Tuesday, May 15, 2001
LEIBY & RENTSCHLER NAMED TO EAST REGION ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
WAYNE, NJ --- Junior outfielder Sarah Leiby (Fleetwood/Fleetwood HS) of the Moravian
College softball team was selected as an outfielder on the 2001 NCAA Division III East
Regional All-Tournament Team while junior second baseman Laurie Rentschler (Slatington/Northern
Lehigh HS) was named as an at-large selection.
William Paterson University, ranked 14th in the nation and the team that knocked
Moravian out of the regional, won the tournament and is headed to Eau-Claire, Wisconsin
for the Division III College World Series.
Leiby, Moravian's starting left fielder, was four-for-nine in the Greyhounds' three games
at the regional with a double and a run scored. She made four putouts in the outfield.
Rentschler, the Greyhounds' starting second baseman who has started 127 consecutive games
for Moravian, had one hit, one walk and one run scored in the tournament. Rentschler
was flawless in the field with five putouts and four assists.
Moravian, which defeated Hunter (NY) College, 10-2 and lost to #11 Rowan (NJ) University,
1-0, and William Paterson, 2-1 at the regional, finished the season fourth in the regional
with a 33-12 overall mark, which is a school record for victories in any sport.
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