Sports News: Fall 2006
Tuesday, September 5, 2006

MORAVIAN COLLEGE NAMES PAUL ENGELHARDT HEAD BASEBALL COACH

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Moravian College has named Paul Engelhardt as its new head baseball coach effective immediately.

“We are excited to have coach Engelhardt join our staff,” said Moravian College Director of Athletics Paul Moyer. “He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position and looks to build on the tradition of Moravian’s baseball program going into the future.”

Engelhardt comes to Moravian after five years as a an assistant coach at Lafayette College where he served as the Leopards third base coach, hitting instructor and defensive catchers and outfield coach.

“Moravian has had a solid program for years under coach Little, and he has left an excellent foundation in place for the team,” Engelhardt said. “I look forward to being able to keep the tradition going as well as working with the student-athletes and staff at Moravian.”

Engelhardt was also assistant coach at Muhlenberg College for one season in 2000-01. His other local coaching experience includes a year and a half as assistant head coach of the Freemansburg Senior Legion team and four seasons as head coach of the Lower Nazareth Phillies of the Blue Mountain League (1998-2002).

Engelhardt earned a Bachelors of Science in Psychology with minors in business, legal studies and political sciences from the University of Pittsburgh in 1996.

Engelhardt replaces Ed Little, who stepped down after 24 seasons with a 327-382-2 record. Little, who has been at Moravian for 38 years, continues to be a member of Moravian’s faculty and will assist the athletic department as part of a terminal sabbatical prior to retirement.