Greyhound Weekly Update, February 25, 2008 (-2222-)
Men’s Basketball – 18-7 (Landmark
Conference 9-5)
Last Week – Lost to *The
University of Scranton, 82-60. *Landmark Conference game
This Week – Wed., Feb. 27th vs. *The University of Scranton, 7:00 p.m. *Landmark
Conference Semifinal game
Moravian
dropped its first home game of the season, falling to The University of
Scranton, 82-60, in a Landmark Conference regular season finale in Johnston
Hall. The Greyhounds had won their first 11 home games of the season. The two
teams will meet again in Johnston Hall on Wednesday, February 27th at 7:00 p.m.
in the Landmark Conference Semifinals as the Greyhounds are the second seed
while the Royals are the third seed. The other semifinal has top seed
Susquehanna University hosting fourth seed Juniata College. The Royals jumped
out to a 3-0 lead on the Greyhounds at the 19:33 mark and Scranton would lead
the entire way. Moravian's first bucket was a lay-up by senior forward Eric Whitman (Blairstown, NJ/Notre Dame
East Stroudsburg HS) to pull the Greyhounds within 3-2 at 18:58, but the
Royals went on a 17-2 run to build a 20-4 lead at the 14:12 mark. Moravian
would knock the Scranton lead to nine twice in the latter part of the first
half; however, Scranton would build a 17-point edge, 36-19, and head to the
locker room with a 38-23 lead. The Royals were 13 of 27 from the floor, five of
ten behind the three-point line and a perfect seven-for-seven at the foul line
in the first 20 minutes of the game, and Scranton had an 18-17 edge in rebounds
while committing just six turnovers. Moravian struggled shooting the ball in
the first half, making just nine of 30 field goal attempts (30 percent), three
of 11 three-pointers and two of four free throws. Scranton's lead would not dip
below 17 points in the second half and reached 30 points on two occasions, the
final time at 69-39 with 7:17 to player. The Royals were even hotter from the
field in the second half, making 12 of 23 field goal attempts, six of nine
three-pointers and 14 of 15 free throws. Scranton had just 12 turnovers for the
game while holding a 33-32 edge in rebounds. Moravian did shoot the ball better
in the second half as well, making 12 of 29 field goal attempts (41.4 percent),
five of 13 three-pointers and eight of ten free throws. Moravian had just two
players in double figures with senior guard Ryan Miller (Easton, PA/Easton HS) netting a game high 21 points to
go with five rebounds in the final regular season home game of his career. Miller now has 1,062 career points,
moving up to 16th in school history, and he added four more three-pointers to
push his school record career total to 156. Whitman was the only other Greyhound to reach double figures with
11 points and three rebounds. Senior forward Mark Franzyshen (Somerset, NJ/Immaculata HS)
had eight points and five rebounds while senior forward Chris Earley (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan HS)
added seven points, five rebounds, four assists and a pair of blocked shots for
Moravian. Freshmen guard Maurice Young
(Philadelphia, PA/Chestnut Hill Academy) and Ryan O'Donnell (Succasunna,
NJ/Roxbury HS) each had four points off of the bench for the Greyhounds while
freshman guard Steve Siracusa
(New Providence, NJ/New Providence HS) netted three points.
Men’s Lacrosse – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
This Week – Mon., Feb. 25th vs. Ursinus
College, 3:00 p.m.
The Moravian College men’s lacrosse
team will begin its 2008 season on Monday, February 25th in a
non-conference match versus Ursinus College beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Rocco Calvo Field. The
contest was originally scheduled for Saturday, February 23rd but was
postponed due to weather.
