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2004-05 – Week 27 Contact: Mark Fleming (610) 861-1472, (610) 390-7545 or (610) 758-8721

GREYHOUND TRACKS

Team Records as of March 6, 2005

Overall Commonwealth MASCAC/MAC Meets & Tournaments

Baseball 2-7 0-3 0-0

Golf 0-0 0-0

Men’s Lacrosse 1-2 0-0

Women’s Lacrosse 0-0 0-0

Softball 6-3 0-0 0-0 Salisbury Seagull Invitational

Men’s Tennis 1-1 0-0 0-0

Men’s Track & Field 0-0 0-0

Women’s Track & Field 0-0 0-0 2005 MAC Indoor Champions

GREYHOUND STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Female – Heather Bortz (Sr., Allentown, PA/Parkland HS), softball

Meagan Hennessy (Jr., Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township HS), softball

Male – Nick Cacciutti (So., Media, PA/The Haverford School), lacrosse

Pete Moore (So., Bogota, NJ/Bogota HS), baseball

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS:

Tuesday, March 15^th – Baseball vs. Haverford College, 3:00 p.m.; Women’s Lacrosse vs. Swarthmore College, 4:00 p.m.;

Men’s Tennis vs. Muhlenberg College, 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 16^th – Men’s Lacrosse vs. Muhlenberg College, 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 16^th – Men’s Lacrosse vs. Muhlenberg College, 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 19^th – Softball vs. Haverford College (DH), 1:00 p.m.; Baseball vs. *Albright College (DH), 12:00 p.m.;

Women’s Lacrosse vs. *Susquehanna University, 1:00 p..; Men’s Tennis vs. *Juniata College, 1:00 p.m.

Monday, March 21^st – Men’s Tennis vs. FDU-Florham, 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 22^nd – Softball vs. Muhlenberg College (DH), 2:30 p.m.; Baseball vs. Muhlenberg College, 3:00 p.m.

*Conference opponent

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Greyhound Weekly Update, March 14, 2005 (-2222-)

Softball – 6-3 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)

Last Week –Defeated ^Oneonta State University of New York, 1-0 (8 innings); Defeated ^Christopher Newport (VA) University, 2-1; Defeated ^Lynchburg (VA) College, 8-0 (6 innings);Lost to ^Salisbury (MD) University,3-1 (9 innings) . ^Salisbury Seagull Invitational, Salisbury, MD

This Week – Sat., Mar. 19^th vs. Haverford College (DH), 1:00 p.m.

Moravian opened the 2005 Salisbury Seagull Invitational in Salisbury, Maryland with a 1-0, eight inning victory over Oneonta State University of New York. The game was a battle of two teams ranked in the 2005 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Preseason Top 25 as the Greyhounds were tied for 2nd in the poll while Oneonta State was ranked 23rd. Moravian scored the lone run in the game in the bottom of the eighth inning. Senior shortstop Heather Bortz (Allentown, PA/Parkland HS) was placed on second base to start the inning with the international tiebreaker rule. After a sacrifice bunt by sophomore outfielder/third baseman LeeAnna Roberts (Meshoppen, PA/Elk Lake HS) moved Bortz to third, sophomore catcher Danielle Carrione (Bloomfield, NJ/Mt. St. Dominic HS) delivered an RBI single up the middle to score Bortz. Carrione had three of Moravian's six hits in the game. Junior pitcher Meagan Hennessy (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Township HS) improved to 2-1 on the season, allowing just a double to lead off the fourth inning for Oneonta State. Hennessy also walked one batter and recorded 12 strikeouts in the victory.

