Wednesday, April 22, 2009

THREE SOFTBALL PLAYERS AND MORAVIAN TEAM RANKED IN NCAA DIVISION III SOFTBALL STATISTICS

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College softball team and three student-athletes are ranked in the fourth NCAA Division III statistics release of the 2009 season including games through April 19th.

Senior pitcher/designated player Maria DeBonis (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame HS), pictured at right, is 15th in the nation in hits allowed per seven innings at 4.16, 21st in ERA at 1.04, and 38th in strikeouts per seven innings with an average of 7.9.

Freshmen outfielder Olivia Evanko (Nazarteth, PA/Nazareth HS), pictured at left, is tied for 22nd in the country for sacrifice hits per game at 0.31.

Sophomore second basemen Stephanie Falzarano (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield HS), pictured at bottom right, is 49th in the nation at toughest to strike out with only three strikeouts on the year with an average of going 38.3 innings without being struck out.

The Greyhounds are ranked in the top 50 in the nation in six categories including being sixth in the country in ERA at 0.95.  Moravian is 35th in doubles per game with an average of 1.72, 15th in fielding percentage at .970, 46th in triples per game with an average of 0.44, 30th in batting average at .346 and tied for 43rd in winning percentage at .750.

Moravian, which is 27-9 on the season, is scheduled to return to action on Thursday, April 23rd in a non-conference doubleheader vs. Muhlenberg College beginning at 3:00 p.m.