Sports News: Spring 2004

Monday, April 19, 2004

MORAVIAN’S McWILLIAMS & HENNESSY SWEEP COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE WEEKLY AWARDS

ANNVILLE, PA --- Sophomores Richelle McWilliams (Riegelsville, PA/Easton HS) and Meagan Hennessy (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township HS) of the Moravian College softball team swept the Commonwealth Conference Weekly Awards with McWilliams earning Player of the Week honors and Hennessy garnering Pitcher of the Week accolades Monday.

McWilliams, a designated player and first baseman, helped the Greyhounds post a 6-0 record last week including a pair of Commonwealth Conference wins that clinched the team’s tenth consecutive postseason appearance. McWilliams began the week with a two-for-three performance with a doubles, two runs and a walk in an 8-0 victory at Delaware Valley. She then went two for five with three RBIs, two runs, a double, a sacrifice fly and a home run in a sweep of Haverford College. McWilliams finished the week with a two for six performance against Susquehanna, including a pair of RBI doubles in the second game to rally Moravian to its 27th straight win this season. McWilliams also had five putouts during the week.

Hennessy, who has earned the Pitcher of the Week honors three other times this season, tossed three complete game shutouts with a no-hitter last week to lead Moravian. Hennessy began the week with a five-inning, no-hit shutout of Delaware Valley College in which she walked just one batter while striking out nine. The no-hitter was the first of Hennessy’s collegiate career. Hennessy then had a two-hit, one-walk shutout of Haverford College that included ten strikeouts. She finished off the week with a one-hit, two walk shutout of Susquehanna University with six strikeouts. Hennessy, who is now 14-0 on the year with eight shutouts, also had one putout and eight assists in the field.

Moravian, the top ranked team in the nation, has won 27 consecutive games. The Greyhounds are 27-1 overall and can clinch the top seed in the Commonwealth Conference Tournament with a victory versus Lebanon Valley College on Tuesday, April 20th in a doubleheader beginning at 3:00 p.m. in Bethlehem.