Tuesday, March 2, 2004
GREYHOUNDS RANKED 5TH IN COMMONWEALTH PRESEASON POLL
ANNVILLE, PA --- The Moravian College baseball team has been selected to finish fifth
in the Commonwealth Conference in a preseason poll of the conference’s coaches.
The Greyhounds, who return 16 letterwinners and eight starters, received 31 points in
the poll. Messiah College was selected as the top team in the preseason, garnering six
first-place votes and 61 points. Elizabethtown College was ranked second followed by Juniata
College, which had one first-place vote, Albright College, Moravian, Widener University,
Lebanon Valley College and Susquehanna University, which received the final first place
vote.
The Greyhounds only returning starter in the infield is senior second baseman Matthew
Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst HS), who has 26 hits, 19 runs, 15 RBIs,
15 walks and a homer. In the outfield, Moravian will have all three starters returning.
Senior Greg Peters (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) will be in centerfield
when he isn’t on the mound while junior Chris Clancy (Kendall Park, NJ/Bishop
Ahr HS) will start in right field when he isn’t pitching and senior Ethan
Ordog (Roebling, NJ/Holy Cross HS) will be in left field. Peters contributed
20 hits, 18 runs, 15 RBIs, three doubles, a triple and two home runs last spring and
on the mound, Peters was 1-4 with one save, a 5.76 ERA and 17 strikeouts
in 25 innings. Clancy had 18 hits, 16 runs, eight RBIs, a triple and
a homer while Ordog contributed 16 hits, 16 runs, 14 RBIs and three
doubles. On the mound, Clancy had a 4-5 record, a 4.10 ERA and 46 strikeouts
in 49 1/3 innings of work.
The Greyhounds are slated to have two other starting pitchers back in the rotation this
spring led by junior Stephen Tomaszewski (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS). Tomaszewski was
a Commonwealth All-Conference Second Team honoree last year after posting a 5-1 record,
a 4.59 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 51 innings of action. Senior Brett Porter (Florham
Park, NJ/Hanover Park HS) also returns to the mound after a 1-1 record, a 7.68
ERA and 16 strikeouts in 38 2/3 innings last spring.
Moravian, under the direction of head coach Ed Little, will open the
2004 season on Thursday, March 4th in a non-conference game at Muhlenberg College at 3:00
p.m. The Greyhounds will begin their 2004 Commonwealth Conference season on Saturday, March
6th with a doubleheader against Juniata College at the University of Tampa.
2004 Commonwealth Conference Baseball Preseason Poll
Rank |
School (first place votes) |
Points |
1. |
Messiah College (6) |
61 pts |
2. |
Elizabethtown College |
54 pts |
3. |
Juniata College (1) |
44 pts |
4. |
Albright College |
42 pts |
5. |
Moravian College |
31 pts |
6. |
Widener University |
23 pts |
7. |
Lebanon Valley College |
17 pts |
8. |
Susquehanna University (1) |
16 pts |
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