Shenandoah Locks Up Top Seed on Final Day
FOREST, Va. --- The ODAC baseball standings were packed heading into the final day, with several possibilities for ties existing for seeds in the conference postseason. Results took care of all but one of those scenarios on Saturday, with Shenandoah University pulling ahead to secure the top seed in next week's ODAC Baseball Tournament.
Shenandoah (30-8, 15-5) swept Lynchburg College to perch itself atop the league table. Randolph-Macon College (28-6-1, 14-6) did the same at Emory & Henry College to take hold of the second seed. Washington and Lee University (25-12, 13-7) had its eyes set on the top two seeds, but a pair of losses to Hampden-Sydney College (26-13, 12-8) left the Generals alone in third place.
The Tigers won't have to wait long to try to make it three straight wins over W&L as H-SC will be the fourth seed after winning the tiebreaker with Virginia Wesleyan College (18-13, 12-8). H-SC and VWC split during the regular season, requiring the second step in the conference's tiebreaker to snap the deadlock. The Marlins, who split with Eastern Mennonite University on Saturday, will take up position as the fifth seed. Bridgewater College (21-17, 11-9) caps the six-team tournament field after splitting with Roanoke College.
Play in the ODAC Baseball Tournament begins on Thursday, April 28 and continues thru Sunday, May 1. All games will be played at City Stadium in Lynchburg, Va. Listed below is the schedule for the four-day affair. Due to the double elimination format, play on Saturday and Sunday could be altered depending on the number of teams remaining in the field (scenarios outlined on tournament website).
For more information on the tournament, visit any of the participating schools' websites or go to the ODAC Baseball Tournament website HERE. Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow the ODAC on Twitter at @odacathletics.
2016 ODAC Baseball Tournament Schedule
Thursday, April 28
GAME 1: #1 Shenandoah vs. #6 Bridgewater - 11:00am
GAME 2: #2 Randolph-Macon vs. #5 Virginia Wesleyan - 2:30pm
GAME 3: #3 Washington and Lee vs. #4 Hampden-Sydney - 6:00pm
Friday, April 29
GAME 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 - 11:00am
GAME 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3 - 2:30pm
GAME 6: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 - 6:00pm
Match-ups to be determined by number of teams remaining for games 7-11.
Saturday, April 30
GAME 7 - 11:00am
GAME 8 - 2:30pm
GAME 9 - 6:00pm
Sunday, May 1
GAME 10 - 1:00pm
if necessary
GAME 11 - following Game 10 or at 3:30pm (see scenarios)