The Greyhounds earned their third straight victory, defeating Christopher Newport (VA) University, 2-1, in the team's second game on the first day of the Salisbury Seagull Invitational in Salisbury, Maryland. The game pitted two of the top teams in the nation as Moravian was tied for second in the 2005 NFCA Division III Preseason Top 25 Poll while Christopher Newport received votes in the poll. It was also the second time in a week that the team's played with Moravian avenging a 1-0 loss to the Captains last Sunday. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning when sophomore first baseman Lauren Homa (Chalfont, PA/Central Bucks West HS) led off the inning with a single and would later score from second base on an error by Christopher Newport on a ball hit by senior outfielder Krissy Cianfichi (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks East HS). The Captains tied the contest at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth. Moravian would take the lead for good in the top of the sixth inning on a solo home run to left field by sophomore outfielder Justina Black (Orefield, PA/Parkland HS), her first career homer for the Greyhounds. Moravian had nine hits in the game led by three from Bortz, giving her 199 hits for her career. Homa and Roberts each had two hits in the game. Hennessy picked up her third win of the season in the circle while breaking Amy Croll's career strikeout record. Hennessy allowed an earned run on three hits while walking three batters. Hennessy had a total of 11 strikeouts in the game with her eighth of the contest, which came in the sixth inning, gave Hennessy 375 career strikeouts for the Greyhounds, surpassing Croll's previous record of 374 set from 1994 until 1997.

Moravian won its fourth straight game, defeating Lynchburg (VA) College, 8-0 in six innings, to open the second day of the Salisbury Seagull Invitational. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on RBI singles by Cianfichi and Roberts that scored Homa and senior designated player Leah Holmes (Clarks Green, PA/Abington Heights HS). During the second inning, Bortz reached on a bunt single, the 200th hit of her Moravian career. Bortz becomes the first Greyhound to reach 200 hits in a career. Moravian extended its lead to 5-0 with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Black drove in Cianfichi with an RBI ground out while freshman second baseman Beth Paly (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) had a two-RBI single to score Bortz and Carrione. Moravian would institute the NCAAs eight-run rule with three more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning for the 8-0 win. Homa started the scoring in the sixth with an RBI double that scored freshman pinch runner Keri Traficante (Chalfont, PA/Central Bucks West HS). Homa and senior pinch hitter Stephanie Eddinger (Allentown, PA/Parkland HS) would score on a two-RBI double by Paly. Moravian had ten hits in the game with Homa going three-for-three. Bortz, Cianfichi and Paly each had two hits in the victory. Hennessy improved to 4-1 on the season with her second shutout of the year. Hennessy scattered three hits and allowed just two walks while striking out nine batters in the victory.

The Greyhounds closed out their trip to the Salisbury Seagulll Invitational with a 3-1, nine-inning loss to host Salisbury (MD) University. The game was a battle between the two teams tied for second in the nation in the 2005 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Preseason Top 25 Poll. The game was scoreless after the regulation seven innings, so the two schools began the international tiebreaker rule of starting an inning with a runner on second base in the eighth inning. Neither team was able to push around a run in the eighth inning. Moravian began the top of the ninth inning with Roberts on second base. Roberts was moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Carrione. After a strikeout, Roberts scored when Homa reached on an error. Salisbury would have runners at first and third with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning when the Seagulls hit a three-run home run to end the game. Moravian had just four hits. Hennessy allowed six hits, two runs and one walk while striking out six batters. The runner that scored after being placed on second base by the international tiebreaker rule is not charged to the pitcher. It is an unearned run charged to the team.

Greyhound Weekly Update, March 14, 2005 (-3333-)

Baseball – 2-7 (Commonwealth Conference 0-3, MASCAC 0-2)

Last Week – Lost to ^Lake Erie College, 12-5; Lost to ^*Juniata College, 10-3, Defeated ^Beloit (WI) College, 7-4; Lost to ^University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, 21-3; Lost to ^Roger Williams (RI) University, 11-7 & 7-4; Defeated ^Wheaton (IL) College, 7-1. *Commonwealth Conference game, ^game played in Chandler, Arizona

This Week – Tues., Mar. 15^th vs. Haverford College, 3:00 p.m.; Fri., Mar. 18^th at *Albright College, 3:00 p.m.; Sat., Mar. 19^th vs. *Albright College (DH), 12:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference game

