Greyhound Weekly Update, April 9, 2007 (-2222-)
Softball – 16-4
(Commonwealth Conference 4-0, MASCAC 7-1)
Last Week – Lost to #DeSales
University, 12-11 (10 innings) &
Defeated #DeSales University, 9-0 (5 innings); *Lebanon
Valley College
doubleheader postponed, Defeated #Drew
University, 1-0 &
12-0 (5 innings). *Commonwealth
Conference game, #MASCAC game
This Week – Mon., Apr. 9th vs. *Widener
University (DH), 3:00 p.m.; Thurs., Apr. 12th vs. Haverford College
(DH), 3:30 p.m.; Sat., Apr. 14th vs. *Albright College (DH), 1:00
p.m.; Sun., Apr. 15th vs. Muhlenberg College, 1:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference game, #MASCAC game
Moravian had its six-game winning streak snapped as
Greyhounds fell to DeSales
University, 12-11 in ten
innings, in a non-conference contest. The loss also snapped a 25-game winning
streak against the Bulldogs. The only other time Moravian lost to DeSales was
the first time the two schools met on April 22, 1980 when then Allentown
College of St. Francis DeSales defeated the Greyhounds, 13-0. Moravian took a
1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when sophomore first baseman Sheri Bieniek
(Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley Regional HS) hit an RBI single that scored
sophomore shortstop Jordan Oplinger (Allentown, PA/Parkland HS), who had singled
to lead off the game. The Bulldogs answered with five runs in the bottom of the
first inning with all five runs coming with two outs. Moravian starting pitcher
Kristie Pellicani
(Sparta, NJ/Sparta HS) was relieved by sophomore Katie Agnew (Doylestown,
PA/Lansdale
Catholic HS) during the inning. Moravian scored twice in the top of the
second inning on an error that allowed senior outfielder Justina Black (Orefield, PA/Parkland
HS) to score and an RBI ground out by sophomore outfielder Erica Klepeisz (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS) that scored senior catcher Danielle Carrione
(Bloomfield, NJ/Mt. St. Dominic HS).
The Greyhounds eventually took the lead with three runs in the top of the
fourth inning for a 6-5 advantage. Junior second baseman Beth Paly (Whitehall,
PA/Whitehall
HS), Bieniek
and sophomore designated player Maria DeBonis (Nazareth,
PA/Notre Dame HS) each had
RBI doubles in the inning. Moravian's lead wouldn't last long as DeSales scored
four times in the bottom half of the fourth inning to retake a 9-6 lead, and
again all four runs were scored with two outs. Moravian pulled within 9-8 in
the top of the sixth inning with a pair of runs. The Greyhounds scored on an
RBI single by freshman pinch hitter Kelly
Maressa (Allentown,
PA/William Allen HS) and an
RBI double by DeBonis.
Moravian scored a run in the top of the seventh inning on an RBI double by Paly to tie the
score at 9-9 and force extra innings. The game went to the international tiebreaker
of placing a runner at second base to start the inning in the top of the eight,
and the Greyhounds would take a 10-9 lead on an RBI single by DeBonis.
However, DeSales also scored in the bottom of the eighth to tie the score once
again at 10-10. In the top of the ninth inning, Moravian pushed a run across
the plate on an RBI sacrifice fly by Oplinger. However, the Bulldogs once again scored in the
bottom half of the inning to tie the contest at 11-11. Moravian started the
tenth inning with Klepeisz
at second base but a pair of line outs and a pop fly didn't allow Klepeisz to move
up. DeSales finally ended the game in the bottom of the tenth inning on a
suicide squeeze bunt. Moravian pounded out 17 hits in the game, its highest
single game total of the year, with Paly going four-for-six with a pair of doubles. Carrione and DeBonis were
each three-for-four for the Greyhounds while Bieniek was three-for-six. Oplinger had a
pair of hits and added three runs. Pellicani, who re-entered the game to pitch the tenth inning dropped to 8-2 on the season, allowing six runs, five
of them earned, on five hits and three walks with one strikeout in just one
inning of work. Agnew, who was
seeing her first action of the season, allowed six runs, four of them earned,
on five hits and four walks with nine strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings.
