Monday, October 13, 2003

GREYHOUND SOFTBALL TEAM NAMED ONE OF 64 NFCA DIVISION III ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS FOR 2002-03

STARKVILLE, MS --- The Moravian College softball team is one of 64 NCAA Division III schools that achieved a spot on the 2002-03 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Academic Team listing announced by the NFCA.

The listing is based on cumulative team grade-point averages submitted by NFCA member coaches. All 64 NCAA Division III schools had a GPA over 2.880 with Whitworth College achieving the highest team GPA at 3.560.

The Greyhounds, with a team GPA of 3.250, had the 31st highest GPA, and Moravian was one of six schools from the Middle Atlantic Corporation to make the list. Drew University was 15th followed by Widener University at 25th, Moravian, King’s College at 33rd, Wilkes University at 44th and Lebanon Valley College at 52. Muhlenberg College was also on the list, ranked 46th.

Moravian, under the direction of head coach John Byrne, posted a 32-10 record last spring and came within one victory of reaching the NCAA Division III World Series for the first time in school history. The Greyhounds return all 15 players this spring and will begin action on Friday, March 6th, 2004 at the Virginia Wesleyan College Challenge in Virginia Beach, Virginia.