Greyhound Weekly Update, February
25, 2008 (-3333-)
Women’s Basketball – 16-9
(Landmark Conference 9-5)
Last Week – Lost to *The
University of Scranton, 92-85 (2OT). *Landmark Conference game
This Week – Wed., Feb. 27th at *Juniata College, 7:00 p.m. *Landmark Conference Semifinal game
Moravian dropped its final home game
of the 2007-08 regular season falling to The
University of Scranton, 92-85, in double overtime in Johnston Hall. Moravian,
which played against Scranton without starting forward Kirsty Stearns (East Norwich, NY/Oyster Bay HS) who was injured in
practice on Thursday, jumped out to a 4-0 lead on baskets by senior guard LaToya Blake (Allentown, PA/Dieruff
HS) and sophomore forward Alyssa
Bisci (Easton, PA/Easton HS). The Royals would tie the game at 4-4 at the
16:34 mark. Scranton would take its first lead of the game on a jumper with
15:36 to play in the first half. The game went back-and-forth for the next four
minutes with the Greyhounds tying the game at 13-13 and pulling ahead 14-13 on
a pair of free throws from sophomore guard Kate
Harrison (Cold Spring Harbor, NY/Cold Spring Harbor HS) with 11:50 until
the intermission. Moravian would hold a lead for the next 18 minutes of the
game. Greyhound sophomore guard Amanda
Brown (Schuylkill Haven, PA/Schuylkill Haven HS) connected on a
three-pointer with 6:22 to go in the first half to give Moravian its largest
lead of the first half, 11 points 30-19, and the Greyhounds would head to the
locker room with a 38-28 advantage. Moravian connected on 13 of 30 field goal
attempts (43.3 percent), two of four three-pointers and ten of 11 free throws
in the first 20 minutes of the contest. The Greyhounds did commit ten turnovers
in the first half but forced Scranton into 15 turnovers. Bisci scored the first points of the second half from Moravian,
giving the Greyhounds a 12-point lead, 40-28, their largest of the game at the
18:22 mark. Scranton would go on an 18-6 run to tie the contest at 46-46 with
13:12 remaining. Brown hit another
three-pointer to give Moravian a brief lead again but the Royals would move
ahead with 12:05 remaining in regulation. With the Greyhounds trailing 52-49,
Moravian went on an 11-3 run pull ahead by seven points, 60-53, on a free throw
by freshman guard/forward Emily Smith
(East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg South HS) with 4:49 to play. The
Royals would run off six straight points to cut the Greyhound advantage to just
a point, 60-59, with 2:20 to go. However, the Greyhounds would build a
five-point lead, 67-62, with 41 seconds remaining on a free throw by Brown. A three-pointer with 33 seconds
to go to cut the Moravian lead to 67-65, and a Greyhound turnover on the team's
next possession allowed Scranton to hit a lay-up with 11 seconds remaining to
tie the game at 67-67. Brown put the
Greyhounds back in the lead with a pull-up jumper with five seconds to play.
Scranton would call a timeout with 4.9 seconds remaining in regulation, and
after the timeout, the Royals would dribble down the court and hit the tying
jump shot. The shot appeared to come after the buzzer but was ruled good by the officials, who also ruled the Scranton player’s
foot was on the three-point line, tying the contest at 69-69 and forcing the
overtime session. The Greyhounds were 12 of 32 from the floor (37.5 percent),
one of one on three-pointers and just six of 11 at the foul line. Moravian
entered the game as the seventh ranked free throw shooting team in the nation
at 75.4 percent. Scranton needed just 15 seconds into the first overtime to take
a 71-69 lead on a jumper. However, Moravian would hit four free throws, two
each by Brown and Harrison, to pull ahead 73-71 with 3:54
to go. A Royal three-point play at the 3:35 mark to put Scranton ahead again,
74-73. Moravian responded with a pair of Bisci
free throws and a Smith lay-up to
take a 77-74 lead with 2:11 to play in the first overtime. Fabio would connect
on three of four free throws for Scranton to tie the game for the 12th time at
77-77 with 43 seconds remaining. However, the Greyhounds pulled back out in
front on a jumper by Harrison with
18 seconds left in the overtime session. Scranton would get a pair of shots off
in the final five seconds before the ball went out of bounds off of the
Greyhounds with 1.4 seconds to play. The inbound pass found an open Royal driving through the lane, and the jumper fell through
the rim as time expired, tying the contest against at 79-79 and forcing another
five-minute overtime period. By this point of the game, Moravian, already
playing without Stearns, and had two
other starters, Blake and sophomore
guard Jessica Foran
(Annandale, NJ/Rutgers Prep HS), foul out of the contest with Blake fouling out with 2:20 to go in
regulation. At the start of the second overtime, Scranton scored five straight
points as the Royals jumped out to an 84-79 lead. Moravian would pull within
two points, 84-82, on a Brown
three-pointer with 2:48 to play, but Scranton would prove to be too much after Harrison foul out for the Greyhounds,
leaving Bisci as the only normal
starter on the floor. Moravian was just four of 15 (26.7 percent) from the
field, two of seven behind the three-point line and a perfect six-for-six at
the foul line in the two overtimes. Moravian would finish the game with four
players in double figures led by Harrison,
who had career highs of 22 points and nine rebounds to go along with three
assists and a pair of blocked shots. Brown
tossed in 19 points while Smith
netted a career best 18 points to go along with a career high nine rebounds,
three steals and two assists. Bisci
finished the game with 14 points and nine boards for the Greyhounds while
freshman forward Amie Ballo (Andes, NY/Andes Central) HS had five rebounds,
four points and two blocked shots off of the bench. Foran, who entered the game as
Moravian's leading scorer at 13.3 points per game, was limited to four points,
all at the foul line, in just 22 minutes. Blake
had two points, two rebounds and a career high seven steals in 23 minutes of
action while sophomore forward Lauren Fornazor (Rivervale, NJ/Pascack Valley HS) had six rebounds and two points in
the contest for the Greyhounds.
