ABCA and D3baseball.com Honor 20 ODAC Players

FOREST, Va. --- Randolph-Macon first baseman Jordan Walton earned his second straight All-American award from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) last week.  Walton was also tabbed All-South Region First Team by both the ABCA and D3baseball.com, leading a list of 20 all-region honors from the two outlets.

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Walton, a senior from Mechanicsville, Va., was named a First-Team All-American by the ABCA as a junior and a Preseason All-American pick prior to this season.  In 2012, he won the ODAC Player of the Year award at the conclusion of the regular season and was recently an All-South Region selection by the ABCA and D3baseball.com.   Walton was the lone ODAC player recognized as an All-American by the ABCA.  This season, Walton hit .417 with 68 hits, 20 doubles and six homeruns.   He also collected 34 RBIs and posted a .687 slugging percentage and .484 on-base percentage.

For his career, Walton is the R-MC leader in hits (215), doubles (65), RBI's (137), total bases (348), and extra base hits (86).  His final career batting average of .417 is second highest all-time in R-MC history and eighth best in ODAC history.  He is just one of 12 players in ODAC history to record 200 career hits, while his doubles total is good for second in the record book.

Posted below is a list of the ODAC baseball players that were named to the ABCA and D3baseball.com All-South Region teams.  For more information on ODAC Baseball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.

ABCA ALL-SOUTH REGION - ODAC PLAYERS
First Team
Kevin Chandler, Sr., P, Bridgewater
Jordan Walton, Sr., 1B, Randolph-Macon
Josh McMillian, Sr., 2B, Emory & Henry

Second Team
Robert Garrett, Sr., P, Lynchburg
Brandon Miller, Fr., P, Lynchburg
John Macon Smith, So, 1B, Guilford
Michael Kenah, Jr., SS, Lynchburg
Jonathan Stutts, Sr., SS, Washington and Lee
Dan Savage, Jr., 3B, Lynchburg
Beau Banglesdorf, Sr., OF, Eastern Mennonite

Third Team
Devon Snow, Sr., C, Bridgewater
Zach Hynes, So., 2B, Bridgewater

ABCA ALL-SOUTH REGION - ODAC PLAYERS
First Team
Kent Peterson, Jr., 3B, Guilford
Beau Banglesdorf, Sr., OF, Eastern Mennonite

Second Team
Kevin Chandler, Sr., P, Bridgewater
Jordan Walton, Sr., 1B, Randolph-Macon
Justin Rodriguez, Fr., 3B, Eastern Mennonite

Third Team
Devon Snow, Sr., C, Bridgewater
John Macon Smith, So., 1B, Guilford
Jonathan Stutts, Sr., SS, Washington and Lee