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2007-08 – Week 26 Contact:
Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721
Baseball 8-2 0-0
Softball 2-4 0-0
Men’s Basketball 18-9 9-5 NCAA Div. III Championship Tournament
Women’s Basketball 16-11 9-5 ECAC Div. III South Championships
Men’s Lacrosse 1-2 0-0
Women’s Lacrosse 1-0 0-0
Men’s Tennis 1-1-1 0-0
Women’s Tennis 2-4 0-0
Men’s Track
& Field 0-0 0-0 2nd of 58 at ECAC Div. III Indoor
Championships
Women’s
Track & Field 0-0 0-0 1st of 51 at ECAC Div. III Indoor
Championships
Female – Jessica Posimo (So., Philadelphia,
PA/St. Basil Academy), indoor track & field
Male – Ozzie Brown (Sr., Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh HS), indoor track & field
UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:
Wednesday, March 12th
– Women’s Lacrosse vs. Muhlenberg College, 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 13th
– Softball vs. Baptist Bible College (DH), 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 15th
– Baseball vs. *Susquehanna University (DH), 2:00 p.m.; Men’s Lacrosse vs.
King’s College, 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 16th
– Baseball vs. Susquehanna University, 12:00 p.m.;
Tuesday, March 18th
– Softball vs. The College of New Jersey (DH), 3:30 p.m..; Women’s Lacrosse vs.
Chestnut Hill College, 4:00 p.m.
*Landmark Conference opponent
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Greyhound Weekly Update, March 10, 2008 (-2222-)
Men’s Basketball – 18-9 (Landmark
Conference 9-5)
John Jay College earned an 80-74
come-from-behind victory over Moravian College in the first round of the 2008
NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament in Johnston Hall. With the
Bloodhounds trailing 59-53 with 10:21 to go in the game, John Jay went on a
13-0 run that saw the Bloodhounds take a 66-59 lead with 6:31 remaining in the
contest.
Moravian lost its fourth straight to
end the season at 18-9 overall. The Greyhounds, who were making their second
NCAA Tournament appearance and first in 25 years, also finish the season one
victory shy of tying the school record. The Greyhounds have lost nine straight
postseason games, having not won since a 71-62 win over Dickinson College in
the Middle Atlantic Conference Playoffs of the 1989-90 season. Moravian is 0-3
in NCAA Tournament action and dropped its final three games of the season in
Johnston Hall after opening up 11-0 at home this year.
Against the Bloodhounds, Moravian
jumped out to a 4-0 lead on baskets by senior guard Ryan Miller (Easton, PA/Easton HS) and freshman guard Maurice Young (Philadelphia, PA/Chestnut
Hill Academy) only to see John Jay tie the score. The Bloodhounds took their
first lead of the game, 7-6, at the 14:18 mark. The Greyhounds retook the lead,
11-9, on a three-pointer by senior forward Eric
Whitman (Blairstown, NJ/Notre Dame East Stroudsburg {PA} HS) with 12:30 to
go in the first half.
John Jay would briefly retake the
lead, 15-14, on a pair of free throws before Moravian took the lead again,
17-15, on a Miller three-pointer at
10:17. The game would either be tied or the Greyhounds had the advantage until
the 2:13 mark when John Jay went up 33-32.
John Jay headed to the locker room with a 35-33 lead after shooting 14
of 32 from the floor (43.8 percent), two of ten on three-pointers and five of
six at the foul line in the first 20 minutes of the game. The Bloodhounds also
had a 22-15 advantage on the boards in the first half. Moravian was just ten of
28 (35.7 percent) from the field in the first half, four of six on
three-pointers and nine of ten at the foul line in the first half with eight
turnovers. John Jay committed ten first half turnovers.
The Greyhounds came out of the
locker room and needed two possessions to take the lead back with senior
forward Mark Franzyshen
(Somerset, NJ/Immaculata HS) hitting a lay-up and Miller connecting on a follow-up jumper to give Moravian a 37-35
lead with 17:53 to play. John Jay would take a 40-39 with 15:55 to play only to
see the Greyhounds retake the lead on a lay-up by freshman guard Steve Siracusa
(New Providence, NJ/New Providence HS) two possessions later. Siracusa would
score on a fast break lay-up after a steal by Miller to give the Greyhounds a 53-47 lead, their largest of the
game, with 12:31 to play, and Moravian would lead by six points again, 59-63,
at the 10:21 mark after a full court dribble and drive by senior forward Chris Earley
(Brielle, NJ/Manasquan HS). Ten seconds later, John Jay started its 13-0
run to flip a six-point deficit into a seven-point lead for the Bloodhounds.
