Greyhound Weekly Update, April 21, 2008 (-2222-)
Men’s Track and Field – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – Greyhound Invitational – No Team Scores
This
Week – Fri.-Sat., Apr. 26-27th at Landmark Conference
Championships at Moravian College
The Greyhounds had three competitors
in the first day of the 2008 Greyhound Invitational at Rocco Calvo Field and
Timothy Breidegam Track as the non-scoring meet began with the hammer throw.
Freshman Troy Bertholf
(Liberty, NY/Liberty) placed ninth with a toss of 42.34 meters (138 feet,
11 inches) while junior Blair Maginnis () took 12th at 40.50 meters (132 feet, ten
inches). Sophomore Matt Wistosky (Bushkill, PA/East Stroudsburg North) was 22nd
with a distance of 33.25 meters (109 feet, one inch).
Moravian had three
first place finishers and broke three school records at the 2008 Greyhound
Invitational at Rocco Calvo Field and Timothy Breidegam Track. Senior Ozzie Brown (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh) captured first in three events, winning the
100-meter dash in an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 10.63
seconds, the 200-meter dash in an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time
of 21.71 seconds and the long jump in an NCAA Division III provisional
qualifying distance of 7.25 meters (23 feet, 9 1/2 inches). Brown would set the school record with
a third place finish in the 110-meter high hurdles with an NCAA Division III
automatic qualifying time of 14.27 seconds, and Brown helped the 4x100-meter relay team to a third place finish in
a school record and NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 41.88
seconds.
Senior Nathaniel Tussey (Perkiomenville,
PA/Boyertown Area) was third in the 400-meter hurdles with a school record
and NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 52.89 seconds, the fastest
time in the nation at this time. Junior Robert
Shaffer (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) was sixth in the 100-meter dash in
10.89 seconds and sixth in the 200-meter dash in 22.34 seconds while running a
leg on the 4x100-meter relay squad.
Senior
James Bell (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin)
was tenth in the 100-meter dash in 11.17 seconds and ran a leg of the
4x100-meter relay while freshman Warner
Jones (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) took seventh in the 200-meter dash in
22.43 seconds and also ran a leg of the 4x100-meter relay.
In other top ten
track results, Freshman Connor Skutches (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) was second in the
1,500-meter run in a time of 4:01.63 while senior Josh Hunter (Palmerton, PA/Palmerton) was third in 4:01.83 and
junior Jeremiah Reinhart (Doylestown,
PA/Pleasant Valley) was fifth at 4:05.64. Skutches also took eighth in the
800-meter run in 1:59.99. Sophomore Steve
Parisi (Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley) was tenth
in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:27.81.
Junior Alan Woods (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar Cliff)
was fifth in the pole vault, clearing a height of 4.50 meters (14 feet, nine
inches) while freshman Adam Pollini (Shamokin Dam, PA/Lewisburg) and senior Allan Fatzinger
() tied for tenth at 4.05 meters (13 feet, 3 1/2 inches). Sophomore Michael Blenk (Inwood, NY/Lawrence) took seventh in the long jump at
6.72 meters (22 feet, 3/4 inch), and he was ninth in the triple jump with a
distance of 12.77 meters (41 feet, 10 3/4 inches).
In the throwing
events, junior Blair Maginnis
was seventh in the shot put with a distance of 14.91 meters (48 feet, 11
inches) while senior Justin Starcher (Greentown, PA/Wallenpaupack)
was fifth in the javelin throw with a toss of 49.24 meters (161 feet, six
inches) and Fatzinger
was tenth at 45.38 meters (148 feet, 11 inches).
Greyhound
Weekly Update, April 21, 2008 (-3333-)
Men’s Lacrosse – 4-10 (Landmark Conference 0-5)
Last Week – Lost to *Scranton
University 20-2.Lost to Kean University 14-7. *Landmark Conference Game
This
Week – Wed., Apr. 23rd at Muhlenberg College, 7:00 p.m. Sat., Apr. 26th
at *Catholic University, 2:30 p.m. *Landmark Conference Game
The
Greyhounds dropped their final home Landmark Conference match of the season,
falling to The University of Scranton, 12-9, at Rocco Calvo Field. The loss was
the fifth straight for Moravian. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 2-0 lead behind
goals from junior attack Christopher
Danni (Macungie, PA/Emmaus) and junior midfielder Brian Cleaver (Allentown, PA/Parkland) in the first 5:32 of the
match, and Moravian led 3-2 after the first quarter. However, the Royals out
scored the Greyhounds 4-0 in the second quarter to take a 6-3 halftime lead
with Scranton's final goal of the half coming with one second left on a goal by
Doug Homan. The Royals had a 4-3 advantage in the third quarter to lead 10-6
with 15 minutes remaining. The Greyhounds would out score Scranton, 3-2, in the
fourth quarter with a pair of man-up goals. The Royals finished the contest
with a 42-37 advantage in shots, a 41-37 edge in ground balls and won 18 of 25
face-offs. Junior attack Jason Tosches (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor-Plainsboro South)
led the Greyhounds with three goals including a pair of man-up tallies while Cleaver had two goals and an assist
with one man-up goal. Freshman attack David
Bennett (Easton, PA/Easton) and freshman midfielder Robert Devine (Mountain Lakes, NJ/Mountain Lakes) each contributed
a goals and two assists for Moravian while freshman midfielder David Forte (Chester, NJ/West Morris
Mendham) added a goal and an assist. Freshman defender Michael Santos (Toms River, NJ/Monsignor Donovan) led Moravian with
seven ground balls while Devine
added six ground balls while winning seven of 18 face-offs. Freshman goalie Benjamin Leavy (Moorestown,
NJ/Moorestown) had six ground balls and 19 saves for the Greyhounds.
