For the second straight year, and fourth time in the past five season, EMU has at least one baseball player on the All-ODAC First Team.
The Royals’ Damon Frazier (Waynesboro, Va./Wilson Memorial) was voted to the utility spot on the All-ODAC First Team, repeating his honor from last spring. He is also the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete. Freshman Brett Lindsay (Gloucester, Va./Gloucester) took All-ODAC Second Team at third base, in the awards released by the ODAC office today.
In two years at Eastern Mennonite, Frazier quickly emerged as a standout. In his final campaign, he batted team highs of 30 RBIs, 49 hits, 11 doubles and seven home runs. He was second on the team with a .312 batting average, 23 runs, 14 walks and six stolen bases. Frazier was particularly tough during ODAC play, which were the basis of the All-ODAC voting, where he hit .398 with five homeruns and nine doubles, accounting 20 RBIs and 15 runs. He was second among all ODAC players in conference games in hits, doubles, home runs and slugging percentage. Frazier was also EMU’s No. 1 pitcher, finishing with a record of 2-4 with a 5.12 ERA. Along with pitching, he spent time in the field at first base as well as a few games at shortstop.
Frazier also became the second consecutive EMU player to win the Scholar-Athlete award, following two-time All-ODAC First Teamer Joe Hall from last year. Frazier holds a 3.54 GPA at Eastern Mennonite as he works on his MA in Interdisciplinary Studies (Organizational Leadership). He carried a 3.83 GPA from D-II Concord, graduating with his bachelor’s degree in just three years.
Lindsay took over EMU’s hot corner early on and finished as one of the ODAC’s top freshmen. He and fellow Second Teamer Will Salva were the only two first years named amongst the three All-ODAC teams. Lindsay hit a team-high .314, and his 16 walks helped him to a .411 on-base percentage, both team highs as well. He scored 18 runs with 12 RBIs and five stolen bases, and hit safely in 16 of his last 17 games. In the field, he led the team with 70 assists and sported a solid .924 fielding percentage.
Despite missing six ODAC games with a late-season injury, Lindsay batted .404 in league play with a .456 on-base percentage and .538 slugging percentage. He returned during the final doubleheader of the season in time to hit his first collegiate home run, a two-run walk-off shot in a 9-7 extra-inning win over Lynchburg.
Frazier’s spot on the All-ODAC First Team follows last spring when he and Hall were each on the top team. Hall, Justin Rodriguez and Austin Marzullo represented EMU on the First Team in 2015, and current assistant coach Adam Posey had a spot there in 2014, giving Coach Ben Spotts seven All-ODAC First Team performers over his last five seasons.
The Royals finished the 2018 campaign with a record of 15-24. They were 6-14 in ODAC play, being eliminated from postseason contention with a loss in their final game of the regular season.
Listed below are the full All-ODAC Baseball Teams. For more information, visit the websites of the participating schools, or go to the ODAC’s home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com. Don’t forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow the ODAC on Twitter at @odacathletics.
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2018 All-ODAC Baseball Awards
ODAC Player of the Year: Sean Guida, Sr., OF, Roanoke College
ODAC Pitcher of the Year: Colin Selby, Jr., SP, Randolph-Macon College
ODAC Coach of the Year: Ray Hedrick, Randolph-Macon College
ODAC Rookie of the Year: Will Salva, Fr., DH, Roanoke College
ODAC/Va. Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete: Damon Frazier, Sr., UT, Eastern Mennonite University
| ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM | |||
| Jacob Pilarski |
Starting Pitcher |
So |
Virginia Wesleyan University |
| Colin Selby |
Starting Pitcher |
Jr. |
Randolph-Macon College |
| Glen Pizzanello |
Relief Pitcher |
Sr. |
Virginia Wesleyan University |
| Reece Yeargain |
Catcher |
So. |
Randolph-Macon College |
| Joseph Tuzzolo |
First Base |
Sr. |
Randolph-Macon College |
| Jeff Butler |
Second Base |
Jr. |
Randolph-Macon College |
| Jack Howard |
Third Base |
So. |
Roanoke College |
| Brandon Kussmaul |
Shortstop |
Sr. |
Virginia Wesleyan University |
| Ryan Duphorn |
Outfielder |
So. |
Randolph-Macon College |
| Sean Guida |
Outfielder |
Sr. |
Roanoke College |
| Grant Thompson |
Outfielder |
So. |
Shenandoah University |
| Keegan Woolford |
Designated Hitter |
So. |
Shenandoah University |
| Damon Frazier |
Utility |
Sr. |
Eastern Mennonite University |
| ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM | |||
| Colin Morse |
Starting Pitcher |
Sr. |
Shenandoah University |
| Nick Roth |
Starting Pitcher |
Jr. |
Randolph-Macon College |
| Michael Bugonowicz |
Relief Pitcher |
Sr. |
Shenandoah University |
| Chase Smallwood |
Catcher |
Sr. |
Shenandoah University |
| Luke Nussman |
First Base |
Jr. |
Shenandoah University |
| Tristan Baker |
Second Base |
Jr. |
Shenandoah University |
| Brett Lindsay |
Third Base |
Fr. |
Eastern Mennonite University |
| Robert Marcelle |
Shortstop |
Jr. |
Shenandoah University |
| Cole Migliorini |
Outfielder |
Sr. |
Randolph-Macon College |
| Randy Neisz |
Outfielder |
Sr. |
Virginia Wesleyan University |
| Rick Spiers |
Outfielder |
Sr. |
Randolph-Macon College |
| Will Salva |
Designated Hitter |
Fr. |
Roanoke College |
| Trevor Denton |
Utility |
Sr. |
Guilford College |
| ALL-ODAC THIRD TEAM | |||
| Chad Lenz |
Starting Pitcher |
Sr. |
Bridgewater |
| Chance Pauley |
Starting Pitcher |
Sr. |
Virginia Wesleyan University |
| Sal Trancucci |
Relief Pitcher |
So. |
Roanoke College |
| Devin Daugherty |
Catcher |
Sr. |
Hampden-Sydney College |
| Chris King |
Catcher |
Sr. |
Bridgewater College |
| Brady Falon |
First Base |
Sr. |
Virginia Wesleyan University |
| Andrew Kasiski |
Second Base |
So. |
Hampden-Sydney College |
| Sam Gerald |
Third Base |
Sr. |
Guilford College |
| Hoden Watkins |
Shortstop |
Sr. |
Emory & Henry College |
| Austin Batten |
Outfielder |
Sr. |
Bridgewater College |
| Nick Goode |
Outfielder |
Sr. |
Shenandoah University |
| Ben Sexton |
Outfielder |
Jr. |
Emory & Henry College |
| Cameron Stanley |
Designated Hitter |
Jr. |
Bridgewater College |
| Jonathan Triesler |
Utility |
So. |
Hampden-Sydney College |