Moravian finally broke the run with
a jumper by Earley
with 5:44 to play, pulling the Greyhounds within 66-61. However, the Greyhounds
would get no closer than four points the rest of the way with John Jay
eventually pushing the lead to eight points, 79-71, its
largest of the contest, with 40 seconds to play. The Bloodhounds were five of
six from the charity stripe in the final 53 seconds of the game to seal their
first-ever NCAA Tournament win.
Moravian also had four players in
double figures with Franzyshen
netting a team high 16 points in his final collegiate game to go along with six
rebounds and two assists. Earley had a double-double in his final career game with 13
points and ten boards to go with four assists, two steals and two blocked shots
while Miller had 12 points, five
rebounds and three assists in final game. Miller
finishes his career with 1,089 points, 15th in school history, and a school
record 160 career three-pointers. Miller
also completed his career with school record for three-pointers attempted with
435 and free throw percentage at 85.7 percent (191 of 223). Freshman forward Chris Cullen (East Islip, NY/East Islip HS) tossed in ten points
off of the bench for the Greyhounds while Whitman
and Young each scored nine points. Whitman also grabbed six rebounds in
the final game of his career while Siracusa had five points and five rebounds. Senior guard Chris Bays (Hackettstown, NJ/Pope John
XXIII HS) dished out three assists in his final collegiate game.
Greyhound Weekly Update, March
10, 2008 (-3333-)
Women’s Basketball – 16-11
(Landmark Conference 9-5)
Moravian had its 2007-08 season
come to a close with an 86-76 loss at Washington & Jefferson College in the
2008 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Division III Southern
Quarterfinals. The Greyhounds, who were the defending ECAC Southern Champion
and seeded fifth in this year's tournament, dropped their third straight game
to finish the year at 16-11. The fourth seeded Presidents, who shot a torrid 31
of 52 from the floor (59.6 percent), ten of 14 beyond the three-point line and
a perfect 14-for-14 at the foul line, advance to the ECAC Semifinals against
Gwynedd-Mercy College. Washington & Jefferson jumped out to an early 8-0
lead in the game before the Greyhounds got on the scoreboard on a jumper by
sophomore forward Kirsty Stearns (East Norwich, NY/Oyster Bay HS)
with 18:02 remaining in the first half. Moravian would close within two points
at 10-8 on a lay-up by sophomore guard Jessica
Foran (Annandale, NJ/Rutgers Prep HS) at the
16:07 mark. The Presidents would maintain the lead, including pushing the lead
back to eight points twice, before Greyhound sophomore guard Amanda Brown (Schuylkill Haven,
PA/Schuylkill Haven HS) connected on a three-pointer with 6:17 remaining in
the first half to give Moravian its first lead of the game at 25-24. However,
the lead wouldn't last long as Washington & Jefferson scored on its next
possession to take the lead right back. A 13-3 Presidents' run gave Washington
& Jefferson its largest lead of the first half, 37-28 with 3:17 to play.
The Presidents headed to the locker room with a 44-39 advantage after shooting
17 of 25 from the floor, eight of ten on three-pointers and two-for-two at the
foul line. Washington & Jefferson also had a 19-7 edge in rebounds in the
first 20 minutes. Moravian was 15 of 34 from the field (44.1 percent), five of
11 on three-pointers and a perfect four-for-four at the foul line in the first
half, and the Greyhounds committed just two turnovers in the first 20 minutes
while forcing the Presidents into 13 turnovers.
Moravian would come out of the
locker room and tie the contest at 48-48 on a lay-up by senior guard LaToya Blake (Allentown, PA/Dieruff
HS) with 16:37 to go after Blake
stole the ball. Washington & Jefferson pulled back in front and held the
advantage again until Foran
hit a lay-up t the 6:50 mark to give Moravian a brief 61-60 lead. The
Presidents pulled right back ahead with 6:17 to play. The Greyhound tied the
contest for the final time at the 5:58 mark on a jumper from sophomore guard Kate Harrison (Cold Spring Harbor, NY/Cold
Spring Harbor HS). The Presidents would see Moravian get within a point one
more time on a three-pointer by Brown,
who made six three-pointers of her own for the Greyhounds, to pull Moravian to
a 69-68 deficit with 3:20 to go. A Harrison
jumper pulled Moravian within two points, 72-70, with 2:20 remaining and a Brown jumper cut the Presidents' lead
to 76-72 with 1:07 to play. From that point, Washington & Jefferson would
go a perfect ten-for-ten at the foul line to ice the game. The Presidents were
14 of 27 from the field, two of four on three-pointers and 12-for-12 at the
foul line in the second half, and Washington & Jefferson finished the game
with a 38-20 edge in rebounds. The Greyhounds were just 12 of 32 from the floor
(37.5 percent), four of ten behind the three-point line and nine for 12 at the
foul line in final 20 minutes of the game. Moravian did commit a season low
eight turnovers while forcing Washington & Jefferson into 23 turnovers.
