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The
Greyhounds under the direction of head coach Ed Little for the 15th season made a run
at the Middle Atlantic Conference Playoffs before finishing the season with a 15-17 overall
record. Heading into the final regular season doubleheader, Moravian needed a sweep to make
the MAC playoffs for the first time since 1992.
The 'Hounds opened
the campaign with the teams first-ever trip to California.
Senior outfielder Mike
Folcher (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West HS) led the Greyhounds with a .353 batting
average this season. He collected 36 hits, including seven doubles, one triple and one home
run, in 102 at-bats. Folcher, who was the Moravian College Outstanding Senior Male Athlete
and an all-conference honoree in football, also led Moravian in runs scored with 23, RBIs
with 22 and game winning RBIs with three.
Sophomore second
baseman Jarrett Hughes (Bangor/Bangor HS) was second among the regulars with a .314
batting average. He had 32 hits with two doubles, two triples and one home run in 102 at-bats.
Classmate Mike
DiOrio (Neshanic Station, NJ/Somerville HS) led Moravian with 19 walks. He added 13 hits
in 71 at-bats.
Junior catcher/outfielder Scott
Fritz (Barnesville/Mahoney Area HS) hits .283 with 30 hits in 106 at-bats. He had four
doubles and two triples and was second on the team in runs scored with 20.
Freshman shortstop Mike
Gill (Lebanon, NJ/North Hunterdon HS) had 20 hits in 89 at-bats. He made 93 assists in
the field, which set the single season record.
Another freshman
who contributed in the second half of the season was designated hitter/outfielder Shawn
Brown (Quakertown/Quakertown HS). He had 17 hits in 60 at-bats with on double, one home
run and 14 RBIs.
Classmate Joe
Pochron (Allentown/Salisbury HS) contributed 11 hits in 56 at-bats and threw 17 2/3 innings
as a pitcher.
On the mound, junior Scott
Bolasky (Germansville/Northwestern Lehigh HS) paced Moravian with a 4.12 earned run average
and a 4-5 record. In 59 innings of work, Bolasky struck out 50 batters and allowed just 14
walks.
Sophomore Mark
Slavin (Stroudsburg/Stroudsburg HS) posted a 4-3 record with a 4.44 earned run average.
He threw 48 2/3 innings with 36 strikeouts and 23 walks.
Classmate Matt
Seitzinger (Scranton/Scranton Prep) had a 2-2 record on the mound and saved three games
this year. At the plate, Seitzinger, a third baseman, had ten hits in 53 at-bats.
Sophomore David
Jelleme (Pequannock, NJ/Pequan-nock HS) appeared in 11 games and threw 24 innings. He
had a 1-1 record and had one save.
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