Shenandoah Earns First ODAC Top Seed

FOREST, Va. --- Shenandoah University (28-7 overall, 17-3 in ODAC play) put together a 17-win season in league play to secure the program's first ODAC baseball top seed heading into the upcoming tournament at City Stadium in Lynchburg.  The Hornets athletic programs are in their second seasons playing under the ODAC banner.

Reigning conference champion Randolph-Macon College (21-13, 14-6) will play out of the second seed, while Bridgewater College (26-11, 13-7) will occupy the third seed.  SU, R-MC and BC will be the designated home teams in the opening games of the tournament.

The remaining three seeds were all determined by results on Sunday.  Washington and Lee University (18-11, 11-9) lost game one to Virginia Wesleyan College (14-22, 8-12) and trailed early in game two, but a late push by the Generals earned a 9-5 win and the fourth seed in the tournament.

Hampden-Sydney College (26-13, 10-10) and Lynchburg College (23-11, 10-10) ended the season locked for the final two slots, but the Hornets' entrance into the six-team field required some ninth inning heroics.  The Hornets trailed Roanoke College (16-18, 7-13), 5-0, until they put up six runs in the seventh.  RC responded with two in the eighth, but LC came back with a pair in the bottom of the ninth to punch its ticket to the tournament.  Lynchburg will play out of the #5 spot as its head-to-head sweep of H-SC during the regular season gave the Hornets the leg up in conference tiebreakers.

City Stadium, home of the minor league Lynchburg Hillcats, will play host to each of the tournament contests for the ninth consecutive season.  Play begins on Thursday, April 24 and runs through championship Sunday on April 27.  The first of Thursday's three games begins at 11:00 a.m.

Listed below is the schedule for the 2014 ODAC Baseball Tournament.  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 at www.odaconline.com/tournament/baseball.  Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow the ODAC on Twitter at @odacathletics.

2014 ODAC Baseball Tournament Schedule
Thursday, April 24
GAME 1: #1 Shenandoah vs. #6 Hampden-Sydney- 11:00am
GAME 2: #2 Randolph-Macon vs. #5 Lynchburg - 2:30pm
GAME 3: #3 Bridgewater vs. #4 Washington and Lee - 6:00pm

Friday, April 25
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 26
GAME 7 - 11:00am
GAME 8 - 2:30pm
GAME 9 - 6:00pm

Sunday, April 27
GAME 10 - 1:00pm
if necessary
GAME 11 - following Game 10 or at 3:30pm (see scenarios)