FOREST, Va. --- Randolph-Macon College infielder Travis Lodge and starting pitcher James Walsh lead a list of ODAC award winners for the second and third times this season as the duo earn First Team All-American honors from both the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and D3baseball.com. Shenandah University designated hitter Jake Loew and starter Michael Scimanico earned Second Team All-American distinction from D3baseball.com, while Washington and Lee University starter Tom Concklin received the same honor from the ABCA.

Both outlets' All-South Region teams are heavily dotted by ODAC standouts.  The ABCA awarded Lodge, Walsh, Lowe, Scimanico, and Concklin with first team disctinction.  That group was joined by Bridgewater College outfielder Kenner Berry.  Hornets' outfielder Abel Arocho and reliever Phil Morse are joined on the second team by Yellow Jackets' designated hitter Nick Maiolo and utility man (outfielder/pitcher) Rick Spiers. Six standouts were tabbed to the third team.  The list includes outfielders Brandon Lineberry from Emory & Henry College and Justin Erby from Virginia Wesleyan College, shortstop Lee Carneal and utility player Reggie Johnson from Hampden-Sydney College, and W&L third baseman Ryan Weston and reliever Danny Devereux.

The D3baseball.com All-South Region first team features Berry, Lodge, Loew, Scimanico, and Walsh. Lineberry and Morse earned second team places, while Arocho, Concklin, and Spiers were selected to the third team.

ABCA All-Americans     ABCA All-Region
D3baseball.com All-Americans     D3baseball.com All-Region

Lodge, the ODAC Player of the Year, and Walsh, the ODAC Pitcher of the Year, helped lead the Yellow Jackets to within a game of a berth in the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship in Appleton, Wisc.  Lodge, a senior from Chesterfield, Va., led the ODAC in batting (.426), on-base percentage (.535) and slugging percentage (.818).  He hit a league-best 13 homeruns towards a conference-high 105 total bases. He finished second in runs batted in with 51, as well as walks with 30. He hit safely in 35-of-40 games played with 17 multi-hit outings.  He finished his career hitting in 20-of-21 games played, a stretch that included a 19-game hitting streak.

Walsh, the ODAC Pitcher of the Year, finshed the season with an ODAC-best 10 wins and a 10-1 record.  He threw a league-high 95.1 innings, giving up just 75 hits towards a .208 opponents' batting average.  His 102 strikeouts topped the league charts, while his 1.98 earned run average ranked third.  Walsh registered four double-digit strikeout performances, including a career-high 15 punchouts as part of a three-hit shutout (8-0) over St. Joseph's (L.I.) in the NCAA Division III Tournament regional round.

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