The Greyhounds had a balanced
scoring attack with five players in double figures led by Brown's 20 points. Foran tossed in 14 points and grabbed a team high four
rebounds to go with two assists and two steals while Stearns had 13 points, three rebounds, three steals and two blocked
shots. Sophomore forward Alyssa Bisci
(Easton, PA/Easton HS) contributed 12 points for Moravian while Harrison had ten points, three assists
and a career high seven steals. Blake
had two points and three steals in her final contest in a Greyhound uniform
while senior guard Megan Kocon (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) had a three-pointer, a
rebound and an assist in her final collegiate action. Sophomore forward Lauren Fornazor (Rivervale, NJ/Pascack Valley HS)
added two points for Moravian while freshman guard/forward Emily Smith (East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg South HS)
grabbed two rebounds.
Greyhound Weekly Update, March 10, 2008 (-4444-)
Men’s Track and Field – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Moravian was in sixth place of 35
teams that scored points on the first day of the 2008 Eastern Collegiate
Athletic Conference Division III Indoor Championships being competed at Harvard
University. The Greyhounds have a team score of 12 points while Tufts
University is currently in first place with 28 points. Moravian had three student-athletes
earn points for the team on the first day of action and another break a school
record in a preliminary event. The Greyhounds top finish in an event that was
completed on the first day of competition was by junior Blair Maginnis (Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills
Regional HS), who placed fourth in the shot put with a toss of 15.07 meters
(49 feet, 5 1/2 inches) to earn Moravian five points. Sophomore Michael Blenk (Inwood, NY/Lawrence HS) earned four points with a fifth
place finish in the indoor pentathlon with a score of 3,280 points while junior
Alan Woods (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar
Cliff HS) garnered three points for a sixth place finish in the pole vault,
clearing 4.40 meters (14 feet, 5 1/4 inches). In the individual events in the
pentathlon, Blenk
was first in the long jump at 6.51 meters (21 feet, 4 1/4 inches) to earn 700
points, third in the 55-meter hurdles in 8.14 second to gain 813 points, fourth
in the high jump at 1.86 meters (six feet, 1 1/4 inches) for 679 points, tie
for eighth in the shot put with a toss of 9.31 meters (30 feet, 6 1/2 inches)
for 444 points and ninth in the 1,000-meter run in 3:02.07 for 644 points.
Senior Ozzie Brown (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh
HS) would break a 14-year-old school record in the 55-meter hurdles with a
first place preliminary time of 7.43 seconds, which automatically qualifies him
for the NCAA Division III National Championships next weekend. Brown's time was two-hundredths of a
second faster than Moravian Hall of Fame Inductee Greg O'Neil which was set
back in 1994. Senior Nathaniel Tussey (Perkiomenville,
PA/Boyertown Area HS) also moved into Saturday's final in the 55-meter
hurdles in an eighth place and NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of
7.73 seconds. Blenk
was 27th in the preliminaries in 8.14 seconds. Brown also qualified for the finals in the 55-meter dash, placing
fourth in the preliminaries in 6.51 seconds. Junior Robert Shaffer (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville HS) will be joining Brown in the finals after taking eighth
in the qualifying with a time of 6.57 seconds. Freshman Eric Woodruff (Brodheadsville, PA/Pius X HS) was tenth in 6.58
seconds while senior James Bell took 12th in 6.63 seconds. In other completed events on the first day of
the ECAC Championships, senior Allan Fatzinger (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) tied for 12th
in the pole vault, clearing a height of 4.25 meters (13 feet, 11 1/4 inches)
while Blenk
was 28th in the triple jump at 12.78 meters (41 feet, 11 1/4 inches).
The Greyhounds moved up four spots
on the final day to finish as the runner-up of the 58 teams scoring points at
the 2008 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Division III Indoor
Championships that were competed at Harvard University. Moravian had a final
team score of 59 points, ten points behind champion St. Lawrence University and
21 points ahead of third-place Nazareth College, which scored 38 points. The
Greyhounds also had one individual champion on the second day of the meet with Brown capturing the 200-meter dash in a
school record time of 21.98 seconds, earning ten points for Moravian. Brown
would earn a total of 35 of Moravian's 46 points on the second day with eight point apiece for runner-up finishes in the 55-meter hurdles
in an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 7.60 seconds and the
long jump with a leap of 6.85 meters (22 feet, 5 1/4 inches). Brown also earned five points for his
fourth place finish in the 55-meter dash in an NCAA Division III provisional
qualifying time of 6.47 seconds and three points for a sixth place in the high
jump, clearing 1.94 meters (six feet, 4 1/4 inches).
