SALEM, VA (May 9, 2007)—Four members of the Hampden-Sydney baseball team earned all-conference accolades this week as voted on by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference baseball coaches.  The honors follow another successful Tiger baseball season in which Hampden-Sydney posted a 25-18 overall record and appeared in the ODAC Championship contest for the second time in three years.  Head Coach Jeff Kinne was named the ODAC Coach of the Year , the second time that the Tiger has received the honor.  The Tigers were picked to finish sixth in the preseason, but earned a share of the conference top spot during the regular-season.

Junior Josh Michael (Front Royal, VA/Warren County) earned first team All-ODAC honors as he was batting .387 in 150 at-bats with 33 runs scored and 31 RBI.  Michael hit ten doubles, one triple, and four home runs as well.  Against ODAC opponents, Michael was batting .439 with a .652 slugging percentage.

Senior Larry Greene (Alexandria, VA/West Potomac) and freshmen Ben Brawley (Leesburg, VA/Loudon County) earned second team accolades.  On the season, Greene posted a 4-1 mark against ODAC opponents with a .286 ERA in 44.0 innings pitched.  During the ODAC Tournament, Greene went 2-0 and earned all-tournament team honors.  As the Tigers designated hitter, Brawley batted .316 with 37 hits, five doubles, two triples, and one home run.

Junior Daniel Hadra (Mechanicsville, VA/Atlee) earned honorable mention All-ODAC honors after posting a 4-1 mark against Old Dominion Athletic Conference opponents.  On the season, Hadra posted a 3.92 ERA in 82 and two-thirds innings of work, striking out 63 and walking only 17.

Virginia Wesleyan's Matt Hudgins earned Player of the Year honors, while the Marlins' Chris Rivera was named Pitcher of the Year.  Bridgewater's Andrew Chrismer earned Rookie of the Year honors, and Washington and Lee's David Miller was Scholar-Athlete of the Year.  The All-Conference honors are as follows:

FIRST TEAM
Pitcher, Ricky Read (Sr.), Bridgewater
Pitcher, Chris Rivera (Sr.), Virginia Wesleyan
Catcher, Matt Hudgins (Sr.), Virginia Wesleyan 
1st Base, Josh Michael (Jr.), Hampden-Sydney
2nd Base, Kyle Bradley (So.), Lynchburg
3rd Base, Greg Meleski (So.), Randolph-Macon
Shortstop, Jono Brooks (Sr.), Bridgewater
Outfield, Ricky Allred (Sr.), Virginia Wesleyan
Outfield, Aswin Dhramapitaksook (Jr.), Virginia Wesleyan
Outfield, Mike Graves (Jr.), Bridgewater
Designated Hitter, Richard Garland (Sr.), Washington and Lee

SECOND TEAM
Pitcher, Clayton Edwards (Sr.), Washington and Lee
Pitcher, Larry Greene (Sr.), Hampden-Sydney
Catcher, Andrew Chrismer (So.), Bridgewater 
1st Base, Ricky Read (Sr.), Bridgewater
2nd Base, David Miller (Sr.), Washington and Lee
3rd Base, Alan Moore (Jr.), Roanoke
Shortstop, Ronnie LaBrie (Sr.), Lynchburg
Outfield, Chad Boone (Sr.), Guilford
Outfield, Joe John (So.), Guilford
Outfield, Tim Livingston (Jr.), Washington and Lee
Designated Hitter, Ben Brawley (Fr.), Hampden-Sydney

HONORABLE MENTION
Pitcher, Jason Kelly (Sr.), Lynchburg
Pitcher, Daniel Hadra (Jr.), Hampden-Sydney
Pitcher, Kurt Breitmeyer (Fr.), Randolph-Macon 
Catcher, Phil Drew (Jr.), Guilford
1st Base, Adam Hall (Sr.), Emory and Henry
1st Base, Nathan Unroe (Sr.), Roanoke
Shortstop, Brandon Hathaway (So.), Virginia Wesleyan
Shortstop, Ray Sweeney (Sr.), Washington and Lee
Outfield, Zach Pollini (Fr.), Eastern Mennonite
Designated Hitter, Mike Lenox (So.), Bridgewater