Sports News: Spring 2002

Monday, March 25, 2002

MOWREY NAMED COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE PITCHER OF THE WEEK

ANNVILLE, PA --- Senior Rachel Mowrey (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) of the Moravian College softball team has been named the Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Week for her performance last week.

Mowrey tossed her second one-hitter of the season, allowing the leadoff batter of the seventh inning an infield single, while shutting out Messiah College, 4-0, to open the Commonwealth Conference season.  Mowrey's< other no-hit bid this season went 6 2/3 innings before allowing a single.  She gave up just one walk in the contest and she struck out one.  Only three Messiah batters reached base in the game (one on an error).  With Moravian trailing 3-1 in the second game of the twinbill, Mowrey came back on the mound and allowed just one hit and three base runners (two by errors) over the final 2 2/3 innings.  For the doubleheader, Mowrey< pitched 9 2/3 innings with two hits and no runs allowed.  Moravian is 11-3 overall and 1-1 in the Commonwealth Conference this season and will host Ursinus College on Tuesday, March 26th in a non-conference doubleheader beginning at 2:30 p.m.