Greyhound Weekly Update, February 25, 2008 (-4444-)
Men’s Track and Field – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – 1st of 6 at Landmark Conference Championships hosted by
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA.
This
Week – No Meets Scheduled
The Greyhounds captured the
inaugural Landmark Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships hosted by
Susquehanna University. Moravian posted a team score of 194 points while the host Crusaders were second with 179 points. Greyhound senior
Ozzie Brown (Plymouth Meeting,
PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh HS) was named the Male
Field Athlete of the Meet after winning the long jump in an NCAA Division III
provisional and Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference qualifying distance of
7.11 meters (23 feet, four inches) and the high jump at an ECAC qualifying
height of 1.92 meters ( six feet, 3 1/2 inches), and he also captured the
55-meter dash in an NCAA Division III provisional and ECAC qualifying time of
6.41 seconds, the 200-meter dash in a school record and ECAC qualifying time of
22.15 seconds and the 55-meter hurdles in an NCAA Division III provisional and
ECAC qualifying time of 7.60 seconds.
Brown
joined with senior James Bell (Mohnton,
PA/Governor Mifflin HS), junior Robert
Shaffer (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville HS) and freshman Eric Woodruff (Brodheadsville, PA/Pius X HS) to win the 4x200-meter
relay in an ECAC qualifying time of 1:31.43, and Brown, Woodruff, junior Jared Henrie (Pennington,
NJ/Hopewell Valley HS) and freshman Warner
Jones (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough HS) won the 4x400-meter relay in a
time of 3:28.66. Moravian's coaching staff under the direction of head coach Walt Wandall was named the Landmark
Conference Coaching Staff of the Year.
The Greyhounds had three other
individual champions with junior Blair Maginnis (Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS)
capturing the 35-pound weight throw with an ECAC qualifying toss of 15.50
meters (50 feet, 10 1/4 inches) and the shot put with an ECAC qualifying
distance of 15.08 meters (49 feet, 5 3/4 inches) and sophomore Michael Blenk (Inwood, NY/Lawrence HS) winning the triple jump with an
ECAC qualifying distance of 13.53 meters (44 feet, 4 3/4 inches). All of the
champions earned Landmark All-Conference First Team honors for their first
place finishes.
Moravian had three individuals and a relay team earn Landmark All-Conference Second Team
accolades with second place finishes in their events. Shaffer was second in the 55-meter dash in an ECC qualifying time
of 6.61 seconds while Woodruff was
the runner-up in the 200-meter dash in an ECAC qualifying time of 22.61
seconds. Junior Alan Woods
(Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar Cliff HS) was tied for second in the pole vault,
clearing an ECAC qualifying height of 4.40 meters (14 feet, 5 1/4 inches) while
Henrie,
juniors Jeremiah Reinhart (Doylestown,
PA/Pleasant Valley HS) and Jacob Tazik (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) and freshman Connor Skutches
(Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) finished second in the 4,000-meter distance
medley relay in a time of 10:50.17.
In other sprint results for the
Greyhounds, Woodruff took third in
the 55-meter dash in an ECAC qualifying time of 6.64 seconds while Bell placed fourth in 6.65 seconds. Bell was also fourth in the 200-meter
dash in 23.34 seconds while Shaffer
placed fifth in 23.47 seconds and Jones
took seventh at 23.74 seconds. Jones
also placed third in the 400-meter dash in a time of 51.75 seconds while senior
Vince Pagano
(Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin East HS) placed 13th in 55.84 seconds and Henrie took 15th
at 1:05.47. Blenk
was fourth in the 55-meter hurdles in an ECAC qualifying time of 8.12 seconds.