Moravian
lost its final home match of the 2008 season, falling to Kean University, 14-7,
in non-conference action at Rocco Calvo Field. The Greyhounds jumped out to a
1-0 lead just over three minutes into the match on a goal by freshman
midfielder Robert Devine, and
Moravian led 4-3 after one quarter with junior attack Christopher Danni netting a goal with 1.3 seconds remaining in the
first quarter. However, the Cougars would out-score Moravian 4-1 in the second
quarter and 5-1 in the third for a 12-6 lead with 15 minutes to play. Kean
finished with a 46-28 advantage in shots, a 44-39 edge in ground balls and won
18 of 24 face-offs. Junior attack Jason Tosches led the Greyhounds with three goals while Devine had a goal and an assist. Devine was five of 20 on face-offs and
had four ground balls. Danni, junior
midfielder Brian Cleaver and senior
defender David Poppe (Simsbury,
CT/Simsbury) each had goals for Moravian while freshman attack David Bennett had three assists and
sophomore midfielder Kevin Smart (Drexel
Hill, PA/Archbishop Carroll) had one assist. Poppe's goal was the first of
his collegiate career and came on senior day. Poppe also had seven ground balls in the match to lead Moravian,
and junior defender Steven Carroll (West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell)
added seven ground balls as well. Freshman goalie Benjamin Leavy had 11 saves and five
ground balls.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, April 21, 2008 (-4444-)
Women’s Track and Field – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last
Week – Greyhound Invitational – No Team Scores
This
Week – Fri.-Sat., Apr. 26-27th at Landmark Conference Championships
at Moravian College
Moravian had a pair of competitors in the first day of
the 2008 Greyhound Invitational at Rocco Calvo Field and Timothy Breidegam
Track as the non-scoring meet began with the hammer throw. Sophomore Flora Robertson (Hawley, PA/East
Stroudsburg North) placed fourth in the hammer throw with a toss of 43.67
meters (143 feet, three inches) while freshman Molly Duvall (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) placed 18th with a
toss of 27.15 meters (89 feet, one inch).
The Greyhounds had one first place finisher and broke
a pair of school records at the 2008 Greyhound Invitational at Rocco Calvo
Field and Timothy Breidegam Track. Sophomore Anna Heim (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) captured the pole vault in a
school record, meet record and NCAA Division III automatic qualifying height of
3.85 meters (12 feet, 7 1/2 inches). Heim,
who broke the mark for the second straight week, nearly cleared her next height
at 13 feet. Sophomore Jessica Posimo (Philadelphia, PA/St. Basil Academy) also set a
school record for the second consecutive week in the 100-meter hurdles running
a time of 15.04 seconds.
In other top ten
sprint event results, sophomore Rachel
Beck (Churchville, PA/Council Rock South) was sixth in the 100-meter dash
in 12.69 seconds while sophomore Symonne Scott (Attleboro,
MA/Attleboro) was eighth in 12.74 seconds. Freshman Sydni Wisniewski (Orlando, FL/Winter Park) took sixth in the 200-meter
dash in 25.55 seconds while Beck was
tenth in 25.83 seconds. Freshman Shannon
McEvoy (Lafayette, NJ/High Point Regional) was
eighth in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.62 seconds, and she placed tenth in the
400-meter hurdles in 1:08.81. Beck, Wisniewski, Scott and Posimo
combined for a time of 48.07 in the 4x100-meter relay, which was third in the
race and was also an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time.
Junior Kayla Teeling (Milford,
NJ/Phillipsburg) finished third in the 1,500-meter run in a time of 4:56.60
while junior Naomie Kachel (Shillington,
PA/Governor Mifflin) was sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 13:29.55.
Scott took fourth
in the long jump with an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying distance of
5.53 meters (18 feet, 1 3/4 inches), and she was seventh in the high jump
clearing 1.57 meters (five feet, 1 3/4 inches). Posimo was eighth in the long
jump at 5.39 meters (17 feet, 8 1/4 inches), and she was also eighth in the
triple jump at 10.79 meters (35 feet, five inches) while sophomore Rachel Riggs (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg)
took seventh in the triple jump with a distance of 11.02 meters (36 feet, two
inches).
In the throwing
events, freshman Mary King (Paramus,
NJ/Paramus) was second in the javelin throw with an NCAA Division III
provisional qualifying distance of 41.58 meters (136 feet, five inches) while
freshman Kaleen Holden (Scranton,
PA/Bishop Hannan) took sixth at 36.28 meters (119
feet). Sophomore Flora Dobertson was ninth in the discus throw with a toss of
31.07 meters (101 feet, 11 inches).
Greyhound
Weekly Update, April 21, 2008 (-5555-)
Women’s Lacrosse – 8-6 (Landmark Conference 0-4)
Last
Week – Defeated Wesley College 14-8. *Defeated Gwynedd Mercy College 21-17. Lost
to *Goucher College 23-12. *Landmark Conference Game
This
Week – Mon., Apr. 21st vs. Alvernia College, 4:00 p.m. Sat., Apr. 26th
at *Susquehanna University, 12:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference Game.
Moravian snapped a three-match losing streak with a
14-8 non-conference win over Wesley College on the HUB Quad. The Greyhounds are
now 7-5 on the season as the team continues its best season in the six-year
history of the program. Moravian has also scored a school record 152 goals this
season.
