilford (.421 BA, .736 SLG, 11
2B, 9 HR, 49 RBI)
Keegan Dolan, OF, Washington and Lee (.369 BA, 11 HR, 33 RBI, 10
SB)
Kyle Henshaw, P, Bridgewater (7-2, 2.04 ERA, 66.1 IP, 59 K)
Robert Gallet, P, Bridgewater (5-1, 1.40 ERA, 57.2 IP, 52 K)
Third Team
Rob Tomasulo, C, Lynchburg (.393 BA, .494 OBP, 13
2B, 24 HR)
Billy Arens, SS, Shenandoah (.404 BA, 72 H, 32 RBI, 10 SB)
Nate Meiners, 3B, Randolph-Macon (.423 BA, .529 OBP, 10 2B, 19
RBI)
Lincoln Evans, OF, Lynchburg (.367 BA, 14 2B, 30 RBI, 11 SB)
Spencer Wiles, OF, Hampden-Sydney (.399 BA, 22 2B, 32 RBI, 10
SB)
Adam Posey, P/OF, Eastern Mennonite (4-4, 4.57 ERA, 65.0 IP, 56
K/.424 BA, 10 2B, 23 RBI)
D3BASEBALL.COM ALL-SOUTH REGION
First Team
John Macon Smith, 1B, Guilford (.459 BA, .531 OBP, 68 H, 6
HR, 40 RBI, 13 SB)
Michael Paul, 3B, Shenandoah (.444 BA, .510 OBP, 79 H, 21 2B, 9
HR, 62 RBI)
Keegan Dolan, OF, Washington and Lee (.369 BA, 11 HR, 33 RBI, 10
SB)
Nick Maiolo, DH, Randolph-Macon (.397 BA, 13 2B, 7 HR, 47 RBI)
Second Team
Corey Wallace, 3B, Guilford (.421 BA, .736 SLG, 11 2B, 9 HR, 49
RBI)
Adam Posey, P/OF, Eastern Mennonite (4-4, 4.57 ERA, 65.0 IP, 56
K/.424 BA, 10 2B, 23 RBI)
Darrell Thompson, P, Shenandoah (10-2, 2.40 ERA, 86.1 IP, 75
K)
Third Team
Billy Arens, SS, Shenandoah (.404 BA, 72 H, 32 RBI, 10 SB)
Lincoln Evans, OF, Lynchburg (.367 BA, 14 2B, 30 RBI, 11 SB)
Christian Hamlett, OF, Hampden-Sydney (.357 BA, 10 2B, 23 RBI, 16
SB)