The Greyhounds bounced back from their first loss in
nearly a month to shut out DeSales, 9-0 in five innings, in the second game of
a non-conference doubleheader. DeBonis tossed her fourth shutout of the season for
Moravian, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out six batters. DeBonis received all of the
offense she would need in the top of the third inning when Moravian scored four
runs. Paly
scored the first run of the game on a wild pitch before Maressa hit a two-RBI double. Maressa scored
the final run of the inning on a passed ball. The Greyhounds added five runs in
the top of the fifth inning to institute the NCAA's
eight-run rule. DeBonis
drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly before junior outfielder Megan Ritchey (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown
HS) hit an RBI double. Agnew had
a two-RBI single during the inning while freshman outfielder Chrissy McGlinn (Lansdale, PA/Gwynedd Mercy HS) drove in the final run of the game with
an RBI double. Moravian had ten hits in the victory with sophomore catcher Deanna Mangieri (Pleasantville, NY/Byram Hills HS) going three-for-three.
The eighth-ranked Greyhounds swept a non-conference
doubleheader from future Landmark Conference foe Drew University,
1-0 and 12-0 in five innings, at Blue & Grey Field. The Greyhounds scored the first game’s only run in the bottom of the first inning. Junior
third baseman Kelly Santry
(Hatboro, PA/Upper Moreland HS) drew a bases loaded walk,
Moravian's fourth base on balls of the inning, to score Paly, who had reached on an
infield single. The Greyhounds had just three hits in the game. Pellicani improved
to 9-2 in the circle for Moravian, allowing five hits and four walks while
striking out six batters for her fourth shutout of the season. In the second
game, DeBonis improved to 7-2 in the circle with her
fifth shutout of the season. DeBonis allowed just one hit and two walks while striking
out 11 batters. The Greyhounds would give DeBonis a 7-0 lead in the bottom
of the first inning. Oplinger led off the inning reaching third on
an outfield error, and she scored on a wild pitch. After a walk by Klepeisz and an out, Bieniek connected on her third home run of the season, a two-run shot to
right field. Mangieri and senior outfielder Lauren Homa
(Chalfont, PA/Central Bucks West HS) each had RBI singles before Oplinger drove
in the final two runs of the inning with a two-RBI double. The Greyhounds would
add three more runs in the bottom of the second inning to extend the lead to
10-0. Ritchey had an RBI single
while freshman Danielle Massa (Livingston, NJ/Livingston
HS) scored on a passed ball and Maressa crossed
the plate on a wild pitch. Moravian scored twice in the bottom of the fourth
inning on an RBI single by freshman shortstop Jackie Seidler (Feasterville, PA/Mt. St. Joseph HS) and another wild pitch. The game
was ended after five innings due to the NCAA’s
eight-run rule. Moravian had ten hits in the game with ten different players
getting a hit.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, April 9, 2007 (-3333-)
Baseball – 7-14 (Commonwealth Conference 4-8, MASCAC 4-8)
Last
Week – Lost to *Widener University, 2-1 & Defeated *Widener
University, 6-1; Lost to *Albright College, 10-2, 8-4 & 2-0. *Commonwealth Conference game.
This Week – Mon., Apr. 9th vs. Muhlenberg College,
3:30 p.m.; Fri., Apr. 13th vs. *Lebanon
Valle College,
3:00 p.m.; Sat., Apr. 14th at *Lebanon Valley
College (DH), 12:00 p.m. *Commonwealth
Conference game
Moravian split a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader
with Widener University, losing the first game, 2-1,
and winning the second game, 6-1, to snap a six-game losing streak, at
Gillespie Field. The Pride jumped out to
a 1-0 lead in the first game in the top of the first inning. Moravian tied the contest at 1-1 in the
bottom of the second inning when senior catcher Colin Welles (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS) drew a one-out walk and
eventually scored on a two-out, RBI single by sophomore first baseman Matthew McCarthy (Allentown, PA/Allentown
Central Catholic HS), the Greyhounds' first hit of the game. Moravian
loaded the bases in the fourth inning but was unable to score. Widener scored
the winning run in the top of the fifth inning. The Greyhounds were limited to
three hits in the game. Freshman Keith
Shaffer (Honesdale, PA/Honesdale HS) took the loss on the
mound for Moravian, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk in 4 1/2 innings.
Freshman Andrew DelRossi
(Medford, PA/Bishop
Eustace HS) finished the game for the Greyhounds, allowing just one hit and
striking out one batter. The second game was scoreless until the fifth inning
despite Widener having the bases loaded in the first inning on walks. The Pride
eventually took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning. Moravian pushed five runs across the plate in
the bottom half of the inning on just one hit to take a 5-1 lead. With one out,
freshman designated hitter Philip Spence
(Lafayette, NJ/Newton HS) was hit by a pitch and pinch ran for by
sophomore Scott Hettinger (Sinking Spring, PA/Wilson
West Lawn HS). McCarthy drew a
walk, and freshman Michael Zubia (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem
Catholic HS) came in to pinch run for McCarthy.