The
Greyhounds jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first 11:09 of the match including
the opening goal by senior midfielder Erica
Spatz (Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) just ten
seconds into the contest. However, the Wolverines scored the final four goals
of the first half to trail just 7-4 at halftime. Wesley then scored two of the
first three goals in the second half to pull within 8-6 before Moravian ran off
five straight goals, four by Spatz, to retake control of the contest. Wesley had a 33-31
edge in shots while Moravian had a 30-25 advantage in ground balls and a 13-11
edge in draw controls in the contest.
Spatz led the Greyhounds with eight goals and an assist for
nine points to go with eight ground balls and three draw controls. Spatz's assist
was her tenth of the season, a new school record. Sophomore midfielder Lynda Kauffman (Boothwyn, PA/Chichester) added four goals and five draw controls for
Moravian while sophomore midfielder Paige
Warbrick (Souderton, PA/Souderton Area) had a
goal and an assist to go with three draw controls. Sophomore attack Jillian Pagliei (Ivyland, PA/Council Rock North) netted Moravians other
goal while sophomore defender Katie Wise
(Ardsley, PA/Abington) had seven ground balls and senior midfielder Robyn Klem (Allentown,
PA/Allentown Central Catholic) added five ground balls and three caused
turnovers. Greyhound sophomore goalie Courtney
Rosenberg (Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape May Regional) had 19 saves in the
victory.
The
Greyhounds won their second straight match with a 21-17 non-conference victory
versus Gwynedd-Mercy College on the HUB Quad. The Greyhounds are now 8-5 on the
season as the team continues its best season in the six-year history of the
program. Moravian can finish no worse than .500 for the first time in school
history, and the Greyhounds have netted a school record 173 goals this season.
Moravian had never reached 20 goals in a match before 2008, hitting the mark
for the third time this season with 21 goals versus Gwynedd-Mercy. The 38
combined goals in the match are also a record for the Greyhounds.
Moravian
jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 54 second into the match on an unassisted goal by
sophomore midfielder Lynda Kauffman.
With the Greyhounds leading 3-2, the Griffins netted three straight goals to
take their biggest lead of the game, 5-3, with just over 21 minutes remaining
in the first half. The Greyhounds responded with four straight goals for a 7-5
lead before Gwynedd-Mercy ran off three consecutive tallies to retake the lead,
8-7, with just over 11 minutes before the intermission. The Greyhounds tied the
contest at 10-10 with four second to play in the first half, only to see the
Griffins score with 13 seconds left in the half to take an 11-10 lead into the
break.
The
Greyhounds netted the first two goals of the second half to take a 12-11 lead
before Gwynedd-Mercy scored three straight goals, taking a 14-12 lead just
under 25 minutes remaining. Moravian netted two goals to tie the score at 14-14
before the Griffins took a 15-14 lead with just under 12 minutes remaining. The
Greyhounds tied the contest at 15-15 a minute later and built a 17-15 lead with
15 and a half minutes to play. Gwynedd-Mercy rallied to tie the match again at
17-17 with 13:28 to play before Moravian netted the final four goals of the
match for its eighth win of the season.
Moravian
had a 40-36 advantage in shots, a 29-25 edge in ground balls and a 26-12
advantage in draw controls in the victory as Moravian improved to 4-3 at home
this season. Senior midfielder Erica Spatz led Moravian with eight points on five goals and
three assists. She tied the school record for points in a season with 60 points
this spring and Spatz's first assist of the match was
the 100th point of her career, just the third player in school history to reach
100 career points. Spatz,
who also has a school record 13 assists this season, also had five draw
controls and three ground balls in the match.
Sophomore
attack Jillian Pagliei
netted a career high six goals for the Greyhounds while Kauffman had six points on five goals and an assist. Sophomore
midfielder Paige Warbrick
added two goals and an assist for Moravian while senior attack Jessica Bodine (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown)
and freshmen midfielders Sarah Carman ()
and Maureen Helfers
(Westbury, NY/W.T. Clarke) each had goals. Senior midfielder Casey Simpson (Laporte, PA/Sullivan County) added an
assist in the Greyhound victory while Carman,
senior defender Robyn Klem and sophomore defender Brittany Deiling (Chews Landing, NJ/Triton
Regional) each had four ground balls. Simpson
added five draw controls while Carman
had four draw controls. Kauffman had
three draw controls and three ground balls while sophomore defender Katie Wise had three draw controls for
Moravian. Greyhound sophomore goalie Courtney
Rosenberg made 12 saves in the match for her eighth win of the season.
Moravian
had its two-match winning streak snapped and dropped its fourth straight
Landmark Conference contest with a 23-12 loss at Goucher College. The Gophers scored
first and used a 7-1 run late in the first half to build a 13-4 halftime lead.
Goucher then scored ten of the 18 second half goals with Moravian netting four
of the last six tallies in the contest. The Gophers had a 36-23 advantage in
shots, a 25-14 edge in ground balls and a 20-17 edge in draw controls in the
match.
Greyhound
senior midfielder Erica Spatz led Moravian with six goals to give ber a school record 53 for the season, and the six points
gave Spatz
sole possession of the school single single point
record with 66. She also had a school record ten draw controls in the contest.
