MORAVIAN'S MARIA DeBONIS NAMED COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK

ANNVILLE, PA --- Sophomore pitcher Maria DeBonis (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame HS) of the Moravian College softball team has been named the Commonwealth Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week, for her performance last week.

DeBonis, who was also the Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Week on March 26th, had a 3-0 record last week to help seventh-ranked Moravian to a 4-0 record, all by shutout. The Greyhounds have won a school record seven straight games by shutout and have not allowed a run in 45 innings since losing to DeSales University, 12-11 in ten innings on April 3rd.

DeBonis improved to 8-2 with her sixth shutout of the season in a 6-0 shutout of Widener University, allowing just two hits and six walks while striking out ten batters. DeBonis also connected on her first career home run at the plate during the game. DeBonis tossed her second shutout of the doubleheader against Widener and seventh of the season in a 7-0 win, allowing four hits and three runs while striking out eight batters. DeBonis extended her own scoreless streak to 31 innings in the shutout of Albright, her eighth shutout of the year. DeBonis allowed just two hits and three walks while striking out a career high 13 batters to improve to 10-2 in the circle this spring.

At the plate, DeBonis, who is Moravian’s designated player when not pitching, had a .455 batting average with five hits in 11 at-bats. DeBonis also had a double, a home run, two RBIs and three runs. She also made four assists in four chances in the field.

Moravian is scheduled to return to action on Thursday, April 19th in a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader at Lebanon Valley College beginning at 3:00 p.m. in Annville.