Sophomore third baseman Kevin Gambrino (Brick, NJ/Monsignor Donovan HS) drew a walk
to load the bases before freshman pinch hitter David Lengyel (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS)
hit a two-RBI double down the right field line to score Hettinger and Zubia. Sophomore outfielder Eric Shea (Madison, NJ/Morristown Beard HS) was hit by a pitch to load the
bases again then junior outfielder Josh Baltz (Easton, PA/Easton
HS) was hit by a pitch for an RBI scoring Gambrino. Junior shortstop Pete Moore (Bogota, NJ/Bogota HS)
followed with a ground ball that looked to be a double play but an errant throw
from second allowed Lengyel
and Shea to score. Moravian would
add a run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Freshman catcher Brad Bodine (Mt. Bethel, PA/Bangor HS), who had
come into the game in the top of the second inning to replace Welles who was injured, singled to lead
off the inning. Hettinger drew a
walk and sacrifice bunt by sophomore first baseman Christopher Rue (Holmdel,
NJ/Holmdel HS) moved Bodine and Hettinger to second and third. Gambrino
followed with a ground ball to second base; however, the throw home pulled the
catcher off the plate and allowed Bodine to avoid the tag and score. The Greyhounds had just
four hits in the game with one by Moore, which
was the 150th of his career. Moore also set
the school mark for career at-bats in the game, now at 430. Freshman Ryan Cummings (Toms River, NJ/Toms River
East HS) improved to 2-2 on the mound for Moravian, allowing a run, four
hits and four walks, all in the first inning, while striking out five batters.
Moravian started a three-game Commonwealth Conference
series against Albright
College with a 10-2 loss
in the nine-inning game. The Lions jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first
inning. Albright extended its lead to 5-0 with four more runs in the bottom of
the second inning. Moravian would score its first run of the game in the top of
the third inning. Junior second baseman Brett
Stout (Easton, PA/Easton HS) doubled
with two outs and scored on an error in the outfield on a ball hit by Shea. The Lions scored their final five
runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 10-1 lead. The Greyhounds finished off the scoring with
a run in the top of the eighth inning Moore hit an RBI ground out to score Hettinger, who drew a walk to lead off
the inning as a pinch hitter. Moravian was limited to three hits in the game, Stout's double and singles by Baltz and freshman designated hitter Andrew DeLio
(Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany HS). Greyhound junior Matt Swartz (Dunmore,
PA/Dunmore HS) dropped to 1-4
on the season with the loss on the mound. Swartz
tossed four innings, allowing seven runs, five of them earned, on five hits and
four walks. He did strike out one batter. Senior Josh Hunter (Palmerton,
PA/Palmerton HS) gave up
three unearned runs on a three hits and a walk in 1/3 of an inning. DelRossi tossed 1 2/3 innings for the
Greyhounds with two walks while freshman Brandon
Palmsiano (Mountainhome,
PA/Pius X HS) pitched the final two innings, allowing one walk.
Albright swept a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader
from Moravian, 8-4 and 2-0, at Gillespie Field.
Albright jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of
the first inning of the first game. The
Greyhounds would get their first run in the bottom of the second inning on an
RBI single by junior designated hitter John
Bisco (Easton, PA/Notre Dame HS), which scored Welles who had singled to lead off the
inning. Albright extended its lead to
5-1 in the top of the third inning. Moravian answered with another run in the
bottom of the third inning on an RBI ground out by Baltz that scored Stout. Stout had doubled to lead off the
inning, and the hit ended up being Moravian's only extra-base hit in the
doubleheader. The Greyhounds pulled within 5-3 with a run in the bottom of the
sixth inning when Moore
singled with one out and eventually scored on a throwing error. Albright
scored three times in the top of the seventh inning to push its lead to 8-3.
Moravian was able to score once in the bottom of the seventh inning on an RBI
ground out by Baltz
that scored Gambrino,
who had walked to lead off the inning. Moravian was limited to seven hits in
the game with two each by Moore and Stout. Junior Trevor Lawrence (Lansford,
PA/Marian Catholic HS)
started on the mound for the Greyhounds, taking the loss to drop to 2-2 on the
season. Lawrence allowed five run on nine hits
with one strikeout in five innings. Freshman Richard Schultz (Drexel Hill, PA/The Haverford School)
finished off the game for Moravian, allowing three runs on four hits with two
strikeouts in two innings of action. Albright
scored the only two runs of the second game in the fourth inning. Each team had
six hits in the game with no one on either squad having more than one hit.
