February 26, 2023
Greyhounds Split on Opening Day of 2023 Season at Spring Games to Give Head Coach Josh Baltz First Career Victory
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. --- The Moravian University softball squad began the 2023 season with a split on the first day of the PFX Spring Games at the DiamondPLEX in Winter Haven, Florida as the Greyhounds defeated Chatham College, 4-1, to give first-year Head Coach Josh Baltz his first career victory before falling to Adrian (Mich.) College, 6-2, in the second game Sunday.
Moravian University
1-0
4
Chatham College
0-1
1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Adrian (Mich.) College
2-0
6
Moravian University
1-1
2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. --- The Moravian University softball squad began the 2023 season with a split on the first day of the PFX Spring Games at the DiamondPLEX in Winter Haven, Florida as the Greyhounds defeated Chatham College, 4-1, to give first-year Head Coach Josh Baltz '08 his first career victory before falling to Adrian (Mich.) College, 6-2, in the second game Sunday.
How It Happened – Chatham Game
- The Greyhounds jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Sophomore first baseman Lindsey Gawrys drew a one-out walk, and sophomore pitcher Madi Cunningham connected for a single through the right side. After a wild pitch, junior designated player Emily Silberman ripped a two-RBI single through the left side of the infield as Gawrys and Cunningham both scored
- The Cougars cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the first with an unearned run
- Moravian made it 3-1 with a run in the top of the third inning when Cunningham led off with a single and eventually scored on a Chatham error
- The Hounds finished off the scoring with a run on the top of the fifth. Silberman drew a leadoff walk with sophomore Sage Snyder coming into run. Snyder eventually raced across the plate on an RBI sacrifice fly by sophomore outfielder Jessica Forder
- Cunningham went the distance in the circle and recorded the first collegiate no-hitter as she allowed an unearned run on three walks while striking out seven batters.
How It Happened – Adrian Game
- Moravian scored first against the Bulldogs with a run in the bottom of the second. Freshman catcher Marcie Silberman singled with one out and crossed the plate on an RBI single by Forder
- Adrian knotted the score with a run in the top of the third, and then the Bulldogs plated four runs in the top of the fifth frame to take a 5-1 lead
- The Greyhounds pushed a run across the plate in the bottom of the sixth to cut the score to 5-2. Cunningham singled to lead off the inning and scored on an RBI out from Forder
- The Bulldogs added a run in the top of the seventh to finish off the scoring
- Senior Madison Hummel made the start in the circle for the Hounds, and she had a pair of walks to go with six strikeouts in five innings of action. The six strikeouts give Hummel 101 strikeouts in her career. Freshman Sarah DeStefano tossed the final two innings of the contest with a pair of strikeouts
Inside the Numbers
- Moravian had 19 hits in the two games. Junior shortstop Ajala Elmore was 4-for-5 on the day while Forder went 3-for-6 with three RBIs
- Cunningham also had three hits on opening day with three runs scored while sophomore third baseman Holly Walter and Emily Silberman each collected two hits with Silberman adding a pair of RBIs
- Junior catcher Mya Zettlemoyer had the Hounds only extra-base hit on the day with a double while Cunningham, DeStefano and freshman Hailey Tanner all stole one base
- The no-hitter in the opening was the first for the Greyhounds since 2015 and the 34th in program history. It is the second no-hitter for the Hounds that has not been a shutout
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Monday, February 27 vs. Calvin (Mich.) College at PFX Spring Games in Winter Haven, Fla., 11:30 a.m.
- Monday, February 27 vs. University of Dubuque (Iowa) at PFX Spring Games in Winter Haven, Fla., 2:00 p.m.
