FOREST – Four Roanoke College softball players were named to the 2013 All-ODAC Softball Team, while one won a special award for the second straight year.  Leona Rainey and Alea Bier were named to the All-ODAC First Team, while Stephanie Clark and Kelly Higbie were named to the All-ODAC Second Team.  Bier was also the recipient of the ODAC Softball Scholar-Athlete Award, an honor she earned in 2012 as well.

LEONA RAINEY - OUTFIELD
Two-time NCAA All-American Leona Rainey broke the ODAC career stolen bases record earlier this season.  The previous mark was 108 set over the 1999-02 season by Stacy Wright of Emory & Henry, but Rainey finished 2013 with 125 stolen bases.  Rainey also ranks first All-Time at Roanoke in on base percentage (.497), second in batting average (.427) and third in hits (214).  She also ranks first, second and third in single-season stolen bases for the Maroons with a top mark of 41 in 2012.  In the 2013 season, Rainey hit .432 with 36 runs scored.  She hit 12 doubles and finished the season with 16 RBIs.  Rainey had the team's highest slugging percentage with a mark of .676, while posting an on-base percentage of .496. 

ALEA BIER – FIRST BASE
Bier, a senior from Bent Mountain, Va., takes home softball's scholar-athlete honor for the second straight year.  In the classroom, she boasts a 3.955 grade point average as a Criminal Justice major.  The Roanoke honors program graduate is a member of several honor societies including Phi Beta Kappa (national historic academic), Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership), Alpha Chi (junior/senior), and Alpha Phi Sigma (criminal justice).  She is a recipient of numerous awards at RC including the Turk Endowed Scholarship, Dreher Scholarship, the Bolton Award and the Kiser Award.  On the field, Bier is a two-time All-ODAC First Team honoree, earning that distinction each of the past two seasons.  She hit .378 this season with an ODAC second-best 13 doubles.  She walked a league-high 26 times, helping her to a .500 on-base percentage.  She also hit a pair of homers and drove in 21 runs.  With the glove, Bier made just four errors in 319 total chances (.987 fielding percentage).

KELLY HIGBIE – PITCHER
Higbie, a sophomore from Midlothian, Va., picks up her second consecutive All-ODAC award, being named First Team in 2012.  The 2012 ODAC Rookie of the Year finished the season with a team best 2.22 ERA.  She tallied 16 wins and 7 losses through the season and made 29 appearances.  In her 149.2 innings pitched, she struck out 85 batters, and faced an opponent batting average of .240.  In just two years of work, Higbie ranks in the top-five all time in nine different statistical categories.  She ranks second All-Time in wins (46), games started (64), complete games (50) and innings pitched (411.0).  Higbie also ranks third all-time in shutouts (12).

STEPHANIE CLARK – UTILITY
Clark, a junior from Nathalie Va., earns her second All-ODAC nod, after being named to the First Team in her freshman year.  The utility player had the fourth highest batting average on the team, hitting .313.  She scored 22 runs, while knocking in another 43 runs, leading the team in RBIs.  She ranked second on the team in total bases with 72.  Clark also spent a large amount of time inside the circle, pitching 100.0 innings in 2013.  She finished the season with an ERA of 3.78, winning 12 games in 22 appearances.  She also struck out 63 batters and put up an opponent batting average of .254.  She pitched 11 complete games and ranks fourth at Roanoke in single-season shutouts with six in the 2013 season.

Listed below are the 2013 All-ODAC Softball Teams.  For more information, go to http://www.odaconline.com.

2013 ALL-ODAC SOFTBALL TEAMS
ODAC Player of the Year: Tori Higginbotham, Jr., OF, Virginia Wesleyan
ODAC Pitcher of the Year: MacKenzie Creech, Jr., Virginia Wesleyan
ODAC Coach of the Year: Dawn Simmons, Lynchburg
ODAC Rookie of the Year: Kimberly Brady, Fr., OF, Shenandoah
ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete: Alea Bier, Sr., 1B, Roanoke

ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM
Pitcher: MacKenzie Creech, Jr., Virginia Wesleyan
Pitcher: Heather Jenkins, Sr., Bridgewater
Catcher: Madison Gilman, Fr., Randolph-Macon
First Base: Alea Bier, Sr., Roanoke
Second Base: Kelly Keys, Jr., Virginia Wesleyan
Third Base: Hannah Bays, Fr., Emory & Henry
Shortstop: Sharese Jarvis, So., Randolph-Macon
Outfield: Kimberly Brady, Fr., Shenandoah
Outfield: Tori Higginbotham, Jr., Virginia Wesleyan
Outfield: Leona Rainey, Sr., Roanoke
Designated Player: Cassie Phillips, Jr., Lynchburg
Utility: Courtney Allman, Sr., Eastern Mennonite

ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM
Pitcher: Kelly Higbie, So., Roanoke
Pitcher: Heather Lewis, Sr., Randolph-Macon
Catcher: Ashley Ebersole, Sr., Emory & Henry
First Base: Season Dailey, Jr., Virginia Wesleyan
Second Base: Cynthia Hayes, Jr., Guilford
Third Base: Melanie Lamb, Sr., Bridgewater
Shortstop: Brooke Hensley, Jr., Eastern Mennonite
Outfield: Jenna Best, Fr., Randolph-Macon
Outfield: Courtney Bogan, Fr., Virginia Wesleyan
Outfield: Molly Smith, Jr., Eastern Mennonite
Designated Player: Lindsey Inzana, Jr., Virginia Wesleyan
Utility: Stephanie Clark, Jr., Virginia Wesleyan

ALL-ODAC THIRD TEAM
Pitcher: Stephanie Cameron, Jr., Shenandoah
Pitcher: Hope Johnson, So., Lynchburg
Catcher: Taylor Galvin, Fr., Virginia Wesleyan
First Base: Lauren McCabe, Sr., Shenandoah
Second Base: Melanie Tenney, Jr., Lynchburg
Third Base: Cheyenne Cash, Fr., Eastern Mennonite
Shortstop: Andrea Shannon, Jr., Virginia Wesleyan
Outfield: Aven Thomas, Sr., Bridgewater
Outfield: Jessi Hall, So., Lynchburg
Outfield: Brooke Sigrist, So., Eastern Mennonite
Designated Player: Angelia Miller, Fr., Eastern Mennonite
Utility: Kristina Karagiorgis, So., Virginia Wesleyan