Freshman Christopher Morrison (Middlesex, NJ/Immaculata HS) took the loss on the mound for the
Greyhounds to drop to 2-2 on the season, despite allowing just the two runs on six
hits and a walk. Morrison did
strikeout six batters.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, April 9, 2007 (-4444-)
Men’s Lacrosse – 1-9 (MAC 1-4)
Last Week – Defeated *DeSales
University, 8-5; Lost to *Susquehanna University, 8-6. *Middle Atlantic Conference match
This Week – Wed., Apr. 11th
vs. *Widener University, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Apr. 14th
vs. *King’s College, 1:00 p.m. *Middle
Atlantic Conference match
Moravian won its first match of the season, defeating
local rival DeSales
University, 8-4, in
Middle Atlantic Conference action. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 3-0 lead in
the first quarter and led 4-0 before the Bulldogs scored. Moravian led 5-2 at
halftime and had an 8-3 advantage after three quarters. DeSales did have a
44-26 advantage in shots and a 52-45 edge in ground balls while Moravian won
nine of 15 face-offs. Senior midfielder Ken
Blom (Rochelle Park, NJ/Bergen Catholic HS) led
the Greyhounds with two goals and an assist including a man-up goal in the
third quarter for his 50th career tally. Sophomore attack Jason Tosches (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor
South Plainfield HS) also had two goals while freshmen midfielders Kevin Smart (Drexel Hill, PA/Archbishop
Carroll HS) and Cruz Sierra
(Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Regional HS) each had a goal and an assist. Senior
midfielder T.J. Hirsch (Putnum Valley, NJ/Walter
Panas HS) and sophomore attack (Laurys
Station, PA/Parkland
HS) each found the back of the cage once for the Greyhounds. Hirsch, who is nationally ranked in
face-off percentage, won nine of 14 face-offs to give him a 105 face-off wins
this season, breaking his own school record, and 407 for his career, also a
school record. Hirsch also had eight
ground balls to give him a school record 88 for the season, and Hirsch currently leads the nation in
ground balls per game. Sophomore goalie Benjamin
Larson (Dover, DE/Dover HS) made 18
saves in the match, and he also had a game high and career best 12 ground
balls.
The Greyhounds dropped an 8-6 decision at Susquehanna University in Middle Atlantic Conference
action in a match played in the snow. The Crusaders led 3-1 after the first
quarter and 6-2 at halftime. Moravian would score four of the six goals in the
second half. Susquehanna had a 33-29 edge in shots and a 38-23 advantage in
ground balls while both teams won nine of 18 face-offs. Blom led Moravian with two goals including a man-up goal and an assist.
Hirsch added two goals while leading
the Greyhounds with four ground balls and eight wins in 16 face-off attempts.
Senior attack Daniel Larson (Dover, DE/Dover HS) contributed
a goal and an assist while Danner
found the back of the cage once for Moravian. Benjamin Larson made eight saves for the Greyhounds.
Women’s Lacrosse – 0-7 (MAC
0-4)
Last Week – Lost to *Widener University,
15-8. *Middle Atlantic Conference match
This Week – Wed., Apr. 11th vs. *The University of Scranton, 4:00 p.m.; Sat., Apr. 14th at *Lycoming College, 1:00 p.m. *Middle Atlantic Conference match
Moravian dropped a 15-8 decision at Widener University
in Middle Atlantic Conference action. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 1-0 lead
on the first of four goals by senior attack Lindsay Lustrino (Spring, Lake, NJ/Manasquan
HS), just 42 seconds into the match; however, the Pride scored the next
three goals to take the lead for good. Widener led 10-4 at the intermission,
and the Pride had a 37-23 advantage in shots and a 26-13 edge in ground balls.
Moravian did hold a slight 13-11 edge in draw controls. In addition to Lustrino's four
goals, sophomore attack Georgia
Castellano (Cherry Hills, NJ/Cherry Hills West HS) added a goal and an
assist for the Greyhounds while junior midfielder Casey Simpson (Laporte, PA/Sullivan County
HS), freshman midfielder Paige Warbrick (Souderton, PA/Souderton Area HS) and freshman
attack Kayla Carson (Wyomissing,
PA/Wyomissing HS) each found the back of the cage once for Moravian. Lustrino led the Greyhounds with three
ground balls while junior midfielder Erica
Spatz (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken HS)
had five draw controls. Freshman goalie Katie
Wise (Ardsley, PA/Abington HS) made ten saves for
Moravian.