Moravian had three other individuals
and a relay team earn points to help the Greyhounds
move up from sixth after the first day of competition. Woodruff was second to Brown
in the 200-meter dash, also surpassing the previous school record with a time
of 22.14 seconds to earn eight points. Tussey
took sixth in the 55-meter hurdles in an NCAA Division III provisional
qualifying time of 7.70 seconds earning three points Shaffer placed eighth in the 55-meer dash in 6.64 seconds to earn a
point. Moravian's 4x880-yard relay team of juniors Jeremiah Reinhart (Doylestown, PA/Pleasant Valley HS) and Jacob Tazik (Wyomissing,
PA/Wyomissing HS), sophomore Steve Parisi (Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley HS) and freshman
Connor Skutches
(Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) placed eighth in a time of 8:07.38 to earn a
point. The Greyhounds had two other student-athletes compete on the final day
of the meet with Maginnis
earning a 14th place in the finish in the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of
15.07 meters (49 feet, 5 1/2 inches) while Blenk was 21st in the long jump with a leap of 6.12 meters (20 feet, one
inch).
Greyhound Weekly Update,
March 10, 2008 (-5555-)
Men’s Lacrosse – 1-2 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Moravian evened its record at 2-2
this season with an 18-2 victory over Alvernia College in a non-conference match
played at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. The
Greyhounds jumped out to a 6-1 lead after 15 minutes and led 8-2 at halftime.
Moravian would score five goals in both the third and fourth quarters while
keeping the Crusaders off of the board. Junior attack Jason Tosches (West Windsor, NJ/West
Windsor-Plainsboro South HS) led Moravian with six goals and two assists
while freshman attack Christopher Mohapp (Jamison, PA/Central Bucks South HS) had three
goals and three assists. Freshman attack David
Bennett (Easton, PA/Easton HS) found the back of the cage twice and had a
team high four assists for the Greyhounds while freshman attack/midfielder Trevor Galler (Toms
River, NJ/Monsignor Donovan HS) had the first two goals of his collegiate
career. Junior attack Keith Danner (Laurys Station, PA/Parkland HS) and junior midfielder Brian Cleaver (Allentown, PA/Parkland HS)
each contributed a goal and an assist for Moravian while freshman midfielder Robert Devine (Mountain Lakes, NJ/Mountain
Lakes HS) and junior defender Steven
Carroll (West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell HS) each netted goals. Junior
attack Christpher Danni (Macungie, PA/Emmaus HS) chipped
in two assists in the Greyhound victory while freshman attack Ian Harrold
(Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts HS) had one assist. Freshman goalie Benjamin Leavy
(Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown HS) made ten saves to improve to 2-1 on the
season.
The Greyhounds won their second straight match and
completed their spring trip to Florida with a 14-6 non-conference victory over
the University of New England at Sylvan Lake Park in Sanford, Florida. Moravian
is 3-2 after five matches for just the second time in the brief five-year
history of the program, matching the 3-2 start by the inaugural squad in 2004.
Moravian led 2-1 after one quarter, and the Greyhounds had a 4-3 edge at
halftime. The Greyhounds out-scored the Nor'Easters,
5-2 in the third quarter and 5-1 in the fourth for the victory. Tosches led
Moravian with six goals while Devine
had three goals. Cleaver and Danner each found the back of the cage
twice with Danner adding an assist
or the Greyhounds. Mohapp
had a goal and two assists while Carroll
added two assists. Danni and
freshman attack David Bennett each
added an assist for Moravian. Leavy made 17 saves in the cage for the Greyhounds to
improve to 3-1 on the season since coming in for injured starter junior Benjamin Larson (Dover, DE/Dover).
Greyhound Weekly Update, March 10, 2008 (-6666-)
Women’s Track and Field – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Moravian was in first place of 34 teams that scored
points on the first day of the 2008 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Division III Indoor Championships being competed at Harvard University. The
Greyhounds have a team score of 26 points, just one point ahead of St. Lawrence
University. Moravian had two student-athletes and one relay team earn points
for the team on the first day of action including one champion and a new school
record. Sophomore Jessica Posimo (Philadelphia, PA/St. Basil Academy) won the
indoor pentathlon with a school record point total of 3,170 points. Posimo was first
in the 55-meter hurdles in 8.63 seconds to score 879 points, first in the long
jump at 5.09 meters (16 feet, 8 1/2 inches) for 584 points, first in the
800-meter run in a time of 2:36.90 to garner 609 points, second in the high
jump at 1.60 meters (five feet, three inches) to earn 736 points and seventh in
the shot put with a toss of 7.42 meters (24 feet, 4 1/4 inches) to garner 362
points. Posimo
also helped Moravian earn eight points with a second place finish in the
4x220-yard relay. Posimo
and teammates sophomores Rachel Beck
(Churchville, PA/Council Rock South HS) and Symonne Scott (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro) and freshman Syndi Wisniewski (Orlando, FL/Winter Park HS) ran a time of 1:43.97,
just 36-hundredths of a seconds out of first.