The Greyhounds lost their first non-conference game of the year, falling to Lake Erie (OH) College, 12-5, in a game played in Chandler, Arizona. Moravian jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning. The Greyhounds pushed runs across the plate when junior designated hitter Bryan Wolf (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score sophomore shortstop Pete Moore (Bogota, NJ/Bogota HS) and RBI singles by sophomore catcher Colin Welles (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS) and freshman outfielder Josh Baltz (Easton, PA/Easton HS) that scored senior outfielder Mike Trimble (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) and senior third baseman Chris Benigno (Howell, NJ/St. Rose HS). Lake Erie scored a run in the bottom of the first inning to cut Moravian's lead to 3-1. Lake Erie eventually took the lead at 4-3 in the bottom of the third inning with a trio of runs. Lake Erie extended its lead to 5-3 with a solo run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Moravian would get a run back in the top of the sixth inning when Welles scored on an RBI double by Baltz. Lake Erie took control of the game with seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Greyhounds completed the scoring with a run in the top of the eighth inning junior first baseman Richie Cline (Union Beach, NJ/Keyport HS) scored on an RBI sacrifice fly by freshman outfielder Evan Walters (Clarks Summit, PA/Abington Heights HS). Moravian had nine hits in the game with Moore and Baltz each collecting three hits. Junior John Howarth (Livingston, NJ/Livingston HS) suffered the loss on the mound for the Greyhounds, allowing ten runs on ten hits and two walks while striking out a batter in 5 1/3 innings of action. Freshman pitcher Matthew Schwartz (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore HS) tossed 1 2/3 innings for the Greyhounds, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk while striking out three batters. Freshman pitcher Brandon Cohn (Newtown Square, PA/The Shipley School) pitched the final inning of the game for the Greyhounds, allowing one hit and striking out two batters.

Moravian lost the final game of its three-game Commonwealth Conference series with Juniata College, 10-3. Juniata jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning and had a 7-0 lead after seven and a half innings. The Greyhounds scored all three of their runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Cline drove in Trimble with an RBI single. Senior outfielder Steve Tomaszewski (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) then drove in Wolf with an RBI doubles, while Cline scored on a sacrifice fly by Benigno. The Greyhounds, who struck out 20 times as a team in the game, had just four hits including three by Tomaszewski. Moravian did draw seven walks in the contest. Senior pitcher Andrew Wach (Boonton, NJ/Boonton HS) started on the mound for the Greyhounds but left after one inning with an injury that may force him to miss the rest of the season. Wach allowed just one hit while striking out a batter. Freshman pitcher Trevor Lawrence (Lansford, PA/Marian Catholic HS) suffered the loss on the mound for Moravian in relief. Lawrence tossed 7 2/3 innings, allowing ten runs, just seven earned, on 14 hits and a walk while striking out five batters in his collegiate debut. Freshman hurler Brett Stout (Easton, PA/Easton HS) game on to record the final out of the game.

Moravian earned its first victory of the season as the Greyhounds defeated Beloit (WI) College, 7-4. Moravian jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Senior outfielder Chris Clancy (Kendall Park, NJ/Bishop Ahr HS) drove in the first run with an RBI single to score Moore. Tomaszewski added an RBI single to score Clancy while junior designated hitter Andrew Wayne (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough HS) drove in Cline with an RBI single. Baltz scored the final run on the inning on a delayed steal of home. Beloit came back in the bottom of the first inning with three runs. The Greyhounds added two more runs in the top of the second inning when Cline hit a two-RBI single to score Moore and Trimble. Moravian added a run in the top of the third inning when Moore hit an RBI single to score Wayne. Beloit finished off the scoring in the bottom of the third inning. The Greyhounds had 12 hits in the game with two each by Moore, Trimble and Cline. Benigno tossed a complete game victory for the Greyhounds, allowing four runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out five batters.

Moravian dropped the first game of a non-conference doubleheader with Roger Williams (RI) University, 7-4. Roger Williams jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning. The Greyhounds cut the lead in half in the bottom of the first inning on a two-run home run by Cline that scored Benigno, who had singled. The homer was Cline's second of the season. Moravian trailed 6-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning when junior catcher Adam White (Bernville, PA/Tuplehocken HS) delivered an RBI double to score Baltz, who had also doubled. The Greyhounds scored their final run of the contest in the bottom of the seventh inning when Moore hit an RBI sacrifice fly to score Wayne, who had reached on an error. Moravian had seven hits in the game including two by Baltz. Howarth suffered the loss for the Greyhounds on the mound, allowing four runs on four hits and two walks in 2/3 of an inning. Howarth did strike out one batter. Cohn allowed a run on three hits and a walk in 2 1/3 innings of action. Tomaszewski pitched the final four innings of the game for Moravian, allowing two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts.

