2016 Moravian College Baseball News

Season
Bull & Kahn Named ECAC DIII South All-Stars; Mittl Selected as Rookie of the Year
Bull & Kahn Named ECAC DIII South All-Stars; Mittl Selected as Rookie of the Year

DANBURY, Conn. --- The Moravian College baseball team has had three players honored by the ECAC with senior third baseman Alex Bull being named to the 2016 ECAC Division III South All-Star First Team, sophomore pitcher Ryan Kahn being selected to the All-Star Second Team, and freshman outfielder Mike Mittl being honored as the ECAC Division III South Rookie of the Year.

Bull Selected to ABCA/Rawlings Mid-Atlantic All-Region First Team
Bull Selected to ABCA/Rawlings Mid-Atlantic All-Region First Team

GREENSBORO, N.C. --- Moravian College senior third baseman Alex Bull has been selected to the 2016 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Mid-Atlantic All-Region First Team.

Six Greyhounds Named to Landmark Conference Spring All-Sportsmanship Team
Six Greyhounds Named to Landmark Conference Spring All-Sportsmanship Team

TOWSON, Md. --- The Landmark Conference has announced its 2016 Spring All-Sportsmanship Team, which includes one student-athlete from each institution for each sport selected by the players and coaches from their respective team.

42 Moravian Student-Athletes Named to 2016 Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll
42 Moravian Student-Athletes Named to 2016 Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll

TOWSON, Md. --- The Landmark Conference has announced its spring 2016 Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll which recognized 42 student-athletes from Moravian College. The honorees were selected from all nine Landmark Conference institutions with a total of 417 athletes.

Six Greyhounds Named to All-Conference Teams; Mittl Selected as Rookie of the Year
Six Greyhounds Named to All-Conference Teams; Mittl Selected as Rookie of the Year

TOWSON, Md. --- The Moravian College baseball team has had six played named to the 2016 Landmark All-Conference Teams with four First Team selections and a pair of Second Team honorees, and freshman outfielder Mike Mittl has been named the Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year.

Hounds Season Comes to Close in Landmark Semifinals with Loss to Elizabethtown
Hounds Season Comes to Close in Landmark Semifinals with Loss to Elizabethtown

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College baseball team fell to Elizabethtown College in the elimination game of the 2016 Landmark Conference Semifinal Monday afternoon at Gillespie Field by a final score of 3-0.

Hounds Split with Elizabethtown in Landmark Semfinals to Force If Necessary Game Monday
Hounds Split with Elizabethtown in Landmark Semfinals to Force If Necessary Game Monday

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The second seeded Moravian College baseball team bounced back from an 18-3 loss in the opening game to defeat third seed Elizabethtown College, 12-9, in the second game Sunday to force the if necessary contest between the schools in the 2016 Landmark Conference Semifinal series at Gillespie Field.

Baseball Semifinal Series vs. Elizabethtown Postponed for May 7
Baseball Semifinal Series vs. Elizabethtown Postponed for May 7

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College and the Landmark Conference have postponed the opening day of the 2016 Landmark Conference Baseball Semifinal series between the second seeded Greyhounds and third seed Elizabethtown College for Saturday, May 7 at Gillespie Field due to rain and field conditions.

Moravian Set to Host Elizabethtown in Landmark Conference Semifinal Series on May 7-8
Moravian Set to Host Elizabethtown in Landmark Conference Semifinal Series on May 7-8

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College baseball team begins its eighth straight trip to the Landmark Conference Tournament on Saturday, May 7 when the second seeded Greyhounds host third seed Elizabethtown College in a three-game semifinal series at Gillespie Field in Bethlehem.

Greyhounds Clinch No. 2 Seed in Landmark Conference Tournament with 17-5 Win at USMMA
Greyhounds Clinch No. 2 Seed in Landmark Conference Tournament with 17-5 Win at USMMA

KINGS POINT, N.Y. --- The Moravian College baseball team closed out its 2016 Landmark Conference and regular season with a 17-5 win at The United States Merchant Marine Academy Monday afternoon in a game shortened to eight innings by darkness as the Greyhounds clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Landmark Conference Tournament.

Gillespie Field tarped in 2015
Baseball at USMMA Postponed for May 1

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College baseball team has had its regular season finale at The United States Merchant Marine Academy slated for Sunday, May 1 postponed due to rain.

Strong Pitching Performances by Jacoby & Kahn Lead Hounds to Sweep at USMMA
Strong Pitching Performances by Jacoby & Kahn Lead Hounds to Sweep at USMMA

KINGS POINT, N.Y. --- The Moravian College baseball team received strong pitching performances from freshman Rhett Jacoby and sophomore Ryan Kahn as the Greyhounds defeated host the United States Merchant Marine Academy, 2-1 and 5-0, to open a Landmark Conference weekend series Saturday.

Greyhounds' Strikeout Prostate Cancer Surpasses $5,000 Goal
Greyhounds' Strikeout Prostate Cancer Surpasses $5,000 Goal

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Sunday, April 10 marked the inaugural Strikeout Prostate Cancer “Blue Out” for the Moravian College baseball team.

Savite & Zaloga Hit Milestones in Final Non-Conference Game of 2016 Season at DeSales
Savite & Zaloga Hit Milestones in Final Non-Conference Game of 2016 Season at DeSales

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. --- Moravian College seniors Charles Savite and Anthony Zaloga each hit milestones Wednesday afternoon in non-conference action at DeSales University but the Greyhounds ended up falling to the Bulldogs, 6-1, in the Hounds’ final non-conference game of the 2016 season.

Savite Named to D3baseball.com Team of the Week
Savite Named to D3baseball.com Team of the Week

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. --- Moravian College senior first baseman Charles Savite has been named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week for his performance the last seven days.

Hounds Rally from 7 Runs Down for Win over Rutgers-Camden in Final Home Game of 2016
Hounds Rally from 7 Runs Down for Win over Rutgers-Camden in Final Home Game of 2016

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College baseball team rallied from and 8-1 deficit to earn a 10-8 victory over visiting Rutgers-Camden Tuesday afternoon at Gillespie Field in the Greyhounds’ final home game of the 2016 regular season.