Sophomore Anna Heim (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown HS) would also gain eight
points for the Greyhounds with a second place finish in the pole vault,
clearing a height of 3.52 meters (11 feet, 6 1/2 inches). Sophomore Rachel Riggs (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg HS)
took 15th place in the triple jump with a distance of 10.63 meters (34 feet, 10
1/2 inches). In preliminary events, Posimo was sixth
in the 55-meter hurdles in an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of
8.55 seconds to move into Saturday's championship race while freshman Shannon McEvoy
(Lafayette, NJ/High Point Regional HS) was 19th in the preliminaries in
9.37 seconds. Wisniewski was 11th in
the preliminaries of the 55-meter dash in 7.39 seconds while Beck took 12th in 7.41 seconds.
The Greyhounds placed first of 51
teams scoring points at the 2008 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Division III Indoor Championships that were competed at Harvard University.
Moravian had a final team score of 56 points, 13.5 points ahead of runner-up
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and 14 points ahead of third-place Bates
College, which scored 42 points. Wisniewski paced the Greyhounds, who
had a one-point lead after the first day of competition, on the second day of
the meet with a pair of runner-up finishes. Wisniewski earned eight points and set the school record with an
NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 57.97 seconds in the 400-meter
dash. She also earned eight points for her second place in the 200-meter dash
in 25.71 seconds.
Beck
garnered five points for the Greyhounds by placing fourth in the 200-meter dash
in 25.88 seconds while Posimo was one spot behind in 26.08 seconds
to gain another four points for the team. Posimo, who won the indoor
pentathlon title on the first day of the ECAC meet and had a hand in 18 team
points in the first day of competition, earned three more points for a sixth
place in the long jump, leaping 5.26 meters (17 feet, 3 1.4 inches) and two
additional points with a seventh place showing in the 550meter hurdles in 8.67
seconds. Riggs finished 19th in the
long jump at 4.97 meters (16 feet, 3 3/4 inches) while Wisniewski was 25th at 4.75 meters (15 feet, seven inches.
Greyhound Weekly Update, March 10, 2008 (-7777-)
Women’s Lacrosse – 1-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Moravian opened its 2008 season with
a 19-3 victory over to Cedar Crest College in a non-conference match played at
Rocco Calvo Field due to poor field conditions on the HUB Quad. The victory was
Moravian's first season opening win in the six-year history of the program. The
Greyhounds jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first two minutes of match and would
hold a 10-1 advantage at halftime. Moravian had a 33-15 edge in shots and a
30-11 advantage in ground balls while the Falcons had a 12-11 edge in draw controls.
Senior midfielder Erica Spatz (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken HS) led the Greyhounds
with four goals and an assist while sophomore attack Jillian Pagliei (Ivyland,
PA/Council Rock North HS) found the net four times. Sophomore midfielder Lynda Kauffman (Boothwyn, PA/Chichester HS) had three goals and a team high two
assists for Moravian while sophomore midfielder Paige Warbrick (Souderton, PA/Souderton Area
HS) added two goals and an assist. Warbrick also had a team high six ground balls while Spatz scooped up
five ground balls. Freshman midfielder Maureen
Helfers (Westbury, NY/W.T. Clarke HS) and senior
midfielder Robyn Klem
(Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) each found the back of the
cage twice for the Greyhounds while senior midfielder Casey Simpson (Laporte, PA/Sullivan County HS)
and junior attack Georgia Castellano (Cherry Hills, NJ/Cherry Hill West HS) each
had a goal and an assist in the victory. Sophomore goalie Courtney Rosenberg (Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape May Regional HS) had
two saves in the first half in her first action for the Greyhounds while
freshman keeper Angel Genther (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West HS) had four
saves in the second half for Moravian.
Greyhound Weekly Update, March 10, 2008 (-8888-)
Baseball – 8-2 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Moravian had its three-game winning streak snapped in
an 8-5 loss to Wilkes University in a non-conference doubleheader in Cocoa
Beach, Florida. The Greyhounds would take a 1-0 lead in the top of the first
inning with junior outfielder Eric Shea
(Madison, NJ/Morristown Beard HS) being hit by a pitch to lead off the game
and then stealing second base. Junior first baseman Joseph Durso (Middletown, NJ/Christian
Brother Academy) hit a one-out, RBI single up the middle to score Shea.
The Colonels would respond with six runs, all with two outs, in the
bottom of the first inning to take the lead for good. Moravian would score a
run in the top of the second inning to cut the Wilkes' lead to 6-2. Freshman third
baseman Jake Schweitzer (Bethlehem,
PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) led off the inning with a single and came across
the plate on an RBI single by sophomore outfielder Brad Bodine (Mt. Bethel, PA/Bango HS r).