The Greyhounds lost the second game of a doubleheader with Roger Williams, 11-7. Moravian jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Moore led off the game with a triple and scored on an RBI double by Trimble. Trimble would score on an RBI double by Tomaszewksi, and Tomaszewski came around to score on an RBI single by Baltz. Baltz scored the final run of the first inning on an RBI bases loaded walk by Stout. Roger Williams would take a 6-4 lead with six runs in the bottom of the second inning. The Greyhounds retook the lead in the top of the third inning with three more runs. Wayne and Welles each scored on errors by Roger Williams while Trimble drove in Stout with an RBI ground out. Wayne had doubled in the inning while Welles had drawn a walk. Roger Williams took the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth inning with four more runs. Moravian had eight hits in the game with two by Wayne. Clancy started on the mound for the Greyhounds, allowing ten runs, nine of them earned, on 14 hits in four innings of action. Clancy, who dropped to 0-2 on the year, did strike out three batters. Stout pitched the final two innings, allowing an unearned run on two hits with one strikeout.

Moravian closed out its spring trip to Chandler, Arizona, with a 7-1 victory over Wheaton (IL) College. The Greyhounds took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when Cline, who was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, scored on a wild pitch. Moravian scored again in the third inning with Moore scoring on an RBI single by Tomaszewski. The Greyhounds would extend their lead to 5-0 with three runs on the bottom of the fourth inning. White drove in a pair of runs with a two-RBI double. Wayne, who had reached on an error, and Wolf, who was hit by a pitch, scored on the play. White came across the plate on a sacrifice fly by Moore. Wheaton scored its lone run of the game in the top of the fifth inning. Moravian pushed the final two runs of the game across the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning with Walters hitting a sacrifice fly to score senior pinch runner Adam Goetz (Dunellen, NJ/Rutgers Prep HS) and Tomaszewski driving in Moore with an RBI single. Moravian had eight hits in the game with two each by Moore and Baltz. Lawrence when the distance on the mound for his first collegiate victory. Lawrence allowed just one run on seven hits while striking out three batters.

Greyhound Weekly Update, March 14, 2005 (-4444-)

Women’s Track & Field – 0-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0) – 2005 MAC Indoor Champions

Last Week – No Tem Score at 2005 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL.

Outdoor Season begins on Fri., Mar. 25^th at 2005 Lehigh Valley Championships hosted by Lehigh University

Moravian had two competitors in preliminary events on the first day of the 2005 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University. Senior Heather McGarvie (Medford, NJ/Shawnee HS) placed fifth in her heat and 13th overall in the mile run with a time of 5:07.33 while freshman Erin Recker (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) took fifth in her heat and tenth overall in the 55-meter dash in a school record time of 7.23 seconds. Neither competitor advanced to Saturday's finals.

Senior Kirsten Rotzell (Bangor, PA/Bangor HS) placed sixth in her flight and 13th overall in the triple jump preliminaries on the second day of the 2005 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships. Rotzell had a distance of 11.12 meters (36 feet, 5 3/4 inches) in her fifth trip to the NCAA Championships.

Men’s Lacrosse – 1-2 (Middle Atlantic Conference 0-0)

Last Week – Defeated Clark (MA) University, 22-10; Lost to Marymount (VA) University, 11-10.

This Week – Wed., Mar. 16^th vs. ^Muhlenberg College, 7:00 p.m.; Sat., Mar. 19^th at *Elizabethtown College, 2:00 p.m. *Middle Atlantic Conference match; ^match to be played at Lehigh University’s Goodman Campus