Skutches placed third in the
mile run with a time of 4:29.48 while sophomore Steve DeFazio (Branchburg, NJ/Somerville HS) took 13th in 5:04.22 and
sophomore Timothy Betz (Havertown,
PA/Haverford HS) was 14th at 5:05.03. Tazik finished fourth in the
800-meter run in 2:03.76 while junior Timothy
Murphy (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) was fifth in a time of
2:04.67. Moravian's 4x800-meter relay squad of DeFazio, Murphy,
sophomore Steve Parisi
(Kunkletown, PA/Pleasant Valley HS) and senior Khizer Tariq (Bethlehem, PA/Saucon Valley HS)
was third in 8:33.69. Reinhart
finished the 5,000-meter run in a time of 16:12.03 to place fourth while senior
Timothy Pagano
(Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West HS) was eighth in 16:57.56 and freshman Jesse Miller (Lewisburg, PA/Lewisburg HS)
took 14th in 18:03.74.
Blenk placed third in the long
jump with an ECAC qualifying leap of 6.67 meters (21 feet, 10 3/4 inches), and
he was sixth in the high jump, clearing 1.77 meters (five feet, 9 3/4 inches).
Senior Allan Fatzinger
(Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) finished sixth in the pole vault at a height
of 4.10 meters (13 feet, 5 1/4 inches) while freshman Adam Pollini (Shamokin Dam, PA/Lewisburg HS)
was seventh at 3.65 meters (11 feet, 11 3/4 inches). Freshman Troy Bertholf (Liberty,
NY/Liberty HS) placed fourth in the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of
13.04 meters (42 feet, 9 1/2 inches) while sophomore Matthew Wisotsky (Bushkill, PA/East
Stroudsburg North HS) was sixth at 11.85 meters (38 feet, 10 12 inches). Brown rounded out his day with a fifth
place in the shot put with a toss of 12.25 meters (40 feet, 2 1/4 inches) while
Wisotsky
was 11th at 11.00 meters (36 feet, 1 1/4 inches) and freshman Zachary Valentine (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua HS)
placed 12th with a toss of 10.96 meters (35 feet, 11 1/2 inches).
Greyhound Weekly Update, February 25, 2008 (-5555-)
Women’s Track and Field – 0-0 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – 1st of 6 at Landmark Conference Championships hosted by
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA.
This
Week – No Meets Scheduled
The Greyhounds captured the
inaugural Landmark Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships hosted by
Susquehanna University. Moravian posted a team score of 213 points while the host Crusaders were second with 129 points. Greyhound
freshman Syndi Wisniewski (Orlando, FL/Winter Park HS)
was named the Female Track Athlete of the Meet after winning the 200-meter dash
in an Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference qualifying time of 26.38 seconds
and 400-meter dash in an ECAC qualifying time of 58.76 seconds. Wisniewski also joined with sophomores Rachel Beck (Churchville, PA/Council Rock
South HS), Jessica Posimo (Philadelphia, PA/St. Basil Academy) and Symonne Scott (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro HS) to
win the 4x200-meter relay in a school record and ECAC qualifying time of
1:45.49 and with Beck, Posimo and
sophomore Katelyn Chando
(Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) in the 4x400-meter relay team for a
first place finish in an ECAC qualifying time of 4:06.93. Moravian's coaching
staff under the direction of head coach Walt
Wandall was named the Landmark Conference Coaching Staff of the Year.
The Greyhounds had six other
individual champions with Posimo winning the 55-meter hurdles and ECAC qualifying time
of 8.79 seconds, the long jump with an ECAC qualifying leap of 5.29 meters (17
feet, 4 1/4 inches) and the triple jump with an ECAC qualifying distance of
10.59 meters (34 feet, nine inches), Beck capturing the 55-meter dash in an
ECAC qualifying time of 7.44 seconds, sophomore Anna Heim (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown HS) winning the pole vault
with an ECAC qualifying height of 3.19 meters (ten feet, 5 1/2 inches) and
sophomore Flora Robertson (Hawley, PA/East
Stroudsburg North HS) capturing the 20-pound weight throw with an ECAC
qualifying toss of 14.34 meters (47 feet, 3/4 inch). All of the champions
earned Landmark All-Conference First Team honors for their first place
finishes.
