Posey started all 39 of the Royals’ games, spending most of his time either in the outfield or as the No. 1 pitcher. He also started a few games at first base. The left-handed batter hit .424 and led the nation with 72 hits during the regular season.

He had team highs with his batting average and hits, as well as a .471 on-base percentage, 41 runs and three triples. Posey added 10 doubles, 23 RBIs, 14 walks and nine stolen bases, also setting an EMU record with 170 at-bats.

A right-handed pitcher, he charted a record of 4-4 with a 4.57 ERA in 65.0 innings. Posey showed pin-point control on the hill, with his 14.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio being second in the nation. He had 56 strikeouts compared to just four walks, and also was third nationally in walks allowed per nine innings at 0.55.

Posey was one of 14 players from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference named to the ABCA’s three all-region teams. Click here to see the full list of honorees from the ABCA.

Earlier this spring, Posey was named All-South Region Second Team by D3baseball.com.

Eastern Mennonite’s baseball men were 20-19 this year, earning their most wins since 2002, when current MLB-player Erik Kratz was a senior.

Banglesdorf was named one of the three First Team outfielders, as he led or co-led Eastern Mennonite in eight offensive categories, including a .395 batting average, .618 slugging percentage and 35 runs scored.  The senior was second on the team with 27 RBIs.  Banglesdorf’s stats also held up in comparison to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, as at the end of the regular season he was second in the ODAC with 18 doubles, third with 97 total bases and fourth with his slugging percentage.

Rodriguez had a phenomenal rookie season at third base and was the only freshman position player on the first or second All-Region Teams.  He batted .374 with team highs of 41 RBIs and four homeruns, while adding 28 runs.  At times during the season, Rodriguez was among national leaders in RBIs and he finished third in the ODAC in the category.  He was also tenth in the ODAC with a .561 slugging percentage.

The Royals broke their program record with 447 hits as a team and topped the ODAC with a .335 batting average.  They finished with a record of 11-27 and 4-14 in league play.

Including Banglesdorf and Rodriguez, only eight ODAC players were voted onto the region’s top three teams.