2017 Moravian College Softball News
LOUSIVILLE, Ky. --- Moravian College Head Softball Coach John Byrne joined Salisbury University Head Coach Margie Knight on the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association's On Deck with the NFCA to speak about recruiting at the NCAA Division III level.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. --- Moravian College Assistant Softball Coach Amy Rogers was inducted into the Lehigh Valley Softball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, June 14 at Patriots Park in Allentown for her career as a player at Liberty High School and coach at Notre Dame High School.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- Moravian College junior catcher Janae Matos has been named to the 2017 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division All-America First Team and honored as the 2017 Diamond Sports Division III National Catcher of the Year while junior pitcher Josie Novak was named to the NFCA Division III All-America Second Team.
AUSTIN, Texas --- Moravian College junior catcher Janae Matos has been selected to the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America NCAA Division III Softball Third Team selected by the College Sports Information Director of America.
DANBURY, Conn. --- Moravian College juniors catcher Janae Matos and pitcher Josie Novak and senior first baseman Abby Jeffries have been selected to the 2017 ECAC Division III Metro All-Star First Team while senior outfielder Julie Siragusa earned a spot on the All-Star Honorable Mention Squad. Matos was also honored as the ECAC Division III Metro Player of the Year while Novak was named the Pitcher of the Year.
TOWSON, Md. --- The Landmark Conference has named 56 student-athletes including eight from Moravian College to the 2017 Spring All-Sportsmanship Team. The All-Sportsmanship Team includes one student-athlete from each institution for each sport and is selected by the players and coaches from their respective team.
TOWSON, Md. --- The Landmark Conference has announced its 2017 Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll, which recognized 58 student-athletes from Moravian College. The honorees were selected from all eight Landmark Conference institutions with a total of 420 student-athletes.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. --- Moravian College juniors catcher Janae Matos and pitcher Josie Novak have been named to the 2017 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III All-Atlantic Region First Team while junior pitcher Amanda Carisone earned a spot on the All-Region Third Team.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The No. 11 and top seed Moravian College softball team entered Sunday’s Landmark Conference Softball Championship Round at Blue & Grey Field needing just one victory to clinch the program’s eighth Landmark Conference title in the conference’s 10 years; however, second seed Susquehanna University would defeat the Greyhounds, 4-2, to force the if necessary game and then the River Hawks posted a 5-3 win to clinch the title and the conference’s automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The No. 11 and top seed Moravian College posted a 9-1, five-inning victory over fourth seed Juniata College in the opening game of the 2017 Landmark Conference Championship Tournament at Blue & Grey Field Saturday morning.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The No. 11 and top seed Moravian College advanced to the championship round of the 2017 Landmark Conference Championship Tournament at Blue & Grey Field Saturday with a 6-2 victory over third seed Catholic University of America in a winner’s bracket game.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Moravian College junior catcher Janae Matos has been named to the 2017 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Softball Team for NCAA Division III schools in District IV.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian College softball team is ready for its 23rd consecutive postseason appearance as the Greyhounds earned the top seed for the 2017 Landmark Conference Tournament that begins on Saturday, May 6 at Blue & Grey Field in Bethlehem.
TOWSON, Md. --- The 2016-17 season marks the 10-year anniversary for the Landmark Conference. As part of the buildup to each sport's championship season, fans were asked to select their favorite moment from the first decade from a list created by members of the conference. Each winning moment will be announced prior to the conference championship.
TOWSON, Md. --- The Moravian College softball team has had a 10 student-athletes earn Landmark All-Conference honors for the second straight spring including seven First Team honorees with junior catcher Janae Matos selected as the Player of the Year, junior pitcher Josie Novak named the Pitcher of the Year for a second straight spring and Head Coach John Byrne selected as the Coach of the Year for a second consecutive season.
SCRANTON, Pa. --- The No. 7 Moravian College softball team split its final Landmark Conference doubleheader of the 2017 regular season on the road Saturday at The University of Scranton as the Greyhounds won the opener, 9-0 in five innings, before falling, 3-2, in the second game.