Moravian had six individuals and a relay team earn Landmark All-Conference Second Team
accolades with second place finishes in their events. Wisniewski was the runner-up in the 55-meter dash in an ECAC
qualifying time of 7.45 seconds while Beck
placed second in the 200-meter dash in an ECAC qualifying time of 26.79
seconds. Junior Kayla Teeling (Milford, NJ/Phillipsburg HS) turned in a pair
of runner-up finishes taking second in the mile run on 5:23.33 and in the
800-meter run in 2:26.08. Sophomore Rachel
Riggs (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg HS) was second in the triple jump in an
ECAC qualifying distance of 10.55 meters (34 feet, 7 1/2 inches) while Robertson placed second in the shot put
with a toss of 10.17 meters (33 feet, 4 1/2 inches). The Greyhounds 4x800-meter
relay squad of Teeling,
junior Stephanie Miller (Easton,
PA/Easton HS) and freshmen Kristen Labert (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) and Kaleen Holden (Scranton, PA/Bishop Hannan HS) finished second in 10:30.19.
In other sprint results for
Moravian, Posimo
was fourth in the 55-meter dash in 7.67 seconds after qualifying third in 7.60
seconds. Chando place sixth in the finals of
the 55-meter dash in 7.94 seconds. Posimo also took third in the
200-meter dash in 27.11 seconds while Scott
was sixth in 27.67 seconds and freshman Alyssa
Wert (Orefield, PA/Allentown Central Catholic HS) took ninth in 28.25
seconds. Chando
was fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:02.93 while Wert was sixth in 1:04.11. Freshman Shannon McEvoy
(Lafayette, NJ/High Point Regional) was third in the 55-meter hurdles in an
ECAC qualifying time of 9.02 seconds while freshman Alexandra Lopez (Manasquan, NJ/Manasquan HS) took fifth in 9.34
seconds after qualifying fourth in 9.28 seconds.
Miller
ran a time of 2:33.77 in the 800-meter run to place ninth while junior Naomie Kachel
(Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin HS) took 12th in 2:46.08. Freshman Tara Chiarella
(Hallstead, PA/Montrose Area HS) led a trio of Greyhounds in the
5,000-meter run with a third place finish in 19:52.21. Senior Katie Pulizzano (Allentown,
PA/William Allen HS) was fourth in 20:00.58 while junior Kelly Williams (Tafton, PA/Wallenpaupack HS) took sixth in 20:32.70.
Wisniewski
was third in the long jump with an ECAC qualifying distance of 5.06 meters (16
feet, 7 1/4 inches) while senior Ashlee
Scarborough (Warrington, PA/Villa Joseph Marie HS) placed ninth in 4.37
meters (14 feet, four inches). Junior Thea Kennerkneckt (Central Valley, NY/Monroe-Woodbury HS)
took third in the pole vault, clearing a height of 2.89 meters (nine feet, 5
3/4 inches) while McEvoy
was sixth in the triple jump with a distance of 9.93 meters (32 feet, seven
inches). Wisniewski finished off her
afternoon with seventh place in the shot put toss of 9.09 meters (29 feet, ten
inches).
Greyhound Weekly Update, February 25, 2008 (-6666-)
Baseball – 2-1 (Landmark Conference 0-0)
Last Week – Defeated ^Rutgers-Camden, 4-1 &
10-2; Lost to ^Rutgers-Camden, 6-2. ^ The Floyd
B. Wilcox Memorial Tournament, Hampden-Sydney, VA
This
Week – No Games Scheduled
The Greyhounds opened their 2008 season with a 4-1
victory over Rutgers-Camden at the Floyd B. Wilcox Memorial Tournament being
hosted by Hampden-Sydney College. The game was called after eight innings due
to darkness. Rutgers-Camden jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth
inning. Moravian responded with a pair
of runs in the bottom half of the fourth inning. Junior shortstop Kevin Gambrino
(Brick, NJ/Monsignor Donovan HS) led off the inning with a walk and moved
to second when sophomore outfielder David
Lengyel (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS) drew another
walk. Sophomore first baseman Dan Cahill
(Easton, PA/Easton HS) put down a sacrifice bunt to move Gambrino and Lengyel up a
base, and junior designated hitter Joseph
Durso (Middletown, NJ/Christian Brother Academy)
followed with a two-RBI single to score Gambrino and Lengyel. The Greyhounds added a run on the bottom of the
fifth inning when freshman catcher Jon Baltz (Easton, PA/Easton) led off with a walk and moved
to second on a sacrifice bunt by senior second baseman Brett Stout (Easton, PA/Easton HS). A ground out by junior
outfielder Eric Shea (Madison, NJ/Morristown
Beard HS) moved Baltz
to third, and he would score on a wild pitch. Moravian finished off the scoring
in the bottom of the sixth inning with Lengyel leading off the stanza with a single. Lengyel would
move to second on a balk and eventually to third when Cahill was caught in a delayed steal. Lengyel then crossed the plate
on a passed ball. Moravian had just three hits in the game with singles by Lengyel, Durso and
sophomore outfielder Brad Bodine (Mt.
