{"id":26978,"date":"2016-02-15T09:39:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T14:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=26978"},"modified":"2016-02-21T16:53:29","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T21:53:29","slug":"softball-returns-numerous-all-odac-players-looks-to-improve-on-pollsters-seventh-place-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/softball-returns-numerous-all-odac-players-looks-to-improve-on-pollsters-seventh-place-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Softball returns numerous All-ODAC players, looks to improve on pollsters&#8217; seventh-place pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After finishing seventh in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference standings in 2015, the Royals were picked for the No. 7 spot in this spring&#8217;s Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)\u00a0Preseason Poll.\u00a0 Postseason champion Randolph-Macon was tabbed as the favorite.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Mennonite returns both of their All-ODAC performers, led by First Teamer <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/emuroyals.com\/sports\/sball\/2015-16\/bios\/lucas_aislinn_ce7w\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc\">Aislinn Lucas<\/span><\/a><\/strong> (Grottoes, Va.\/Fort Defiance).\u00a0 Lucas, a senior outfielder, has back-to-back awards as an All-ODAC First Team honoree, as well as two straight years as an All-Region and All-State performer.\u00a0 She batted .452 in 2015 (third in the ODAC) with 22 runs and 21 RBIs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/emuroyals.com\/sports\/sball\/2015-16\/bios\/seale_lauren_0l0e\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc\">Lauren Seale<\/span><\/a><\/strong> (Madison, Va.\/Madison County) earned the designated player spot on the All-ODAC Second Team as a freshman, batting .346.\u00a0 She turned into the top pitcher for EMU, going 5-5 with two saves and a 3.06 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>Also back are senior first baseman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/emuroyals.com\/sports\/sball\/2015-16\/bios\/miller_angelia_9qkz\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc\">Angelia Miller<\/span><\/a><\/strong> (Bridgewater, Va.\/Turner Ashby), with her .411 batting average (5th \u2013 ODAC), six homeruns (5th) and 38 RBIs (3rd).\u00a0 Juniors <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/emuroyals.com\/sports\/sball\/2015-16\/bios\/foltz_mariah_6387\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc\">Mariah Foltz<\/span><\/a><\/strong> (Broadway, Va.\/Broadway) and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/emuroyals.com\/sports\/sball\/2015-16\/bios\/smith_danyele_lgma\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc\">Danyele Smith<\/span><\/a><\/strong> (Broadway, Va.\/Broadway), who each had five homeruns and 31 runs, add teeth to the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals open the new season at powerful Christopher Newport on <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">March 4<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0 They play at Greensboro the following day before heading to Myrtle Beach, S.C., for eight games at the Fastpitch Dreams bash over Spring Break.\u00a0 The home opener is <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">March 16<\/span><\/span> against Southern Virginia with the ODAC season starting <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">one week later<\/span><\/span> at Virginia Wesleyan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/sports\/sball\/2015-16\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc\">Click here to see the entire 2016 EMU softball schedule.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After finishing seventh in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference standings in 2015, the Royals were picked for the No. 7 spot in this spring&#8217;s Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)\u00a0Preseason Poll.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/softball-returns-numerous-all-odac-players-looks-to-improve-on-pollsters-seventh-place-pick\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Softball returns numerous All-ODAC players, looks to improve on pollsters&#8217; 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