Sports News: Spring 2006

Monday, April 3, 2006

MORAVIAN’S MEAGAN HENNESSY NAMED COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE
PITCHER OF THE WEEK

ANNVILLE, PA --- Senior pitcher Meagan Hennessy (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township HS) of the Moravian College softball team has been named the Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Week for the third consecutive week for her performance last week.

Hennessy, who has been named the Commonwealth Conference's Pitcher of the Week four times this season, had a 4-0 record and she added a save in a 6-0 record last week for Moravian including a 2-0 mark in Commonwealth Conference action.

Hennessy began the week with 4-2 victory versus Wilkes University. She allowed two runs; just one earned, on five hits and two walks while striking out 11 batters, her 24th career game with double digit strikeouts. In the first game of a doubleheader at rival Muhlenberg College, Hennessy tossed a two-hit shutout with no walks and eight strikeouts 2-0 victory. In the second game at Muhlenberg, Hennessy came in with one-out and the tying run at second base. She struck out both batters she faced for her second save of the season. Hennessy opened up a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader with a 1-0, nine-inning shutout of Susquehanna University. She allowed three hits and four walks while tying her school record with 15 strikeouts in the win. Hennessy also tossed the second game of the twinbill with a 2-0 shutout. She allowed five hits and a walk in the second game while striking out another nine batters.

For the week, Hennessy posted a 0.23 ERA and allowed just two runs, one of them earned, on 15 hits and seven walks while striking out 45 batters. Hennessy also scored two runs in the flex position and had a putout and ten assists in 11 fielding chances. At the end of the week, Hennessy is ranked in the top 25 of the NCAA Division III career statistics in six categories (45 shutouts – 4th, 742 strikeouts – 8th, 79 wins – Tied for 11thm 686.0 innings pitched – 19th, 87 complete games – tied for 24th, 96 games started – tied for 24th).

Moravian, 19-3 overall, is scheduled to return to action on Thursday, April 6th in a non-conference doubleheader versus DeSales University beginning at 3:30 p.m. at Blue & Grey Field at the Steel Field Complex.