Sophomore midfielders Lynda Kauffman
and Paige Warbrick
each had a goal and an assist while senior midfielder Casey Simpson added a goal and an assist. Sophomore defender Katie Wise and freshman midfielder Maureen Helfers
each found the back of the net once for Moravian while junior attack Georgia Castellano
had an assist. Freshman midfielder Sarah
Carman had a team high three ground balls for the Greyhounds while sophomore
goalie Courtney Rosenberg added six
saves and three ground balls.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, April 21 2008 (-6666-)
Baseball – 16-17 (Landmark Conference 8-7)
Last Week – Lost to Arcadia
University 13-3. Defeated *Susquehanna University 5-4. Defeated *Catholic
University 11-4. Lost to *Catholic University 17-5 and 17-5. *Landmark
Conference Game.
This
Week –Tues., Apr. 22nd vs. DeSales University at Limeport
Stadium, 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Apr. 24th vs. Keystone College, 4:00 p.m.
Sat., Apr. 26th at *Juniata College (DH), 1:00 p.m. Sun., Apr. 27th
at *Juniata College, 1:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference Game.
Moravian dropped a 13-3 non-cofnerence game at Arcadia University as the Greyhounds had
their three-game winning streak stopped and dropped back below .500 for the
season. The Knights jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning
on an RBI double by Austin Ley adn
an RBI single by Andy Bella.
Arcadia
would score five times in the bottom of the second inning to build a 7-0 lead.
John Curreri had an RBI single to get the inning
started while Ken Spangenberg hit a two-RBI single.
Kevin Kologie had a two-RBI, bases loaded double
later in the inning.
The
Greyhounds would get their first run of the game in the top of the third
inning. Sophomore outfielder David Lengyel () was hit by a pitch with one out and moved to
second on a ground out by junior shortstop Kevin
Gambrino (Brick, NJ/Monsignor Donovan). Junior
first baseman Joseph Durso
(Middletown, NJ/Christian Brother Academy) followed with an RBI single to
score Lengyel.
The Knights
would add another five runs in the bottom of the third inning on a two-RBI
triple by Spangenberg, a two-RBI double by Ley and a wild pitch.
Moravian
would score its second run of the contest in the top of the fifth inning to cut
Arcadia's lead to 12-2. Junior outfielder Eric
Shea (Madison, NJ/Morristown Beard) reached on an error to lead off the
inning that allowed him to reach second base, and Shea advanced to third on a ground out Lengyel. Shea would score on an
RBI ground out by Gambrino.
Arcadia
scored its final run of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning on an RBI
single. The Knights had 18 hits in the game with Ley
and Curreri each going three-for-five. Spangenberg, Kolodgie, Nick Goetz
and Joe Rafanelli each had two hits for Arcadia.
The
Greyhounds would get a final run in the top of the ninth inning. Senior second
baseman Brett Stout (Easton, PA/Easton)
reached on an error with one out and advanced to second base. Stout crossed the plate on a two-out
RBI single by Lengyel.
Moravian had just four hits in the contest.
Sophomore Philips Spence (Lafayette, NJ/Newton)
took the loss on the mound for the Greyhounds, allowing ten runs on ten hits
and a walk with one strikeout in 2 1/3 innings of action while junior Thomas Murray (Staten Island, NY/Moore
Catholic) tossed 1 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on three hits with one
strikeout. Sophomore Ryan Cummings (Toms
River, NJ/Toms River East) returned from an injury to pitch an inning for
Moravian, giving up one hit while senior Matthew
Swartz (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore) tossed two innings with one run and four hits
allowed while striking out a batter. Sophomore Christopher Morrison (Middlesex, NJ/Immaculata) tossed the final
two innings, striking out two batters.
The
Greyhounds captured their fourth straight Landmark Conference victory,
defeating Susquehanna University, 5-4, at Gillespie Field. The victory improved
Moravian to 7-5 in Landmark Conference action and 15-15 overall.
The
Crusaders jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. John Lunardi led off the game with a solo home run to left
center field and Chris Price would hit a two-out solo homer to left center
later in the inning.
Moravian
would get three runs in the bottom of the second inning to take a 3-2 lead.
Freshman designated hitter Jake
Schweitzer (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) drew a walk to lead off
the inning and was safe at second base on a ground ball by freshman catcher Jon Baltz (Easton,
PA/Easton) as Susquehanna tried to get the lead runner out. After an out,
freshman third baseman Jason Huber (Bethlehem,
PA/Liberty) hit an RBI single to center field to score Schweitzer. On the
play, Baltz
was attempting to go to third base when the throw from the outfield ended up in
the Moravian dugout, allowing Baltz to go home and Huber to reach third base. Junior
outfielder Eric Shea then reached on
the second of three Susquehanna errors in the inning to give the Greyhounds the
lead.
Moravian
added a run in the bottom of the third inning to increase its lead to 4-2.
Sophomore outfielder Brad Bodine (Mt.
Bethel, PA/Bangor) singled with one out and moved to third on a Crusader
throwing error on a ground ball hit by Schweitzer.
Baltz
would then hit an RBI infield single to score Bodine.
Susquehanna
tied the contest in the top of the fourth inning with a pair of runs. Kyle Wertman led off with a double and stole third base. After a
pair of strikeouts, Jason Gaccione walked and stole
second base to put two runners in scoring position for Zack Brigman's
two-RBI single.
The
Greyhounds took the lead right back in the bottom half of the fourth inning
with the final run of the game. Sophomore outfielder David Lengyel led off with a walk and
moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by junior shortstop Kevin Gambrino. Lengyel would move to third base
on a ground out by junior first baseman Joseph
Durso (Middletown,
NJ/Christian Brother Academy) before scoring on an RBI single by Bodine.
Each team
had nine hits in the contest with Bodine and Huber each going three-for-four
for the Greyhounds. Baltz added two hits in the
victory. Don Kirkland and Tyler Reichard each had two
hits for Susquehanna.