Bethel, PA/Bangor HS). Rutgers-Camden also had three hits. Moravian sophomore Joe Melchoinna (Marlboro, NJ/St. John Vianney HS) earned the victory on the mound, allowing
an unearned run on three hits and no walks, and Melchoinna struck out seven
batters in seven innings of work Senior Matthew
Swartz (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore HS) tossed an inning of relief, allowing two
walks and striking out two batters for his first save of the season.
Moravian dropped the first game of a non-conference
doubleheader with Rutgers-Camden, 6-2, on the second day of the Floyd B. Wilcox
Memorial Tournament hosted by Hampden-Sydney College. The Raptors jumped out to
a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. The Greyhounds would get on the board in the
top of the fifth inning with a run on an RBI triple by junior catcher Thomas Czarnecki (Columbia, NJ/North Warren
HS) that scored freshman third baseman Jason
Huber (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS), who had drawn a two-out walk.
Rutgers-Camden answered with three runs in the bottom of the fifth with Park
adding an RBI single and a pair of infield grounders that scored runs. Moravian
scored once in the top of the sixth inning when Durso hit an RBI single that
scored Shea, who had reached on an
error to lead off the inning. The Greyhounds had six hits in the game with Lengyel going
two-for-three. The Raptors had eight hits in the game with Park collecting two
of them. Moravian sophomore Philip
Spence (Lafayette, NJ/Newton HS) suffered the loss on the mound for the
Greyhounds, allowing three runs on three hits, four walks and a strikeout in
two-plus innings of action. Sophomore Ryan
Cummings (Toms River, NJ/Toms River East HS) also tossed two-plus innings
for Moravian, giving up three runs, just two earned, on three hits and a walk
with three strikeouts. Sophomore hurler Richard
Schultz (Drexel Hill, PA/The Haverford School) HS pitched one inning for
the Greyhounds with one walk allowed while sophomore Brandon Palmisano (Mountainhome,
PA/Pius X HS) tossed the final inning, allowing one hit and striking out
one batter.
The Greyhounds won the second game of a non-conference
doubleheader with Rutgers-Camden, 10-2, to close out the team's trip to the
Floyd B. Wilcox Memorial Tournament hosted by Hampden-Sydney College. Moravian
would jump out to s 3-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Sophomore
outfielder Andrew DeLio
(Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany) hit a one-out single, and he moved to second on
a single by Baltz.
After DeLio
stole third base, Stout delivered an
RBI sacrifice fly to score DeLio. Baltz would score on an RBI single by Shea, and Shea would
eventually score the final run of the inning on a balk. The Greyhounds would extend their lead to 10-0
with a seven-run fourth inning. DeLio led off with a walk and Baltz followed with a single. Stout put down a sacrifice bunt before Shea hit a two-RBI single to score DeLio and Baltz. Gambrino then
hit a double to move Shea to third,
and both players would score on a two-RBI single by freshman outfielder David Lengyel.
Lengyel
would move up to second base on a wild pitch before Durso drew a walk. After an out,
the second of the inning, Lengyel and Durso moved up to third and second on a balk. Freshman third
baseman Jake Schweitzer (Bethlehem,
PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS) drew a walk to load the bases before Lengyel scored
on a wild pitch. Durso
would cross the plate on an RBI single by DeLio while Baltz had an RBI single to score
Schweitzer. The Raptors would score a
pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Moravian finished the
game with a season high 12 hits including a four-for-five performance by Gambrino and a
three-for-four showing by Baltz. DeLio and Shea
were each two-for-three with Shea
driving in three runs. Rutgers-Camden was limited to just three hits and a
total of seven base runners in the game. Sophomore pitcher Christopher Morrison (Middlesex, NJ/Immaculata HS) tossed his
second career shutout in his first action of the season for the Greyhounds. Morrison allowed just three hits and
two unearned runs while striking out three batters in seven innings of action.