The Greyhounds scored three times in the top of the third inning to pull within
a run at 6-5. Junior outfielder Josh
Hinkle (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) reached on an error to
start the inning and Durso
would hit a single to left field. After a double steal, sophomore designated
hitter Scott Brady (Montgomery,
NJ/Montgomery HS) connected on a two-RBI single through the right side. Brady eventually scored on an RBI
single by Bodine. Wilkes would get a run back in the bottom
half of the third inning. The Colonels added an insurance run in the bottom of
the fifth inning. Moravian had nine hits in the contest with Durso going
three-for-four and Bodine and Brady each collecting two hits and two
RBIs. The Greyhounds used four pitchers in the game with sophomore Philip Spence (Lafayette, NJ/Newton HS)
taking the loss, allowing six runs, just two of them earned, on four hits and
three walks with one strikeout in 2/3 of an inning. Sophomore Andrew DelRossi
(Medford, NJ/Bishop Eustace HS) tossed one inning and allowed a hit while
sophomore Zachary Andes (Moscow,
PA/North Pocono HS) pitched 1/3 of an inning for Moravian, giving up an
unearned run on a hit and one strikeout. Senior Matthew Swartz (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore HS) tossed the final four
innings for the Greyhounds, allowing an unearned run on one hit and one walk,
and Swartz struck out four batters.
The Greyhounds earned a split of a non-conference
doubleheader with Wilkes University in Cocoa Beach, Florida, winning the second
game, 8-7. Moravian would take a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Brady drew a walk to start the inning
then junior shortstop Kevin Gambrino (Brick, NJ/Monsignor Donovan HS) was hit by a
pitch. After a fly out by sophomore outfielder David Lengyel (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom)
that moved Brady to third base, Durso hit an RBI single to score Brady and move Gambrino to third base. Gambrino would come home on a
passed ball. The Colonels cut Moravian's
lead in half in the top of the third inning. The Greyhounds answered right away
with a pair of runs to take a 4-1 lead. Gambrino led off the inning with a solo home run to left
field, his first collegiate homer. Lengyel and Durso each drew walks and Lengyel would move to third on a
passed ball and score on a double play ball hit by junior designated hitter Thomas Czarnecki (Columbia, NJ/North Warren
HS). ilkes would score four times in the top of the fourth
inning for a 5-4 lead. Moravian would take the lead right back in the bottom of
the fourth inning with two more runs for a 6-5 lead. Bodine led off the inning with a single and stole second base.
Freshman catcher Jon Baltz
(Easton, PA/Easton) drew a walk and then a passed ball would allow Bodine to score from second base and Baltz to move to
third. Another passed ball would score Baltz to give Moravian the lead back. The Colonels tied the game in the top of the
sixth inning. The Greyhounds retook the lead again in the bottom half of the
sixth inning with two more runs. Bodine
led off with a single and moved all the way to third on a ground out by Baltz. Freshman
third baseman Jason Huber (Bethlehem,
PA/Liberty HS) followed with a walk, and he stole second base to put two
runners in scoring position for Moravian. Brady
hit an RBI single to score Bodine
with the go ahead run, and then Huber
scored an insurance run on a squeeze bunt by Gambrino. Wilkes would get one
run in the top of the seventh inning. However, Moravian senior pitcher Brett Stout (Easton,
PA/Easton) came on with two outs and two runners on base to strikeout out
the final batter of the game and seal the Moravian victory. The save was
Stout's first of the season. Moravian had just seven hits in the game with
two each by Bodine and Durso. Greyhound senior Trevor Lawrence (Lansford, PA/Marian Catholic HS) started on the
mound for Moravian, allowing five runs on six hits and two walks with three
strikeouts in four innings of action. Sophomore Brandon Palmissano (Mountainhome,
PA/Pius X HS) earned his first victory of the season on the hill for the
Greyhounds, allowing two runs, just one of them earned, one five hits and three
strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings of action.
Moravian
earned a 10-5 non-conference victory over Wilkes University in Cocoa Beach,
Florida to improve to 6-2 on the season. The last time the Greyhounds were 6-2
after eight games was the 1995 season. The Colonels jumped out to a 2-0 lead in
the top of the first inning. The
Greyhounds responded with three runs in the bottom half of the first inning to
take a 3-2 lead. Huber led off the
inning with a walk and stole second base. Gambrino then singled to put
runners at the corners. Hinkle hit
an RBI single to score Huber, and Gambrino would
come across the plate on an RBI single by Durso. Hinkle would score the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Bodine.
