BB: ODAC: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[A.G.]

Mendenhall was easily the best pitcher of day one...that young man is going to be un-real by the time he's a junior.  Hats off to the R-MC coaching staff for limiting his innings and pitch counts all year.

If anyone of the other ODAC posters are at the tourney, I'd love to meet you.  I usually sit in the front row on the LC side.

[Jeremybozz]

Bridgewater staves off elimination by beating Lynchburg 4-3.

[A.G.]

LC comes back and defeats W&L 7-6 in 12 innings.  The Hornets play R-MC tonite at 7 PM or shortly after the BC-VWC game, which is in a rain delay as of 5 PM.  VWC is up 3-1 in the 2nd inning, bases loaded, one out.

[rip08]

RMC wins the ODAC championship 4-2 over VWC.  The first title for RMC since 1987.  RMC had a great run thru Salem this weekend!!

[vwgma10]

Congratulations to RMC for walking through the odac tournament....I wonder if LC will get a bid to the regionals...

[LCasid]

D3 baseball guru Ralph Turner has this to say about LC
http://www.d3sports.com/dailydose/2008/04/24/regional-rankings#comment-1223
"Lynchburg's elimination in the ODAC tourney this morning leaves them the #1 non-A/ non-B school in last week's regional ranking. At 30-11 (overall) 24-8 (in region), they appear to be the first team off the table from the South Region."


http://www.d3sports.com/dailydose/2008/04/24/regional-rankings#comment-1224
"One point of clarification...

At-large bids are not allocated to specific regions, but rather the schools in each region are ranked respectively in the region.

Then, the teams at the head of the lists of all 8 regions are considered one at a time, the best of each group of eight receiving that Pool C bid, until all 14 Pool C bids are awarded. If Lynchburg is the best non-A/ non-B bid school from the South Region on selection Sunday, they will be considered with 7 other schools for a Pool C bid until all 14 Pool C bids are awarded."

[vwgma10]

Thanks, for the info.

[vwgma10]

Thats a pretty good record, not to get chosen.....I don't know if anyone knows that Coach Booth picked up his 500th win this season..congrat's to coach Booth

[A.G.]

Congrats to R-MC on its win in the ODAC tourney.  The 'jackets hit, fielded, and pitched the best all through the tournament and a well-deserved win.

[anotherharvest]

I must also say congratulations to R-MC, they have some very good hitters.  They were able to finally catch up to one of the ODAC's strongest closers in Chris Deanes.

[h-sc bball]

Congratulation to Randolph Macon on their victory in the ODAC championship game. They walked thrugh the series with four consecutive victories. Also congrats to the Hornets on a very succesfull season. I hope they recieve an at large bid.

A. G. This season looks similar to the Tigers 04 run to the World Series. They won four games in a row and beat Lynchburg in the championship game. If anyone takes RMC lightly they could pay the price.

Good luck to you and Jeff. I'll keep an eye on you guys.

[A.G.]

May 11 can't get here fast enough. 

[CrazyLegs44]

2008 ODAC Championship video on Youtube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeC6vwyM9Wo

Go Jackets...great video!

[A.G.]

Good stuff.

[A.G.]

ODAC All-conference team named today:

2008 ALL-ODAC BASEBALL TEAMS

Player of the Year: Ronnie LaBrie, Lynchburg
Coach of the Year: Ray Hedrick, Randolph-Macon
Co-Pitchers of the Year: Gary Bulman, Virginia Wesleyan and Byron Mendenhall, Randolph-Macon
Co-Rookies of the Year: Gary Bulman, Virginia Wesleyan and Byron Mendenhall, Randolph-Macon
ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the Year: James Madden, Washington and Lee

ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM
Pitcher: Gary Bulman, Virginia Wesleyan
Pitcher: Byron Mendenhall, Randolph-Macon
Catcher: Will Lewis, Washington and Lee
First Base: Jon Crews, Lynchburg
Second Base: Greg Meleski, Randolph-Macon
Shortstop: Ronnie LaBrie, Lynchburg
Third Base: Jeff Taylor, Lynchburg
Outfield: Ozz Dhramapitaksook, Virginia Wesleyan
Outfield: Terrence McKelvey, Washington and Lee
Outfield: Mike Wallace, Randolph-Macon
Designated Hitter: Charlie Hartt, Randolph-Macon

ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM
Pitcher: Joe Devlin, Lynchburg
Pitcher: Jesse Freeman, Virginia Wesleyan
Catcher: Andrew Chrismer, Bridgewater
First Base: Drew Elkins, Bridgewater
Second Base: Phil Cadle, Virginia Wesleyan
Second Base: Aaron Read, Bridgewater
Shortstop: Gavin Haynes, Emory & Henry
Third Base: Daniel Prieto, Hampden-Sydney
Outfield: Cameron Grant, Lynchburg
Outfield: Mike Graves, Bridgewater
Outfield: James Madden, Washington and Lee
Designated Hitter: Mike Lenox, Bridgewater

ALL-ODAC HONORABLE MENTION
Pitcher: Jared Millner, Lynchburg
Pitcher: Daniel Hadra, Hampden-Sydney
Pitcher: Nolan Shaffer, Bridgewater
Catcher: C.J. Rhodes, Virginia Wesleyan
First Base: Phil Drew, Guilford
First Base: Hunter Serenbetz, Washington and Lee
Shortstop: Graham Thacker, Roanoke
Outfield: J.C. Conway, Randolph-Macon
Outfield: Chris Harpine, Eastern Mennonite
Outfield: Seth Hyder, Emory & Henry

ALL-ODAC SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Brad Burack, Bridgewater
Jamison Jarvis, Eastern Mennonite
Anthony Lowry, Emory & Henry
Alex Starbuck, Guilford
David Toney, Hampden-Sydney
Jeff Lincoln, Lynchburg
Chris Dykes, Randolph-Macon
Dan Fallen, Roanoke
Adam Marx, Virginia Wesleyan
Dan Harris, Washington and Lee