Freshman Luke Skutches
(Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) earned his first career victory for
Moravian, allowing three hits and a walk with one strikeout in 2 2/3 innings of
relief. Sophomore Brandon Palmisano (Mountainhome, PA/Pius
X) started on the mound for the Greyhounds, allowing four runs on four hits
and three walks while striking out a career high eight batters. Senior Brett Stout moved in from second base
to pitch 1 1/3 innings with a hit, a walk and two strikeouts for Moravian
setting up sophomore Joe Melchionna (Marlboro, NJ/St. John Vianney),
who earned his first save of the season in an inning of action.
Moravian
won its fifth straight Landmark Conference game with an 11-4 victory over The
Catholic University of America in the first game of a doubleheader at Gillespie
Field. The Cardinals would take a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when
Joseph Maca scored on a Greyhound throwing error
after stealing third base.
The
Greyhounds would take a 3-1 lead with a trio of runs in the bottom of the
second inning. Junior first baseman Joseph
Durso led off with a single and scored on a
two-run home run to left field by sophomore outfielder Brad Bodine, his first collegiate home run. Freshman designated
hitter Jake Schweitzer then reached
on an error, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from freshman catcher Jon Baltz and
scored on an RBI single by freshman third baseman Jason Huber.
Catholic
would retake the lead with three runs of its own in the top of the third
inning. Maca drew a bases loaded walk to score
Patrick Quintana. A sacrifice fly by Mike Goodman scored Tommy Little while
Tommy Bowles hit an RBI double to score Joseph Devine.
Moravian
responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third inning to take the
lead for good, 5-4. Junior shortstop Kevin
Gambrino led off with a single and Durso followed
with a single. A sacrifice bunt by Bodine
put both runners in scoring position for a two-RBI single by Baltz.
The
Greyhounds would add six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to finish off
the scoring. Sophomore outfielder David Lengyel led off the inning with a doubles and scored on
an RBI single by Gambrino.
Durso drew
an intentional walk before Gambrino scored on an RBI single by sophomore pinch hitter Andrew DeLio
(Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany). After a wild pitch, Baltz hit a shallow RBI double
to right field scoring Durso.
Senior second baseman Brett Stout
drew a walk to load the bases for an RBI sacrifice fly by Huber. Junior outfielder Eric
Shea was hit by a pitch to reload the bases for a two-RBI double by Lengyel.
Moravian
had 15 hits in the game with Durso going three-for-three with three runs. Stout and Lengyel were
each two-for-two while Gambrino
and Baltz
each had two hits. Catholic had eight hits in the contest with Little and
Bowles each collecting three hits.
Sophomore Christopher Morrison improved to 5-2 on
the mound for Moravian, allowing four runs, three of them earned, on eight hits
and two walks while striking out six batters. Sophomore Ryan Cummings tossed the final inning for the Greyhoudns,
giving up one walk and striking out two.
The
Greyhounds had their five-game Landmark Conference winning streak snapped in a
17-5 loss to The Catholic University of America in the second game of a
doubleheader at Gillespie Field. The Cardinals started off the scoring in the
top of the first inning on RBI singles by Mike Goodman and Tommy Bowles.
Catholic
added two more runs in the top of the second inning on a two-RBI single by
Bowles, and the Cardinals would make their lead 8-0 with four runs in the top
of third inning one a two-RBI double by Joseph Devine and RBI singles by Joseph
Maca and Kevin Sweeney.
Moravian
would get onto the scoreboard with a run in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Junior outfielder Josh Hinkle
(Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) led off with a single and junior
shortstop Kevin Gambrino
followed with single moving Hinkle to third. Junior first baseman Joseph Durso
then reached on an RBI fielder's choice as Hinkle
scored.
The
Cardinals pushed five runs across the plate in the top of the fifth inning for
a 13-1 lead. Maca had an RBI triple while Goodman
added an RBI single. Bowles and Matthew Rosner each
had RBI singles for Catholic while Cory Hudson had an RBI single.
The
Greyhounds tallied another run on the bottom of the fifth inning when junior
catcher Thomas Czarnecki (Columbia,
NJ/North Warren) led off with a double and scored on an RBI ground out by
freshman third baseman Jason Huber.
Catholic
added two runs on the top of the sixth inning on an RBI single from Jeff
D'Annunzio and an RBI single from Rosner.
Moravian
had its biggest inning at the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning, pushing
three runs across the plate. Sophomore shortstop Scot Brady (Montgomery, NJ/Montgomery) singled with one out and
moved to third on a double by freshman first baseman Jacob Millen. Sophomore
outfielder Brad Bodine hit an RBI
sacrifice fly to score Brady before
sophomore pinch hitter Dan Cahill
(Easton, PA/Easton) connected on his first collegiate home run, a two-run
homer to right centerfield.
The
Cardinals would finish off the scoring with two runs in the top of the seventh
inning with RBI singles by Troy Langway and Sean Earley. The Cardinals pounded out 21 hits in the game with Maca going three-for-three and Bowles going three-for-four.
Devine, Goodman, Rosner and Paul Yantosh
each had two hits for Catholic. Moravian finished the game with nine hits
including a two-for-two game by Hinkle.
The Greyhounds used six pitchers in the game with senior Trevor Lawrence (Lansford, PA/Marian Catholic) taking his first
loss of the season after allowing seven runs, five of them earned, on eight
hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.
Moravian
dropped its second straight Landmark Conference game, falling to The Catholic
University of America, 17-5, for the second consecutive contest to close out
the conference series at Gillespie Field.