Moravian extended its lead to 5-2 with a pair of runs in the second
inning. Stout hit a one-out single
and Huber walked for the second time
in the game. After a double steal by Stout
and Huber, Gambrino was hit by a pitch to
lead the bases. Durso
would eventually reach base on a Wilkes' error that allowed Stout and Huber to score. The Colonels
would get a run back in the top of the third inning. Moravian got the run back
in the bottom of the fourth inning when Huber
led off the inning with a single, stole second, moved to third on a Gambrino fly out
and scored on a passed ball. The
Greyhounds would add three insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Bodine drew a walk to lead off the
inning and stole second base. After a ground out that moved Bodine to third, he would score on an
RBI single by Baltz.
Sophomore Andrew DeLio
(Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany HS) then drew a walk and Baltz and DeLio pulled a double steal to
move to second and third. Huber drew
his third walk of the game to load the bases before Gambrino hit a two-RBI double to
score Baltz
and DeLio.
Wilkes scored a run in the top of the sixth inning. Moravian would score its
final run of the contest in the bottom half of the sixth inning when sophomore
designated hitter Dan Cahill (Easton,
PA/Easton HS) led off the inning with a double. Shea came in to pinch run for Cahill
and scored on an RBI single by Baltz. The Colonels
final run came in the top of the eighth inning. Moravian had ten hits in the
contest with Baltz,
Gambrino
and Hinkle each going two-for-four. Huber was on base in all five of his
plate appearances for the Greyhounds including three walks, a hit and a hit by
pitch. DelRossi earned the victory for
Moravian, allowing a run on two hits and a walk in 2 1/3 innings of action.
Sophomore Dustin Pflug
(Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson HS) made his first career start for the
Greyhounds, allowing three runs, just two earned, on four hits and three walks
with two strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. Schweitzer
tossed the final three innings for the Greyhounds, allowing a run on two hits,
and he struck out two batters.
The Greyhounds won their third straight game,
defeating Baruch (NY) College, 10-0 in five innings, in the first game of a
non-conference doubleheader in Cocoa Beach, Florida. The contest was called in
the fifth inning by a ten-run rule used at the Cocoa Expo during the spring to
keep games on schedule. Moravian would score the only run of the game sophomore
pitcher Joe Melchionna
(Marlboro, NJ/St. John Vianney HS) would need in
the bottom of the first inning. Huber
drew a one-out walk and stole second base. After a walk by Gambrino, Huber would score on
an RBI single by Czarnecki. The Greyhounds would add another run in the
bottom of the second inning when freshman catcher Michael LaVerghetta (Center Valley,
PA/Southern Lehigh HS) doubled to lead off the inning and scored on a
one-out RBI single by junior outfielder Thomas
Murray (Staten Island, NY/Moore Catholic HS) for a 2-0 lead. Moravian would
push four runs across the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning to extend
its lead to 6-0. Stout led off the
inning with a single and LaVerghetta drew a walk. Andes then reached on an error that would allow Stout to score. Murray drew another walk to load the
bases before LaVerghetta
crossed the plate on a passed ball. Gambrino hit an RBI single to score Andes before Czarnecki
drove in Murray with an RBI single. The
Greyhounds would evoke the ten-run rule for the tournament with four more runs
in the bottom of the fifth inning. Stout
led off the inning again with another single. After LaVerghetta walked, Stout would score on an RBI single by Andes. Murray walked to load the bases for a second straight inning before
Shea hit a two-RBI single to score LaVerghetta and
Andes. Huber drew a walk to load the bases, and after an out, Czarnecki drew a bases loaded walk to
drive in Murray with the tenth run.
Moravian had nine hits in the game with Stout
and Czarnecki each collecting two
hits. Melchionna improved to 3-0 on
the season and earned his first career shutout, allowing just three hits and
two walks while striking out one batter.
Moravian captured its fourth straight win earning an
11-9 victory over Baruch (NY) College to sweep a doubleheader in the team's
final game in Cocoa Beach, Florida during the Greyhounds' spring trip. Moravian
is 8-2 on the season, and the last time the Greyhound program started a season
at 8-2 was back in 1987. The Greyhounds
jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Shea was hit by a pitch to lead off the game, and he stole second
base. Huber drew a walk before Shea and Huber pulled off a double steal. Shea would score on a passed ball and Huber would cross the plate on an RBI single by Czarnecki. Moravian added three more runs in the top of
the third inning for a 5-0 lead. Andes
started the inning with a one-out single for the Greyhounds before Murray reached on an error. Shea would single to load the bases and
then Andes scored on a passed ball. Gambrino
connected on a two-RBI single to score Murray
and Shea. The Greyhounds pushed their lead to 7-0 in
the top of the fourth inning. Huber
started a two-out rally with a single. Gambrino was hit by a pitch and then Huber and Gambrino
pulled off a double steal. Huber eventually scored on a passed ball while Gambrino crossed
the plate on an RBI single by Schweitzer.
