Sports News: Winter 2004-05

Monday, March 7, 2005

MORAVIAN’S CARRIONE & RITCHEY NAMED FIRST COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE PLAYER & PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR 2005 SEASON

ANNVILLE, PA --- Sophomore catcher Danielle Carrione (Bloomfield, NJ/Mt. St. Dominic HS) and freshman pitcher Megan Ritchey (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown HS) of the Moravian College softball team have been named the first Commonwealth Conference Player and Pitcher of the Week for the 2005 season announced Monday for their performances last week.

The Greyhounds, ranked #2 in the nation in the NFCA Preseason Top 25 Poll to a 3-2 record in the team’s first five games of the year. Moravian lost to host Virginia Wesleyan College in the Atlantic versus East Challenge, 2-0 in eight innings, in the team’s first action outside this spring before defeating Chowan (NC) College, 3-1, and Frostburg State (MD) University, 6-0. In other games playing in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the Greyhounds fell to Christopher Newport (VA) University, which received votes in the NFCA poll, 1-0, before defeating Peace (NC) College, 11-0 in five innings.

Carrione led the Greyhounds with a .615 average, collecting eight hits in 13 at-bats with one double, four runs, three RBIs and a walk. Behind the plate, Carrione has made 29 putouts and 12 assists with no errors in 41 chances.

Ritchey earned victories in her first two collegiate starts to help second ranked Moravian start the season with a 3-2 record in Virginia Beach. Ritchey actually saw action in all three Moravian victories. She allowed three hits and four walks in four-plus innings in the Greyhounds’ 3-1 victory over Chowan. Ritchey also had one strikeout in the game. She pitched the final inning in a victory over Frostburg State, allowing one walk. Ritchey completed the week with three innings of hitless ball in an 11-0, five inning victory over Peace. She allowed seven walks while striking out four batters.

Moravian is scheduled to return to action on Friday, March 11th at the Salisbury University Seagull Invitational in Salisbury, Maryland, playing nationally-ranked SUNY Oneonta at 10:00 a.m. and Christopher Newport at 2:00 p.m.