Monday, April 15, 2002

BORTZ NAMED COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ANNVILLE, PA --- Freshman shortstop Heather Bortz (Allentown, PA/Parkland HS) of the Moravian College softball team has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week for her performance last week.

Bortz helped the Greyhounds to 4-0 record last week including doubleheader sweeps of Elizabethtown College and Dickinson College.  Bortz was four-for-six in the twin bill at Elizabethtown with four RBIs, a triple and a stolen base.  After being held hitless for just the fourth time in 21 games this season in the first contest with Dickinson, Bortz responded with a two-for-three, two stolen base performance in the second game.  For the week, Bortz hit .462 with a .615 slugging percentage and a .533 on-base percentage.

Moravian, ranked 21st in the nation, is 24-4 overall and returns to action on Tuesday, April 16th in a 2:00 p.m. doubleheader with Muhlenberg College at Patriots Park in Allentown.