D3Baseball.com Honors Standout Yellow Jacket

ASHLAND, Va. --- Senior Jordan Walton has started off the 2012 season just like he ended the 2011 campaign...with a First-Team All-American honor.

The first baseman has been named a Preseason First-Team All-American by the writers at D3baseball.com.

In 2011, the Mechanicsville, VA native shattered the NCAA single season doubles record with 31, the previous record was 27. Walton led the nation with 84 hits that also broke the ODAC single season record, which was previously set at 77.

Walton drove in a conference best 57 runs and ranked second in the ODAC and 13th in the country with a .452 batting average. The Lee-Davis High School product finished the season with 131 total bases which led the ODAC and placed him fourth in the nation.

R-MC's first baseman was  also been named Second Team All-ODAC, the ODAC Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, First Team All-South Region.

Randolph-Macon concluded their 2011 season with a 24-20 overall record and an 11-7 ODAC mark on the way to their second conference title in the past four seasons.

Click HERE for the full D3baseball.com Preseason All-American Teams.

--- This release is courtesy of the Randolph-Macon College sports information department. ---
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