FOREST, Va. - Emory & Henry College senior first baseman Bransen Christopher (Hickory, N.C.) has been named to the 2015 All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference Baseball Second Team, ODAC officials announced Thursday. It is the first time since the 2013 season that the Wasps have been represented on the all-league squads.
The Hickory High School graduate led the team in many offensive categories this season as he picked up All-ODAC honors for the first time in his career. He was first in batting average (.356), at bats (132), hits (47), runs (32) and doubles (13). He also notched 23 RBI, three home runs and three stolen bases with an on-base percentage of .395 and a slugging average of .523.
He led the ODAC in doubles and sacrifice flies (four), was third in total bases (69), fourth in at bats, hits and runs, eighth in home runs and 11th in RBI. Christopher also posted a strong performance with the glove, boasting a .984 fielding percentage and assisting on 28 double plays.
Christopher finished his career with a .341 batting average, 157 hits, 31 doubles, 11 home runs, 83 runs scored and 75 RBI. He posted an on-base percentage of .380 and slugged .498 during his four years as a Wasp.
Emory & Henry finished the 2015 season with a 7-27 record and a 3-17 mark in league play.
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2015 ALL-ODAC BASEBALL TEAMS
| ODAC Player of the Year: Zach Bach, Sr., 1B, Virginia Wesleyan |
| ODAC Pitcher of the Year: Sean Greiser, Jr., Virginia Wesleyan |
| ODAC Coach of the Year: Ben Spotts, Eastern Mennonite |
| ODAC Rookie of the Year: Rick Spiers, Fr., OF/P, Randolph-Macon |
| ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete: Jeff Gray, Sr., 1B, Hampden-Sydney |
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| ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM | |||
| James Walsh | SP | Jr. | Randolph-Macon |
| Sean Greiser | SP | Jr. | Virginia Wesleyan |
| Austin Marzullo | RP | Sr. | Eastern Mennonite |
| Will Black | C | So. | Roanoke |
| Zach Bach | 1B | Sr. | Virginia Wesleyan |
| Billy Arens | 2B | Jr. | Shenandoah |
| J.J. McDaniel | 3B | Sr. | Shenandoah |
| Justin Rodriguez | SS | Sr. | Eastern Mennonite |
| Joe Hall | OF | So. | Eastern Mennonite |
| Joe Rogers | OF | Sr. | Lynchburg |
| Ricky Pardo | OF | Jr. | Shenandoah |
| Nolan Overby | DH | Sr. | Shenandoah |
| Rick Spiers | UT | Fr. | Randolph-Macon |
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| ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM | |||
| Michael Scimanico | SP | Jr. | Shenandoah |
| Darrell Thompson | SP | Jr. | Shenandoah |
| JT Williamson | RP | Sr. | Randolph-Macon |
| Mitchell Keeler | C | Jr. | Randolph-Macon |
| Bransen Christopher | 1B | Sr. | Emory & Henry |
| Joe Tomasulo | 2B | Jr. | Lynchburg |
| Stuart Brown | 3B | So. | Randolph-Macon |
| Cal Hodgert | SS | Fr. | Roanoke |
| Spencer Wiles | OF | Sr. | Hampden-Sydney |
| Will Decker | OF | So. | Roanoke |
| Taylor Erby | OF | So. | Virginia Wesleyan |
| Jonathan Munn | DH | So. | Lynchburg |
| Ryan Mossman | UT | Jr. | Shenandoah |
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| ALL-ODAC THIRD TEAM | |||
| Ryan Leake | SP | Jr. | Bridgewater |
| Steven Woerner | SP | Jr. | Bridgewater |
| Chad Hill | RP | Sr. | Roanoke |
| C.J. Lindsay | C | So. | Virginia Wesleyan |
| Jeff Gray | 1B | Sr. | Hampden-Sydney |
| Jordan Miller | 2B | Sr. | Virginia Wesleyan |
| Matt Murray | 3B | Jr. | Virginia Wesleyan |
| Nate Meiners | SS | Sr. | Randolph-Macon |
| Darren Yoder | OF | Sr. | Bridgewater |
| Brian Kluge | OF | Sr. | Roanoke |
| Justin Erby | OF | So. | Virginia Wesleyan |
| Nick Maiolo | DH | Jr. | Randolph-Macon |
| Josh Mason | UT | Sr. | Virginia Wesleyan |