#11 Softball Opens 2011 Season With Victory
The 11th-ranked Moravian College softball team opened the 2011 season with a 2-0 victory over Thiel College at the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida on Monday.
The 11th-ranked Moravian College softball team opened the 2011 season with a 2-0 victory over Thiel College at the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida on Monday.
Moravian jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Sophomore second baseman Rebekah Battersby led off with a doubles and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt from senior outfielder Olivia Evanko. Senior shortstop Stephanie Falzarano, pictured at right, then hit an RBI single to score Battersby.
The Greyhounds would add another run in the top half of the seventh inning. Evanko reached on an error with two outs, stole second base and scored on an RBI double from Falzarano.
Moravian had a 4-1 advantage in hits in the game with Falzarano going three-for-four.
Sophomore pitcher Alyssa Fegley came one out from a no-hitter in the circle for the Greyhounds, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out four batters. Kristen Moreland suffered the loss for Thiel, allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts.
