Wednesday, April 13, 2011

FIVE GREYHOUND SOFTBALL PLAYERS RANKED IN NCAA STATISTICS

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- Five members of the nationally-ranked Moravian College softball team are ranked in the third NCAA Division III Baseball Statistics Ranking of the 2011 season released this week, and the Greyhounds are ranked in the top 50 in three team categories.

Junior pitcher/designated player Jenna Carmon (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central HS) is ranked in four categories including being fourth in the nation in earned run average at 0.70.  Carmon, pictured at right, is also tied for 28th in shutouts with four, 20th in hits allowed per seven innings at 5.08 and 40th in walks allowed per seven innings at 1.19.

Sophomore pitcher Alyssa Fegely (Mertztown, PA/Brandwine Heights HS), pictured at left, is also tied for 18th in the country in shutouts with four.

Freshman catcher Cassie Ernst (Annville, PA/Annville-Cleona HS) is tied for 45th in the nation in hit by pitch at 0.21.  Ernst, pictured at right, has been hit by four pitches in 19 games this spring.

Freshman outfielder/catcher Taylor Mihalik (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS), pictured at bottom left, is tied for 14th in the country with four triples this season, and she is tied for 17th in triples per game at 0.18.

Freshman outfielder Miranda Sergas (Lansdale, PA/North Penn HS), pictured at bottom right, is tied for 54th in the country with two sacrifice flies this season.

The Greyhounds are ranked tenth in the nation in team earned run average at 1.39, and Moravian is also eighth in the country in won-loss percentage at .875 and tied for 25th in scoring at 7.25 runs per game.

Moravian, which is ranked 18th in the country with a 21-3 overall record and a 4-0 mark in Landmark Conference action, is scheduled to return to the field on Friday, April 15th in non-conference doubleheader versus Muhlenberg College beginning at 3:30 p.m. at Blue & Grey Field.