HARRISONBURG, Va. (EMU Athletics) – The Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced their end-of-season awards on Monday, and Samantha Hensley was named First-Team All ODAC as an alternate at first base.

Hensley, a senior from Elkton, Va., was a monster at the plate this year for the Royals. She finished third in the ODAC with a .415 average, picking up 44 hits in 106 at-bats. She had a slugging percentage of .642, which was sixth in the conference, and an on-base percentage of .451, which put her ninth in the ODAC, for a combined OPS of 1.093, which was seventh. Her five homeruns put her at seventh in the ODAC. Her discipline at the plate was impressive as she struck out just one time, which was the best in the ODAC and didn’t come until EMU’s third to last game of the season.

She also led the Royals with 25 runs, 68 total bases, seven doubles, 13 extra base hits and four stolen bases. She also made big contributions with her glove, leading the Royals with 132 put outs. She boasted a fielding percentage of .971, making just four errors on the season.

This is Hensley’s second straight season of being named First-Team All ODAC, as she was named to the First Team in 2023.

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OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
2024 All-ODAC Softball Awards

ODAC Player of the Year: Rilee Baughan, 5th, UT, Randolph-Macon
ODAC Pitcher of the Year: Emma Adams, So., P, Virginia Wesleyan
ODAC Coach of the Year: Brandon Elliott, Virginia Wesleyan
ODAC Rookie of the Year: Delaney Lail, Fy., DP, Bridgewater
ODAC/VAFB Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Grace Calus, Sr., OF, Guilford

ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM
Gracie Ellis * Jr. P Randolph-Macon College
Emma Adams ^ So. P Virginia Wesleyan University
Carly Hudnall Jr. C Lynchburg, University of
Jazmyne Smith Sr. 1B Bridgewater College
Sarah Watts So. 2B Lynchburg, University of
Mackenzie Myers Jr. 3B Virginia Wesleyan University
Karley Beltran So. SS Virginia Wesleyan University
Dominique Irving + Sr. OF Randolph College
Amanda Lanyon * Jr. OF Randolph-Macon College
Naomi Sadler Jr. OF Randolph-Macon College
Delaney Lail Fy. DP Bridgewater College
Rilee Baughan * 5th UT Randolph-Macon College
Kailey Dorcsis Jr. ATL-P Lynchburg, University of
Sam Hensley * Sr. ATL-1B Eastern Mennonite University

ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM
Taylor Sullivan Sr. P Averett University
Maggie McCray Jr. P Roanoke College
Olivia Knight So. C Virginia Wesleyan University
Madison Barnes So. 1B Lynchburg, University of
Olivia Owens + Sr. 2B Randolph-Macon College
Lilly Burns ^ Sr. 3B Roanoke College
Jordan Brown So. SS Randolph-Macon College
Jenna McDermott Sr. OF Randolph College
Allison McQueeney Fy. OF Shenandoah University
Laci Campbell * So. OF Virginia Wesleyan University
Molly Epperson Jr. DP Roanoke College
Kate Houle ^ Sr. UT Roanoke College
Emily Charlton ^ Sr. ATL-P Lynchburg, University of
Brenna Westwood Fy. ATL-2B Shenandoah University

ALL-ODAC THIRD TEAM
Shiloh Gray Jr. ATL-P Guilford College
Lindsay Gedro + Jr. ATL-P Roanoke College
Lexi Hawkins Sr. ATL-C Randolph College
Kayla Davis + Jr. ATL-C Randolph-Macon College
Riley Young Fy. ATL-1B Ferrum College
Breanna Weaver Sr. ATL-2B Ferrum College
Abby Byrum So. ATL-OF Bridgewater College
Heather McQueeney Fy. ATL-OF Roanoke College
Lauren Jamerson So. ATL-OF Sweet Briar College
Julia Piotrowski ^ Sr. ATL-OF Virginia Wesleyan University
Joslyn Woodard Jr. ATL-OF Virginia Wesleyan University
Jordan Wise So. ATL-UT Bridgewater College

* 2023 All-ODAC 1st Team
^ 2023 All-ODAC 2nd Team
+ 2023 All-ODAC 3rd Team

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