The Greyhounds earned their first victory of the season, defeating Clark (MA) University, 22-10, in a non-conference match played in a steady rain in Sanford, Florida. Moravian jumped out to a 4-2 lead after the first quarter and lead 10-4 at halftime. Sophomore attack Nick Cacciutti (Media, PA/The Haverford School) led the Greyhounds with a career high ten goals and an assist while sophomore attack Clint Quedenfeld (Chalfont, PA/Central Bucks West HS) dished out 13 assists to go with one goal. Sophomore attack Daniel Larson (Dover, DE/Dover HS) had two goals and four assists for Moravian while sophomore midfielder Ken Blom (Rochelle Park, NJ/Bergen Catholic HS) added three goals. Blom also won 20 of 23 face-offs in the game. Freshmen attack Scott Jackson (Greenwood, DE/Sussex Tech HS) and midfielder Aaron Satterfield (Mt. Arlington, NJ/Pope John XXIII HS) each netted two goals in the victory while sophomore midfielder T.J. Hirsch (Lake Peekskill, NY/Walter Panas HS) and freshman midfielder Shane Doucette (Merrick, NY/Calhoun HS) each scored on goal. Jackson and Hirsch each added one assist for the Greyhounds, and Hirsch won eight of 12 face-offs. Freshman goalie Peter Coutros (Chalfont, PA/Central Bucks West HS) made five saves for Moravian in 53 minutes of action for the victory while freshman keeper Peter Schenenman (Carlisle, PA/Carlisle HS) did not make a save in seven minutes of action.

Moravian closed out its spring break trip with an 11-10 loss at Marymount (VA) University. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 1-0 lead and lead 2-1 in the first quarter before the Saints tied the match. Marymount used a five-goal second quarter to take a 7-3 halftime lead. Moravian would out score the Saints, 6-2, in the third quarter to tie the match at 9-9. However, Marymount scored twice in the final 15 minutes to Moravian's one goal for the victory. Larson led Moravian with three goals and two assists while Quedenfeld had five points on a goal and four assists. Cacciutti added three goals, all three scored with a man advantage. Blom added two goals with one extra-man tally while Jackson had a goal. Jackson led Moravian with seven ground balls and added five face-off wins while Hirsch won six face-offs and added six ground balls for the Greyhounds. Quedenfeld also had four ground balls in the match. Coutros made ten saves in goal for Moravian.

Men’s Track & Field – 0-0 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)

Last Week – off

Outdoor Season begins on Fri., Mar. 25^th at 2005 Lehigh Valley Championships hosted by Lehigh University

The Greyhounds have completed their 2005 indoor season and will begin the 2005 outdoor season on Friday, March 25^th at the 2005 Lehigh Valley Championships to be hosted by Lehigh University.

Greyhound Weekly Update, March 7, 2005 (-5555-)

Men’s Tennis – 1-1 (Commonwealth Conference 0-0, MASCAC 0-0)

Last Week – Lost to Ursinus College, 6-1; Defeated Hiram (OH) College, 6-1.

This Week – Tues., Mar. 15^th vs. Muhlenberg College, 3:00 p.m.; Sat., Mar. 19^th vs. *Juniata College, 1:00 p.m. *Commonwealth Conference match

Moravian opened its 2005 season with a 6-1 loss to Ursinus College in a match played in Orlando, Florida. The Greyhounds' only win in the match came at second singles where senior Mike Helmuth (Bethlehem, PA/Harrisonburg {VA} HS) earned a three set victory. Helmuth did earn a doubles victory with junior Neil Caniga (Hampton, NJ/Voorhees HS) at first doubles, however, Ursinus won the other two doubles contests to earn the doubles point.

The Greyhounds picked up their first win of the 2005 season with a 6-1 victory over Hiram (OH) College in a match played in Daytona, Florida. Moravian won five of six singles matches with straight sets wins by Caniga, Helmuth and junior Nick Schuett (Oviedo, FL/Oviedo HS) and Robert DiLauri (Whippany, NJ/Whippany Park HS). Junior Sean Lynch (West Chester, PA/Henderson HS) needed three sets for his first singles win of the year. The Greyhounds also swept the doubles matches to earn the doubles point. Moravian had wins from the tandems of Caniga and Helmuth, Lynch and sophomore Scott Shelbo (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS) and Schuett and DiLauri.

Women’s Lacrosse – 0-0 (Middle Atlantic Conference 0-0)

This Week – Tues., Mar. 15^th vs. Swarthmore College, 4:00 p.m.; Thurs., Mar. 17^th at Muhlenberg College, 7:00 p.m.; Sat., Mar. 19^th vs. *Susquehanna University, 1:00 p.m. *Middle Atlantic Conference match

The Moravian College women’s lacrosse team will open its 2005 season with three matches this week after spending a week training in Florida. The Greyhounds first match will be a home contest with Swarthmore College on Tuesday, March 15^th at 4:00 p.m. on the HUB Quad.