Sports News: Spring 2005

Thursday, April 14, 2005

GREYHOUNDS RANKED 2ND IN FIRST NCAA REGIONAL POLL OF 2005 SEASON

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College softball team is ranked second in the East Region in the first NCAA Division III Regional Rankings released Thursday.

The Greyhounds, who have an in-region record of 16-1, which is what the poll is mainly based one, were just behind the University of Rutgers-Camden in the region. Rounding out the top eight were King’s College, Rowan University, La Roche College, Lebanon Valley College, The College of New Jersey and Bethany (WV) College.

The Greyhounds, who are 22-3 overall and ranked ninth in the nation in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Poll, are slated to return to action on Thursday, April 14th in a non-conference doubleheader versus Delaware Valley College in Bethlehem beginning at 3:00 p.m.

2005 NCAA Division III East Region Rankings
Records as of April 10, 2005

Rank School
Overall Record
In-Region Record
1. Universoty of Rutgers-Camden
23-1
14-1
2. Moravian College
22-3
16-1
3. King’s College
20-4
12-1
4. Rowan University
15-7
10-2
5. La Roche College
14-2-1
7-1
6. Lebanon Valley College
16-4
14-3
7. The College of New Jersey
19-8
11-2
8. Bethany (WV) College
12-9
9-3