MORAVIAN SOFTBALL TEAM & THREE PLAYERS RANKED IN LATEST NCAA STATISTICS RELEASE

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College softball team is ranked in four team categories and has three players ranked in the fifth 2007 NCAA Division III softball statistical ranking released Wednesday.

Sophomore pitcher Kristie Pellicani (Sparta, NJ/Sparta HS) is 17th in the country in earned run average at 1.20, and she is tied for 36th in victories at 16. Pellicani, pictured at right, has a 16-3 mark in the circle this year with a 1.20 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 122 1/3 innings.

Sophomore pitcher Maria DeBonis (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame HS) is tied for 36th in victories with 16. DeBonis, pictured at left, is now 16-2 with 11 shutouts, a no-hitter and 159 strikeouts in 119 1/3 innings.

Senior outfielder Lauren Homa (Chalfont, PA/Chalfont HS) is tenth in the nation in sacrifice hits per game with an average of 0.42. Homa, pictured at bottom right, has 15 sacrifices in 36 games.

The Greyhounds are third in the nation in fielding percentage at .975, and the squad is fourth in earned run average with a 1.19 team ERA, tied for fifth in win-loss percentage at .865 and 49th in doubles per game with 1.62. Moravian has 60 doubles in 37 games this season.

Moravian, currently ranked tenth in the nation, is 32-5 on the season and 13-1 in Commonwealth Conference action. The Greyhounds are scheduled to return to action on Thursday, May 10th in the 2007 NCAA Division III Regional as top seeded Moravian will play either fourth seed Ramapo College of New Jersey or fifth seeded Gettysburg College at 4:00 p.m. at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey.