MORAVIAN'S PETE MOORE NAMED NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION
DIVISION III NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

NEWBERG, OR --- Senior shortstop Pete Moore (Bogota, NJ/Bogota HS) of the Moravian College baseball team and right-hander Lee Boyse of Coe College have been named the NCAA Division III National Hitter of the Week and Pitcher of the Week for March 5-11, 2007, as chosen by representatives of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Moore led Moravian to a 3-3 record last week during the team’s spring trip to Arizona, hitting .609 (14 of 23) with 14 runs, ten RBIs, three doubles, three homers, six stolen bases, four walks and a triple. Moore had 18 hits during the entire trip that began last weekend to give him 136 for his career, breaking the previous Moravian career mark of 131.

Moore began the week with a solo home run for his only hit in a 10-6 victory over Beloit (WI) College in the first game of a doubleheader. He was two-for-three in the second game, an 11-7 loss, with three runs scored and a doubles. Moore was then one-for-four with an RBI and two runs scored in an 11-7 loss to Concordia University Chicago. Moore had his best game of the trip in a 19-8 win over College Misericordia. He was five-for-five with four runs scored, a homer, three RBIs and three stolen bases. Moore walked in his other plate appearance in the game. Moore then went two-for-three with two runs, two RBIs, a double and a home run on a 6-4 loss to Beloit in the first game of another doubleheader. He finished the week with a three-for-four performance, three RBIs, two runs scored, a double and a triple in an 8-0 win versus Beloit. In the field,

Moore played every inning of the eight-game trip at shortstop for the Greyhounds, making 11 putouts and 18 assists with just two errors in the 31 chances in the six games last week. Moore was 18 of 31 (.581) for the entire trip with 17 runs scored, 17 RBIs, three doubles, a triple, four homers, five walks, six stolen bases, a 1.129 slugging percentage, 16 putouts, 30 assists and two errors.

Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. Members receive a membership card, directory, newsletter updates and official votes in the Howser Award Player of the Year, Regional Player of the Year and NCBWA All-America voting. The NCBWA also sponsors preseason All-America awards, publication and writing contests.

Moravian is scheduled to return to action on Friday, March 16th in a Commonwealth Conference game at Widener University beginning at 3:00 p.m. in Chester.