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Connor Powell '28 (L), Mason Lester '29 (R) Earn All-ODAC Honors

Connor Powell (Second Team) & Mason Lester (Third Team) Earn 2026 All-ODAC Baseball Honors

5/7/2026 4:06:00 PM

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College had two Tigers selected to the 2026 All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Baseball Teams, as announced today by the conference office. Sophomore third baseman Connor Powell (Midlothian) was named Second Team All-ODAC, while freshman shortstop Mason Lester (Lawrence, KS) was named Third Team All-ODAC, in voting among the conference head coaches.
 
Connor Powell started 34 of 36 games with a batting average of .321 (45-140), four home runs, three triples, nine doubles, 28 runs scored, 34 RBIs, three walks, 10 hit by pitches, one sacrifice bunt and 15-19 stolen bases. He had a .514 slugging percentage, a .377 on-base percentage and an .859 fielding percentage on 71 total chances (36 putouts, 25 assists, 10 errors). Connor led the team with 16 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games, while tied for third in the ODAC in triples, tied for eighth in stolen bases, tied for 14th in hit by pitches, tied for 20th in home runs, 25th in at bats and tied for 25th in RBIs.
 
Mason Lester started 37 of 40 games with a batting average of .274 (32-117), one triple, six doubles, 24 runs scored, 16 RBIs, 26 walks, five hit by pitches, three sacrifice flies, four sacrifice bunts and 6-8 stolen bases. He had a .342 slugging percentage, a .417 on-base percentage and a .929 fielding percentage on 156 total chances (44 putouts, 101 assists, 11 errors). Mason had eight multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games, while tied for eighth in the ODAC in sacrifice bunts, tied for 20th in walks and tied for 24th in sacrifice flies.
 
Below is the full set of All-ODAC Baseball Awards.

ODAC PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Tyler Kaltreider, Sr., SP, Lynchburg
ODAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jack Pokorak, Sr., 1B, Lynchburg
ODAC COACH OF THE YEAR: Travis Beazley, Lynchburg
ODAC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Kyle Flora, Fy., OF, Lynchburg
ODAC/VAFB SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Ben Jones, Sr., 2B, Lynchburg
   
ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM
Tyler Kaltreider * Sr. SP Lynchburg
Nick Mattfield ^ Gr. SP Lynchburg
Liam Stewart * So. RP Shenandoah
Sean Pokorak + Sr. C Lynchburg
Jack Pokorak Sr. 1B Lynchburg
Alex Caywood Fy. 2B Washington and Lee
Ashton Smith Jr. 3B Bridgewater
Brandon Garcia ^ Sr. SS Lynchburg
Kyle Flora Fy. OF Lynchburg
Quinn Madden Gr. OF Lynchburg
Jaime Padilla * Sr. OF Shenandoah
Zack Chadwell * Sr. DH Bridgewater
Nathan DeWitte + Jr. UT Washington and Lee
    
ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM
Evan Bert + Sr. SP Bridgewater
Peter Phillips Jr. SP Randolph-Macon
Colin McGuire ^ Jr. RP Lynchburg
JP Williams Jr. C Shenandoah
Chandler Valbak Jr. 1B Bridgewater
Benton Jones ^ Sr. 2B Lynchburg
Connor Powell So. 3B Hampden-Sydney
Aidan Miller + Sr. SS EMU
Bryce Suters Sr. OF Bridgewater
Jakson Walter Fy. OF Bridgewater
Jack Bowles + Jr. OF Randolph-Macon
Michael Hetzel Fy. DH Roanoke
Zach Stolze Jr. UT Randolph-Macon
    
ALL-ODAC THIRD TEAM
Logan Tapman + Sr. SP Lynchburg
Cooper Charneco Jr. SP Washington and Lee
Trent Judd Sr. RP Lynchburg
Logan Duff Sr. C Randolph-Macon
Gino Meienschein Jr. 1B Virginia Wesleyan
Nick Stavros * Sr. 2B Bridgewater
Carl Keenan So. 2B Shenandoah
Noah Donaho Fy. 3B Roanoke
Mason Lester Fy. SS Hampden-Sydney
Skyler Dark ^ Jr. OF Guilford
Joe Munitz * Jr. OF Lynchburg
Camdyn Teague So. OF Washington and Lee
Ryne Rodrigues Sr. DH Guilford
Hayden Giordano Jr. UT Roanoke
    
* 2025 All-ODAC 1st Team (6)
^ 2025 All-ODAC 2nd Team (5)
+ 2025 All-ODAC 3rd Team (6)
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