Moravian scored once in the top of the
fifth inning when Shea singled with
one out and scored on an RBI double down the left field line by Huber. The Greyhounds would extend
their lead to 11-0 with three more runs in the top of the sixth inning. Czarnecki walked to lead off the inning
and moved to third on a pair of passed balls. Schweitzer and senior second baseman Brett Stout drew walks to load the bases. LaVerghetta followed with a
two-RBI single to score Czarnecki
and Schweitzer while Stout crossed the plate on an RBI
single by Shea. Baruch would strike
for nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Moravian had 11 hits in the
contest with Shea going
three-for-four and Huber and Schweitzer each collecting two hits.
Baruch had 13 hits. Swartz started on the mound for the Greyhounds, allowing five runs
on eight hits with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings to earn his first victory
of the season. DelRossi
allowed four runs, just three earned while allowing all four batters he faced
to reach base on hits. Palmissano
came on to earn the save for the Greyhounds, allowing just one hit and striking
out three batters in 1 2/3 innings.
Greyhound Weekly Update, March 10, 2008 (-9999-)
Softball – 2-4 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Moravian snapped a three-game
losing streak and earned a 4-2 victory over King's College in the first game of
the 12th Annual Salisbury Sea Gull Invitational at the Henry S. Parker Athletic
Complex in Salisbury, Maryland. The Greyhounds jumped out 1-0 lead in the top
of the third inning. Junior outfielder Erica
Klepeisz (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS) led off the
inning with a double to right field, and she moved to third on a one-out single
by senior shortstop Beth Paly (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS). Kelpeisz would score on an RBI
single by junior first baseman Sheri Bieniek. Moravian would extend its lead to 3-0 with a
pair of runs in the top of the fourth inning. Junior pitcher Maria DeBonis
(Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame HS) led off the inning with a double to
centerfield. Freshman designated player Stephanie
Falzarano (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield HS)
followed with a single to move DeBonis to third, and then freshman outfielder Amanda Paulus
(Easton, PA/Easton HS) hit an RBI ground out to score DeBonis. Falzarano eventually scored the
winning run on an RBI double by senior second baseman Kelly Santry (Hatboro, PA/Upper Moreland HS).
The Greyhounds added an insurance run in
the top of the sixth inning when Falzarano reached on a one-out single and scored on a
two-out RBI single by Santry.
Moravian would have 12 hits in the game with Santry going three-for-four and Paly, DeBonis and Falzarano each
collecting two hits. King's, which was held without a hit through the first
five innings, would score a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. DeBonis picked up her first win of the season in the circle,
allowing two runs, just one earned, on two hits and three walks while striking
out ten batters. DeBonis
struck out the side in the fifth inning to give her 200 career strikeouts,
becoming just the sixth Greyhound pitcher to record 200 career strikeouts.
The Greyhounds dropped a battle of
Top 25 teams for the second time in a week, falling to Lynchburg (VA) College,
7-5, at the 12th Annual Salisbury Sea Gull Invitational at the Henry S. Parker
Athletic Complex in Salisbury, Maryland. Moravian is ranked 23th in the first
National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III
Top 25 Poll of the regular season while the Hornets, who defeated the
Greyhounds last weekend, jumped up to third in the NFCA Top 25 Poll. Lynchburg would jump out to a 2-0 lead in the
top of the second inning. Moravian would respond in the bottom half of the
second inning with four runs to take a 4-2 lead. DeBonis started off the inning
with a single and junior catcher Deanna
Mangieri (Pleasantville, NY/Byram Hills HS)
followed with a single. Santry
would drive in DeBonis
with an RBI double. After an out, Mangieri
and DeBonis
would score on a two-RBI single by Klepeisz. Klepeisz, who took second on a throw home attempting to
throw out DeBonis,
came across the plate on an RBI double by senior outfielder Megan Ritchey (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown HS).
The Hornets would get a run back in the
top of the fourth inning to cut the Greyhound lead to 4-3. Moravian would get
the run back in its half of the fourth inning. Ritchey connected on a one-out single and crossed the plate for the
Greyhounds when DeBonis
drew a bases loaded walk. Lynchburg would strike for four runs in the top of
the fifth inning to retake the lead, 7-5. Moravian pounded out 12 hits in the
game with Santry
going three-for-four and Ritchey, Mangieri and Paly each collecting two hits.
The Hornets had seven hits in the contest. The teams combined to leave 21
runners on base with Lynchburg stranding 11 and Moravian leaving ten Greyhounds
on base. Moravian freshman pitcher Elizabeth Python (Huntington Station,
NY/Walt Whitman HS) would take the loss for the Greyhounds in the circle,
allowing six runs, just four earned, on six hits and five walks while striking
out four batters in 4 1/3 innings of action. DeBonis would allow a run on a
hit and three walks while fanning three batters in 2 2/3 innings.