SIX GREYHOUNDS MAKE COMMONWEALTH ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS;
SOPHOMORE MARIA DeBONIS NAMED PITCHER OF THE YEAR

ANNVILLE, PA --- Junior second baseman/shortstop Beth Paly (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS), sophomore pitcher/designated player Maria DeBonis (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame HS) and sophomore outfielder Erica Klepeisz (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS) of the Moravian College softball team have been named to the 2007 Commonwealth All-Conference First Team announced Thursday by the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation with DeBonis earning Pitcher of the Year honors.

Senior outfielder/first baseman Lauren Homa (Chalfont, PA/Central Bucks West HS), sophomore catcher Deanna Mangieri (Pleasantville, NY/Byram Hills HS) and sophomore pitcher Kristie Pellicani (Sparta, NJ/Sparta HS) were named to the Commonwealth All-Conference Second Team.

The Greyhounds won the team’s seventh straight Commonwealth Conference Tournament title and eighth straight Commonwealth Conference Championship and garnered the program’s tenth consecutive NCAA Division III Tournament appearance last weekend by winning the 2007 Commonwealth Conference Tournament. Moravian, which is 32-5 overall, will be in action this coming weekend at an NCAA Division III Regional being hosted by Montclair State (NJ) University. The Greyhounds, who are seeded first in the seven-team regional, will play fifth seeded Gettysburg College at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 10th.

Paly, who was a member of Commonwealth All-Conference First Team and the Commonwealth Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2005, has a team high 40 hits to go with 26 RBIs, 18 runs, eight doubles, a triple, five homers and a .354 average this spring. Paly, pictured top right, became the 23rd player in school history to surpass 100 career hits, passing the milestone in Moravian’s fourth game of the 2007 season.

DeBonis, who is Moravian’s sixth straight Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Year, is 16-2 with a 0.88 ERA, 11 shutouts, a no-hitter of Eastern University on April 24th, 159 strikeouts and 48 walks in 119 1/3 innings of action. DeBonis, pictured at left, has 26 hits, 15 runs, five doubles, a triple, two home runs and 17 RBIs this year.

Klepeisz, who was on the Commonwealth All-Conference First Team last year, has 39 hits to go along with 27 runs, ten doubles, seven stolen bases, a triple, three home runs, ten RBIs and a .358 batting average.

Homa, who was on the Commonwealth All-Conference Second Team in 2005 and 2006, has contributed 22 hits, 17 runs, 13 RBIs, three doubles, a home run, six stolen bases and a team high 15 sacrifices bunts. Homa, pictuered at left, is ranked tenth in the nation in sacrifices per game at 0.42.

Mangieri, who has also hit some as a designated player when not behind the plate, has 27 hits, six doubles, two homers, 12 runs and 11 RBIs. Mangieri, pictured at bottom right, has thrown out five of 14 stolen base attempts while behind the plate.

Pellicani, who was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2007 Commonwealth Conference Tournament, has posted a 16-3 mark and a 1.20 ERA with seven shutouts, a no-hitter of Hunter (NY) College to begin the season on March 2nd, a save, 93 strikeouts and 59 walks in 122 1/3 innings. Pellicani, pictured at bottom left, also has a hit and a run scored at the plate.