{"id":37489,"date":"2018-03-27T10:27:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T14:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=37489"},"modified":"2018-03-28T14:26:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T18:26:26","slug":"royals-pitchers-earn-odac-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2018\/royals-pitchers-earn-odac-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitchers Kelsi Martin and Bailey Hall earn ODAC honors"},"content":{"rendered":"
草莓社区 athletes took dual pitching honors this week. Freshman\u00a0Kelsi Martin<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Buena Vista, Va.\/Parry McCluer) has been picked as the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for softball.\u00a0Bailey Hall<\/a>\u00a0(Daleville, Va.\/James River) earned similar honors for his pitching performance in\u00a0Sunday’s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0doubleheader against Emory & Henry. Martin handcuffed Roanoke for an 8-inning 1-hitter on Saturday, picking up the shutout complete game as the Royals won 2-0 in eight innings. The lefty retired the first 13 batters she faced before a one-out single in the 5th. She then retired the next 11 Maroons, with that lone single stopping her from recording a perfect game. Martin added 1.2 innings of relief in the nightcap, totaling 9.2 innings without an earned run on the day.\u00a0 She is 6-0 with a 1.54 ERA on the season.<\/p>\n This is the second time this spring that an EMU softball player has been named the ODAC Pitcher of the Week, joining\u00a0Sydney Reath<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Williamsburg, Va.\/Mercersburg Academy) from two weeks ago. The Eastern Mennonite pitching staff has a combined ERA of 1.33 this season.<\/p>\n The Royals are 13-5 on the season heading into Tuesday’s showdown with rival Bridgewater College. First pitch of the twinbill in Bridgewater is at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n Hall went the distance in a nine-inning gem to help the Royals defeat Emory & Henry, 4-1. Hall scattered eight hits during his full shift on the hill, giving up one run without a walk. He fanned four batters and at one point retired 17-of-18 batters after allowing the Wasps lone run in the fourth inning. Hall’s effort was even more impressive coming directly after a game one where EHC had scored 16 runs on 21 hits. His nine-inning complete game is a first for an EMU hurler since current pitching coach Adam Posey did it as a senior in 2014. Hall is now 3-2 on the season with a 3.82 earned run average.<\/p>\n Eastern Mennonite won 2-of-3 conference games last week and is 11-11 on the season and 2-5 in the ODAC. The Royals head to No. 16 Shenandoah University\u00a0on Tuesday<\/span><\/span>, playing a single game at\u00a04 p.m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The men return to Harrisonburg for homes game on Wednesdady and\u00a0Thursday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 草莓社区 athletes took dual pitching honors this week. Freshman\u00a0Kelsi Martin\u00a0(Buena Vista, Va.\/Parry McCluer) has been picked as the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for softball.\u00a0Bailey ... read more about Pitchers Kelsi Martin and Bailey Hall earn ODAC honors<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5176,5178],"tags":[],"feature":[],"class_list":["post-37489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-baseball","category-softball"],"yoast_head":"\n
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