Women’s Track & Field –
0-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0) – MAC Indoor Champions
Last Week – Did not compete
This Week – Sat., Apr. 14th at The College of New Jersey Invitational, Ewing, NJ
The Greyhounds did not compete last week due to the
holiday and the weather. The team will
return to action at The College of New Jersey Invitational this weekend.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, April 9, 2007 (-5555-)
Men’s Tennis – 6-4
(Commonwealth Conference 2-2, MASCAC 3-3)
Last Week – Defeated *Albright College,
9-0. *Commonwealth Conference match,
#MASCAC match
This Week – Mon., Apr. 9th at #The University of Scranton, 4:00 p.m.; Tues., Apr. 10th vs.
*Lebanon Valley
College, 3:30 p.m.; Sat., Apr. 14th
vs. *Juniata College, 12:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match, #MASCAC match
Moravian won its sixth match of the season and improved
to 2-2 in Commonwealth Conference action with a 9-0 sweep of Albright College.
The Greyhounds started the match by winning all three doubles contests with
wins by the teams of senior Neil Caniga (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS) and freshman Ian Box (Charlestown, MA/The Rivers School),
senior Scott Shelbo
(Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS) and sophomore Lee Gustin (Allentown, PA/Dieruff
HS) and sophomores Ketih Feinman
(Haddonfield, NJ/Haddonfield HS) and Jeremiah
Reinhart (Effort, PA/Pleasant Valley HS). Moravian also swept all six
singles matches in straight sets. With his singles win, Caniga became the third player
in school history to win 40 career singles contests.
Golf – 0-0 (Commonwealth
Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Last Week – 14th of 23 at Lebanon Valley
College Spring Invitational; 7th of 19 at Moravian College Spring
Invitational
This Week – Thurs., Apr. 12th
at Elizabethtown College Blue Jay Classic at Hershey
Country Club, 12:00 p.m.
The Greyhounds placed 14th of 23 schools at the Lebanon
Valley College Spring Invitational to start the spring portion of the team's
schedule. Moravian posted a team score of 343 while Dickinson College
won the event at the Lebanon Country Club with a total of 329. Junior Eric Whitman (Blairstown, NJ/Notre
Dame East Stroudsburg {PA} HS) led the Greyhounds individually, tying for
28th of 114 individuals with a round of 83 on the par 72 course. Freshmen Alan Kliewer (Ephrata, PA/Ephrata HS)
and Steve Labiak
(Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) tied for 38th with rounds of 85 while
sophomore Matt Hegarty (Moorestown,
NJ/Moorestown
HS) was tied for 72nd with an 18-hole total of 90 in his invitational of
the season. Senior Brian Bergstol (Mt. Bethel, PA/Bangor HS) withdrew
during the event.
Moravian placed seventh of 19 schools
that competed in the Moravian College Spring Invitational at Southmoore Golf Course. The Greyhounds had a team
score of 329 while Keystone
College won the
tournament with a four-man score of 319. Bergstol
earned medalist honors with a three-under par round of 68 on the par 71 course,
winning individual honors by six strokes.
Hegarty
tied for 32nd with a round of 84 while Whitman
was tied for 49th of the 92 golfers with an 18-hole total of 88. Kliewer fired a
round of 89 to tie for 57th while Labiak was tied for 91st with a score of 91. The tournament
was played under windy conditions with snow flurries throughout the afternoon.
Men’s Track & Field –
0-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)
Last Week – No Team Scores at Same Howell
Invitational hosted by Princeton University
This Week – Sat., Apr. 14th at The College of New Jersey Invitational, Ewing, NJ
Moravian had three competitors at the non-scoring Sam
Howell Memorial Invitational hosted by Princeton University.
Freshman Steven DeFazio placed 38th in the 1,500-meter run in a time of
4:17.58. Freshman Steve Parisi was 43rd in the
800-meter run in 2:02.29 while sophomore Timothy
Murphy (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) took
46th in a time of 2:03.77.
Women’s Tennis – 12-1
(Commonwealth Conference 5-1, MASCAC 9-1) – Commonwealth Conference Champions
This Week – Thurs., Apr. 12th
at #Wilkes University,
4:00 p.m.; Sun., Apr. 15th at New York University,
12:00 p.m.
#MASCAC match
The Moravian College women’s tennis team, which was 12-1 in the
fall, won the Commonwealth Conference Championship and earned an automatic
berth to the 2007 NCAA Division III Championships, will begin its spring
scheduled on Thursday, April 12th in a non-conference match at Wilkes University
beginning at 4:00 p.m.