The
Greyhounds jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Junior
outfielder Eric Shea led off the
inning with a triple down the right field line and scored on a balk. Junior
shortstop Kevin Gambrino
then drew a walk and scored on an RBI triple by sophomore outfielder Brad Bodine. Bodine would score on an RBI single by freshman first baseman Jacob Millen (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall).
The
Cardinals scored a run in the top of the second inning on an RBI single by
Bobby Picardo, and Catholic added a run in the third
inning on an RBI sacrifice fly by Mike Goodman. The Cardinals would tie the
game at 3-3 in the top of the fourth inning when Matthew Rosner
doubled, stole third and scored on a throwing error on the stolen base attempt.
Moravian
would retake its lead in the bottom of the fourth inning with two runs.
Freshman catcher Jon Baltz
reached on an error and eventually scored on an RBI single by freshman third
baseman Jason Huber. Junior
outfielder Josh Hinkle added an RBI
single to score Huber. The
Greyhounds would not score again.
Catholic
would need just two batters in the top of the fifth inning to tie the game on a
two-run homer by Joseph Maca. The Cardinals added
three more runs in the fifth to build and 8-5 lead. Kevin Sweeney had an RBI
sacrifice fly while Rosner had an RBI single and
Patrick Quintana added an RBI double.
The
Cardinals pushed four runs across the plate in the top of the sixth inning for
a 12-5 lead. Sweeney had another RBI sacrifice fly while Rosner
hit a three-run home run. Catholic would score three times in the top of the
seventh inning on a Moravian throwing error and a two-run homer by Goodman, and
the Cardinals added a pair of runs in the top of the eighth inning on an RBI
single by Cory Hudson. Hudson scored on a the play on an error in the Moravian
outfield.
Catholic
had 14 hits in the game with Rosner going
three-for-four. Tommy Little, Goodman, Quintana and Picardo
each had two hits for the Cardinals. Moravian had ten hits in the contest with
Huber and Balts each turing
in two-for-three performances.
The
Greyhounds used five pitchers in the contest with sophomore Joe Melchionna
dropping to 4-3 on the season with the loss. He allowed eight runs, seven
earned, on nine hits and a walk while striking out three batters in 4 1/3
innings.
Greyhound Weekly Update, April 21,
2008 (-10101010-)
Softball – 26-6 (Landmark Conference 10-0)
Last Week – Defeated *Scranton
University 11-0 and 3-2. Defeated *Susquehanna University 3-1 and 9-1. Lost to
DeSales University 6-1. Defeated DeSales University 1-0. *Landmark Conference
Game.
This
Week – Tues., Apr. 22nd at Swarthmore College (DH) 3:00 p.m. Sat.,
Apr. 26th vs. *Drew University (DH) 1:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference
Game.
Moravian captured its 16th
straight victory and moved into sole possession of first place in the Landmark
Conference with an 11-0, six-inning victory over The University of Scranton
behind a perfect game from freshman pitcher Elizabeth Python (Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman). The perfect
game was the first of Python's
career, and the Greyhounds' third of the season. It was also Python's second no-hitter of the season
and her seventh shutout of the year. The closest Python, who is now 13-2 on the year, would come to allowing a hit
was in the first inning when freshman outfielder Amanda Paulus (Easton, PA/Easton) threw
out Scranton's Erin Moreau at first base on a solid hit ball to right field.
Python had a
3-0 lead before she even went to the circle after Moravian scored three runs in
the top of the first inning. Senior outfielder Megan Ritchey (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown) hit a one-out double and
scored on a two-out RBI single by junior designated player Maria DeBonis (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame).
Senior second baseman Kelly Santry (Hatboro, PA/Upper Moreland) followed with a
two-run home run to left field for her first homer of the season.
The
Greyhounds extended their lead to 5-0 with a pair of runs in the top of the
fourth inning. Senior outfielder Erica Klepeisz (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth) led off the inning with
a double and moved to third on a sacrifice fly by junior catcher Deanna Mangieri (Pleasantville, NY/Byram Hills). Paulus then hit an RBI single to score Klepeisz. Paulus was caught stealing
before a single by freshman Stephanie Falzarano (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield)
singled. Ritchey then hit her second
double of the game, driving in Falzarano.
Moravian
scored a run in the top of the fifth inning for a 6-0 lead. Senior shortstop Beth Paly (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) and Santry led off with back-to-back
singles before a sacrifice bunt by Santry. Junior first baseman Sheri Bieniek (Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley)
followed with an RBI single to score Paly.
The
Greyhounds would score five times in the top of the sixth inning to institute
the NCAA eight-run rule. Paulus and Falzarano each had hits to lead off the inning; however, Paulus was
thrown out at third. After a walk by Ritchey,
Paly
connected on an RBI double to score Falzarano. DeBonis then hit an RBI single to score Ritchey while Santry had an RBI single to score Paly. Sophomore Katie Flood (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville)
came in to pinch run for DeBonis before a two-RBI double by Klepeisz finished off the
scoring.
Moravian
had a season high 18 hits in the victory. Ritchey was three-for-three with two
doubles in the game while DeBonis went three-for-four. Paulus was a perfect two-for-two
while Santry
was two-for-three with three RBIs and her home run. Falzarano, Paly and Klepeisz each had two-for-four
games with Klepeisz
hitting two doubles.
