Seven Softball Players Among NCAA Division III Statistical Leaders
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- Seven members of the Moravian College softball team are ranked nationally in the ninth NCAA Division III statistics release of the 2013 season, and the team is ranked in five statistical categories as well including being in the top ten in the country in two categories.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- Seven members of the Moravian College softball team are ranked nationally in the ninth NCAA Division III statistics release of the 2013 season, and the team is ranked in five statistical categories as well including being in the top ten in the country in two categories.
Junior catcher Cassie Ernst is ranked in three categories to lead the Greyhounds. Ernst leads NCAA Division III in hit by pitch per game at 0.62 as she was hit an NCAA Division III record 26 times this season, and Ernst is 24th in on-base percentage at .548 and 49th in RBI per game at 1.07.
Sophomore outfielder Jenn Dalickas is tied for 89th in the nation in batting average a .441, and she is tied for 75th in doubles per game at 0.36. Senior first baseman Amanda Dizinno is tied for 52nd in toughest to strikeout with one strikeout every 33.7 at-bats, and she is tied for 51st in sacrifice flies with three.
Sophomore outfielder Dior George is 14th in the country in runs per game at 1.33, scoring a school record 56 runs this season, and she is tied for 75th in doubles per game at 0. 36. Junior outfielder Miranda Sergas is eighth in the country in sacrifice hits per game at 0.44 with 18 sacrifice hits this season.
Senior pitcher Alyssa Fegely is tied 22nd in shutouts with seven while junior pitcher Elizabeth Tillou is tied for 13th the country in saves with three.
As a team, the Greyhounds are tenth in batting average at .357, tenth in doubles per game at 2.0, 14th in fielding percentage at .970, 36th in slugging percentage at .480 and 33rd in scoring at 6.64 runs per contest.
Moravian completed its 2013 season with a 30-12 mark, the 13th straight 30-win season for the program, and the Greyhounds reached the postseason for the 19th consecutive year, participating in the Landmark Conference Tournament as the second seed after a 7-3 mark in the Landmark regular season.
