Monday,
April 30, 2007
MORAVIAN'S ERICA KLEPEISZ & MARIA DeBONIS
NAMED COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE
SOFTBALL PLAYER & PITCHER OF THE WEEK
ANNVILLE,
PA --- Sophomore outfielder Erica Klepeisz (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth
HS) and sophomore pitcher Maria DeBonis (Nazareth,
PA/Notre Dame HS) of the Moravian College softball team
has been named the Commonwealth Conference Softball Player and Pitcher
of the Week for their performances last week.
The duo helped 12th-ranked Moravian to a 4-0 record last week
as the Greyhounds closed out the regular season at 29-5 overall
and 13-1 in Commonwealth Conference action.
Klepeisz, pictured at right, hit .583 for the
week with seven hits in 12 at-bats including five runs, three RBIs,
a stolen base and two home runs. She also made four putouts. Klepeisz
started the week with a two-for-three performance with a run and
a stolen base in a 10-1, five-inning win versus Eastern University.
She was one-for-two with a two-run homer in the second game, an
8-0, five-inning victory. Klepeisz was three-for-four
with two runs and a leadoff home run, in a 6-2 win at Messiah College.
She was one-for-three with a run in the second game, a 7-1 Greyhound
win to close out the regular season.
DeBonis,
who has been the Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Week for
four consecutive weeks as well as on March 26th, started the week
with her first collegiate no-hitter, shutting out Eastern, 8-0 in
five innings. DeBonis, pictured at left, allowed
just a leadoff walk in the first inning while striking out nine
batters. DeBonis then finished the regular season
with a 7-1 victory at Messiah. She allowed six hits and two walks
while striking out six batters.
For the week, DeBonis was 2-0 with a shutout,
a no-hitter, six hits allowed, three walks allowed, a 0.58 ERA and
15 strikeouts in 12 innings. At the plate, DeBonis
was three-of-nine for a .333 average with an RBI and three runs.
Moravian is scheduled to return to action on Friday, May 4th at
the 2007 Commonwealth Conference Tournament hosted by Lebanon Valley
College in Annville. The top seeded Greyhounds will battle fourth
seeded Messiah College in the tournament’s first game at 11:00
a.m.
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