The Greyhounds swept their
eighth consecutive doubleheader, extended its winning streak to 17 straight and
clinched a postseason berth for the 14th straight year with a 3-2
come-from-behind victory in the second game a Landmark Conference doubleheader
at The University of Scranton. Moravian now has a two-game lead in the
conference standings and needs to win just two of its final four Landmark
Conference games to clinch the top seed and host the 2008 Landmark Conference
Tournament.
The Royals
would take a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Mary Beth Vogel
singled to left-field and freshman Annie Zeleniak
followed with a two-run home run to left-center field with two outs.
Moravian
would rally for three runs in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead.
Senior second baseman Beth Paly led off the inning with a single to center field
and advanced to second on an infield single by senior third baseman Kelly Santry.
Junior first baseman Sheri Bieniek then hit a one-out single to left-field that advanced
Paly to
third and Santry
to second, but each runner moved up a base on an error allowing Paly to
score. Junior outfielder Erica Klepeisz then hit her third double of the doubleheader
to left center field to score Santy and Bieniek and give the Greyhounds the lead.
Scranton
would have a chance to take the lead back in the sixth inning but Paly snared a
line drive over her shoulder at second base to end the inning. The Royals had
nine hits in the game with Zeleniak going
three-for-four and Vogel adding two hits. Moravian had just six hits in the
contest with two by Paly.
Junior
pitcher/designated player Maria DeBonis would earn her tenth win of the season in the
circle, tossing five innings of scoreless relief with four hits and two walks
allowed. DeBonis
also struck out eight batters. Freshman Elizabeth
Python started for the Greyhounds, allowing two runs on five hits and two
strikeouts in the first two innings
Moravian remained undefeated
in Landmark Conference action and won its 18th consecutive game with a 3-1, nin-inning victory at Susquehanna University. The
Greyhounds would take a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Freshman
shortstop Stephanie Falzarano
led off the inning a single and stole second base. Senior second baseman Beth Paly singled
to move Falzarano
to third base. Junior designated player/pitcher Maria DeBonis then reached on an error
that allowed Falzarano
to score.
The
Crusaders would tie the game in the bottom of the seventh inning on a two-out,
RBI triple by Laurie Blaska, that scored pinch runner
Katie Connors. Connors had entered the game after a double by Kelli Holota to lead off the seventh inning.
Moravian
would score twice in the top of the ninth inning for the win. Senior third
baseman Kelly Santry
led off with a single and moved to second on an error in the Susquehanna
outfield. After a sacrifice bunt by junior first baseman Sheri Bieniek
moved Santry
to third and another out, senior catcher Deanna
Mangieri connected on a two-run home run, her first of the season.
The
Greyhounds had nine hits in the game with Paly going two-for-four and
senior outfielder Megan Ritchey
going three-for-four. Susquehanna had 12 hits in the game with Bryn Whitmire going three-for-four and Kim Rubino
collecting two hits.
Moravian
freshman Elizabeth Python started in
the circle for the Greyhounds, allowing a run on ten hits and a walk with seven
strikeouts in six-plus innings of work. DeBonis came into the circle in the bottom of the seventh
inning and allowed two hits while striking out three batters to earn her 11th
victory of the season. The three strikeouts gave DeBonis 300 for her career, just
the third pitcher in school history to reach the 300-career strikeout plateau
The Greyhounds earned the top
seed in the 2008 Landmark Conference Tournament with a 9-1 victory over
Susquehanna University in the second game of a conference doubleheader. The
victory was Moravian's 19th in a row and the team's ninth straight doubleheader
sweep. The Greyhounds will now be the host of the inaugural Landmark Conference
Tournament on May 2nd and 3rd.
Moravian
jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Junior pitcher Maria DeBonis
walked to lead off the inning and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by senior
third baseman Kelly Santry.
Junior first baseman Sheri Bieniek followed
with an RBI double.
The
Greyhounds extended their lead to 4-0 with three more runs in the top of the
third inning. Freshman outfielder Maura
Agnew (Doylestown, PA/Lansdale
Catholic) led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by
senior outfielder Megan Ritchey.
Senior second baseman Beth Paly followed with an RBI single while DeBonis drew
another walk. Santry
then hit a two-RBI double to score Paly and DeBonis.
Moravian's
lead expanded to 5-0 with a run in the fifth inning on a two-out solo home run
by DeBonis,
her team leading fifth homer of the season. The Greyhounds would tack on
another run on the top of the sixth inning on an RBI single by freshman
shortstop Stephanie Falzarano
that scored junior outfielder Erica Klepeisz, who had drawn a walk to lead off the inning.
Susquehanna
scored its only run of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning when Canielle McCann walked moved to third on a Moravian error
and scored on a passed ball.
The
Greyhounds finished off the scoring with three runs in the top of the seventh
inning. Paly
reached on an error to start the inning, and DeBonis followed with an RBI
double scoring Paly.
DeBonis
would steal third base and then score on an RBI single from Santry. Santry would eventually score on
a sacrifice fly by junior catcher Deanna
Mangieri.
Moravian
had ten hits in the game with Santry going
three-for-three with three RBIs and DeBonis going two-for-two with four runs scored and two
RBIs. The Crusaders had four hits in the contest with two by Gretchen Halsey.
DeBonis earned her second win of the doubleheader in the
circle, going 6 2/3 innings and allowing an unearned run on four hits and three
walks while striking out five batters. Freshman Elizabeth Python came in to strike out the final batter of the
game.
Moravian had its 19-game
winning streak snapped in a 6-1 loss to local rival DeSales University in the
first game of a non-conference doubleheader at Blue & Grey Field. The
Bulldogs would take a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on a solo home
run by junior Kelly Moran, her sixth homer of the season.
