March 24, 2024
No. 16 Greyhounds Split with Wilkes to Begin 2024 Landmark Conference Slate
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The No. 16 Moravian University softball squad split its 2024 Landmark Conference season opening doubleheader with visiting Wilkes University Sunday at Blue & Grey Field as the Greyhounds won the first game 6-3 before falling 1-0 in the second contest.
Game 1
Game 1
Wilkes University
7-4, 0-1
3
Moravian University
9-3, 1-0
6
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 2 |
Game 2
Game 2
Wilkes University
8-4, 1-1
1
Moravian University
9-4, 1-1
0
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The No. 16 Moravian University softball squad split its 2024 Landmark Conference season opening doubleheader with visiting Wilkes University Sunday at Blue & Grey Field as the Greyhounds won the first game 6-3 before falling 1-0 in the second contest.
How It Happened – Game #1
- The Hounds jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first game in the home opener at Blue & Grey Field this season. Junior shortstop Holly Walter drew a leadoff walk and stole second base before moving to third on a single from junior first baseman Lindsey Gawrys. Junior center fielder Sage Snyder walked to load the bases before sophomore right fielder Sarah DeStefano ripped a two-out, two RBI single to right center as Walter and Gawrys raced home. Snyder came across the plate on a throwing error on a ball hit by senior pitcher Madi Cunningham
- Wilkes answered with a run in the top of the second inning, and the Colonels scored twice in the top of the third to knot the score
- Moravian retook the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Gawrys led off with a triple into the right field corner, and she scampered home on a wild pitch. Snyder followed with a double, and she scored on an RBI single off the bat of senior designated player Emily Silberman. DeStefano hit a single, and she scored the final run of the game on an RBI single from junior left fielder Jessica Forder
- Cunningham tossed a complete game in the circle with three runs, two earned, on three hits and four walks to go with four strikeouts
How It Happened – Game #2
- The Colonels scored the only of the second contest in the top of the fourth inning
- The Hounds threatened in the bottom of the fifth but left a pair of runners in scoring position
- DeStefano tossed the first four innings with a run on four hits and a walk to go with three strikeouts while sophomore Natalie Otto allowed a hit and struck out four batters in three innings of action
Inside the Numbers
- Moravian had 17 hits on the day with Gawrys going 4-for-7 with two runs, a double and a triple
- DeStefano contributed two hits, a run and two RBIs while Snyder had two hits and two runs
- Forder recorded two hits and an RBI while Silberman added two hits and RBI
- Cunningham, sophomore catcher Marcie Silberman, sophomore third baseman Sydney Andrews, freshman outfielder Shayla Morgan and freshman pinch hitter Kyra Holtje all had one hit
- Walter scored once for the Hounds
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Tuesday, March 26 vs. Misericordia University (DH), 3:00 p.m.
- Friday, March 29 at Lycoming College (DH), 1:00 p.m.
