FOREST, Va. – The Emory & Henry College Softball Team has seen four of its players named to the All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference Teams, ODAC officials announced Wednesday. Four all-conference players are the most in program history for the Wasps.
Junior designated player Roxanne Hillman (Clintwood, Va.) was named second-team all-conference while freshman catcher Jordan Chrisley (Dublin, Va.), sophomore first baseman Taylor Doss (Damascus, Va.) and freshman third baseman Ragan Halsey (Hillsville, Va.) were each selected to the All-ODAC Third Team.
Hillman finished third on the team in batting average (.380) taking over the designated player slot midway through the season. She was 19-for-50 on the year, with three extra-base hits including a home run in the ODAC Tournament and 11 RBI. The junior transfer from Motlow College had a six-hit day against Sweet Briar, going three-for-three in both games with a total of four RBI and two runs scored.
Chrisley stepped into the lead-off spot early in the season and took on the role of leading the defense from behind the plate. She had a team-high .396 batting average with 44 hits and 25 runs including nine doubles, two triples and a home run. She finished with 20 RBI, nine sacrifice bunts, eight stolen bases a program best on-base percentage of .443 and a second-best .541 slugging percentage.
Doss started every game at first base for Emory & Henry this year, greatly improving at one of the deepest positions in the league. She batted .389 on 113 at bats with a team-high 17 extra-base hits including five home runs. Doss drove in a squad-best 31 as well while scoring 23 runs and adding a .655 slugging percentage, which was best on the team.
Halsey quickly earned her spot at third base, making great plays on the hot corner for a .966 fielding percentage in her rookie year. She was an important bat in the middle of the E&H lineup as well, finishing with a .303 average, 30 hits, eight doubles and 16 RBI. Halsey also drew seven walks and had a pair of triples on the year.
Emory & Henry finished the season with a 23-15 record and a 9-11 mark in ODAC play. It was the only the sixth time in school history that the Wasps have posted a 20-win season and the first since 2007. E&H reached the ODAC Tournament for the second time in three years as well.
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2014 ALL-ODAC SOFTBALL AWARDS |
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ODAC Player of the Year: Tori Higginbotham, Sr., OF, Virginia Wesleyan | |||
ODAC Pitcher of the Year: Kristina Karagiorgis, Jr., Virginia Wesleyan | |||
ODAC Coach of the Year: Brandon Elliott, Virginia Wesleyan | |||
ODAC Rookie of the Year: Hunter Glavé, Fr., 1B, Randolph | |||
ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete: Melanie Tenney, Sr., 2B, Lynchburg | |||
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ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM | |||
Mackenzie Creech | P | Sr. | Virginia Wesleyan |
Kristina Karagiorgis | P | Jr. | Virginia Wesleyan |
Taylor Galvin | C | So. | Virginia Wesleyan |
Hunter Glavé | 1B | Fr. | Randolph |
Cynthia Hayes | 2B | Sr. | Guilford |
Kayla Dost | 3B | So. | Virginia Wesleyan |
Sharese Jarvis | SS | Jr. | Randolph-Macon |
Tori Higginbotham | OF | Sr. | Virginia Wesleyan |
Aislinn Lucas | OF | So. | Eastern Mennonite |
Christine Simon | OF | So. | Randolph-Macon |
Hannah Cook | DP | So. | Randolph |
Marty Wilcox | UT | Jr. | Guilford |
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ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM | |||
Logan Carter | SP | Sr. | Randolph |
Hope Johnson | SP | Jr. | Lynchburg |
Nicolette Cuevas | C | So. | Eastern Mennonite |
Brea Hinegardner | 1B | Sr. | Bridgewater |
Sam Moore | 2B | So. | Randolph-Macon |
Mariah Foltz | 3B | Fr. | Eastern Mennonite |
Andrea Shannon | SS | Sr. | Virginia Wesleyan |
Brittany Guepe | OF | Sr. | Shenandoah |
Jessi Hall | OF | Jr. | Lynchburg |
Amanda Sopko | OF | Jr. | Randolph-Macon |
Roxanne Hillman | DP | Jr. | Emory & Henry |
Amber Ingram | UT | Jr. | Lynchburg |
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ALL-ODAC THIRD TEAM | |||
Brianna Cox | SP | So. | Bridgewater |
Kelsey McLaughlin | SP | Fr. | Randolph-Macon |
Jordan Chrisley | C | Fr. | Emory & Henry |
Taylor Doss | 1B | So. | Emory & Henry |
Kayla Malkos | 2B | So. | Virginia Wesleyan |
Ragan Halsey | 3B | Fr. | Emory & Henry |
Brooke Hensley | SS | Sr. | Eastern Mennonite |
Courtney Bogan | OF | So. | Virginia Wesleyan |
Lauren Jenkins | OF | Fr. | Bridgewater |
Brooke Sigrist | OF | Jr. | Eastern Mennonite |
Lindsey Inzana | DP | Sr. | Virginia Wesleyan |
Jessica Nowak | UT | So. | Randolph |