DeSales
scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning to build a 4-0 lead. The first
run of the inning scored when junior pinch runner Emily Remaly
scored on a Moravian error. Junior Amanda Kensecki
then had a two-RBI single for the Bulldogs.
DeSales
extended its lead to 6-0 in the top of the sixth inning on a two-out, two-RBI
double by junior Maddie Roxandich.
The Bulldogs finished with ten hits in the game with Kensecki
and Roxandich each going two-for-four and freshman
Meghan Callahan going two-for-two.
The
Greyhounds would get onto the scoreboard in the bottom half of the sixth
inning. Senior second baseman Beth Paly singled with one out to extend her hitting streak
to 17 straight games, and scored on an RBI double from junior first baseman Sheri Bieniek.
Moravian had seven hits in the contest with junior catcher Deanna Mangieri going two-for-three.
Sophomore
Kristen Cybularz earned the victory in the circle for
DeSales, allowing a run on seven hits with one strikeout. Moravian freshman Elizabeth Python suffered just her
third loss of the season, giving up six runs on ten hits and two walks while
striking out five batters.
The Greyhounds bounced back from
their first loss in a month and earned a split of a non-conference doubleheader
with DeSales University at Blue & Grey Field, winning the second game, 1-0,
behind a three-hitter by junior Maria DeBonis.
DeBonis went the distance in the circle for Moravian despite
being listed as the designated player on the line-up card. Freshman Amie Ballo
(Andes, NY/Andes Central) technically gets the start for being listed as a starting
pitcher but Moravian used the flex rule to have DeBonis pitch the game. DeBonis is now
13-3 on the season after giving up three hits and a pair of walks while
striking out seven in the victory.
DeBonis gave herself a lead in the bottom of the first inning
when Moravian scored the only run of the game. Freshman shortstop Stephanie Falzarano
led off with a single but was out at second base on a fielder's choice hit by
senior outfielder Megan Ritchey.
Senior second baseman Beth Paly followed with a single to extend her hitting
streak to 18 games, the second longest streak in school history, and move
Ritchey to third base. DeBonis
then hit an RBI ground out to chase Ritchey
home with the winning run.
Moravian
had six hits in the contest with Paly going two-for-three. Paly is 33-for-64, a .516
average, during her streak with 12 multiple hit games.
Greyhound Weekly Update, April 21,
2008 (-13131313-)
Men’s Tennis – 6-7-1 (Landmark Conference 4-3)
Last Week –Lost to
Lebanon Valley College 5-4. Defeated *Juniata College 6-3. *Landmark Conference
Match.
This
Week –Wed., Apr. 23rd at #1 Drew University in Landmark Conference
Semifinals, TBA.
The Greyhounds dropped their final home match of the 2007-08 season,
falling to former conference rival Lebanon Valley College, 5-4, in a
non-conference contest at Hoffman Courts. Moravian trailed 2-1 after the
doubles action with just a victory at second doubles by the tandem of sophomore
Chandler Forman (Plymouth, MA/Plymouth) and freshman Thomas Turcich (Haddon Township, NJ/Haddon
Township). The Greyhounds and the Flying Dutchmen would split the singles contests
with Moravian receiving straight sets wins from Forman at third singles and sophomore Ian Box (Charlestown, MA/The Rivers School) at first singles, his
11th straight singles win. Junior Keith Feinman (Haddonfield, NJ/Haddonfield) earned a three-set
victory for the Greyhounds at fifth singles.
Moravian snapped a four-match losing
streak and earned the fourth seed in the 2008 Landmark Conference Tournament
with a 6-3 victory at Juniata College in the regular season finale. The
postseason berth in the second straight for Moravian. The Greyhounds trailed
2-1 after doubles action with just a win at third doubles by the team of
sophomore Jason Bonilla (Whitestone,
NY/Bayside) and freshman Matthew
Share (Langhorne, PA/Neshaminy). Moravian would
be victorious in five of the six singles matches with straight sets wins by
sophomore Ian Box, sophomore Chandler Forman, freshman Thomas Turcich
and Share. Junior Keith Feinman won in three sets for the Greyhounds while Bonilla dropped a three-set match that
included a tiebreaker in the second set.
Greyhound
Weekly Update, April 21, 2008 (-14141414-)
Women’s Tennis – 8-5 (Landmark Conference 6-0)
Last Week – Defeated
*Juniata College 9-0. *Landmark Conference Match.
This
Week –Tues., Apr. 22nd vs. *#4 Goucher College in Landmark
Conference Semifinals, 3:00 p.m. Thurs., Apr. 24th vs. Wilkes
University, 4:00 p.m.*Landmark Conference Match.
Moravian
finished off an undefeated inaugural Landmark Conference campaign with a 9-0
sweep at Juniata College in the regular season finale. The Greyhounds, who have
won four straight matches and are the top seed for the 2008 Landmark Conference
Tournament, led 3-0 after doubles action with victories by the tandems of
senior Lindsey Hopper (Middlesex,
NJ/Middlesex) and junior Dyana Swan (Branchburg,
NJ/Somerville), seniors Brittany Popaca (Lavallette, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach) and Jennel Yelito (Tamaqua,
PA/Tamaqua) and junior MaryKate Kelly (Beach
Haven, NJ/Southern Regional) and freshman Kerry McKinley (Sparta, NJ/Pope John XXIII). Moravian would win all
six singles contests in straight sets with wins by Hopper, Kelly, Popaca, Yelito, McKinley and senior Rebecca Angstadt (Hamburg, PA/Hamburg).
